How to Layer Skincare Products in the Correct Order

Have you ever found yourself wondering about a whole rack of bottles/tubes/jars that can make your choice very difficult. You are not alone. Skincare is a vast industry where there are lots of products available like serum, toner acid cream etc, which claim to make your skin amazing. But you should know that buying quality products isn't sufficient to win the battle. You need to unlock its hidden strength by skincare layering order of products correctly.

Application of the product incorrectly is probably your most common mistake while using any beauty product. It won't serve its purpose if not applied correctly. They cancel themselves out, do massive harm to your skin, and don't get absorbed at all. Imagine that you have applied some oil-based moisturizer on your face, and then sprayed some pricey vitamin C serum over it. The serum would only reside on the bottom layer of the cream, and wouldn't get absorbed, making it a complete waste of money.

In order to prevent situations like that from happening, you should read this blog explaining how to layer your skincare product order routine effectively to get all the possible benefits out of them without suffering any painful breakouts and be ready for flawless skin like a pro makeup artist.

What Are the Major Golden Rules of Skincare Layering?

So, just in case of not forgetting about errors when opening a bottle from vanity, you better start with the following rules.

1. Thinnest to thickest consistency:

Start with the product with thin consistency first that is a toner and essence then gradually move towards heavier products, such as lotion, cream/oil.

2. Water-based before oil-based:

Oil will never mix with water, as water is the inhibitor of oils. Therefore, in case you apply something, it will stay on the upper layer of your skin, and will be absorbed fast.

3. Respect the pH levels:

Lower/more acidic pH such as vitamin C or exfoliating acids are better to apply on bare skin rather than on the products with neutral pH.

4. Spot treatments are given first to heavy creams

Apply a gel and cream for fading blemishes and healing acne directly on the face and then apply a moisturizer after.

5. Give some time to rest

Allow every layer to rest for 30-60 seconds so that it doesn’t pull out of your mouth and fall on top of another layer.

How to Layer Skincare in the Morning?

The whole process for product order routine is all about safety, ecology and drinking water during daytime hours only. Protect your fragile cell membranes from pollution, dirt particles while your oxidants like oxygen and UV rays from sun exposure.

Step 1: Gentle cleansing

Method:

• Drench yourself by splashing cold water on your skin.
• Apply a small amount of your selected cleanser to your skin with gentle circular motions for roughly 30-60 seconds.
• Finally, then rinse thoroughly.

What to use:

• For sensitive or combination skin, use Alite neem and aloe vera face wash which contains 1 % niacinamide.
• However for severe morning oiliness use Alite oil control face wash containing 1 % salicylic acid.

Benefits: It helps in cleansing away: 

• The overnight sweat
• Stale skin oils
• Dead cells
• Leftover night creams

Precautions:

• Do not use hot water as it removes natural fats.
• Avoid applying harsh, abrasive physical scrubs as they cause micro-tears which expose you to pollution during daytime hours.

Step 2: Hydrate toner/ Essence

Method:

• Even though you have just washed yourself with water, take some amount out of a good quality toner.
• Then rub it onto both palms.
• Also, rub some of it onto your skin, face and neck.
  

What to use:

A non-alcoholic toner containing moisturizing ingredients such as hyaluronic, glycerine and rose water.

Benefits:

• Moistening your body through sweating.
• Regulates your skin’s acidity balance.
• Absorption of serum deeper into your skin layers.

Precautions:

Do not use toner containing alcohol denaturation and harsh astringents as they will dehydrate your epidermis leading to increased sebum secretion.

Step 3: Niacinamide serum

Method:

• Apply 2-3 drops of the serum directly to your fingertips.
• Then rub it on your skin carefully with care for blemishes and big pores.

What to use:

A standalone 5% to 10 % niacinamide (vitamin b3) serum.

Benefits:

• Controls sebum secretion throughout the entire day.
• Calms redness
• Reduces redness of acne lesions due to activity.
• Fades dark acne marks

Precautions:

If there are any mild stinging, redness then try a 5 percent strength product which will be much less irritating to your delicate skin than a 10 percent one.

Step 4: Eye cream

Method:

• Pinch some tiny pea-sized amount on each finger of your left hand.
• Tap gently at all points of your surface starting with small areas towards larger ones until they are absorbed completely.

What to use:

Lightweight, quick-acting gel cream containing caffeine and peptide ingredients.

Benefits:

• Thins out the delicate flesh beneath your eyelids.
• Deeply hydrates
• Minimizes morning puffiness
• Lights up dull eyeshadow circles

Precautions:

• Don’t stretch, pull and rub on the face near the eye area as this will cause early wrinkles.
• Do not put these cosmetics on your eye lashes in order to avoid discomfort with them.

Step 5: Lightweight moisturizer

Method:

• Take a nickel-sized amount of your moisturizer.
• Smoothly apply this all through the face and neck with light strokes upwards.

What to use:

Oil free, non-comedogenic gel cream or a light body lotion.

Benefits:

• Seals your previous liquid hydration layer
• Reinforces your skin barrier
• Maintains healthy, soft, moisturizing and even-toned skin texture all through a day long

Precautions:

Make sure that your moisturizer has been completely absorbed by not being sticky anymore then apply on top of you for all day long protection.

Step 6: Broad spectrum sunscreens (SPF)

Method:

• Use the two finger technique by applying two layers of sunscreen on each fingertip which means with index and middle fingers.
• Mix well on your whole body including ear and neck area.

What to use:

Broad spectrum sunscreen with an spf of 30 or more, that is what you like to wear (matte, dewy, or liquid).

Benefits:

• Creates an impenetrable barrier to harmful UVA and UVB rays
• Prevents premature aging
• Prevents acne scarring to become a permanent black spot

Precautions:

• Always apply sunscreen as the final part while taking care of skin health.
• Putting some of it on with a little bit of lotion from my hand will ruin all your sunscreens completely.

How to Layer Skincare in the Evening?

The evening skincare regimen for your body’s products are all about cleansing deeply, healing cells specifically and feeding them well enough. As soon as you fall asleep then there is an increase of blood circulation through your body which helps heal damaged tissues by producing new ones.

Step 1: Double cleanse (oil cleanse followed by water cleanse)

Method:

• Use a soap-free lotion and exfoliating scrub to fully cleanse your face completely.
• Next, rub this on your skin to remove cosmetics and sunscreens completely.
• And rinse your face properly with warm water.
• Then apply a moisturizer (water based) gel/cream onto dampness firstly; afterwards wash off completely.

What to use:

A nourishing cleansing oil or balm, then an acne-fighting foaming face wash such as Alite anti-acne foaming face wash that has salicylic acid and glycolic acid to penetrate deeply.

Benefits:

The oil cleanser dissolves oily residue such as foundation, sunscreen with high amounts of oils and too much sebum on your face.

The water based gel or cream cleanser cleanses deep inside the pores to remove sweat and environmental dirt.

Precautions:

Remember not to skip this final stage or else you’ll have to deal with sticky oils sticking around after washing your face which will cause bacterial buildup inside pores during sleep.

Step 2: Hydrate toner

Method:

Rub a small amount of lotion onto your dry face with bare fingers while it’s wet enough for now.

What to use:

An extremely moisturizing ingredient or toner containing calming components such as centella asiatica, allantoin, or beta-glucan.

Benefits:

• Replaces any water loss while doing a deep double cleanse process.
• Softens your skin so that you are able to apply these products more easily during evenings.

Precautions:

Please wait until that layer is fully dried out prior proceeding further on with application of strong active treatment on wet skin which would lead towards absorption at an excessive rate causing irritation.

Step 3: Targeted acne spot care

Method:

• Take some tiny bit of a spot treatment cream to your fingers.
• Use this product on your acne-prone areas like pimples and black heads and blemishes.

What to use:

Alite anti-acne gel can be used as it contains a dual-action formula with 5% niacinamide and 6% salicylate that hits both sides of the combo simultaneously.

Benefits:

• Clears clogged pores, removes stubborn blemishes.
• Prevents painful swelling and irritation to go away during sleep.

Precautions:

• Apply it for fully dried out skin so that you can concentrate more on those areas only.
• Apply this product all over your body when there are patches of dry skin.

Step 4: Post-acne spot reduction treatment 

Method:

• Apply some of this product directly to your skin at a small scale on one side of your fingers.
• Carefully dot and gently pat the formula directly over your dark spots, sun spots, or lingering brown acne marks.
• Wait for 60 seconds to let your face cream sit on you first.

What to use:

Alite spots reduction cream can be used as it uses advanced liposomal technology carrying 5% tranexamic acid, 2% alpha arbutin, 4% niacinamide pc, and skin-calming botanicals.

Benefits:

• Provides targeted skin brightening products directly at their source within melanocytes.
• Break apart the melanin cluster actively.
• Brightens the uneven skin tone.
• Erases the old acne scars.

Precautions:

• Do this next to after you do gel and watery acne treatment then apply all-natural moisturizer at night.
• Spray, rub all over face then dry off with a soft cloth for better absorption of colorants that will be applied later on those areas where they need most attention (dark spots).

Step 5: Eye cream

Method:

• Touch lightly to your face with one of them fingers (ring finger).
• Finally, softly pat until it’s taken up by your body.

What to use:

Thicker, more nourishing eye cream with ceramides, oils and low-dose retinol.

Benefits:

• Provides powerful, nightly rejuvenation for your eyes.
• Maintains suppleness of skin with no water loss.

Precautions:

Don’t put strong eye cream near your eyelids because it will make you wake up with puffiness and tiny white spots known as milia.

Step 6: Barrier repairing night cream

Method:

• Warm a pea-sized amount of cream between your fingertips.
• Then rub this product onto your cheek gently and work through them by rubbing around all over like circles.

What to use:

Thick, moisturizing night cream with ceramides, squalane, or hyaluronic acid.

Benefits:

• Provides an attractive, waterproof barrier to protect you from moisture.
• Repairs your skin’s protective layer.
• Soothe your anger about acne medicine.
• Support cell turnover.

Precautions:

For people with very greasy and acne prone faces please buy an oil free face cream from this product line.

Step 7: Face oil (optional step)

Method:

Take 2-3 drops of oil, warm them thoroughly by rubbing your palms together, and gently press your hands against your cheeks, forehead, and chin.

What to use:

Lightweight, non-clogging facial oils such as jojoba, rosehip, and squalane.

Benefits:

• Serves to be an ultimate night’s sleep cover.
• It seals off all of your skin’s moisture from escaping through its epidermis to become dehydrated while sleeping indoors with air conditioning systems running.

Precautions:

This is completely optional. Skip this step if you suffer from oily/active cystic acne because our night cream is much better at moisturizing your skin type than what you need right now.

Morning Vs. Evening Skincare Routines

In order to make it as easy as possible to visualize your skincare layering order process, let’s examine your daily schedule, right next to each other.

 Conclusion

Skin layering order is not hard to crack but a simple task for you if you know how to do it right. Stick to the principle of applying skincare products in thinnest-to-thickest order through the use of an acne-free glowing combo.

Patience, perseverance, and proper sequencing are sure to help you keep your skin healthy. Do not be hard on yourself, do the things that you do every day, for it is sure to make you look good in the long run.