Great Skin Starts Here: How to Create a Daily Skin Care Program with Starter Collections
In fact, it’s been found that establishing healthier routines and habits such as this can lead to positive feelings, relationship satisfaction, increased energy, inspiration, and a feeling that we are using our creative talents, skills, and abilities to engage in activities.
Nothing makes it easier to begin and keep on a good daily skin care program than a skin care starter collection. These come specifically formulated to address your skin care concerns, with a full array of products to truly create a full daily/weekly program, including cleansers, toners, serums, daily moisturizers and intensive treatment masks that are meant to be layered to work together synergistically. In convenient packaging with enough product to see real results, these are also usually in sizes that are TSA approved, so you can take your newfound great skin care habits with you when you travel. Don’t we wish all major lifestyle changes came in starter collections?
Here, we will show you how to pick the right starter collection for your skin type, and then how to use them step by step to incorporate this program into your daily and weekly routine. Not sure what your skin type is? Click here to find out.
All Skin Types
Look for a skincare starter collection based on Seaweed, with 12 vitamins, 18 amino acids and 42 essential minerals, to help all skin types nourished and looking and feeling smooth, soft and radiant.
Step 1: Cleanse
Dispense one or two “puffs” of soap-free cleanser with Seaweeds, Multi-Fruit Acids and Soy Protein to help keep skin feeling soft, smooth and clean without the feeling of dryness. Apply with hands to face in circular motion. Rinse thoroughly. Use twice a day.
Step 2: Tone
Use a nutrient-rich moisturizing facial spray that contains Seaweed extract, combined with Vitamin C, Ginkgo Biloba, Aloe and Orange Water to help keep skin nourished, refreshed and glowing. Close eyes and spray over entire face. Use as often as needed.
Step 3: Serum
Massage in a concentrated filtrate of Seaweed to nourish and hydrate skin all over face, neck and décolletage twice daily.
Step 4: Moisturize
Apply a hydrating cream rich in Seaweed extracts, Niacinamide and Hyaluronic Acid onto the face in upward and outward strokes. Apply to neck and throat in downward strokes.
Step 5: Eye Care
Apply a rich eye cream with Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A) and Vitamin C combined with Seaweed extracts, Aloe, Cucumber, Chamomile and Vitamin E to help smooth the appearance of fine lines, soothe the delicate eye area and lessen the appearance of dark circles and puffiness. For best results, apply with a gentle tapping motion around the eye contour area in a circular motion.
For Dry, Compromised Skin
Look for a dry skincare starter collection that is dermatologist tested, clinically proven and fragrance free that includes products that are formulated with Seaweed, natural Mastic Water from the Aegean Island of Chios, and Camellia Japonica Seed Oil to help restore essential moisture to the skin surface.
Step 1: Cleanse
Dispense one or two pumps of softly-foaming, gentle cleanser with Seaweed, Water Lily and Oat Bran extracts into palm. Gently work into your skin in upward and outward circular motions. Remove with cotton moistened with lukewarm water, then rinse thoroughly. Repeat if necessary.
Step 2: Mist
Close eyes and spray your face with hydrating facial spray based on Mastic Water, nourishing Laminaria Digitata Seaweed extract and hydrating Hyaluronic Acid, combined with Aloe and natural botanicals. Use twice daily and any time you need instant hydration.
Step 3: Moisturize
Follow with a moisturizer formulated with Seaweed extracts, combined with Peptide, Hyaluronic Acid, and Camellia Japonica Seed Oil to help replenish and seal in moisture in the morning after cleansing. Massage into skin using upward strokes.
Step 4: Night Cream
Apply a night cream formulated with Seaweed, Peptide and Hyaluronic Acid after cleansing and toning in the evening before bed, using an upward and outward motion.
Step 5: Eye Cream
Apply a rich eye cream with Seaweed, Caffeine extracts and Peptide to reduce the appearance of puffiness while helping to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. For best results, apply around the eye contour area in a circular motion with a gentle tapping motion using your index finger. Use morning and night after moisturizing.
For Smoother, Younger-Looking Skin
Use an anti-aging skincare starter collection that includes products formulated with nurturing Seaweeds, Marine Biopeptide, Red Clover Flower extract and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 to help diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while helping to firm the appearance of the skin.
Step 1: Cleanse
Apply a rich cleansing cream based on hydrating Seaweeds and Shea Butter, revitalizing Horse Chestnut extract, calming Chamomile and skin restoring Ginkgo Biloba to gently remove dirt and debris while leaving skin clean. Apply with an upward circular motion on face and throat area, then wipe off with wet cotton. Rinse with lukewarm water.
Step 2: Tone
After cleansing, restore natural balance and gently exfoliate with a toner that is enriched with moisture-binding Laminaria Digitata seaweed and Green and White Teas, as well as Aloe Vera, Chamomile and Orange Fruit Water to leave your complexion feeling smooth and fresh. Apply with cotton.
Step 3: Facial Serum
Apply 10 drops of a facial serum on face, neck and décolleté after cleansing. This serum should contain Hyaluronic Acid, deep sea Thermus Thermophilus and Laminaria Digitata Seaweed extract to help skin feel softer and smoother, lessening the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Gently massage until absorbed. Can be used daily, day and night.
Step 4: Eye Serum
Apply an eye serum formulated with ingredients such as Seaweed, Aloe, Peptide and Pure Almond Protein around the eye to help diminish the appearance of crow's feet and other signs of premature aging. Wait until fully absorbed. Do not rub in.
Step 5: Moisturize
Apply a nutrient-rich cream with Marine Biopeptide, Red Clover Flower extract and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 to instantly help create a softer, smoother and more firmed appearance.to face and throat area. Use twice daily.
For Sensitive Skin
Look for a sensitive skincare starter kit that contains a full at-home program that combines ingredients such as Seaweed extracts, Silver and soothing botanicals such as Olive Leaf extract, Quercetin, Mirabalis Jalapa, St. John’s Wort, Chamomile and Green Tea to help nurture and soothe while helping reduce the appearance of irritation.
Step 1: Cleanse
Apply a creamy cleanser formulated with Seaweed and mild botanicals to gently and effectively remove all traces of dirt and makeup. Use circular movements. Remove with moistened cotton and rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water. Use twice daily.
Step 2: Tone
Spray a toning mist with multiple Seaweed extracts, Lactic Acid and Witch Hazel extract to help balance and prepare the skin for moisture and hydration after cleansing twice a day or as often as necessary.
Step 3: Serum
After cleansing, gently massage a serum that has Seaweed, Silver, Quercetin, Rutin and Mirabalis Jalapa to help hydrate and temporarily reduce the appearance of redness and dryness over the face, or on areas of concern. The best way to apply is with a silver ball massager to prevent over-manipulation with fingers and maintain proper pressure. Use twice a day.
Step 4: Moisturize
After cleansing and toning, smooth cream formulated with antioxidants from Seaweed extracts, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A) and Ergothioneine combined with Lactic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Olive and Avocado Oil extracts to provide moisture that help to sooth and hydrate while it moisturizes. Lightly massage on the face with upward and outward strokes.
Step 5: Mask
What it is: Use a clay-based soothing mask with Seaweeds, Olive and Green Tea extracts 2-3 times a week to help calm and soothe the appearance of the skin. After cleansing, apply a thin layer over the entire face and neck. Leave it on for 10 minutes. Remove with cotton and warm water.
For Oily, Problem Skin
Look for an oily skincare starter collection that provides formulas that help to deep clean and reduce the appearance of oils and breakouts while maintaining skin’s proper moisture balance. Look for formulas that contain Seaweed extracts combined with bio-advanced ingredients such as Multi-Fruit Alpha Hydroxy Acid, Salicylic Acid, Zinc Oxide, and an antioxidant Green Tea blend.
Step 1: Cleanse
Apply small amount of a deep cleansing water-based gel cleanser that includes Seaweed and Willow Bark Extract to gently cleanse and exfoliate while maintaining proper moisture. Massage onto wet skin. Thoroughly rinse off with clear running water.
Step 2: Astringent
After cleansing, saturate cotton with astringent formulated with Salicylic Acid, Allantoin, and natural plant extracts such as Willow Bark and Green Tea to help reduce the appearance of oiliness while balancing the skin. Smooth over the affected areas.
Step 3: Moisturize
Apply a thin layer of moisturizer to properly hydrate skin. Look for a mattifying formula that contains Zinc Oxide combined with Seaweed extract help to reduce the appearance of shine.
Step 4: Spot Treat
Use a spot treatment with Multi-Fruit and Salicylic Acid combined with Kojic Acid, Sulfur and Camphor as to help reduce the appearance of breakouts overnight. Shake well before usage and dab on areas of concern and avoid the eye area. Leave on overnight without removing it and wash off with wet cotton in the morning.
Step 5: Mask
Use a deep cleansing mask 1-2 times per week to deep cleanse skin and reduce the appearance of oil. Use a sea mud formula with Seaweed and Zinc Oxide on thoroughly cleansed skin. Spread a generous amount of the mask in an upward motion over the entire face. Let dry for 10-15 minutes. Remove with warm water.
For Dull, Uneven Skin:
Use a skin brightening starter collection that features Seaweed as well as advanced brightening ingredients including Licorice, Gotu Kola, Peptides, Willow Bark and Diglucosyl Gallic Acid (DGA) to help uncover a more radiant, youthful complexion.
Step 1: Cleanse
Apply a cleanser formulated with Seaweed, and natural brighteners such as Orange Water, Willow Bark, Gotu Kola and Licorice extracts to reveal a more luminous looking complexion. Massage thoroughly, concentrating on areas of concern. Rinse with lukewarm water. Use twice daily.
Step 2: Tone
Spray facial area with a mist that contains Seaweed, Willow Bark, Licorice and Gotu Kola extracts to gently refine, refresh and clarifiy the appearance of the skin. Use twice daily.
Step 3: Serum
Apply a hydrating serum with ingredients such as Watermelon, Diglucosyl Gallic Acid, Seaweed, Sodium Hyaluronate, Willow Bark, Gotu Kola and Licorice to brighten and even the appearance evenly over skin. Use twice daily.
Step 4: Day Cream
In the morning, after cleansing and toning, apply a multi-action daily moisturizer that hydrates and helps restore the appearance of even skin tone with Seaweed extracts, Hyaluronic Acid and advanced Peptides.
Step 5: Night Cream
Apply a night cream that combines three Peptides, Seaweed, Willow Bark, Sodium Hyaluronate, Diglucosyl Gallic Acid, Gotu Kola and Licorice to cleansed face with an upward and outward motion to help reveal a more luminous and radiant looking complexion while you sleep.
Starter Collections are a great way to safely and inexpensively test drive a full skin care program without a full commitment. With enough product to see real results, this will provide you with the information you to invest in the best program for your skin care and overall wellness.
