- Skin, I am ready to take care of you! Where should I start? - Make sure you always wash all the dirt off me. - What would you like me to use for it? - Definitely not soap, shower gel or some sort of 10-in-1 product. You must use cleanser that was designed for face! - What kind? Gel, foam, milk? - Whatever you prefer… but the foam does sound lovely. Can’t go wrong with that! - I only need to wash the face in the evening, right? - Evening. Morning would be nice too. Especially if you used thick overnight products like creams or masks, or if you woke up with oily skin or you’ve spent the night in a warm, stuffy room which caused you to sweat all night. Use some foam for cleansing so you can apply your morning skincare to clean and fresh skin. - I see. If I wear makeup all day, will it be sufficient to just use the foam at night to wash it all off? - In this case use a cleansing (hydrophilic) oil or balm. - What is that? - It’s a special cleansing product; apply it to dry skin, rub it in for about a minute to help dissolve any makeup and dirt and then rinse off with WARM water. - Sounds good… but I’m not a fan of oily textures, Skin. - Then use a balm. It’s similar in consistency to butter. Use it the same way as described above. - And that’s it? Will you be happy with that? - Not yet! Follow this up with the foam so I can be 100% clean. - Great! Let’s pick a foam together! - Okay. - Oh… look! They all come in tubes… Can a foam really come out of a tube? - Well, not really. Inside of those there are creams or pastes. You need to froth them up yourself. - In between palms? - That’s one option, but you won’t get thick and fluffy foam that way. It’s better to use special nets, sponges or foam makers. - Sounds interesting but I’m not sure I’d do it every day. - Then buy a ready made foam instead.
This is an answer to your question - ‘What should I begin skincare with?’. More to follow.