Skin Care: 8 Expert Tips to Take Better Care of Your Skin

As the largest organ of the human body, the skin plays an important role in protecting the body, and therefore, it is important to help protect its skin barrier. The skin barrier helps retain essential moisture and nutrients and repel harmful aggressors, which can accelerate the skin aging process. Over time, bad habits like not removing makeup before bed, forgetting to moisturize, and overstaying in the sun can take their toll.

It’s never too late to adopt good habits for healthy skin, and we are here to help you get started. Follow our effective tips for adopting new skin habits to achieve visibly healthier, more radiant-looking skin.

Skin Care Tip 1: CLEAN YOUR FACE PROPERLY

Not only is it important to cleanse your face twice a day, but it is also essential to do it correctly. Our skincare experts recommend using gentle, soap-free, pH-neutral cleansers formulated to strengthen the skin barrier and that do not strip the skin’s natural oils. Cleansing helps reduce excess oil and clogged pores, which can cause acne and breakouts. For combination skin…

Skin Care Tip 2: USE A DAILY MOISTURIZER

Using an effective moisturizer twice a day, regardless of your skin type, is an essential part of any healthy skincare routine. Moisturizers can help strengthen your skin barrier, lock in moisture, and improve your skin’s texture, leaving it soft and healthy-looking.

To meet the needs of dry skin, use formulas that replenish moisture in the skin barrier. For oily skin, use a moisturizer that helps maintain the skin’s moisture balance. For sensitive skin, use formulas that help protect and soothe the skin.

Skin Care Tip 3: EXFOLIATE

Exfoliating helps refine skin texture and improve dullness by removing dead surface skin cells that contribute to clogged pores. Shortly after exfoliating, the skin looks smoother, softer, and fresher. Over time, exfoliating can reveal younger-looking skin. It also helps improve the effectiveness of your moisturizer by allowing it to penetrate deeper into the skin’s surface once dead surface skin cells are removed. We recommend exfoliating one to three times a week, depending on your skin type.

Skin Care Tip 4: PROTECT YOUR SKIN WITH SUNSCREEN

The sun’s UV rays cause 90% of skin aging, so it is important to wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen daily to help protect the skin and combat harmful effects. Sunlight contains ultraviolet (UV) rays that can accelerate the skin aging process, which can lead to the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines over time. Help your skin protect itself from early signs of aging with a lightweight facial sunscreen with SPF 50+ and pollution protection. Using a broad-spectrum sunscreen daily helps protect skin from both UVA and UVB rays and is key to radiant, healthy-looking skin.

Skin Care Tip 5: REMOVE MAKEUP BEFORE GOING TO BED

Going to bed with makeup on can contribute to clogged pores, so it is important to remove it before going to sleep. Makeup, even if non-comedogenic, can mix with dirt and oil that have built up on the skin’s surface and clog pores throughout the day, potentially leading to breakouts. Before bed, we recommend removing your makeup with a light oil cleanser to effectively melt away makeup, dirt, and impurities from the skin’s surface without overdrying.

Skin Care Tip 6: LET YOURSELF BE TEMPTED BY A MASK

Boost your skincare routine with a nature-inspired face mask!

Face masks are targeted treatments formulated for a variety of skin concerns that promote visibly healthy skin. Whether you want to firm, brighten, or replenish lost moisture, we recommend using an effective face mask at least 3 times a week. Energize and brighten dull skin with a rinse-off mask, intensely hydrate your skin with a sheet mask, or replenish your skin’s moisture with an overnight mask. Our face masks are formulated to address multiple skin concerns to help improve the appearance of your complexion.

Skin Care Tip 7: DON’T FORGET YOUR NECK AND HANDS

Signs of skin damage and aging aren’t limited to your face—they can also appear on your neck, chest, and hands! When applying an anti-aging face cream or night oil, extend the application to your neck and chest. When outdoors, protect your exposed neck and chest with a daily application of broad-spectrum sunscreen SPF 30 or higher, in addition to other sun protection measures. Nourish dry hands with a rich moisturizing ointment that leaves hands soft, hydrated, and cared for. Healthy skin means taking care of your face and more!

Skin Care Tip 8: TAKE 5 MINUTES FOR YOUR SKIN! SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION

Experience a personalized, one-on-one consultation for healthy skin with one of our Kiehl’s skincare experts!

Our unique expertise is based on knowledge acquired and passed down over generations in the fields of pharmacy and herbalism, which today allows us to offer effective skincare formulas concentrated with naturally derived ingredients for the face, body, and hair. If you don’t know your skin type, if you have noticed changes in your skin, or if you haven’t yet reached your skincare goal, a skincare consultation could help! Our experts will help you understand your skin type, make recommendations, and provide solutions tailored to your skincare needs.