Skincare is one of those things I always feel like I should be better at (and that I’m failing as a girl because of it somehow). I’m lucky as my skin is fine really (I drink a lot of water) so I’ve never really done anything. Selfcare is something I struggle with generally so never found it worth the effort.
I’m thinking as I enter my thirties though I should. Just had a sheetmask and enjoyed it but I have no idea where to start generally in terms of it.
What’s your skincare routine? Is it worth the effort/cost?
If your skin is happy, you don’t need to change what you are doing with it.
Sheetmasks and similar can be relaxing and make one feel more engaged with general self-care, so if you enjoyed that it could be good to do more often.
In my 40s with good skin, and just wash it with a good bar soap when in the shower, then a splash of rosewater whilst it is still damp, followed by moisturiser with SPF50.
My mother is in her 70s and has perfect skin - she just washes it with whatever kind of soap, including dish soap if that is what is to hand. In recent years she sometimes complains that it is getting dry - she sort of knows that moisturiser should help and even has some which would be suitable for her, but the whole idea is just too alien to her to actually get it on her face more than once every few weeks.
Dish soap as in washing up liquid?!
Not sure if this is a cultural difference, never heard of anyone in the UK washing their skin with fairy, thought it would dry it out.
Looking at this thread though it seems quite common, so maybe we’re the odd ones for not doing it!
Yep, actual Fairy liquid for dishes. If you’re old enough to remember it was advertised as being gentle enough to not wreck your hands, but she’s used harsher dish detergent on her skin & hair in her youth with no bother.