Hi!
Today, I thought I'd talk about my daily skincare routine for the summer months, when it's hot
and sunny outside, I like using really light products.
It's been requested so much by you, guys, but I was waiting to find something a bit
more stable because I've been experimenting a lot with a lot of different things.
Every month there was something different, and I just didn't feel like I was in the position
to actually tell you guys exactly what I'm using.
Just because it was always changing.
But this routine I think has stayed now for a while and I think it will stay for a while
because it really works, and it's wonderful for the summer months.
So take whatever you need from it, I hope you will enjoy it.
Any relevant videos will be linked in the description box.
So let's get started!
In the evenings, I just wash my face with tap water, and I have a shower filter installed,
which removes chlorine and all the unnecessary minerals from the water, so that it's not
so hard and it doesn't irritate or dry my skin as much.
I find that it works really well.
Then, a couple of times a week, I use something called Aleppo soap, and it's also called Syrian
soap or Laurel soap.
It's made of just olive oil and laurel oil.
It's used in Middle Eastern countries, like Lebanon, Syria - it's wonderful.
Women from those countries have the most beautiful skin ever, so they must know what they're
doing.
I've been loving a lot.
It looks really strange - it's kind of golden and green inside.
It's the most nourishing thing ever.
I'm not really a big fan of soaps, but this soap is a completely different league, it's
amazing.
So I use it a couple of times a week, usually whenever I use makeup.
It removes makeup perfectly.
And then around once a week or once in two weeks, I also do the Oil Cleansing Method
before washing with the soap.
For the Oil Cleansing Method, I've been using either pure coconut oil or or my Oil Cleansing
mixture with 80% olive oil and 20% castor oil with a few drops of lavender oil.
I usually massage the oil for around 5 minutes and then I remove it using my wonderful soft
microfibre cloth (it's also called suede microfibre cloth).
It's used for polishing furniture.
I talked about it in a separate video, and I'll link it down in the description box.
But it's amazing, it's so much better than a muslin cloth or a regular washcloth.
It's so much more gentle and it's really pleasant to use.
After that, I've been really enjoying washing my face with the Aleppo soap that I mentioned
earlier on, simply because now that it's hot, I kind of like removing all that oily residue.
After that, I always tone with rose water.
I just grab a cotton pad, and I wipe my face with it.
It's so hydrating that I don't need any moisturizing afterwards at all.
So I haven't really been using any oil to moisturize at all during the day or in the
evening.
In the morning, it's even more simple.
I just grab a cotton pad and rose water, and wipe my face with it.
That's it!
I don't use any oil to moisturize or nourish at all because rose water is really hydrating
and it's hot outside, it's summer time, so I really don't need any more nourishment than
that.
In the evening, I don't use any moisturizing at all either.
But on days or evenings when my face is feeling extremely dry, then I will use just a tiny
bit of coconut oil, and that sorts everything out super quickly.
So that's it really, it's a very simple routine, most days I just wash with water in the evening,
always cleanse with rose water and cotton pad in the mornings.
If I use makeup, then I remove it using the Oil Cleansing Method and Aleppo soap.
The Aleppo soap has been a new addition to my skincare routine, but I've been really
enjoying it.
It's wonderful.
So I hope that you've enjoyed this video.
I hope that you'll reuse some of this in your routine.
Take whatever you need from it.
Tell me what you think of my routine, and I would love to know what you use in your
own skincare routine, so tell me down in the comments, and we can all share our best practice.
I'm also planning to make videos with my shower and hygiene routine, and also my daily makeup
routine, both of which have been requested so much as well.
So stay tuned, and I'll see you in my next one.
Bye!