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Skincare 101 : Basic skincare routine (drugstore version)

I am going to share the most basic skincare routine with all the products that you can find at the local drugstore Malaysia (Watsons, Guardian, Caring Pharmacy etc etc)






First of all, like always, you need to know your skin type.

You can read about it, here: SKINCARE 101: HOW TO KNOW YOUR SKIN TYPE?

Basically how to know your skin type:
1. Basuh muka macam biasa. Either with cleanser or bilas macam biasa.
2. Tunggu 1-2 jam. Jangan apply apa apa dekat muka. 
3. Check your skin.

Kalau rasa berminyak, you have oily skin. 
Kalau rasa kering/ketat, you have dry skin. 
Kalau t-zone je berminyak, yang lain dry/normal, you have combination skin. 
Kalau rasa biasa je, you have normal skin.

Next, know your skin concerns:
Either sensitive ke, acne prone ke, scars ke, dullness/kulit kusam, pores, dehydration ke. 

Know your skin goals. What you want? Kurangkan acne? Increase hydration sebab kulit kering sangat? Control minyak? Kurangkan parut? Ni semua your skin concern tau.


Next, you need to know the basic skincare routine. In this post, I'll share the basics je tau.

You can also read here, how to build your skincare routine:
SKINCARE 101: HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN SKINCARE ROUTINE?

This is the basic skincare routine:









Untuk morning routine:

1. Cleanser - Fungsi dia untuk hilangkan kotora, debu, minyak dekat muka. Itu sahaja. Kalau nak hilangkan jerawat ke, parut jerawat ke, better cari serum yang sesuai. For me, I would suggest a gentle low pH cleanser.

Kenapa low pH? Boleh baca dekat sini: 
SKINCARE 101 : LOW PH CLEANSER

How to choose cleanser? http://www.imanabdulrahim.com/2018/07/choose-cleanser.html

2. Moisturizer - Untuk melembabkan kulit. Kalau jenis kulit berminyak, cari yang lightweight ataupun gel texture kalau takank kulit berminyak sangat. Any hydrating toner/essence pun boleh jugak. Kalau dry skin, cari yang cream.





3. Sunscreen - Paling penting untuk melindungi kulit daripada sinaran UV yang boleh buat kulit burn, jeragat, pores makin besar, skin cancer etc. Pilih berdasarkan jenis kulit juga.

Boleh baca dekat sini: 
SUNBLOCK & SUNCREEN 101

4. Extras - Contohnya nak pakai toner for extra hydration, kalau ada skin concern yang lain and nak tambah serum, ataupun spot treatment untuk jerawat. Semua ni extras, kalau perlu.





Untuk night routine pula:

1. Oil-based cleanser. Yang ni buat double cleansing method, pakai oil based and water based. Pilih oil cleanser yang sesuai dengan kulit.

Also read: The double cleansing method (oil-based cleanser & water based cleanser)
SKINCARE 101: DOUBLE CLEANSING METHOD

2. Cleanser - Macam biasa, sama macam diatas. Untuk bersihkan muka. Cari yang gentle, low pH cleanser.



3. Moisturizer - Macam dekat atas juga, cari yang sesuai dengan kulit masing masing,

4. Extras - Kalau malam tiba tiba nak scrub muka ke, pakai masks (clay mask / sheet mask / sleeping mask etc etc), spot treatment, semua terpulang kepada skin concern masing masing.





Yang paling penting, kena make sure product tu sesuai dengan kulit masing masing. Patch test dulu sebelum apply satu muka.

Also Read: How to do patch test?

Hope it helps! Thanks for reading.