When It comes to Skincare, we usually and actively keep searching about the products that we can use to make out skin healthy or the treatments that we can undergo to make our skin look flawless, young and healthy. But regardless of using expensive products or even going through numerous skin treatments, we can still do not end up getting a permanent or consistent healthy skin.

I know for most of you guys the above mentioned paragraph resonates a lot. But I would not want you to read that and then start blaming your dermatologist or curse the expensive products that you had been using but they could not give long lasting effects.

The major reason why your skin may still be not getting that glow, shine and flawless look is because you are doing some skincare mistakes on a daily basis without knowing how dangerous they are for your skin in reality.

Hence, this blog post is dedicated to all of you and it states all the skin care mistakes that you have been doing and need to avoid to help your skin become flawless and beautiful.

 

Let’s begin our blog post!

 

Skincare Mistakes To Avoid
 

 

1. Not Using Sunscreen On A Daily Basis

 

Since we all know that sun keeps emitting Ultraviolet Rays that can damage our skin and can cause premature skin wrinkles, initiate early aging and be a reason of dark spots on skin as well.

In order to stay protected from the harmful rays of sun, a sunscreen is a must. There are many amongst us who never took or still do not take sunscreen serious, but trust me a sunscreen should become a must for your daily skincare routine and you should be wearing a sunscreen either you are inside or outside the house in direct sunlight.

If you are thinking why would someone need to wear sunscreen inside the house, then let me tell you that even if you are not getting direct exposure from sunlight, UV Rays can still enter your house through windows and can impact you skin. Whereas on the other hand you should also be using a sunscreen as a must if you are someone who cooks on a daily basis to protect your skin from kitchen and stove heat and prevent early aging and dark spots on your skin.

Using sunscreen on a regular basis can also make you look younger than your age. Hence if you are making the mistake of not using sunscreen on a daily basis, then you must start using it from today and keep it somewhere, where you can find it to use on a daily basis.

 

 

2. Not Removing Makeup Before Exercise Or Before Sleeping

 

If you use makeup on a daily basis or even rarely, you must not go to bed or for a walk or exercise with your makeup on. Always remove our makeup at night and cleanse your face properly and use a night time skin routine or any night cream if you are not fond of following long night time routine with many products.

If you do not remove makeup before bed or during exercise, it can penetrate inside your skin and clog your pores resulting in clogged pores, acne and spots.

Always make sure to remove your makeup and go to bed with freshly washed and moisturized skin. Also hit your gym with clean face and try avoiding wearing heavy makeup to gym.

 

 

3. Over Exfoliating

 

We all love exfoliating our skin don’t we?

As we all know that skin exfoliation is a good way to get rid of excess dead skin and to help product reach our skin deeper and moisturize it evenly, but still excess of everything including exfoliation is bad for skin.

I will not suggest anyone to exfoliate their skin more than twice a week. You may go for thrice with gentle exfoliators if you are trying to combat dark spots on your skin but anything more than that can actually harm your skin and cause more damage than actually repairing it.

Try to exfoliate once a week only if you do not have any dark spots on your skin and do not exfoliate more than twice or thrice a week if your skin can handle it and you are working on removing dark spots from your skin. But I would still suggest you to consult your dermatologist before going for a two or three day exfoliation routine.

 

 

4. Not Changing Towels Every Few Days Or Sharing Towels

 

Every single person in my family knows that touching or using my towel is a red alert in the house and I would not use my towel before washing it if anyone else except me has used it even once.

Trust me; this is not an extremist approach. If you are someone like me who has an acne prone or sensitive skin, you should never share your towel with anyone or never use anyone else’s towel as well.

Not only you should be avoiding sharing towels but you should also make sure to wash you towels every few days and not use one towel more than few days.

This will not only help protect your skin from germs that may transfer from other people who are using your towel but you can also avoid getting extra dirt or dust by washing your towels every few days that may be coming and sitting on your towel fibers from outside or air.

 

 

5. Using Same Skincare Routine For Day Time And Night Time

 

Just the way use different portions of meal for breakfast and dinner, similarly we need to take care of what products we are using for day time and night time skin care routine.

Whilst during day our major focus is to protect our skin from dirt, UV Rays and keeping it hydrated, our night time focus majorly should be on double cleansing our skin, removing makeup and giving a chance to our skin to replenish itself and repair itself overnight.

Hence always make sure to do a deep analysis of your skin type and then choose your own specific day time skincare routine and night time skin care routine.

For example you may go for a sunscreen in morning and then a moisturizer and makeup afterwards including any serum like Vitamin C but when it comes to night time skin care routine you should be focusing on exfoliating your skin, cleansing, moisturizing and using retinol and eye creams that will not only clean and hydrate your skin but will also help repair and replenish it overnight.

 

6. Not Washing Your Makeup Brushes or Sponges

 

Just like towels, your makeup brushes can also collect dead skin and dust from environment and they need to be cleaned very often so that you are not using them whilst they have old product or dust particles over them.

Same goes for your makeup sponges. You should consider soaking them in makeup washing cleansers and water mixture and then wash and dry them to use them again.

You may not have much time to clean your makeup brushes or sponges very often and to curtail that issue, you can consider buying extra sets of sponges or makeup brushes so that you can keep using them and replacing with the used ones and them wash them altogether at the end of the month or when you have a day you can use to wash your brushes, sponges and arrange your makeup.

But remember to not keep using your used makeup brushes and sponges for weeks without washing them

 

 

7. Not Replacing Pillow Covers Or Not Washing Them

 

I am amazed how people talk too much about using freshly washed pillow cases or silk pillow cases for hair care and hair health, but no one ever mentions the same for healthy skin.

Never ignore your pillows, cushions or bed sheets and the importance of washing them very often. Do not use same pillow covers or bed sheets for weeks. Trust me I have seen many close friends and family members doing so.

Make sure to change your bed sheets and pillow covers every few days and you will notice a change in your skin yourself.

 

 

8. Not Using  Skin Care Products In Right Order

 

Using your skin care routine products can have a very slow or reverse impact or results if not used in a proper order. Therefore, I will always recommend you guys to use your skin care products in right order. For example during your night time skin care routine, you should:

Double cleaning your face by removing the makeup with makeup removing wipes, oils or micellar water and then removing the rest of products by using a water based cleanser and cold or luke warm water.

After cleansing your face, you should use your toner.

Right after toner is the right time to apply your serums or antioxidants for example Vitamin C  or Retinol etc.

After using antioxidants or serums, you should apply your eye cream and then a moisturizer that suits your skin really well.

Now some of us like to use oils on our skin as well, for example I use almond oil or jasmine oil on a regular basis sometimes as they suit my skin a lot, hence using the oils should always come last your night time skin care routine.

 

 

9. Not Focusing On Our Neck Area Or Other Parts Of Skin That Require Daily Care

 

By default when we use the term skin care, most of us think about our face. But in reality skin care routine should not only involve our face.

You should always make sure to use your skin care products up till your neck area and also incorporate skin care routine for your body, hands and feet especially. Most of us tend to ignore our feet or neck a lot when doing our night time skin routine and trust me doing so can have adverse effects in the long run.

Never ignore your feet, neck or hands and body during your skin care routine and try to keep them in focus especially at night time because that is the time we are a bit relaxed and can take out half an hour for ourselves, for no one else will take better care of our skin than our own selves.

 

 

 

Now these are the skin care mistakes that I will want every single one of you to avoid. Trust me doing what is better for your skin also involve avoiding what is harmful for your skin in the long run.
 

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