Alicia Yoon Drops Her Skin-Care Routine
glamour.comGlamour. “Our skin has incredible things that it already knows how to do. Give your skin that support and the boost that it needs, but you don't need to do so much that you're disrupting things and then there's more harm than benefit.
Being respectful of skin doesn't need to only be gentle, per se. Meaning I use acids, and acids are not inherently gentle. But it's really working with your skin and understanding how to incorporate it."This idea of balance and checking in with your skin is essential to Yoon's routine, especially as her skin has recently changed post-partum. “Being aware of what your skin needs to stay in that happy, balanced place, that comes with being very observant of your skin,” she says. “I really swear by taking just two minutes a day to analyze your skin.” From there, Yoon will treat herself as her own client, taking the time to curate a specialized routine for what her skin needs that day.
The one constant, however, is her , so she's always cognizant of not setting it off further. “It's so annoying,” she says. “But I just put it in perspective, because this is nothing compared to what it used to be growing up.
I always embrace the hope that skin transformation is possible. That's first and foremost. Because for a very long time in my life, when I didn't know how to manage my flare-ups, I almost accepted, this is just how it is, your skin is your skin.
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