WINTER IS ALREADY HERE... And tensed about your skin? Here are 10 step Korean skincare routines for glass-like skin

- By Sunita Biswas

During winters, our skin craves additional nutrients as the intense weather makes it upset.Eventually, people opt for some special skincare skit for nourishment. And when it comes to skincare, Koreans are obsessed with fair and 
pristine skin. Korean beauty or popularly known as the "k-beauty" doctrine is very elevated and somewhat lethal. From Korean celebrities to commoners we can behold their anti-ageing, faultless and beguiling skin throughout the year. Nevertheless, to accomplish something we need tolerance and hard work. Therefore Koreans follow a 10 steps skincare routine to maintain their flawless glamour. However, it is also upon your skin and yourself too to set to work this long, time consuming and perilous cycle.

Let us discover what are those 10 steps 
and how they are worthwhile. 
 
1.Oil-based cleansing

Cleansing is an important part of any skincare routine. 
After trudging all day in heat and pollution, we need to 
tidy our face thoroughly, and water is not 
abundant. Cleansing helps to eliminate dirt, exorbitant 
oil, impurities, bacteria and deceased skin cells. 
Periodic cleansing will help your skin to look glorious, 
healthy and help to bolster satisfactory skin hydration. 
And oil is a good benefactor as it calms, nourishes and 
heals the dermis rather than normal soap.
So washing your face with a good cleanser is requisite.

2. Foaming

Foaming or water-based cleansers are face washes, that form bubbly lather on our skin. They help in deep 

cleaning and are very good to preclude acne, 
blackheads and other skin detritus. But these cleansers 
are not friendly for all skin types and sometimes cause 
drastic upshot on our layer. Accordingly, it is vital to 
choose wisely(especially those who have very dry skin) 
which face wash suits you.

3. Exfoliator

The word derived from a Latin term involves the 
clearing of dead or old skin cells from the surface. Thus 
your skin looks brighter, gleaming and vibrant. We can 
use homemade scrubs or expensive commodities for 
exfoliation. But it is recommended not to get too harsh with our skin for abrupt results. Depending on our skin 
conditions, we can exfoliate daily or only twice a week.

4. Toner

As we go on, our skincare products are getting thicker. 
Toner is like the upgraded rendition for cleanser. It 
settles a layer of protection and also tightened the cell 
gaps. Preventing pores is one of their great features 
ultimately giving you a glowing complexion.

5. Essence

Essentially, the essence is used after toner and before 
the serum is to restore the hydration of the skin. It is the 
beginning of moisturizing, and a crucial step in the 
process. It will help to absorb the remaining five 
products along with boosting their activity. Also, it 
ameliorates irritated skin.

6. Serums

This step includes the prevention of wrinkles, fine lines, 
dark spots etc. Unlike toner or cleanser face serums 
goes directly deep into our skin layer making it 
hydrated, blemish-free and giving you a younger look.Applying regularly, we can bid farewell to dehydration, 
irritation, breakouts, unwanted lines, blackheads and 
whiteheads and other skin issues.
7. Sheet mask
There is nothing much to say about sheet or face masks, 
as even if we don't follow this Korean beauty regimen, 
sheet masks are widely used for quicker results. The 
glowing, saturated skin we get after slowly peeling off 
the mask delivers us to the next level of contentment.
Tap tap tap...time to remove your mask and be ready 
for the final stages.

8. Eye cream and gel

After caring for the main surface of the face, it's now 
time to take care of that the sensitive eye area, where 
dark circles had made their home. But these creams and 
gel are uncertain, and we should be careful while using 
them. Unless the person is suffering from continuous 
dark circles, puffiness and other issues this step is not 
so necessary.

9. Moisturizer
NEVER EVER SKIP MOISTURIZING!!! These of the 
last steps are a basic one, which is inevitable. 
Moisturizer locks the nutrients of the other eight
products used and help to restore hydration and enhance skin composition. Even, if we can't follow these 10 
steps k-beauty only by applying moisturizer can be very 
beneficial.

10. Sunscreen 

This step is ignored as most of us do our skincare at 
night because of the dearth of time. However, sunscreen 
is quite important, as it is the susceptible way to curb 
ageing and maintain radiant skin. Also, it prevents us
from sunburn, cancer and premature ageing.

I know, this routine is quite prolonged and time-consuming but it will be a delicacy for our impoverished skin. If regularly not possible, at least thrice a week can be greatly beneficial. 
Besides that, we should lead a healthy diet too. But to know more about beauty keep following Explore valley.