The Conclusive, Yet Simple Skincare Routine

Healthy and glowy skin is a very common topic in many women's lives. Living in big cities, continuous exposure to stress and UV rays, chemicals in form of the makeup and other harmful elements influence shape and strength of the skin.

Maintaining the right balance and therefore a healthy and glowing skin can appear to be harder than many think. For that reason we have been looking for, researching and testing the right products and processes for the optimal results. The focus of our search has been on natural and clean products as well as short and simple process.

Before we start listing the products and describe the processes make sure the following:

1. Do not touch your skin when not necessary (e.g. pick the pimples)

2. Take off the makeup once you come home (spend as much time as possible makeup free)

3. Change pillow case at least once per week

4. Drink enough water (between 1,5 to 2 liters per day)

5. Eat healthy diet (exclude sugars and processed food)

6. Do sports (about 30 to 45 minutes per day)

7. Sleep enough (about 8 hour per night)

8. Get out of the city and enjoy the nature as often as possible

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The Skincare

#1: Remove the Makeup

Natural sponges are a very good way to cleanse your face with a natural product but also effectively. These sponges provide deep cleansing, are reusable, easy to use and versatile.

Our top 3 picks are:

1. KOPHADOT Compressed Cellulose Cleansing Facial Sponges

2. PINOWU Reusable Bamboo Makeup Remover Pads

3. TAYVADA Bamboo Reusable Makeup Remover Pads

When you are wearing heavy makeup or you are looking for an additional cleanse, combine the sponge with a cleanser. Our top 5 picks (#naturefriendly):

1. Farmacy Natural Makeup Remover

2. Bella Vita Organic Oil Infused Ayurvedic Micellar Water Makeup Remover

3. iUNIK Calendula Complete Deep Cleansing Oil

4. Boscia MakeUp-BreakUp Cool Cleansing Oil

5. Beauty by Earth Makeup Remover

#2: Cleanse Your Skin

After removing the makeup it is time to cleanse your skin. However, keep it simple! We recommend cleansing the skin with natural soaps. For deeper cleansing we would like to recommend soaps containing clay (#naturalsoap, #clay, #clanskin).

Clay in the products: absorbs the oil from the skin, deeply cleanses the pores, removes the impurities, has a calming effect, reduces the risk of the skin infections. Finally your skin perspiration is increased and your skin is left clean and glowing.

Our top 5 natural soaps containing clay are:

1. Zion Health Sunrise Ancient Clay Organic Bar Soap

2. Activated Charcoal Soap Bars With Dead Sea Mud

3. Dead Sea Mud Soap Bar Natural

4. Goat Milk, Bentonite Clay, Peppermint Oil Soap

5. Herbivore - Natural Blue Clay Cleansing Soap Bar

#3: Moisturize Your Skin

Keeping the skincare process simple also implies cutting on the number of products applied onto your skin. Therefore we suggest directly moisturizing after cleansing. Applying clean and few products on your skin enables your skin to breathe and balance naturally.

Hence there are 2 face oils we absolutely love:

1. Rosehip Oil (our top brands: The Ordinary, Teddie Organics, and Mary Tylor Naturals, Trilogy) and

2. Dr. Hauschka Clarifying Daily Oil

And that's it! You have a smooth and shiny skin.

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Disclaimer

Please note that we are not professionals within the field of (early)child education, nutrition or cosmetics. Indeed we are a group of parents who are interested in these topics. We would like to use this blog as a platform to share our positive experience and share some tips and tricks we have come across. That being said, the content is based purely on our own research and our own experiences.

Your LUMMY team