Restart skin routine ASAP!

You can find your custom regimen in the tool bar at the top. Look for the colored octagon with the number.

Or click here to find your custom routine for your Baumann Skin Type.

Note that you must be logged in and have taken the quiz for your skin care routine to show.

You can find your Baumann Skin Type results and build your skin care routine here.

Its time to restart skin routine now- every day matters.

If it has been over a month since you stopped your routine or the season has changed, retake the quiz. You will get the most up to date skin care routine advice that will help you restart skin routine.  Remember -your skin type can change, so before you restart skin routine, take or retake the quiz.

Retake the quiz to make sure your skin care routine is still correct for you.

Is it good to give your skin a break from products?  No! Your skin's needs depends upon your Baumann Skin Type, but all skin types need the three daily critical skin care products that you must use every day which:

• Cleanse
• Protect
• Repair

Restart skin routine that has all 3 of these steps.

Follow @skitnypesolutions on social media and we can help keep you motivated. Check out our interviews with people of different Baumann Skin Types called Skin Type Talks or our interviews with cosmetic scientists called Product Talks on our Skin Type Solutions You Tube Channel.

If you do not see a difference in your skin:

• did not use the correct skin care routine for your skin type
• did not use them in the correct skin care routine step order
• did not use them long enough
• did not not use you entire routine
• did not use the products consistently
• used products that interacted and reduced the effectiveness of each other
• did not use enough of the product
• the brand you are using is not one of the best medical grade skin care brands

You can read here to learn why it takes so long to see skin benefits from your skin care products.

Take our skin type quiz to find out which medical grade skin care brands are right for you and what order to use them in. Once you take the quiz, watch your email for instructions on how to use the products, how to know if they are working, and when to change the products or increase the strength of the products.

We want to inspire you to restart skin routine today!

If you have not been using your products because you are confused, take the dermatologist developed skin type quiz.

If you are skin fasting, keep reading to see why our dermatologists do not recommend skin fasting.

Every skin type needs cleansing and protection. Most skin types need repair.

Skin fasting deprives your skin of ingredients it needs to maintain good skin health.

Here are reasons to restart skin routine:

All 16 skin types need daily protection from pollution.

All skin types types need daily sunscreen.

All Dry Skin Types need daily moisturization.

All Oily Skin Types need twice a day cleansing with the right cleansers.

All Sensitive Skin Types need daily anti-inflammatory ingredients.

All types with uneven skin tone need skin lightening ingredients.

Dull skin needs exfoliants.

All aging and mature skin types need daily antiaging ingredients.

All Acne-Prone Skin Types need ingredients to decrease acne causing bacteria and decrease TLR-2 activity.

Skin care benefits will last about 1 day for most moisturizers. How long moisturizing benefits last depends upon the ingredients in the moisturizer.

Humectants pull water onto the skin. Usually the results go away when the humectant is washed off, but 5% and higher of glycerin may give hydration benefits for 48 hours.

Occlusive ingredients prevent water from evaporating off of the skin. Their benefits go away once they are washed off.

Emollients smooth skin by coating the skin surface. Benefits go away when these are washed or rubbed off.

Barrier repair moisturizers have longer lasting benefits. I think the studies show  3-5 days but I could not find the reference to be certain.

So your moisturizer benefits do not last long. The first problem that you may notice when forgetting to use your skin care routine is dehydration. This leads to inflammation which can cause hyperpigmentation and skin aging.

Vitamin C benefits will last about 4- 6 months. These increase collagen and it takes time for the collagen to break down. But it also takes time for the collagen to build up again when you restart skin routine so you really lose a lot of progress when you stop Vitamin C for over 4 weeks.

Once you stop exfoliants, the benefits go away in about a day. This is because the skin desquamation and keratinization cycle is an ongoing one.

You need to exfoliate every day if skin is dull.  But be careful when you restart skin routine with exfoliants.  Many products have exfoliating effects that you may not realize such as retinoids, acids and Vitamin C.

Once you open Vitamin C, retinol and other serums, they tend to evaporate, oxidize and lose potency. So unless you kept your skin care in a refrigerator, you need to get new products if they have been open for over 6 months.  Retinol and Vitamin C should be replaced 10 weeks after opening unless kept in the fridge. (If in fridge they should last 3 months open).

Shop by your Baumann Skin Type to find specific products

Note that you must be logged in and have taken the quiz to shop by your skin type.

You always want to use some type of skincare products. Most can be used all the time without a break. 

It is not necessary to give your skin a break from products or skin fast.

There are a few exceptions.

Tyrosinase inhibitors, which are used to lighten dark spots, should be stopped very 3 -4 months for 2-4 weeks.  Your skin develops tachyphylaxis, which means it gets used to products and they stop working.  

This is why we recommend a 2 stage regimen when treating dark spots on the skin such as melasma.

You may have heard of a hydroquinone holiday. This is when you stop this skin lightener for 2-4 weeks to help increase effectiveness.

Skin cycling is a new trend that is hurting the consistency of use of many important products. Do not skin cycle unless directed by your dermatologist or Skin Type Solutions trained skin care expert.

Restart skin routine and we will give you advice on when to change your skin care products in the emails you will receive after taking the quiz to find your skin type.

How long the benefits of skin care last after stopping the products depends upon what your underlying skin concerns are and what products you were using.

Not all ingredients have been studied for how long the benefits last, but we do know a lot about how long retinoid benefits last. You can read more here about what happens when you stop using a retinoid like retinol.

Consistency matters!

You get the best results when you sue the correct skin care every day and do not take a break.

So if you stopped your skin care products or just completed skin fasting and are ready to restart skin routine - get back on the best skin care routine for your skin type now!

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