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The Right Skincare Routine Order For All Skin Types

An effective skincare ritual is an important element of every person’s daily routine, and it has never been more popular. Over the past decade, skincare has transformed into a global obsession, completely reshaping how we take care of our skin. While there’s no single quintessential routine, there is certainly an optimal order for applying skincare products.

The steps of an effective skincare routine are to cleanse, tone, treat, moisturize and protect. It’s crucial to use products that cater to your unique skin texture and tone. Whether your skin is dry, oily, sensitive or somewhere in-between, we’ll show you essential tips on how to tailor your skincare ritual with formulas that deliver exceptional hydration and long-lasting radiance.

Why Order Matters

The order of cleansing, toning, treating, moisturizing and protecting skin is organized to prioritize the thinnest products first, followed by the thickest products. Regardless of your skin type, these universal steps are designed to allow ingredients to penetrate effectively and synergistically, ultimately transforming your skin.

Clé de Peau Beauté’s luxurious formulations are designed to complement this layered approach, helping you unlock your inner radiance with a youthful, glowing complexion.

Building A Skincare Routine: Step-By-Step Guide

Everyone has unique skin, so it’s essential to create a skincare ritual that addresses your specific needs by choosing formulas that are ideal for your skin type. Our formulas are designed to elevate these essential steps while addressing issues like aging, dullness and redness.

Step One: Cleansers

Radiant skin always begins with a clean base. Cleansing removes dirt, oil, sweat, makeup, and pollutants that accumulate throughout the day or night without stripping or irritating the skin. Our cleansers are designed to support resilience and smoothness while maintaining moisture levels to reveal a soft, fresh complexion.

Selecting A Clé de Peau Beauté Cleanser Based On Your Skin Type And Needs

For Makeup Removal Or Double-Cleansing: Cleansing Oil

When your skin needs a more thorough cleanse to remove makeup, look for a hydrating, lightweight oil-based formula like our Cleansing Oil to effortlessly dissolve impurities and even waterproof makeup without leaving an oily residue.

For Sensitive And/Or Normal To Dry Skin: Softening Cleansing Foam

Our antioxidant-rich Softening Cleansing Foam, formulated with deeply-hydrating ingredients, gently lifts impurities for clean, balanced skin that is prepared for the next steps in your routine.

For Combination and/or Normal to Oily Skin: Clarifying Cleansing Foam

Our Clarifying Cleansing Foam is a foaming cleanser that helps to remove excess oil and impurities that cause dullness and clogged-pores without over-drying, perfect for oily skin types.

Tips for Using Cleansers

Be sure to wash your face twice a day, once in the morning and once at night, with lukewarm water (hot water strips moisture, while cold water won’t properly dissolve buildup).
If you feel that skin needs a little bit more cleansing than normal, try a gentle exfoliator like the Skin-Refining Clay Scrub.

Step Two: The Serum

As an essential first step, our best-selling, youth-generating The Serum is formulated to hydrate and visibly increase radiance, smoothness, and plumpness for renewed, youthful-looking skin.

Apply on freshly cleansed skin to deliver hydration and enhance the benefits of your overall routine before moving onto Step Three.

Step Three: Essence Lotions

Essence Lotions, also referred to as toners, help to balance pH levels while prepping your skin for targeted treatments and moisturizers. They can also help control oil production, soothe sensitive skin, reduce redness and refine skin tone.

Selecting A Clé de Peau Beauté Essence Lotion Based On Your Skin Type And Needs

For Sensitive and/or Normal to Dry Skin: Hydro-Softening Essence Lotion

For a nourishing essence that absorbs quickly into skin with deep, 24-hour hydration, our Hydro-Softening Essence Lotion helps strengthen the skin barrier and diminish the look of pores and fine lines for a moisturized, healthy glow.

For Combination And/Or Normal To Oily Skin: Hydro-Clarifying Essence Lotion

The Hydro-Clarifying Essence Lotion helps to renew skin’s clarity and smoothness by providing instant refining and replenishing benefits paired with deep 24-hour hydration.

Tips for Applying Essence Lotions

To enhance the application and efficacy of Clé de Peau Beauté essence lotions, saturate our luxurious Cotton and smooth gently over face.

Step Four: Targeted Treatments

Serums and other targeted treatments are designed to address specific concerns like dryness, dullness, fine lines, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation. These powerful formulas work to revive your complexion, leaving your skin looking smooth and radiant.

Selecting A Clé de Peau Beauté Treatment Based On Your Skin Type And Needs

For Anti-Aging: Precious Gold Vitality Serum

The Precious Gold Vitality Serum treats signs of aging caused by stress-related fatigue, leaving skin feeling plumped, firm and full of revitalized radiance.

For Brighter, Firmer Skin: Brightening Serum Supreme

Inspired by dermatological treatments, Brightening Serum Supreme helps to improve skin’s youthful clarity by targeting dark spots and dullness for a luminous, revitalized complexion.

For Addressing Eye-Area Imperfections: Eye Contour Cream Supreme

Finish the treatment step with our Eye Contour Cream Supreme. This high-performance formula recontours and rejuvenates the eye area to diminish the appearance of fine lines, deep wrinkles and under-eye darkness for renewed radiance.

Tips For Using Targeted Treatments

Apply treatment products morning and evening, after toner, while your skin is still slightly damp, for better absorption.

Step Five: Moisturizers and Emulsions

Whether you want to defend your skin from external stressors or visibly slow down signs of aging, day and nighttime moisturizers and emulsions help to both nourish and protect your skin, providing optimal hydration without causing excess oil or irritation.

Selecting A Clé de Peau Beauté Moisturizer Based On Your Skin Type And Needs

For Daytime Hydration: Protective Day Emulsion SPF 25

Our Protective Day Emulsion SPF 25 is a lightweight, daytime emulsion that provides 24 hours of hydration. It also defends against harmful UV rays and strengthens the skin barrier for a plumper, more resilient complexion.

For Targeted Nighttime Hydration: Advanced Intensive Night Cream

A deeply hydrating night cream works with your skin’s natural rhythms to help it recover from daytime stressors and dryness. Our Advanced Intensive Night Cream has a rich, silky texture that strengthens the skin barrier while improving firmness and smoothness.

Tips For Using Moisturizers

To enhance the application and efficacy of Clé de Peau Beauté emulsions, saturate our luxurious Cotton and smooth gently over face.
For intensified hydration and enhanced radiance, layer an emulsion with any Clé de Peau Beauté moisturizer.

Step Six: Daytime – Suncare

No daytime routine is complete without SPF. Shield skin from harmful UV damage while protecting against wrinkles, dark spots, and uneven skin tone with sunscreens that are compatible for all skin types.

Selecting Clé de Peau Beauté Suncare Based On Your Skin Type And Needs

For Strong UV Protection for All Skin Types: UV Protective Cream SPF 50+

Our nourishing UV Protective Cream SPF 50+ is a luxurious, broad-spectrum facial sunscreen that protects against UVA/UVB rays and environmental factors, while visibly improving skin’s texture with 10-hour moisture.

Tips For Using Suncare

Apply SPF 50 or higher every morning as the final step of your skincare routine, right before makeup.
Reapply every two hours when outdoors, sweating, or swimming.
Remember to apply it to your ears, neck, and hands.

Step Six: Nighttime – La Crème

To complete your nighttime ritual, apply the ultimate anti-aging cream, La Crème. As our best-selling night cream, it maximizes your skin’s ability to repair, renew, and protect itself overnight, restoring the look and feel of youthful skin.

Revive Radiance With A Personalized Skincare Regimen

Radiant skin is always within reach. Take the Clé de Peau Beauté Skincare Quiz today to craft a personalized skincare regimen to unlock your inner radiance.