10 Skincare Tips: How to Improve the Look and Feel of Skin
What a balanced skincare routine looks like for you depends on your skin’s unique needs – but there are some essential habits that apply to everyone.
Especially in Australia, knowing how to take care of your skin amid external stressors like UV rays will determine how youthful looking your skin stays in the future. To protect and support your skin – be it oily, dry, combination, or sensitive – only a few simple skincare tips are needed.
To help, we’ve compiled our top 10 ways to take care of your skin: a set of cardinal rules to nourish your skin moisture barrier, maintain a consistent skincare routine, and gain clear, glowing skin all year round.
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10 skincare tips for how to take care of your skin
Our top 10 ways to take care of your skin are:
1. Use sun protection all year round
2. Tailor skincare to your skin type
3. Keep your skin moisturised
4. Clean your skin at the end of each day
5. Be gentle when applying skincare products
6. Exfoliate wisely
7. Don't skip night-time nourishment
8. Maintain a consistent skincare routine
9. Protect your skin moisture barrier
10. Monitor skin changes and adjust seasonally
We’re unpacking all 10 of these skincare tips below.
1. Use sun protection all year round
Sunscreen is the most important part of any skincare routine in Australia.
Photo-ageing due to UV radiation occurs at a heightened pace here, and all skin needs adequate protection to look and feel its best. Many of us only wear sun protection in summer or when sunlight is visible – but UVA and UVB rays are always prevalent.
To maintain balanced, healthy-looking skin and protect against premature ageing, it’s important to wear sunscreen every day. In hot weather, tinted formulas like Anthelios Ultra BB Cream SPF 50+ and Anthelios Tinted Fluid Facial Sunscreen SPF 50+ can be worn in place of heavier makeup products – simply apply 20 minutes before sun exposure, and remember to reapply every two hours and after swimming, towelling, and perspiring.
That said, sunscreen is only one part of sun protection – so be sure to wear protective clothing, seek shade when you’re out in the sun, and avoid prolonged sun exposure.
2. Tailor skincare to your skin type
All skin is unique, so one of our top skincare tips is to tailor your routine’s needs to your specific skin type.
The goal is always balance – choosing formulas that address your skin’s specific concerns without disrupting its natural moisture barrier.
Oily skin, for example, may become congested with rich moisturisers. Opt for lightweight, non-comedogenic options like Toleriane Dermallergo Fluid Lightweight Moisturiser to hydrate without clogging pores. Sensitive skin types should seek out gentle formulas – such as Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream For Sensitive Skin – that are enriched with niacinamide and sphingobioma to comfort, rather than disrupt the skin. You should even be matching your sunscreen to your skin type – and you can read our guide to find out how.
Not sure what your skin’s needs are? Identify your skin type with us.
3. Keep your skin moisturised
Moisture is essential for maintaining smooth, glowing skin – but daily stressors like weather and UV exposure can deplete hydration levels.
That’s why one of the best ways to keep your skin balanced is to keep it hydrated. Our Cicaplast Levres Moisturising Lip Balm offers targeted relief throughout the day, while facial sheets can help you offset the dry, dehydrating effects of winter conditions on your skin. Serums are also highly effective at promoting long-lasting hydration for the skin, thanks to their ability to penetrate deeper skin layers. Hyalu B5 Suractivated Hyaluronic Acid Serum helps lock in moisture with hyaluronic acid – and is suitable for all skin types.
4. Cleanse your skin at the end of each day
Cleansing your skin every evening is essential – not just to remove makeup, but to wash away pollution, excess oil, and impurities that build up throughout the day.
Choose a gentle cleanser suited to your skin type. For sensitive skin, Toleriane Gentle Cream Dermo-Cleanser is a soap-free, rinse or wipe-off formula that effectively cleanses while maintaining comfort, while Effaclar + M Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser has been formulated with active Phylobioma to support blemish-prone skin types.
5. Be gentle when applying skincare products
One of our most important skincare tips is to be gentle with application when applying skincare products, so as to protect the skin moisture barrier and other layers.
For example, when cleansing and exfoliating – which we’ll touch on next – make sure to rub products in gentle, circular motions. Be mindful when combining efficacious formulas, too; serums like Vitamin C 12 Brightening Serum and Retinol B3 Anti-Ageing Serum should be alternated between your morning and evening routines respectively.
6. Exfoliate wisely
Regular exfoliation is one of our top skincare tips for face and body. Exfoliating is key to maintaining smooth, glowing skin – but overdoing it can cause more harm than good.
The goal of exfoliation is to gently remove dead skin cells without disrupting your skin’s moisture barrier, which makes it important to choose the right exfoliant for your skin type:
• Dry or sensitive skin may benefit from mild chemical exfoliants like lactic acid.
• Oily skin can tolerate stronger active ingredients such as salicylic acid.
How often you exfoliate depends on your skin type and needs; but most balanced skincare routines involve exfoliating between one and three times per week.
7. Don’t skip night-time nourishment
Your skin undergoes crucial renewal processes while you sleep, so nighttime is the perfect opportunity to layer on additional nourishment. Skipping this step can hinder your skin's ability to recover from daily stressors like UV exposure and pollution – which is why its one of our key skincare tips.
Incorporating a targeted night moisturiser, such as Toleriane Dermallergo Overnight Moisturiser, can help comfort and hydrate sensitive skin. Formulated with La Roche-Posay thermal spring water and neurosensine, this lightweight gel-cream works overnight to reduce redness and discomfort, leaving your skin feeling balanced and refreshed by morning.
8. Maintain a consistent skincare routine
Consistency is the cornerstone of all balanced skincare routines – and adhering to a daily regimen tailored to your skin's needs can support your quest for clear, glowing skin.
A well-structured routine typically includes cleansing, treating with serums, moisturising, and applying sunscreen. Understanding the correct order and timing of these skincare routine steps is important, as is being able to tailor the right regimen to your needs – so take our personalised skincare routine quiz to select the right products and process for you.
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9. Protect your skin moisture barrier
Your skin's moisture barrier acts as a shield: locking in hydration and defending against environmental aggressors like UV rays, pollution, and harsh weather.
When compromised, it can lead to dryness, discomfort, and sensitivity – so one of our most important skincare tips is to support the skin moisture barrier.
You can do this with products enriched with ingredients such as Vitamin B5 (panthenol), madecassoside, glycerin, and hyaluronic acid. These components work synergistically to hydrate, support, and even reinforce the skin moisture barrier.
10. Monitor your skin’s changes – and adjust to the seasons
Your skin's needs evolve with the changing seasons, and can be influenced by factors like temperature, humidity, and sun exposure. One of our top skincare tips, then, is to adapt your skincare routine to the time of year – so next, explore our guides to building a skincare routine in summer and how to take care of your skin in the winter months.
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