4. Use a scrub as an exfoliant. After rinsing your face with lukewarm water, you can apply a scrub that gently helps the skin exfoliate. Let the scrub sit for a few minutes and then remove it with cold water. Keep in mind that this step should be done no more than once a week to avoid damaging the hydrolipidic film and skin microbiota. You can choose a scrub with plant-based microgranules (mechanical exfoliation), enzymes from red fruits (enzymatic peeling), or hydroxy acids (chemical peeling).
5. Apply a gentle mask. Masks, also an important part of the beauty routine, should not be used more than twice a week to avoid overloading the skin. Masks provide the skin with a concentrate of natural active ingredients, capable of moisturizing, nourishing, soothing, firming, purifying, depigmenting, or elasticizing depending on the skin type and specific needs. The charcoal black mask, known as the "black mask," can be particularly useful for people with blackheads (open comedones). You can opt for face masks in the form of rinse-off creams, sheet masks, or peel-off masks, which are removed by peeling.
6. Use a water-based toner. Toner, often underestimated, is an aqueous solution that completes the daily cleansing of the face and restores the skin's physiological pH. A good toner helps to reacidify the skin's pH, sometimes altered by tap water, especially when it is particularly hard. An excellent alternative to facial toner is rose water, with multiple beneficial properties.
7. Apply a Korean face essence. Before moving on to serum, you can apply a Korean essence that has illuminating properties. Face essences, very popular in Korean cosmetics, have a powerful repairing and antioxidant action, giving the face greater luminosity.