ROUTINES

I am 33 with normal to semi-dry skin (drier in the winter) and can be acne prone.....but since using this routine I have been perfectly clear!!!

AM
Wash with Jen's Green Tea Shea Cleanser
spritz pineapple mist
Anti-Pop up blemish gel then Redness Be Gone serum
spritz again with pineapple mist
combined with a drop of Imortelle HA (or Manuka Honey)+ either Lift me up lotion or new Shea Blend
(as winter approaches I will add either rice bran oil or cameilla oil)

PM
Wash with Jen's Green tea shea Cleanser
spritz with Spearmint hydrosol
BHA and redness be gone serum
spritz with Spearmint hydrosol
Imortelle HA or manuka honey HA and new Shea Blend

Glacial Clay mask once a week. Thanks!!

I'm in my early 30s and have sensitive, very acne-prone skin. It used to be oily, but since I began using GoW, that's a thing of the past. It's very nicely hydrated now. I'm currently pregnant. To say that my skin has been very reactive during this pregnancy is an understatement. GoW products have really helped me figure out what sets my skin off. Here is my current routine. When I'm not pregnant I hope to use the VitaResurface Cream again. Possibly the renew cream, too, since that worked very well for me prepregnancy.

Wash with Jen's Green Tea & Shea Cleanser

spritz face with Evian spring water and use cotton round to remove

Natural Salicylic Acid gel (wait 15 minutes)

Homemade Vitamin C + E + Ferulic Acid serum in a seamollient/distilled water base

Homemade Lightening serum in the cucumber HA base with various extracts and arbutin and 1% niacinamide

Pomegranate seed oil, kukui nut oil, grapefruit HA mixed and applied to a face spritzed with Evian

Base cream with added east shea butter, green tea extract, ceramides, and CoQ10

Majik eye cream

Spot treat with Jen's Bye Bye Zit serum if necessary.

Cleanse with GoW Cleansing Oil followed by Majik Azulene Cleanser

Spritz with Evian spring water and swipe with cotton round

Blueberry Exfo serum (every other evening)

B-5 Serum

3 drops each Argan and Camellia oil with a drop or two of Imortelle HA applied to a face spritzed with spring water

Base cream with the addition of CoQ10, ceramide and Azeloyl Glycine

Cellular eye complex

I also mask with Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask once per week and a mix of clays, manuka honey and seamollient once per week.

As others have said, it sounds like a complicated routine, but it's really not. I plan to change up the oils as soon as some become available. I'm also on a quest for sunscreen. I'm going to test drive Devita as soon as I'm sure my skin has calmed down from a recent breakout.

HTH!

Daniell

34yo skin, oily in the t-zone, hardly ever break out now but I used to as a teen. I'm based in the humid tropics of SE Asia. i try to keep my routine simple. nathalie

Basic AM
Wash face with plain water in the shower, pat dry with towel
Tone with 1/30 vinegar in aloe juice or green tea, let dry
Anti-ox serum B5 or Summer 2-3 drops on dry face and neck, let dry
Hydrate: Spritz face with distilled water (sometimes add a drop of glycerin or Lavender EO, can't get hydrosols here)
Seal: HA 1 drop (Cucumber, Super hydrating, or Goji berry) + oil mix 1 drop (any combo of rosehip seed, apricot, jojoba, camellia, hazelnut with 1% Hely and Carrot Seed EO)

Basic PM
Wash mmu off with 30% castor in jojoba oil, usually rinses clean off with just water
Tone with 1/30 vinegar in aloe juice or green tea, let dry
Anti-ox serum B5 or Summer 2-3 drops on dry face and neck, let dry
Hydrate: Spritz with distilled water
Seal: HA 1 drop + oil 1 drop and/OR Renew cream depending on how face feels

Exfoliation (erratic schedule, usually only on weekends):
Manual: Microfiber cloth --rub gently around skin occasionally
Clays: green, rhassoul, dead sea --mixed with seamollient, milk or honey, drop of EO to counter the muddy smell
Acids: NSG, Mandelic 10% with alcohol OR AHA then BHA 1.9pH
Fruit(?): pineapple wine enzyme gel

Lightening (erratic schedule, if I've been out in the sun too long):
Light n Brite 2 drops + White Daisy 1-2 drops on dry face, wait 5-15min
honey + fresh lime juice in my green clay masque
fuller's earth masque

Sunscreen (in place of moisturiser, before mmu, and on backs of hands):
Lavera Anti-Ageing 20spf or
Devita Sun Protection

My skin:
Sensitive skin. Smallish pores. No dry flakes and not oily, but tight and thirsty.
Both allergies to skin care products (develop red, itchy hives) and sensitivities to skin care products (develop face full of breakouts when using products that I'm sensitive to). I patch test all products before I use them to test for allergies. I wait 3-4 weeks between adding new products to test for sensitivities.
Prone to moderate to severe facial eczema.

AM routine:
Cleanse: Oats, Milk, Honey cleanser
Tone: Frankincense Hydrosol
Hydrate: Aloe Juice+Manuka honey mixture
Water+Oil serums: Apple ha+camellia oil
Spot treat: Coconut cream

PM routine:
Cleanse: filtered water
Exfoliate: Raspberry Exfo Serum (Every other night)
Mask: Glacial clay+distilled water+manuka honey (1x a week)
Tone: Frankincense Hydrosol
Hydrate: Aloe Juice+Manuka honey mixture
Water+Oil serums: Honey ha+camellia oil
Spot Treat: Manuka Honey

Other:
When eczema flares: GoW Eczema serum and balm

JayBird

I have mature, sensitive skin which was dehydrated when I first began my GoW adventure. It is now normalized, with sensitivity just around the folds of the nose.

AM:
Cleanse with microfibre cloth and warm water
Spritz generously with GoW Strawberry Fruit Hydrating Mist, and let dry
Apply GoW Capillary Buster Serum around nose
Apply GoW Eyes On Me Serum around eyes
Apply GoW Daisy Serum around mouth and on chin
Apply GoW NoName Serum around mouth and chin
Apply 50-50 mix of GoW Collagen Renewal Serum and GoW R-ALA 3% Serum [no oil]

Let these dry.

Spritz with GoW Hydrosol, right now a mix of Neroli and Lavender.
Apply GoW HA Serum, right now Calendula Pineapple.
On damp face, apply Gow Majik Eye Cream all around eyes
and GoW ReNew Cream all over, including around eyes.
Follow with Solar Protective Moisturizer on sunny days.

Cleanse with GoW Oats, Milk and Honey Facial Cleanser.
Apply GoW Eye Majik Cream on eye area, or GoW Cellular Eye Complex.
Apply GoW Resurface Cream .5%, avoiding eye area, 5 times a week. I usually take two nights a week "off". Occasionally replace .5 with 1% - maybe twice a week. On the nights "off", I apply GoW Salicylic Acid Serum on face.

Once a month or so, I will replace my morning Renew Cream with GoW Lift Me Up Face Lotion for a week.

I will use a mask a couple of nights a week, made with either Glacial Clay or Rose Clay, mixed with hydrosol and manuka honey.

Twice a week, I will follow up my nightly cleanse with either GoW Strawberry Scrub, or Lemongrass Scrub.

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The above is my regular routine at the moment.

Products I also use (switching out with my regular routine) are Jen's soaps, creams, and cleansers. Occasionally I will take time off from the Renew Cream and Lift Me Up Lotion, and use the GoW Azule Base Cream or Vegetarian Base Cream. I also use a mix of oils to make my own OCM, including Meadowfoam, Kukui Nut, Calendula, Hypericum, mixed with EVOO and Castor. This will be used more in the winter months, or if my skin begins to show signs of needing extra conditioning. Also will sometimes condition with Kukui Nut, or a mix of several GoW Carrier Oils. Since my skin has become much more normalized, I find myself not using the oils as much. However, I always know I can go back to a very basic skin care routine using my oils, hydrosols, and HA serums. That is very reassuring!

Regularly use Minty Fruity Meow Meow Lotion on my body, as well as GoW Shea Butter, Coconut Cream, Hypericum Oil, and Calendula Oil.

All of the above is applied to the backs of the hands, neck and decolletage, as well as the face.

Snowy~

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I have oily skin that it very prone to cystic acne.

Cleanse (I am rotating these products)
GoW Simply Clean Tea Tree Oil Cleanser
GoW Fruity Exfo 5% Cleanser
GoW Fresh n‘ Juicy Strawberry Scrub

Exfoliate:
Glacial Clay Mask mixed with Pinapple Hydrating Mist (once a week)
Pineapple Wine Exfoliating Gel (every other night)
Majik Fruity Exfoliating Mask (once a week)

Tone/Hydrate:
Clarifying Tonic (let dry)
Pineapple Hydrating Mist or Cucumber Hydrating Mist (these rotate)

GoW Majik Anti-PopUp Blemish Gel (only on blemishes which are more rare lately!!)

GoW Mandelic (10%) [+alcohol] Serum (every other night, opposite of Pineapple Wine Exfo Gel)

GoW Cloudberry Anti-Oxidant Gel (twice a day)

Goji Berry HA Serum (every evening)

Layered in between the above routine is my eye routine :-)

Light 'n Brite Serum (undereye to help reduce dark circles more)
GoW GOaWay Circles Eye Serum
Cellular Eye Complex
Eye Majik Cream

DebbiT~

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At first the routine below seems like there's a lot of products making it troublesome and time consuming. however, as you get used to the routine it becomes very quick. i generally finish in about 2 mins. you'll need glass bottles with droppers for carrier oils for easy dispensing of right amount. i like the .25oz ones for easy travelling. you'll also need a spritzer or a separate spritzer bottle if you get hydrosols more than 1oz in size. i prefer the spritzer bottle so i can store the rest of my hydrosol in the fridge to extend shelf life.
am:
wipe face clean with cotton ball and clarifying tonic
light n'brite
spot treat with antipopup blemish gel if necessary
spritz with melissa hydrosol
mix pea to dime size drop of ha (currently pink grapefruit or cherry ha) + 1 drop of carrier oil (currently emu) + pea size amount of antioxidants (i'm young and don't really need antiaging. if i did, i would use a dime sized amount before the spritzing with melissa hydrosol. currently it's blt-rc serum)
facial meow meow! lotion
spritz with frankincense hydrosol or wild plum hydrosol. (you can respritz with the same hydrosol as above. i just like variety!)
pm:
face with a foaming cleanser because those take mmu off best (currently majik azulene or simply clean tea tree)
tone with clarifying tonic
exfoliate: mandelic acid with alcohol @ 15%, glacial clay, blueberry exfo. (exfoliation schedule looks like this: mandelic acid, glacial clay, rest, rest, blueberry exfo, mandelic acid, rest)
treat with antipopup gel if necessary
light n'brite
spritz with melissa hydrosol
mix with fingers pink grapefruit ha + emu oil + redness be gone
renew cream

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I have very dry, very sensitve and reactive skin with rosacea. I've been using GoW for almost a year now, and this current routine (with only a few minor changes) for at least 6 months.

* cleanse with Jen’s Green Tea Cleanser

* tone with my version of Jen’s Vinegar Toner (25ml lavender hydrosol, 5ml aloe vera gel,
1/16^th tsp white wine vinegar); let dry

* spritz with my hydrosol mix (rose, lavender, german chamomile & lemonbalm (Melissa))

* apply homemade moisturising/anti-redness/lightening serum (Immortelle HA serum, Seamollient, Oat Beta glucans, Liposod, Licorice Root Extract, Mulberry Fruit/Root Extract, Edelweiss Flower Extract, Malachite extract) mixed with Argan oil in palm

* apply homemade rosacea serum (key ingredients HA serum, Aloe Vera Gel, Seamollient, Oat BGs, hydrosol mix, Allantoin powder, Chamomile extract, Green tea powder, Horse chestnut extract, Licorice root extract, Malachite Elixir, St Johns Wort) to cheeks, nose and forehead

* moisturise with QV Face Moisturising Cream SPF30

* cleanse with Darphin Cleansing Milk

* tone with my version of Jen’s Vinegar Toner (25ml lavender hydrosol, 5ml aloe vera gel, 1/16^th tsp white wine vinegar); let dry

* spritz with my hydrosol mix (rose, lavender, german chamomile & lemonbalm (Melissa))

* apply homemade moisturising/anti-redness/lightening serum (key ingredients Immortelle HA serum, Seamollient, Oat Beta glucans, Liposod, Licorice Root Extract, Mulberry Fruit/Root Extract, Edelweiss Flower Extract, Malachite extract) mixed with Argan oil in palm

* moisturise with homemade cream (key ingredients Coconut Cream, Argan oil, Seamollient, Aloe Vera Gel, Oat Beta glucans, Hydrosol mix)

OTHER

* weekly (more or less according to my skin) I exfoliate gently with the GoW Strawberry Scrub and let it sit for a few minutes, then mask with a mix of glacial clay, my hydrosol mix, seamollient and aloe vera gel

* I'm also trialling one of the Exfo lotions and so far so good, when used weekly

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