About Ideal Routine
Description
The routine I would like to establish if my skin can handle it.
Goals: Gentle on my sensitive skin, but effective reduction of acne & redness and improvement of skin texture/apparent pore size.
Ingredient restrictions: No fragrance, silicones, olive oil, coconut oil, AHAs (at least no lactic acid or citric acid, probably no glycolic either; might be worth trying mandelic since its supposed to be extra gentle). No salicyclic acid in leave-on fomulations. Aiming for as simple as possible, particularly to reduce the time needed.
Ingredient preferences: centella asiatica, oat (avena sativa)
Basic structure:
1. (PM only) Emulsifying oil cleanser
2. Water-based cleanser; (AM) extremely gentle non-foaming and (PM) foaming with anti-acne actives
3. Rinse with distilled water & very gentle physical exfoliation with washcloth while drying
3. Lightweight hydrating toner, to reduce oiliness (day) and serve as a buffer between skin and additional products (both day & night). I've tried skipping this step and I'm always unhappy with the results.
4. Actives, preferably in serum format; (AM) vitamin C/antioxidants (PM) azelaic acid
5. (AM only) Sunscreen
5. (PM only) Hydrating moisturizer
