What's The Skip-Care Skincare Trend?

There are so many skincare products on the market that there simply isn't enough time in the world to try them all. It can also, therefore, be easy to get overwhelmed with what products to use one day and which to use the next. Thankfully, newer beauty trends are taking a minimalist approach to skincare that might help lower the number of products you need to use.

The skip-care trend originates from the K-beauty world, which also created the famous 10-step skincare routine. This trend is a new twist considering much of K-beauty routines involve using a large number of products. According to Angela Kim, founder of Savor Beauty, South Korean women consume more beauty products than women from anywhere else in the world. South Korean women, on average, apply between five and nine products to their skin in the evening and night (via The Zoe Report).

However, the skip-care skincare trend might be the newest way to get glowy skin without spending too much time or money on many products.

According to L'Oréal Paris, a skip-care routine involves scaling your skincare products back to a minimum. Instead of having one product for each skin concern or area, you would use products that do multiple jobs. Multipurpose products could be a product that can cleanse and exfoliate your skin or a targeting serum that moisturizes. The idea is simply to cut back on the number of products you use. The purpose is also to not layer product after product, which can do more harm than good. A skip-care routine can also benefit you in being more efficient instead of diluting your products with excessive layering.

To begin your skip-care journey, you first need to analyze what products you need and which can get skipped. By going back to a simple cleansing, toning, and moisturizing routine, you can pinpoint precisely which products you can slowly add into your routien or which skin concern you need to address. One of the easiest ways to scale down your skincare routine is by replacing your serums and oils with a toner that can fulfill both functions, according to Glow Recipe co-founder Sarah Lee (via Vogue).

The trick with skip-care skincare is to pinpoint what the goal is for your skincare routine and focus on that. If you are looking for a skincare routine that can add moisture and reduce acne, you would have to reach for a product that reduces blemishes and hydrates. With advancing technology, finding products that can serve more than one purpose is getting simpler.

According to dermatologist Dr. Justine Kluk, having a routine consisting of a high quantity of products is excessive and unnecessary. Kluk suggests that skip-care is a safer routine that can better target skin concerns without overwhelming your face with products. Although the skip-care and 10-step routines are both efficient if done correctly, a skip-care routine is the best way to take care of your skin with less money and time (via Refinery29).

According to Best of Korea, temporarily taking a break from many products can also help improve your skin. Therefore, if you plan on scaling back for only a short period, the skip-care routine is the perfect way to refresh your skin. When you return to your longer routine, your products will absorb better into the skin and prove more efficient.