Skinimism: how to practice it correctly

Help the environment and save money on products you don't have time to use before the expiration date? Easy – if you call on the help of skinimism.

Earlier this year, Pinterest named skinnimalism the top grooming trend of 2021. In quarantine, we all began to pay more attention to care than makeup. But sometimes we still get tired of multi-step care or simply don't want to waste time using a whole bunch of cosmetic products. Fast, efficient and environmentally friendly – these are the basic principles of skinimism that have won the hearts of its fans. 

Choose funds with clear formulas 

The constant flow of information about new ingredients and formulas often pushes us to rash purchases. Moreover, if you change beauty products too often, then the risk of allergies, peeling and dermatitis increases significantly. And the more often you buy and mix products with complex ingredients in your care (without consulting a cosmetologist, of course), the higher the chance that skin problems will arise.

For basic care, in the absence of obvious problems, products with working compositions are needed, in which there will be no more than 2-3 active components. For example, if you have oily skin but no acne, these may be: salicylic acid, tea tree oil, kaolin. If you try to add retinol or vitamin C here to even out the tone or fight breakouts, then you will greatly dry out the skin. When buying a product for dry and normal skin, you need to look for natural oils, hyaluronic acid or ceramides in the composition. For age – peptides, bakuchiol or alfalfa extract (Chanel found out that it works no worse than retinol).

Do not overload care with day and night products

Lixirskin founder Colette Haydon sees buying day and night creams as a way to overload her bathroom shelf. She practices skinimism and uses an all-in-one product that can be applied twice a day. But here it is important to strike a balance: if you want to practice skinimism, but need to use concentrated serums or ampoules, then you should not refuse them.

Go to refills

Skinimism is always about conscious consumption. The refills help reduce cosmetic spending and save the money you used to spend on jars during spontaneous shopping. And refills are the easiest life hack for those who want to switch to skinimism. In them, we, as a rule, buy those products that we are familiar with and have already managed to fall in love with. So, disappointments will not bring!