Planning your evening skincare routine can transform your skin, and a dermatologist says so

American dermatologist Whitney Bowe recently posted a series of videos on her TikTok account with the hashtag #skincycling, which now has over 57.9 million views. This Skincare Evening Routine Planning Technique, developed by the healthcare professional, is based on a cyclical organization. According to her, this would help solve many skin problems such as acne, rosacea, eczema or even blemishes. We explain to you.

Skin Cycling, the skincare program designed by a dermatologist

According to Whitney Bowe, balance the use of active ingredients and accelerating resurfacing and cell renewal products, often used in the evening, with breaks that allow the skin to regenerateit would allow to obtain the best results on the quality of the skin.

Specifically, he recommends organizing your face care routine before bedtime as follows:

• 1st evening (treatment): make-up remover / cleanser, chemical exfoliation, hydration
• 2nd evening (treatment): make-up remover / cleanser, retinol or retinoid, hydration
• 3rd evening (rest and repair): make-up remover / cleansing, hyaluronic acid, hydration
• 4th evening (rest and repair): make-up remover / cleanser, hyaluronic acid, hydration

What about the fifth night? It’s easy: let’s go back to where we started, which is the exfoliation, and continue to follow the program for the following days.

According to the dermatologist, the first effects on the brightness of the complexion would be visible from the eighth evening, or after completing two cycles of his Skin Cycling method. The skin should also feel softer and smoother to the touch. For a result on wrinkles and pigment spots, however, it would take two months.

Which Skin Cycling cycle for my skin type?

Not all skin types have the same needs or the same sensitivity, the one who shares her advice with the over 850,000 subscribers on the Chinese social network has he refused his basic routine to answer several problems : those who suffer from acne can dedicate a single evening to hydration and repair of the epidermis, while those suffering from rosacea see the cycle pass from four to five evenings, and benefit from an additional day of “rest”. Simple enough, isn’t it?

Note if you’re just getting started: Don’t forget to apply sunscreen in the morning, after your usual skincare routine, as using exfoliating acids and retinol can make your skin more sensitive to UV rays and in any weather.

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