A solid skincare routine is important for maintaining beautiful skin throughout life. We guide you to an effective Nordic skincare routine you can use every day.
A skincare routine is a self-care habit that you can easily incorporate into your life. And you don't have to break the bank to take time to care for your skin.
It's not the vast sea of fancy beauty products constantly bombarding us on social media that makes the difference. It's just as much the intention you put behind it, and taking time out of your day to enjoy a moment with yourself.
Here, we provide a skincare routine that suits most people. It's a routine with simple steps that are easy to follow. But remember, product choices can be very individual depending on your skin type. The best products for you might not work for someone else. So it's important to research your skin type. This way, you can find out exactly what your skin needs in terms of care, cleansing, and nourishment.
Do you have mature skin? Then also read our anti-age routine, specifically developed for the needs of mature skin.
1. Cleansing
The first step is to cleanse your skin. Especially in the evening, it's important to cleanse away the day, no matter how much or how little makeup you wear. Throughout the day, our facial skin will always be exposed to dirt and pollution, so it's important to wash your skin clean before going to bed.
Use our basic face wash, which lathers beautifully, provides plenty of moisture, and cleanses deeply without drying out the skin. For those with more sensitive skin, we recommend the milder Face Wash Sensitive.
Generally, it's good to cleanse the skin twice in a row in the evening. But you can also choose to cleanse your face once with a cleansing product and finish your cleanse with toner. You'll find that further down in the guide.
2. Exfoliation
Exfoliation removes dead skin cells, so it's a fantastic habit to incorporate a couple of times a week. If your skin is a bit more delicate, we don't recommend frequent exfoliation. But if you don't have very sensitive skin, exfoliating stimulates skin cell renewal, giving you a more radiant glow.
Raunsborg® Face Scrub is a lightly exfoliating gel with a fresh birch scent. Pumpkin seeds enhance the scrubbing effect and effectively remove dead skin cells – leaving the skin fresh and silky soft.
3. Toner
You can advantageously use a toner after the first round of facial cleansing. It removes the last dirt and makeup residue, while preparing the skin to receive the nourishing ingredients in your serum and cream. Our skin tonic is an alcohol-free toner with active ingredients from sugar beet, elderflower, and birch bark, which soothes, cares for, and refreshes the skin – leaving it silky soft.
4. Serum
A truly important step in your skincare routine is serum. Serum is a small vitamin bomb that gives the skin the extra nourishment it needs to glow. Therefore, it's always a good idea to use serum after toner and before day or night cream, depending on whether it's your morning or evening skincare routine.
5. Eye Cream
The skin around the eyes is so thin and delicate that it's worth taking extra care of. Therefore, a good eye cream is a must if you want to keep the skin around your eyes looking good. Our eye gel is a firming cream that counteracts dark circles. And it can be used by all skin types – morning and evening.
If your skin is more mature, or you want a product that specifically prevents wrinkles, our anti-age eye cream is a strengthening and moisturizing booster for the delicate skin around the eyes.
6. Day Cream
As the name suggests, a day cream is one of the most essential steps in your daily morning routine. Our Nordic day cream is a perfect match when it comes to covering your skin's basic needs during the day. It contains ceramide 2, which helps improve the skin's natural moisture balance, making your skin supple and soft.
Our anti-age day cream has that little extra. It contains white truffle extract, which ensures the skin maintains its natural moisture balance for up to 72 hours. A true moisture bomb that keeps your skin beautiful all day long.
7. Night Cream
Your evening routine should, of course, include a night cream. And it can certainly be a bit richer and heavier than the day cream, so it can truly nourish your skin throughout the night.
Our night cream has a unique composition of plant extracts from nettle, which improves skin elasticity, while peptides help to smooth out fine lines. And the cream helps to delay the skin's natural signs of aging, so you can wake up to plumper and more radiant skin.
8. SPF
Sunscreen is a step many forget, but it's really important to use SPF as the last step in your facial care. SPF is perhaps the most important anti-aging product – more on that here. We have sunscreens you can use for both face and body. Explore our sunscreens, and remember sunscreen every day – even in winter.