Skin Health Magazine Issue #11 / Spring 2019 | Page 10

E GET YOUR SKINCAR FIVE A DAY By Danielle Hadley H ave you had your five-a-day? No, we’re not talking about fruits and vegetables, we’re talking about the essential products your skin needs every day to stay fit and healthy. Humans are funny creatures. Even though we like routine and our skin benefits when it’s treated consistently, the more complex a regime is, the trickier it is for us to commit. A 10-step Korean skin care routine is unrealistic for most of us and a simple cleanse-tone-moisturise regime feels too basic now we know so much more about our complexions and how to care for them. “I see so many people layer numerous products on to their skin to fix multiple skin issues, however, we need to move the focus away from solving skin problems to creating healthy skin at the source,” explains Jane Scrivner, cer- tified therapist, industry expert and founder of her own skincare range. “If you are nourishing, balancing and replenishing both the acid mantle and barrier function then your skin will glow with good health without the need for excessive products.” It’s finding this perfect balance between simplicity and effectivity that leads us to the five-a-day routine. By having just five key products, employed in both your day and night time routines, your skin has everything it needs to stay healthy, in a manageable and easy-to-commit-to regime. So, what should you be using? Cleanser The first step in both your morning and night time routine, a cleanser clears away the daily build-up of dead cells, sebum, impurities, toxins and make-up sitting on the surface of the skin so that it can properly absorb the active ingredients found in the more corrective steps of your routine. “If you’re using the right cleanser, all your follow-on products are going to work much more effectively,” explains Jane. “In the evenings, I would always recommend to double cleanse - you want your first cleanse to remove all the make-up from the surface while your second cleanse is to actually clean the skin.” ISSUE #11 | 2019 | SkinHealthMagazine.com 10