If you are like most people you dip your finger into your skincare and then rub the lotion or cream into your skin until it is all absorbed. You learned from television how to apply your skincare or you saw a relative or friend do it and figured out the rest from there.

Today, you are probably going to learn something new and if you adopt the new ways of applying your skincare you will save money too!

The skin can only absorb so much and must be prepped to absorb your product. When you have been out and about and you have sweat, dirt particles and other impurities on your skin, applying a product is not going to be very useful (the exception is sunblock when you protecting yourself while out)

Your skincare routine does not have to be complicated. 3 Steps is all you need to give your skin the best chance of staying radiant. With that said, these days there are a ton of products and the list is growing week by week.

The table below gives you a suggested order to apply your skincare,

The general rule of thumb is to apply your product from the least viscous (runny) to most viscous (oily serums etc.)

That rule isn’t 100% accurate but a good starting point. To understand in which order you should apply what, you really need to understand “what” each product does.