Reboot Your Skin Care Routine: How To Make A Fresh Start
Do you feel like you are in a bit of a rut with your skin care routine or like you need a fresh start? Have you found that what you currently doing isn’t quite working for you anymore? Maybe it’s time to rethink your skin care routine, make a reboot, and make a fresh start.
It’s time to realize if you have become complacent in your current skin care routine and make the decision to embrace a new way of taking care of your skin. Here are 7 ways to help you make a fresh start.
Accept Change
When you have tried multiples products and routines, and you are finding that your skin isn’t getting better or actually getting worse, it’s time to accept the fact that you need to make a change. What may have worked in the past may not be what you need now. Your skin will change with age, stress, or with any hormonal fluctuations, and making adjustments in your skin care routine is necessary.
It’s totally normal for your skin to change, so you need to learn how to make adjustments and change with your skin. Once you stop forcing your old habits on your skin and accept change, your skin will benefit.
Let Go Of What Doesn’t Work
What have you been using that just isn’t giving you the results that it promised? Step back and really look at what products you have been using and what your daily routine consists of.
Have you been applying an eye cream and you have noticed nothing different? Ditch the eye cream.
Have you been cleansing your skin twice a day, every day, and your skin is soo tight and dry, it hurts. Stop over-cleansing and stipping the necessary oils your skin creates to moisturize itself.
Have you been using a retinal and your skin doesn’t look or feel any different? Maybe it’s time to move on to something else.
Write a list of everything you use and what steps are included in your skin care routine. Besides each thing write what you get out of that product and step. Be honest. Don’t write what the product promises you, but what you actually see in your skin. After studying your skin care routine remove anything that isn’t working for you.
Be Clear About What You Want
Figure out what you want to achieve with your skin care routine. You discovered what isn’t working for you in your current routine, so what do you want?
Be realistic. Are your expectations unattainable? If you are wanting wrinkles, fine lines, or dark spots to completely disappear from your face, it ain’t gonna happen. Sorry.
Do you want:
- Clear skin with fewer breakouts?
- To work on keeping the dryness moisturized and balanced?
- To be sure that you are using the right products without being overkill in your routine?
Write down want you really want to accomplish with your skin care routine. Get as detailed as possible. Tune out what you hear on the tv or read in the magazines an focus on what you really want to get out of your skin care.
Make A Plan
Excellent! Now that you know exactly what you want, it’s time to make a plan for a fresh start. Will you need to drop off your unused products to a women’s shelter? Will you need to consult with an esthetician on a new skin care routine?
Figure out what you need to do to make a fresh start with your skin care and get moving to make it happen.
Forget About Perfect Skin
There is no such thing as perfect skin! I can’t stress that enough. Please, I beg you, don’t get frustrated if you work hard to have healthy skin and you still have some imperfections. No matter what you do, your skin will always have something that you can find wrong with it.
So stop! Realize that we aren’t airbrushed, photoshopped models in real life. There were be spots, blackheads, uneven texture, bumps, lines and that is totally 100% ok!
Practice Positive Self-Talk
Now that you are accepting your not so percent skin, you need to make sure you aren’t expecting yourself to be perfect. When you are rebooting your skin care routine and making a fresh start it’s also time to focus on positive self-talk.
Be aware of your self-talk, the act of talking to oneself, and focus on using positive words. When you think about your skin or look at yourself in the mirror, use positive self-talk to encourage self-love, acceptance, and appreciation.
Celebrate Your Reboot Success
It’s time to Celebrate! You did it! Pat yourself on the back for taking the time to look deeply into your skin care routine and making necessary adjustments. Treat yourself to a facial, go get your favorite comfort food, splurge on a new book you’ve been eyeing.
This is a huge step in improving your skin health and improving your life. Celebrate!
Reboot Your Skin For A Fresh Start
You have a guideline and tools to start your skin care reboot today. You can start right now! Start thinking about what you are doing, what you want to change, and your plan on how to make it happen. Then go make it happen!
