QUICK TIP: What comes first?
SERUM > CREAM > OIL
Skincare can be confusing...even for professionals like me. Sometimes I wonder just HOW MUCH goop do we need to get great
skin?
Here's a my simple and easiest regimen - no matter what skincare brand you love:
FIRST COMES SERUM - Always, always, always use SERUMS as your first layer on clean, dry skin. These are usually the most potent (most actives) and they need to lay directly onto your skin to penetrate. (Examples of serums include Neogenesis Recovery Serum or QUL Skin Repair
Complex)
NEXT COMES CREAM - After you apply your serum, you can apply your cream or lotion (anything "creamy"). This layer will help lock in moisture and prevent your serum from evaporation, rubbing off, etc. It provides a protective "blanket" over your actives (serums). This is my favorite night cream right now...I've stocked up so I always have an extra jar.
FINALLY, OIL - If you are applying an oil or oily product, like the QUL GLO SERUM, this is applied last. Although it is called a serum, it is really more of an "active oil" that will help give you that final layer of moisture and hydration. This is also when you would use a barrier product.
BONUS TIPS:
See my best protocols for 3 different brands
How to use them
How to layer them
Extra "insider" tips