I had occasion to type all this out for a friend, so I thought I’d share it here. It seems a bit deranged, but it’s not that time-consuming, and I think my skin looks pretty good for a 51-year-old who grew up in Redondo Beach and used to go to the beach every day in the summer and intentionally get tan. The only professional service I’ve ever gotten done is two sessions of Sciton BBL (laser) to remove freckling and age spots about 5 years ago.

Wake up:

  • Wipe with a Neutrogena Rapid Clear salicyclic acid pad
  • Use my Omnilux Men red light mask for 10 minutes, I don’t know how much this really does, but I’d be sitting there reading my emails anyway
  • Sunscreen if running outside

After workout:

  • Wash with Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser in the shower
  • 4% hydroquinone (pulsed, 6 months on, 6 months off) from AllDayChemist
  • Cerave AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30
  • Sunscreen (either Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun or Haru Haru Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen, both Korean formulas from YesStyle – don’t bother with American-ized formulas you can buy here!)

Reapply sunscreen if I go out for a walk at lunchtime!

Arriving home at the end of the day:

  • Remove eye makeup with cold cream
  • Oil cleanse with Biossance Squalane + Antioxidant Cleansing Oil
  • Wash with Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
  • Combination 0.1% tretinoin and 15% Azelaic acid formulation from Dermatica
  • 0.03% bimatoprost (generic Latisse) from AllDayChemist
  • Cetaphil Redness Relieving Night Moisturizer
  • La Roche Posay Cicaplast Gel B5 Skin Protectant around eyes

Before bed:

  • Laneige Water Sleeping Mask
  • Burt’s Bees Calming Night Cream, OR, if it has been windy and my skin is unusually dry or irritated, Aestura Atobarrier365 Cream
  • Vaseline on eyelids and lashes
  • I use a silk pillowcase, but I don’t know that it actually does anything