The Ideal Skincare Routine for Combination Skin

Your skin feels hydrated and refreshed when you wake up, and you retain the shine-free complexion for a few hours. But midday arrives, and oil appears on your t-zone (forehead, nose, and chin). Your cheeks tend to do the opposite and can often feel anything from completely normal to dry, tight or flakey. You’re used to enlarged pores and skin imperfections, too. Ultimately, you have it all when it comes to your skin – it’s a combination skin type.

Combination skin means that oil builds up on the t-zone areas, while skin elsewhere is usually drier. So, when designing the ideal skincare routine for combination skin, you must curate one that addresses multiple skin concerns. Read on for our tips on a combination skin routine that will leave your skin feeling and looking radiant.

How to nurture and protect combination skin

Caring for combination skin can be complex, as there are multiple skin concerns to address. Products that are usually used to reduce oil and imperfections can be harsh and will dry out your skin, which can damage areas on your skin that are already dry. Whereas heavy, creamy moisturizing products that are meant to hydrate can quickly clog up pores and lead to an oiler t-zone. So, how can you nurture and protect your combination skin? Like most things in life, it’s about striking the right combination of balance and resilience.

When your skin’s oil-to-water ratio is out of balance, it’s unable to function properly. So, balancing out this ratio is important and strengthens your skin barrier. A balanced skin will behave more predictably. Not too oily, not too dry or tight, but just right.

Combination skin needs to develop improved resilience to bounce back from everyday stressors. Lack of sleep, stress, poor diet, and seasonal changes can all impact your skin. They can cause chaos and exacerbate concerns that people with combination skin are already prone to: Oily t-zone, dryness, dullness, and a rough skin texture. Strengthening your skin barrier is the best way to improve your skin’s resilience.

Building your ideal skincare routine with fresh products

For those looking for a simple, effective way to nourish their combination skin, fresh has got you. Here’s a lineup of our best skincare products for a routine that will leave your skin refreshed and revitalized.

Step 1: Cleanser

Clean skin is the foundation of healthy skin. Start your nourishing routine with a gentle, effective face wash like Soy Cleanser. Why is this the perfect cleanser for combination skin? Because it maintains the skin’s pH and boosts hydration while gently removing makeup and impurities. Formulated with supreme natural ingredients such as borage seed oil, aloe vera, cucumber extract, and acid-rich soy proteins, it retains moisture, reduces redness and helps strengthen the skin’s barrier. The result is a clean, clear, and healthy look, which makes it one of our bestsellers.



Step 2: Toner

The cleansing stage is incomplete without a hydrating toner, and our Rose Deep Hydration Facial Toner is next up in your skincare routine. Designed to restore skin’s balance while removing excess impurities, the best toners must be as gentle as they are effective. This is a non-stripping, alcohol-free toner that nurtures and hydrates the skin while it clears impurities and reduces the appearance of enlarged pores. It packs triple rose renewing power with rose fruit extract, damask rose extract and rose oil to strengthen, tone and protect your skin. Soft, supple, and sumptuous skins await.

Step 3: Serum

Serums create smooth, radiant skin by strengthening the skin’s barrier and increasing its resilience. Our Tea Elixir Serum is a deeply hydrating product that’s a combination skin’s best friend. After just one use, it improves elasticity and glow while contributing to a 31% stronger skin barrier* and reducing the appearance of wrinkles by 15%**.

APT Technology™ is exclusive to fresh and is this serum’s superpower. It’s rich in phytocompounds that boost the skin’s resilience and help to decrease the visible signs of early aging. 5kDA hyaluronic acid hydrates the skin’s deep layers, while niacinamide refines pores, and ceramide III strengthens the skin’s barrier. It targets the main concerns of those with combination skin—dryness, dullness, enlarged pores, fine lines and wrinkles.



Step 4: Light face moisturizer

Last but certainly not least, we have moisturizer. Finding a moisturizer that addresses the unique concerns of combination skin is essential. It must keep skin hydrated while controlling oil. Rose Deep Hydration Balancing Emulsion is the perfect moisturizer for combination skin concerns. Formulated with damask rose extract to attract and retain moisture and powerful yarrow extract to refine texture and pores, its low molecular weight hyaluronic acid allows deep hydration without becoming heavy. It strikes the perfect oil-water balance for reduced pore size, a more even texture, and visibly revitalized skin.

The perfect fresh products for combination skin

Balance and resilience are the cornerstone of a skincare routine that nourishes and protects combination skin. With the right fresh products, you’ll feel great in your skin in no time.

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