Posted on Friday, 27 January 2023 - By Gemma
To get started with skin cycling, you’ll need:
Once you've got your triple threat of products all sorted, it's time to work out your cycle. According to Whitney:
“The classic skin cycling regimen is a four-night cycle — the first is the exfoliation night, the second is a retinoid night, and the third and fourth are recovery nights, then you repeat the cycle,”
“You want to cleanse [the skin], pat dry, then put on an exfoliating product,” explains Dr Bowes.
A leave on treatment or serum containing AHA, BHA or PHA's are preferred over a physical exfoliant, as physical exfoliation products can be too harsh for what we're wanting to achieve.
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“On recovery nights, you hold off on the exfoliating acids and retinoids and give your skin a chance to recover,” says Bowe. “You’ll want to focus on nourishing your skin microbiome and repairing your skin barrier, so think: hydration and moisture, and avoid any irritating ingredients.”
We're all about the hydration for night 3 & 4 so additional hydration products have the green light, but lay off the heavy duty products for these nights.
After your rest nights we go back to Night 1 and repeat the process.
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