Feeling burdened by a complicated skincare routine that makes you want to throw in the towel altogether? If so, taking a “less is more” skinimalism approach will help you save time with your beauty regimen and stay the course!

Skinimalism Meaning
Skinimalism is a branch of the Minimalism movement. But just what does minimalism mean? Stemming from the 1950s painting and sculpture trend that focused on simplicity, the current minimalism meaning pertains to living with less. Not just a frivolous social media trend, this approach is a way of life that prioritizes the value of time, space, experiences, quality, and gratitude over quantity and waste. It involves assessing what is excess and giving away what you don’t use to free yourself of distracting clutter. This enables you to make room for things that really matter and live happier.

It focuses on needs versus the accumulation of “stuff” that can take over, negatively impacting the quality of our lives. Just think of the hours spent shopping for something new – scrolling, comparing, pinning, and saving items to wish lists, etc. Minimalism and mental health go hand in hand as it helps clear away distractions and stressors. This benefits not only those with ADHD and anxiety, but anyone overwhelmed by the excesses of today’s world. Skinimalism combines skincare and minimalism and is a popular method to streamline your beauty regimen. The basis of this tactic is the idea that time-consuming 10 to 12-step routines are not necessary and often responsible for when skin goes wrong.

Merits of Skinimalism
Tidying up your vanity so that it isn’t littered with extraneous bottles, tubes, or jars can help your skin, as well as your state of mind. A skinimalism routine aims to ensure optimal skin health while achieving a smooth, glowing complexion with the least number of products possible. (Hint: It also eliminates the guilt that some people experience when they skip a step or two from lengthier regimens!) Some multiple-step routines include superfluous skin care products that can actually worsen your complexion, exacerbate certain skin issues or create new ones, and can be daunting to follow daily. Overdoing it with layer after layer of essences, serums, creams, and oils may clog pores and trigger breakouts. In addition, using too many products with acids or other actives may not play well together, causing redness, irritation, and flakes.

How to Become a Skinimalist
If your beauty drawer or cabinet is overflowing with products that don’t “bring you (or your skin) joy,” pare it down by being honest with yourself! Often, we hold onto certain products even if they failed to make good on their claims because of the expense and feeling that it would be wasteful to discard them. (Remember, you can share the surplus with someone who can truly appreciate them!) To dispense with regret about product purchase mistakes and make way for those that deliver, ask yourself the following to help eliminate your product pile-up:

• Why are you keeping it?
• Does it work?
• Do you enjoy using it? (Think texture and aroma)
• When was the last time you used it?
• Is it easy to use?
• Will you really use it? And if so, when?
• Does it include only safe skincare ingredients?

Once you answer these tough questions, it will encourage you to remove products that are just taking up space or unsafe ones that don’t belong on your counter.

Quality vs. Quantity
In a nutshell: Using fewer high-quality, concentrated, clean beauty formulas is far better than slathering on more and more lower-quality products! If your routine still feels cumbersome, multi-tasking clean skincare products are the easiest way to make sure that your regimen is complete without unnecessary steps, time, and fillers. They make getting ready for the day quick and easy, helping you maximize the rest of your day! Safe and effective skincare that you enjoy using is the fastest way to renew your lease on youthful-looking skin!

Pevonia multi-taskers that deserve a place in your simple skin care routine:

Cleanse+

• The plant based Stem Cells Phyto-Elite Multi-Active Foaming Cleanser also serves as a toner, saves you time and money, and is ideal for a simple skincare routine for mature skin.
• The CleanRefresh Foaming Oil Cleanser doubles as a pre-cleanse make-up remover for all skin types and a ceramide-rich cleanser especially suited for a simple skincare routine for dry skin.
• A cleanser that exfoliates is another way to simplify your regimen. Rather than a separate exfoliating step, all skin types can use our Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser a couple of times a week - great for extra-busy schedules.
• For a simple skin care routine for acne, the ProCorrective Clear-Control Exfoliator is formulated to be non-drying, calming, and safe for daily use.
• Each of our natural body scrub formulas cleanses while sloughing away dulling dead skin cells, too!

Tone+

• All Pevonia Alcohol-Free toners complete the cleansing process and remove tap water impurities, plus provide specific actives to address unique skincare concerns.
• The Hyaluronic Acid HydraMist goes even further, serving as a toner, moisturizing mist, face spray, and make-up setting spray.  

Serum+

• For a simple skincare routine for oily skin, the oil-free C Complexe with Oxyzomes and Hyaluronic Acid Hydra-Serum, to name a few of our lightweight serums, provide adequate shine-free moisture, ideal in the morning before applying sun protection.

Moisturize+

• Combining a moisturizer with sunscreen and bluelight protection is a daily morning essential that helps you get out the door lickety-split and saves your skin from UV and HEV light! As a bonus, our broader protection sunscreen is suitable for protecting and moisturizing both the face and body.
• For those that want to blur imperfections like redness, visible pores, and uneven skin tone, our tinted moisturizer with sun protection moisturizes, smooths, calms, and eliminates having to apply foundation, tackling four steps (serum, moisturizer, sun protection, and make-up) at once.

Here are some other unexpected multi-use formulas:

We love finding new ways to use and repurpose products beyond their original function, as stated in the instructions.
For body and hair: Keep skin and hair luminous and gleaming with the Dry Oil Body Moisturizer. Spritz into hair to tame frizziness and flyaways and mist your body for a fast-absorbing sheen - a true head-to-toe "twofer."
Not just for men: Our Easy Glide Shaving Emulsion tops the list for best natural shaving creams. It can be used to help soften beards, or hair on the legs, underarms, and along the bikini line, proving that “What's Good for the Goose is good for the Gander” (and vice versa)!All of the multi-taskers make an excellent part of a simple skincare routine for beginners, too!

Have something you can’t part with? That is ok! As a skincare brand, we love it when people purchase our products! But our mission is to help people find manageable Pevonia regimens they can continue to stick with to meet their skin and lifestyle needs. Keeping things simple by sticking to just the essentials can apply to anything! So now that you are on a roll with your skincare, consider tackling books, shoes, accessories, and anything else weighing you down!

Want to maximize results for your healthiest skin ever? Boost skin health with an in-depth consultation for your ideal products and professional treatments. Ask for our Lumafirm Lift & Glow/Freeze-Dried Facial Treatment, SkinFit Myoxy-Caviar Facial Treatment For Him, ProCorrective Clear-Control Treatment, or Desert Heat Copper Body Wrap Treatment. Then, visit Find A Spa for an oasis near you offering Pevonia!