Products you don´t need in your routine

The skincare world can be a confusing world, there are all the time new products coming out which are commercialist as products we need for our skin, but do we need all of those products? I can answer that right now, no we don´t need them all, sure a lot of them are nice to have, but do you really need them? Nope. Now let me list a few products you don´t actually need. 

1.     Essence

Now don´t get me wrong I love an essence, and I use them in my routine, but do I need it? No, I for sure don´t need it, I have for years not been using one and it was fine. An essence is basically an extra hydrating step, it can have other benefits as well, depending on which essence you use. However, as long as you put your product on your skin right after you wash your face meaning your essence is still slightly damp then you are good to go.

2.     Toner

Again, I do use a toner, but I honestly don´t need to do it, I think at this point it just became a habit to me. But a toner is used to balance your skin´s pH levels, but these days there are so many non-stripping cleansers with a low pH level, so a toner is really not needed.

3.     Micellar water

I know a lot of people love micellar water, but it is really not needed in any way possible, a good double cleanses with a balm/oil cleanser first followed by a gel cleanser will do the job. So, I would say just do your double cleanse.  

4.     Eye cream

In my opinion, an eye cream is just a glorified moisturizer, so just use your moisturizer under your eye as well. but I will admit to using an eye cream myself, but that is because I use a really thick moisturizer and I don´t want that under my eye, so in some cases, it can be nice to use.

5.     Face masks

a lot of people love treating themselves with a face mask, including me. But if I am honest it is nothing you actually need to do, if you have a good routine there is no need for this extra step, your routine will do the job.

6.     Specialized creams

Just like the eye cream, you do not need a neck cream, you don´t need and hand and feet cream, most of it is just marketing, bring your serums and face cream down the neck. Use your body moisturizer on your hands and feet and that will work just fine. However, it is nice to have a hand cream in the winter, so you can reapply, but it truly is not needed.

7.     Lip scrubs

Winter is coming and winter is the season for dry crusty lips and we all hate that, but I honestly don´t really like a lip scrub, I have in the past used one and it just did nothing good for me, it almost made it drier than it was. Instead of using a lip scrub try a warm washcloth and gently sweep it across your lips and that will remove the flakiness. Also, I recommend using an ointment for your lips instead of a lip balm, it will work better for dry lips in the winter.