What is layering?

We hear more and more often about "layering" today we want to clarify this skincare technique born in South Korea.

The term layering translated into Italian literally means "stratification": the principle is that for the care of one's skin products are placed one on top of the other which do not interfere with each other, but which rather enhance the active ingredients that will be to act on our skin.

The beauty routine is based precisely on this concept because we put on the face in a precise order the products that most help us achieve our skincare "goals".

The key elements for good layering are:

Understanding the needs of our skin

Each skin has different needs. Before starting with any light or more important treatment, we need to understand our skin type and how it reacts to certain ingredients.

The advice is to be very careful when we apply new products on the face and to integrate them into the beauty routine gradually, so as to actually understand their effectiveness.

Many times it happens that we find ourselves with pimples, irritated or sensitive skin and we are unable to trace it back to a specific factor, so it is better to add or change one product at a time so that we can evaluate its effects.

Knowing what we put on our faces

Nobody says that we need to know the INCI of all the products we use, but certainly with the layering technique we are adding a multiplicity of ingredients and active ingredients that interact with each other. Some exfoliating acids, retinol, vitamin C and much more have precise rules that must be respected, the main one is not to use two products together that conflict with each other. When you decide to have a more elaborate routine, it is good to find out what you decide to put on your face.

Layering order

Last but not least, is the order of the products: we always go from the more liquid texture to the fuller one.

Layering brings many benefits including more hydrated and luminous skin, the alleviation of some problems such as redness and pimples, and the prevention of the formation of fine wrinkles.

Taking care of your skin with these measures may seem laborious at first, but in reality you will later discover that not only does it not take up so much time, but it is really effective!