How to create a skincare routine that is sustainable and beneficial  

In this day and age, you go looking for one skincare regime and you end up spoilt for choice, from the  thousands of options to choose from. With new fads and trends cropping up every day, keeping up with  each of them seems very demanding and cumbersome. A skincare routine must be simple enough to be  followed even after a grueling and exhausting day. Be it any skin care ritual, one can not deny the ease  and importance of cleansing, toning and moisturizing. 

Cleansing is the first and most important step in any and every skin care routine. It helps keeping skin  free of all impurities, dirt, excess sebum and makeup debris. 

Toning your skin is another step one must follow everyday. Using a gentle toner after cleansing keeps  your skin’s pH levels in check by warding off infections and skin irritations. It helps calm your aggravated skin cells, maintaining a smooth and healthy appearance.  

Your skin looses it’s natural oils due to multiple reasons. Keeping your skin hydrated is extremely  essential to revive the broken skin barrier, protecting it external environmental stressors. Moisturizing  your skin after every wash not only acts as an emollient it also keeps your skin supple and radiant  looking. 

Apart from following your daily CTM routine, exfoliating is another essential step to achieve that  flawless, smooth and healthy looking skin. Our skin cells turnover every few weeks, shedding the old,  damaged ones. These cells need to be exfoliated religiously every few days, so as to not clog up your  pores. Keeping your pores free of dead cells, blackheads and sebum helps permit your skin to breathe  better and also allows better penetration of skin care products.  

Following these basic skin care routine may sound as a cliché, but they are clichés for a reason. They are  not only sustainable for everyday purposes, they also keep your skin happy and healthy looking.