The Best Morning Skincare Routine
A good morning routine is not a luxury, but a necessity.
With the right steps and products, you protect your skin from harmful
external influences and give it a radiant start to the day.
Why is a morning skincare routine important?
Your skin has to endure a lot during the day. Think of pollution, UV rays, dust, sweat, makeup, and temperature fluctuations.
Without protection, your skin loses its natural glow and can become dehydrated, red, or prematurely aged more quickly. With the right morning routine, you optimally prepare your skin for the day. Using antioxidants in a serum and a good sunscreen helps protect your skin from harmful external influences. This keeps it healthy, hydrated, and radiant.
Why is sunscreen the most important step in your morning routine?
Sunscreen is the key to healthy skin in the long term. UV radiation is the biggest cause of skin aging, pigmentation spots, and fine lines. UVA and UVB rays are present even on cloudy days. A high-protection sunscreen prevents damage to skin cells and supports your skin barrier.
At Cent Pur Cent, we create sunscreens that both protect and nourish, suitable for even the most sensitive skin types.
What is the best and correct order for your morning skincare routine?
A consistent order helps your products work optimally. Always apply them from the lightest texture to the richest, so everything is properly absorbed by the skin.
Morning routine in 6 steps:
- Step 1: Cleanser
- Step 2: Toner
- Step 3: Lip scrub
- Step 4: Serum
- Step 5: Day cream
- Step 6: Sunscreen (SPF)
Morning and evening routine explained
Would you like to know exactly what each product does? In this video, our product developer Bob clearly explains how each product works and why every step is crucial. Below, you will also find the written-out step-by-step guides for both the morning and evening routines.
Step-by-step guide - Morning routine
STEP 1: FACIAL CLEANSING
Start your morning routine with a water-based facial cleanser (Creamy Wonderwash). Your skin does not get dirty overnight like it does during the day, but it does secrete sebum and waste products. A gentle cleanse is therefore sufficient to refresh your skin and prepare it for the rest of your skincare routine.
STEP 2: TONER
After cleansing, use a toner (Belle Brume Toner). It restores your skin’s pH balance and neutralizes the hardness of the water. This allows the following products to absorb into the skin more effectively and work better.
STEP 3: LIP SCRUB
It’s best to exfoliate your face in the evening, but exfoliate your lips in the morning. With a lip scrub, you remove flakes and dead skin cells (Bisou Doux). This helps your lip products stay on better and look fresher.
STEP 4: DAY SERUM
A serum contains active ingredients that work deep within the skin. Choose a serum containing antioxidants (Lumière du Jour) to protect your skin during the day from harmful influences such as pollution and stress. A serum is lightweight yet powerful, and works best in combination with a toner.
STEP 5: DAY CREAM
A good day cream hydrates and seals in the previous layers of your routine. This helps everything you’ve just applied stay in place better while caring for your skin throughout the day. Choose a cream with nourishing and soothing ingredients (Bonheur Du Jour) such as bakuchiol or quinoa polysaccharides to soften fine lines and combat wrinkles.
STEP 6: SUNSCREEN
Protect your skin every day with an SPF 50 sunscreen (Sunscreen by Nomige). Even when it’s cloudy outside. SPF protects against UV damage, pigmentation and inflammation, and helps prevent skin aging. No morning routine is complete without this step.
WHY CHOOSE CENT PUR CENT?
Cent Pur Cent is a Belgian mineral makeup brand that has been active in the market for almost 10 years. We also offer a vegan skincare line formulated with natural, powerful ingredients that care for the skin effectively and gently. Cent Pur Cent products are formulated without harmful substances, so you can enjoy healthy, radiant skin with peace of mind.
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