Everything You Need to Know About a Minimalist Skin-Care Routine by Moira Lawler (www.everydayhealth.com)

With countless cleansers, serums, moisturizers, exfoliators, and peels available on the market, it’s understandable if your bathroom sink has become overwhelmed with products.

But maybe it doesn’t have to be that way. Enter the minimalist approach to skin care, which involves cutting the number of products in your routine down to the bare essentials.

“Minimalist skin care is exactly what it sounds like: It's a skin-care routine that is simple and easy to follow,” says Michele Green, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City.

Instead of incorporating a wide variety of products across a number of different steps, “a minimalist skin-care routine focuses on the key steps and ingredients needed to keep your skin healthy and vibrant,” says Susan Massick, MD, a dermatologist in Gahanna, Ohio, and an associate professor of dermatology at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

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