5 Habits Of People With Clear Skin

Getting a clear complexion can sometimes feel like a losing battle – especially if you have irritable, reactive skin. From products promising to help you get clear skin in just days, to the hundreds of beauty influencers sharing their clear skin routines on YouTube – it can feel overwhelming wondering what to try next.

In today's post, we're sharing five habits to incorporate into your routine to help you achieve healthy, glowing skin.

1. Know Your Skin Type And Treat It Accordingly

The best way to get clear skin is by first knowing your skin type so that you can create a skincare routine based around your individual needs. Skincare can be a real minefield, and sometimes, it can be easy to accidentally irritate your skin by mixing too many products, like acids and active ingredients.

If you’re not sure what your skin type is, or what skincare routine will suit you the best, you can complete our online skin test. Choose to get real-time recommendations if you’re in a hurry, or opt for our personalised skincare consultation where one of our skincare experts will send you an email with personalised recommendations on your perfect routine in three working days.

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2. Wear SPF Daily

UV rays are super-harmful to your skin and your health. From UVA rays that cause accelerated aging, to UVB that cause your skin to burn.

Hello Sunday The Everyday One Face Moisturiser SPF50

With a very high sun protection factor, this daily moisturiser will keep your skin hydrated whilst protecting you from photoaging that’s caused by UV rays, pollution, and blue light.

With a lightweight formula that’s enriched with hyaluronic acid and vitamin C, the moisturiser is super-hydrating and provides antioxidant protection whilst adding brightness and radiance to your complexion.

What we say:
“This is a really lovely daily SPF. It feels super nourishing without feeling greasy or heavy, and makes my skin feel silky-smooth. Great on its own or under makeup, this has become a new favourite in my skincare routine.” – Rachael, Copywriter

Hello Sunday The Everyday One Face Moisturiser SPF50

Saltee SPF30 Body Sea & Sun Lotion

With ultra-high UVA and UVB protection, this hydrating formula is blended with coconut oil and aloe to quench your skin and leave it feeling smooth.

Infused with MelinOil, this lightweight formula works to stimulate your skin's natural sun defences whilst preventing photoaging and boosting a natural, hydrated bronzed glow. The addition of Nordic pine bark helps to combat and prevent hyperpigmentation, whereas gota kola helps to brighten, repair, and protect damaged skin. Lastly, aloe soothes and cools your skin to give you a refreshing boost.

What our customers say:
“Smells nice and feels good. Yet to really test it!” – Sara H

3. Eat A Healthy Diet

If you’re aiming towards clear skin naturally - eating a healthy, balanced diet is not only great for your general health, but is also great for your skin. Eating a varied diet full of nutrient-rich and antioxidant foods can really help to clear up your skin from the inside out and leave you with a glowing complexion.

Revive Collagen Enhanced Plus 28 Days

Collagen is an essential building block in our body – it works as a structural protein giving our skin that youthful plumpness, but as we age, our collagen levels deplete, leaving our skin with decreased elasticity, firmness, and bounce. Supplementing your body’s natural collagen with a daily collagen drink can really help to give you smoother, plumper, more radiant skin. Not to mention, it will also help to promote stronger, healthier hair and nails, too.

Revive Collagen Enhanced Plus is made from marine collagen and contains 10,000mg of collagen per sachet When taken daily - and taken consistently, you’ll notice a difference in your skin, hair, and nails.

What our customers say:
“After around 2.5 months of taking this collagen supplement, I'm starting to notice a difference in the appearance of my skin. It looks plumper, and fresher, and doesn't feel tight after cleansing. I've also noticed that my nails seem to grow faster now, too! The drink has quite a strong tropical taste, but you can taste the collagen too which isn't the most pleasant. However, it's one of the easier-to-take collagen drinks that I've tried (and I've tried a fair few brands!) You can drink it straight from the sachet, but I like to mix mine in water or juice so it's easier to take first thing in the morning.” – Anon, verified FTF customer.

Perricone MD Super Greens 30's Kit

Nourish your body, support your well-being, and look after your digestive and immune health with this superfood nutritional supplement.

Working to provide powerful antioxidant protection, this nutritious supplement contains essential vitamins, riboflavin, and folic acid to support your health.

4. Get Your Beauty Sleep

Getting your ‘beauty sleep’ isn’t just a myth - it’s a real essential for beautifully healthy, radiant skin. Not to mention, a healthy body and mind, too. As you sleep through the night, your skin cells go through a reparative process. From repairing damage from the UV exposure you’ve experienced through the daytime, to making new collagen, your nightly snooze helps to leave you with plumper, more elastic skin.

But, to get the best benefits, you’ll need to make sure that you’re getting consistent great sleep – at least seven hours each night as a rough guide. But, with our busy lifestyles and our ‘always on’ connection to our social media, emails, and even Netflix, it can be really difficult to switch off and wind down.

OSKIA Moon Salts

Calm your mind, soothe your body, and nourish your skin with these ultra-relaxing bath salts.

The Moon Salts dissolve to create a nourishing milk that delivers hydration to your skin whilst the calming scent helps to relax your body and mind, With the addition of magnesium, the salts help to encourage sleep.

What we say:
“OSKIA’s Moon Salts are such a beautiful product! They turn your bath into a gorgeously hydrating milky elixir that smells amazing thanks to the addition of rose, oud, and lavender. The salts include magnesium which has long been recognised for its ability to help us relax and get better quality sleep, not to mention that magnesium also help us to get relief from muscle tension. These really are so soothing and calming to use and will help to ease you into a restful evening.” – Rachael, Copywriter

Olverum Restful Sleep Pillow Mist

Set the scene for a relaxing evening and scent your space with this unique blend of essential oils that are renowned for their relaxing, rest-promoting properties.

With an infusion of amyris, bergamot, chamomile oil, geranium, and lavender, the scent will help you to drift into a deep, refreshing sleep.

5. Know That Less Is More

When it comes to products like chemical and physical exfoliators, and retinols, less is more. Harsh exfoliation strips your skin of its natural oils, causing a weakened skin barrier. In turn, a weakened skin barrier means that your skin is an easy target for bacteria and other impurities, leaving it vulnerable to breakouts. It also means that your skin can’t maintain proper moisture, which leads to dryness, irritation, and sometimes, flare ups of skin conditions like rosacea or even psoriasis.

Using gentler formulas is the key to maintaining healthy skin whilst removing those dulling dead skin cells.

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant®

This iconic exfoliating powder is a firm brand-fan favourite that gently polishes your skin to perfection to leave you with a brighter, smoother-looking complexion.

The powder is rice-based and activates upon contact with water to release salicylic acid, rice enzymes, and papain that polish your skin whilst remaining gentle. The skin brightening complex of licorice, white tea, and phytic acid helps to balance uneven skin tone. Meanwhile, the super-soothing blend of colloidal oatmeal and allantoin works to soothe and calm your skin.

What our customers say:
"Excellent exfoliator! Have been looking for a gentle yet effective exfoliator for a while. Really easy to use, simply mix the powder with water into a paste. My skin felt so clean and smooth after use. Would highly recommend! Is a good size to travel with or simply to get a feel for the product. Will be buying the larger size soon!" - Sophie B

mesoestetic Ultimate Micropeel

This once-to-twice weekly treatment is suitable for all skin types and should only be used on an evening. Working to smooth and renew your skin, the microexfoliation properties work to refine your skin texture and skin imperfections to give you a more radiant complexion. Formulated with AHA’s, the micropeel removes dead skin cells and reveals a smoother appearance. Also including lactobacillus ferment, a post biotic ingredient, the formula balances your skin microbiota and improves your skin barrier function.

With the addition of Urban D-tox, which is a plant derived ingredient, the formula can remove the contaminating particles that improve the formation of free radicals, which lead to premature ageing.

When it comes to products like retinol, it’s important to build up your skin’s tolerance gently and over time to avoid adverse side effects like irritation and dryness.

Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3

This groundbreaking cream-serum harnesses the power of a potent retinaldehyde formula that dramatically improves the visible signs of ageing.

The Crystal Retinal range is created in several strengths to allow to to gently introduce the powerful ingredient into your skincare routine gradually, building your skin's tolerance. Crystal Retinal 3 is Medik8's entry point, making it ideal for those who are new to vitamin A or have tried mild retinol formulas in the past.

Working 11 times faster than other types of retinols, this innovative formula visibly improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles whilst renewing and resurfacing your skin.

What our customers say:
"I have returned to this product, after trying prescription Tretinoin. I have given my skin a few months to recover before starting back on Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3. I get great results, without it being too harsh on my skin. I can even use it on my neck! It is very pleasant to use, and I can move up to Retinal 6 when I think my skin is ready. Great product!" - Janet M