Benefits of habit “Take good care of your skin”
✓ Improved skin health
✓ Boost to self-esteem
✓ Reduced stress due to relaxing rituals
First step:
Buy good face cream and use it daily
Progress:
1. First, invest in a good face and body cream. Match them to your skin type.
2. Start by using face cream every night and body cream once per week.
3. Next week, add usage of face cream every morning, so you apply cream to your face twice a day. For body cream, see how your skin reacts and use it more often if necessary.
4. Keep this up until your skin gets better.
5. Invest in additional skin care products, like makeup remover, aftershave, moisturizer, etc.
6. Slowly add them to your skin care routine until it becomes a natural habit.
Helpful tips to make it a habit:
✓ Same time is key. This time it’s easier, because you probably already have your morning and evening routine. Just add more, better quality products. You might end up spending more time in the bathroom, but it’s a worthwhile investment.
✓ Trigger your mind. If it’s hard to remember to use a new product, place it somewhere that you can’t miss it in the bathroom, near the mirror.
✓ Let the app help. Set a reminder to ring whenever it’s time for your extended skin care procedures. You can also use the calendar function of this app to track how many days you missed and what progress you have made to improving your skin.
✓ Reward yourself. Once you’ve gone a month with successfully executing your upgraded skin care procedures, gift yourself a trip to a SPA, where you will be pampered and your skin will be even happier.
✓ Celebrate small victories. Every time you perform this habit, congratulate yourself! Say “I’m awesome” or “I’m so cool” out loud and with a smile on your face.
Tips for beginners:
✓ Assemble a set. Based on your skin type, it’s a good idea to put together a skin care set you will be using most often. For men, it should be a good shaving cream, single-edge razor for a good cut, a soothing aftershave, rehydrating skin cream and whole body cream. For ladies, always invest in good makeup remover, facial scrub, day and night face cream and full body cream to use after a longer shower or a bath.
✓ Research and invest. Just like with any items, skincare products will require research to match to your skin type, maybe even some trial and error. Don’t be afraid to invest in higher-end products. It’s the biggest organ of your body – give it some love.