Your skin care is more than just a routine—it's a lifestyle. It's not about quantity, but about having the essential products and using them in the correct sequence to address each individual's skin concern according to their skin type.
Make-up Removers or Oil Cleansers - Make-up lovers definitely need this step. Many makeup products are formulated for long-lasting wear and your trusted water-based cleanser might not be able to rid of all that gunk at the end of the day.
Anua Heartleaf Cleansing Oil - Its heartleaf extract soothes and calms the skin, making it perfect for sensitive skin types in Qatar's climate.
Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm - A nourishing cleansing balm that effectively removes makeup and impurities, while also enhancing the skin's radiance through rice water and grain ferment extracts.
Water-Based Cleansers - After clearing up the skin gently with oil, it's now this step's job to rid of that residual oil on your face and other impurities the oil cleanser didn't pick up.
COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser - It is mild and invigorating, perfect for daily use, and well-suited for Qatar's arid and occasionally severe climate.
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule Foam - A gentle and revitalizing cleanser that eliminates impurities and soothes the skin with centella asiatica extract.
Exfoliator - No this is a tricky one. Depending on your skin type, product and needs, this step can be done twice or thrice a week. Removing all that dead cells from the surface of your skin will ensure better absorption of the following products and give you fresher skin surface. This step also aids in fading some hyperpigmentation and prevents clogged pores.
Goodal Green Tangerine Vita C Toner Pad - These exfoliating pads are soaked in green tangerine extract and vitamin C, which help to brighten and smooth the skin.
Anua Heartleaf 70% Peeling Gel -A mild peeling gel infused with heartleaf extract to gently eliminate dead skin cells and impurities, resulting in smooth and refreshed skin without any irritation.
Toners - This step is the ultimate prep. Toners are formulated to ready the skin and hydrate it enough to better the absorption of your next products. Dehydrated skin will have difficulty in absorbing hydration and nutrients.
Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner - Preparing the skin for better absorption of following products is essential to retain hydration in Qatar's dry climate.
Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water -Ideal for attaining a youthful, radiant complexion, this product is essential in your skincare routine.
Essences, Serums and Ampoules - This is where you address your skincare problems. These products are designed and concentrated to target a specific concern (e.g. acne, hyperpigmentation, dryness and etc.
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule - It helps to repair and strengthen the skin barrier, which is essential for those dealing with Qatar’s challenging environmental conditions.
COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence - A reparative essence that provides deep hydration and helps to repair damaged skin with snail mucin extract.
Moisturizers - These products are what seals in the ingredients from the previous step, plumping the skin and rid of those fine lines.
Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream - A rich, nourishing cream that hydrates and improves skin elasticity with a blend of ginseng and orchid extracts.
Anua Heartleaf 80% Soothing Cream - A lightweight cream that calms and hydrates the skin with 80% heartleaf extract, perfect for sensitive and irritated skin.
Eye Creams - The skin around your eye are of different structure. It's more delicate and thin, thus it requires a product that especially caters to it's needs.
TOCOBO Collagen Brightening Eye Gel Cream - It offers enduring moisture, enhances skin flexibility, and illuminates the eye zone, making it suitable for use during the day or at night.
COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream - This eye cream helps reduce the appearance of dark circles and fine lines with a blend of snail secretion filtrate and peptides.
Eye Creams - The skin around your eye are of different structure. It's more delicate and thin, thus it requires a product that especially caters to it's needs. Eye Creams - The skin around your eye are of different structure. It's more delicate and thin, thus it requires a product that especially caters to it's needs.
Sheet Masks - This step is hailed as the soul of Korean Skincare. The sheets are made to give prolonged contact with your skin, which allows optimum absorption of nutrients and moisture.
Anua Heartleaf Calming Sheet Mask - This mask is infused with heartleaf extract, known for its calming and soothing properties, providing intense hydration and relief to irritated skin.
Biodance Bio Collagen Real Deep Mask - It quickly hydrates the skin's surface and penetrates deeper layers of skin resulting in a healthy and moisturized complexion.
Sun Protection - UV exposure is the major cause of all skin care problems. So this step is the most important of them all. All the previous steps would be for nothing if you'd be running out in the sun unprotected.
TOCOBO Cotton Soft Sun Stick SPF50+ PA++++ - Offers high protection without feeling greasy, ideal for daily use under the Qatari sun.
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF50+ PA++++ - Provides high sun protection while hydrating and soothing the skin with rice and probiotics, making it perfect for everyday use in the
intense Qatari sun
Trending New Items to Try:
Tirtir Mask Fit Red Cushion - This long-wearing cushion foundation contains floral extracts including water lily to replenish skin with moisture
VT Cosmetics Reedle Shot - This ampoule is packed with various skin-soothers like cica extract, madecassoside and propolis extract to offer anti-inflammatory benefits.
For beginners, it is wise to start with a few of this steps and move on into incorporating more treatment-focused products as you discover further what your skin needs. Just bear in mind this concept when choosing how to begin; CLEANSE, HYDRATE and PROTECT. That would set you off right to your healthy skincare journey.
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