The order in which you apply your face creams, serums, and lotions matters.

Oil-based cleansers should always be the first step in your routine. They clean away makeup, dirt, and oil that has been sitting on the surface of your skin, as well as below it.

Toner should go after cleanser because it prepares your skin for the other products.

The next step is to exfoliate. Exfoliation aids your skin cell turnover process by removing dead skin cells from the skin's surface. This helps prevent the accumulation of dead cells from clogging pores and blocking follicles.

Using a serum on the daily can help target just about any issue you’re facing—from dryness, to acne, to dark spots and fine lines—and it might just make your moisturizer work harder for you

The takeaway here is to use your toner before applying moisturizer to get the most out of both products.

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