Bringing Self-Care Home During (And After) The Pandemic With Skincare

The nature of the pandemic has changed the way we live our lives and how effectively we take care of ourselves. 

After going through many long months of quarantine, and being unable to do the activities that we love, we wanted to invite you to bring positive feelings back into your day-to-day life by refreshing your self-care routine.

This is the time when we should prioritize caring for ourselves.  We need to learn to love ourselves even if a pandemic has made some of us feel like we’ve hit ground zero. If we don’t, then we will be neglecting our well-being.

Let’s start by finding a positive thing from the pandemic: Being able to spend more time with ourselves is a good thing that emerged from the pandemic. It’s made us become truer to ourselves because we were forced to take a step back from our normal lives and tap into our personal emotions that we never thought about before the pandemic. And, it’s opened up more time for self-care.

Self-care is about prioritizing your physical and mental well-being. How can you practice self-care? There are endless ways, but our fave way is through our skincare routine.

Why Skincare Is An Amazing Way to Practice Self-Care At-Home

Reason #1 Breakouts and mascne are a thing.

Our skin is more vulnerable to breakouts since we are wearing masks while we are outside in public spaces. While masks hide blemishes on the surface of the face, people do not realize that oils, bacteria, and dead skin cells build up while wearing a mask and block pores. Masks act as a seal that locks in moisture from coughing, sneezing, and breathing. (We did a whole blog post on maskne, we recommend checking it out if you want to learn more!)

Reason #2 Every beauty look (whether you’re going for a natural look or not!) starts with your skin.

Our skin is the foundation of our appearance and having healthy-looking skin reflects a positive personal image. We feel better about ourselves if we look and feel healthy from the inside and outside. 

For some, skincare might be an entirely new experience, but remember it’s never too late to start your skincare journey. Think about what you would like to improve on about your skin. This can vary from having annoying pimples to stubborn blackheads that don’t seem to go away. From there, you can adopt a skincare routine that works for you in the comfort of your home. The result will be healthier-looking skin that you are proud of having.

Reason #3: A skincare routine invites you to be kind to yourself

Skincare sets a precedent of kindness towards yourself. By caring for yourself with a skincare routine, this attitude will extend to other areas of your life. too.

Looking for more self-care ideas? Check out these blog posts:How to have a spa day at-home when you’re missing the spa12 Ways to practice self-care to help you feel your bestFeeling thankful and grateful: a gratitude practice to help you be your best self

How to Add Skincare To Your Self-Care Routine 

Our line of Lala Skin Essentials products is designed to keep skincare simple and effective Let’s breakdown skincare into four simple steps:

1.    Cleansing the surface of our face to make sure it is clean.

Start off with Lala Skin Essential’s Tea Tree Facial Cleanser. It is a purifying antibacterial cleanser that refreshes and improves the texture of the skin. It is formulated with organic tea tree oil to recover the clarity and radiance of your skin. To apply, use a small amount and rub it gently on your face. 

2.    Toning the face to make sure our skin looks even.Using a serum to improve the appearance of the skin.

From there, you will use our Lala Skin Essential’s Perfect Skin Serum. Our serum is made with a blend of plant-based oils which will improve the appearance of acne, scars, and blemishes. Use small tapping motions with your fingertips or palms to make sure that it is well absorbed by the skin.4.    Moisturizing our face to make sure that our skin stays hydrated.Lastly, apply our Lala Skin Essential’s Premium Gold Oil. Our body oil is a premium blend of oils that hydrate both the skin and hair. It is enriched with vitamins and nourishing oils to promote cell renewal and repair. It can be used for the face, body, and hair. Apply a small amount to your hands and gently massage it onto your face.

Final thoughts:

Even though the pandemic has created lasting long-term effects that have changed the way we live, we must make sure that we are still taking care of ourselves.