After years of research and tons of hands-on experience, Kate Somerville knows that no matter what your skin type is, there are certain things everyone should be doing to promote healthy skin. If you need tips for a skincare overhaul and how to get healthy skin, keep reading to learn exactly what Kate recommends to take your skin to the next level.
Kate’s expertise helped her create a simple yet effective principle everyone can use to form the optimum skincare routine for a glowing complexion. The 5 Daily Do’s! This consists of 5 daily steps for healthy skin, so let’s talk through them.
Step 1 – Cleanse
The first ‘Daily do’ is to cleanse your skin, this is such a simple but important step in your regime! Cleansing AM and PM will ensure you are removing all dirt, bacteria, and excess oils from the skin to prep for the rest of your routine. Its also a great way to add active ingredients into your skincare in a gentle form. Kate’s favourite cleanser is the Goat Milk Moisturising Cleanser, it’s an effective makeup remover but is incredibly nourishing and moisturising so perfect for this time of year!
Step 2 – Exfoliate
Exfoliating is key in everyone’s skincare routine. A lot of us will tend to over or under exfoliate the skin, so striking the right balance is really important. Exfoliating on a regular basis will speed up cellular turnover to remove surface dull and dead skin cells, and keep looking fresh and glowing! Kate’s favourite is her 3 in one, scrub, peel and mask ExfoliKate Intensive, add this in 2-3 x per week as a treatment to unlock an instantly radiant complexion.
Step 3 – Hydrate
Hydration is Kate’s third step, to add a bit of bounce to the skin. Inspired by her oxygen facials from her LA clinic, our little clinic in a can uses a patented oxygen delivery system to push Hyaluronic acid into the skin for deep hydration and plumping. This also perfectly preps the skin for any other treatments and active ingredients that are to be applied to the skin next. Use the DermalQuench Liquid Lift AM and PM to maintain optimum hydration within the skin.
Step 4 – Treat/Moisturise
Next up is treating and moisturising the skin. This is where Kate will tailor her routines to make them as simple or complex as her clients need, depending on their concerns. Here you can add in serums and eye creams, active ingredients like Retinol and Vitamin C to treat skin and follow with a moisturiser to nourish and lock in hydration. Kate’s favourite is Peptide K8, a rich cream packed with peptides to boost collagen, whilst firming and plumping skin, a desert island must have!
Step 5 – Protect
Last but by no means least is protection, this is one of the most important things you can do to keep your skin healthy. Protecting your skin from UVA, and UVB will help to prevent premature ageing and damage to the skin that can appear in the form of fine lines and wrinkles, pigmentation, and uneven skin tone. This is the fifth and final morning step to keep skin radiant and healthy! Our Daily Deflector is the perfect AM protection, use this alongside our UncompliKated SPF 50 makeup setting spray to top up your protection throughout the day.
