A simple 3-step routine that actually works

You don't need ten products for healthy skin. Most skin types do well with three steps, used consistently.

1. Cleanse (morning and night)

Use a gentle cleanser that suits your skin: a cream or hydrating cleanser for dry skin, a gel or foaming cleanser for oily skin. Rinse with lukewarm water — hot water dries the skin.

2. Moisturise

Even oily skin needs moisture. Choose a light gel-cream if you are oily, and a richer cream with ceramides if you are dry.

3. Protect (every morning)

Finish with SPF 30 or higher. Sunscreen is the single best anti-ageing and anti-dark-spot step.

Pharmacist tip: give any new routine 4–6 weeks before judging it, and add new products one at a time.

General advice only — not a medical diagnosis. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding or on medication, check with your doctor.