Skincare: a sink-sized routine

If it does not fit on the edge of a sink, it is inventory. A routine that needs a tray is a store, not a face.

Order: cleanse, one treatment (acid or retinoid, not both the first month), moisturizer if you need it, SPF in daylight. Fragrance is optional and often the irritant.

Kill-filter on a new bottle: INCI you can parse, a size you will finish in 90 days, no “clinical” claim without a study you can open. Influencer kits are samplers with a story.

US and APAC shelves differ (SPF textures, humidity). Buy for your climate, not the unboxing.

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