Are you overwhelmed and frustrated trying to figure out what products to use when? Are you concerned about pairing your skincare ingredients properly? Is your skin easily irritated by retinol products? Are you confused about how to integrate your exfoliants? If you said yes, you need to hear about skin cycling.
What is Skin Cycling?
Skin cycling is the concept of alternating your nighttime skincare routines and products to effectively integrate potent active ingredients, like retinol and exfoliants. This can help keep your skin barrier intact and happy and prevent unnecessary irritation. Generally, the routines that are cycled look like this.
Option 1: Exfoliation Routine
Option 2: Retinol Routine
Option 3: Barrier Support and Recovery.
Why would someone want to try skin cycling?
There are some ingredients that should only be used in your PM skincare routine, like exfoliants and retinol. However, these ingredients shouldn’t be used in the same routine as they can lead to irritation if misuse or overuse. Furthermore, there are some people who may feel like they can’t use these ingredients at all because of the irritation they experience. It can just be confusing or overwhelming to know what to use and when.
So how can we use these potent, difference-making ingredients safely and effectively without irritation, overwhelm and confusion? The answer is Skin Cycling!
Because Skin Cycling follows a series of nightly skincare routines that eliminate the issues of mixing ingredients that don’t play well together and the confusion of complicated routines, it makes using stronger ingredients easy and tolerable.
How Skin Cycling Works
Night 1: Exfoliation
This kicks off the skin cycle with a routine that uses chemical exfoliants. Exfoliation can help smooth rough skin, even the appearance of the skin tone, and brighten the look of your complexion. They help remove excess dead skin and allow for meaningful penetration of the active ingredients on night 2.
• Our AHA gentle surface exfoliator visibly brightens, smooths, and firms skin overnight. Microdoses of 9 Alpha Hydroxy Acids slowly release into the skin’s top layers – melting away excess dead skin for dramatic rejuvenation, without the side effects of a traditional peel.
• Our BHA acid-packed exfoliator dives below the surface to refine the look of congested skin. Blending 2% salicylic acid with a tropical fruit complex, this formula works within the pores, dissolving dead skin cells to clear the look of breakouts, visibly smooth bumpy texture, and fade the look of hyperpigmentation.
Use the type of exfoliant that is best for your skin type and skin concerns.
Night 2: Retinol
Retinol/Retinoid Night. This is also known as the ‘push night’. This night we will reach for our Vitamin A derivative (aka our retinoid product) of choice as the serum in your routine. Choose the intensity and application method that you can tolerate the best. This is where you are getting meaningful anti-aging benefits from your retinoids/retinol, like targeting the look of fine lines and wrinkles, improving the appearance of skin discoloration, and more. It is important to note that you can do multiple retinoid nights in a row as your skin tolerates it.
A firmer, younger-looking appearance is just a serum away. Our powerful Firm & Lift Serum features innovative antioxidants like Bakuchiol, which works to stimulate collagen and give you a glow-worthy complexion.
Esthetician Tip: I love using our Niacinamide Booster on retinol nights. They are the perfect pair!
Night 3 & 4: Recovery
Barrier Support and Recovery Night. This night (or two if your skin needs additional rest) is where we use ingredients that nourish the skin and support the skin’s natural lipid barrier. Our natural lipid barrier is made of fatty acids, cholesterol, and ceramides and is crucial in helping keep skin looking healthy and hydrated. When we give it the support it needs we can avoid unnecessary redness, dehydration, dryness, breakouts, and irritation. You can’t go wrong with ingredients like Ceramides, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Hyaluronic Acid, Peptides, and nourishing omega-rich oils.
Esthetician Tip: Did you know that our Advanced Repair Eye Cream is packed with peptides?! Make sure you are using an eye cream, moisturizer, and neck cream with all of these routines.
One thing that is important to note is that this “schedule” is just a starting place and can be adjusted as needed. It is ideal for those that have had issues with tolerating retinol or retinoids, or that may suffer more easily from a compromised skin barrier or irritation.
If you can tolerate more exfoliation or retinol in your routine that is great!
Have you tried skin cycling yet? Let us know in the comments!
11 comments
My question is the same as Donna’s from May 20th.
I love the step by step over the 4 nights
But could you simply have a list of what goes with what each night and what order to use it in.
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goPure Beauty replied:
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to us! We received your request and one of our amazing reps will get back to you today. We appreciate your patience. 💚
Best Regards, goPure Beauty
On Mon, May 20 2024, at 08:45 PM, <Sunny@comment.sunnysideapps.com>
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goPure Beauty replied:
Hi Jackie, here’s what we’d recommend: Night one could be your exfoliation night. This is where you could use the BHA Liquid or the AHA Peel.
Your second night would be your Retinol night. Here you can use your Firm & Lift Serum OR Retinol Serum OR your prescription Tretinoin followed by your preferred moisturizer.
The last night would be meant for barrier boosting and hydration – so feel free to use your Hydrate & Smooth Serum or Dewy Serum, then Niacinamide, and any moisturizers this night. You will just continue to cycle from there!
You can use your Brighten & Even Serum and then either the Hydrate & Smooth Serum or Dewy Serum in the morning, along with your Eye Cream, followed by the Vitamin C Moisturizer where you see fit.
Best Regards, goPure Beauty
I am a soon to be 77-year-old woman who lost weight and really have no collagen to speak of left on my face it just got thin and drawn and have some sagging and finally all the wrinkles have come out from past son and also a lot of stress and sickness the last few years I need some really good advice on a basic skin care for using either t r e t o n o y d or retinol or maybe niacinamide or something that will help with skin turnover but I’ve been afraid because of the redness in irritation maybe you could advise me on something basic for my skin care and how to use the recycling idea you reference above so I don’t get real red and irritated I would need this help before ordering thank you so much for helping I’m a senior on fixing coming money is often tight but I’ll do the best I can if you could recommend just some basic products for something simple I’m grateful I’m Elaine at e l a i n e s k a h n at Hotmail
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goPure Beauty replied:
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to us! We received your request and one of our amazing reps will get back to you today. We appreciate your patience. 💚
Best Regards, goPure Beauty
On Mon, May 20 2024, at 08:10 PM, <Sunny@comment.sunnysideapps.com>
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goPure Beauty replied:
Hi Elaine, thank you for your interest in our products 💚 To assist you better, we will reach out to you via email.
Best Regards, goPure Beauty
I have been using GoPure products for 3 months and I love the results that I am getting, but I know there are other products from GoPure that I can benefit from. I just don’t know what they would be. I am 50 years old and have those brown sunspots. My main concern is WRINKLES around my mouth and eyes! Can you help?!
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goPure Beauty replied:
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to us! We received your request and one of our amazing reps will get back to you today. We appreciate your patience. 💚
Best Regards, goPure Beauty
On Mon, May 20 2024, at 07:30 PM, <Sunny@comment.sunnysideapps.com>
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goPure Beauty replied:
Hello Ronna, thank you so much for being part of the goPure community for a long time! 💖 For lines and wrinkles, we highly recommend a combination of Firm & Lift serum plus the Anti Wrinkle Moisturizer. You may also check out our Ultimate Firming Set.
Best Regards, goPure Beauty
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goPure Beauty replied:
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to us! We received your request and one of our amazing reps will get back to you today. We appreciate your patience. 💚
Best Regards, goPure Beauty
On Mon, May 20 2024, at 07:05 PM, <Sunny@comment.sunnysideapps.com>
What product, if any, should you use after exfoliating at night?
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goPure Beauty replied:
Hi Ginny, thank you for your inquiry! You may continue with your everyday morning or evening routine, as long as it is retinol free. We suggest that you avoid any retinol products because you don’t want to cause irritation to the skin. Feel free to reach out if you have other questions.