Has this ever happened to you? You spent a great day outdoors, maybe at the park or the beach, and you had a lot of fun. You climb into bed ready to face what tomorrow will bring. Then you wake up with horrible, painful, red blotches all over! Despite using sunscreen, you have a sunburn! How in the world did that happen?
Chances are, you used the wrong type of sunscreen. It’s not all created equal, and while it was once a simple matter of grabbing the highest SPF on the shelf, that’s not even the case any longer. Sunscreen has gotten more complicated, and if you don’t learn what your options are and which is right for you, you may have doomed yourself to days of painful, itchy burnt skin—let alone skin cancer.
Once you know the right skin care products to use, you need to learn how to apply them. Believe it or not, there’s a certain order of application that everyone should follow to ensure that you’re not only getting the most out of your skin care products, but also not wasting an ounce of those incredible products.
Nearly every day, my clients ask me to write the order of application of skin care products for them to follow. I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve done this! But actually it’s my fault. I should have written it down a long time ago for all of you, so here goes...
Taking care of your skin is essential to looking your best. But, let’s face it, skin care is a confusing maze of products and ingredients. So, what are the different types of skin care products and what exactly do you need to be using? Let me break this down into something I like to call my “skin care 4x4”—four tiers of skin care products and four undisputed anti-aging ingredients.
