Skin Cycling Explained: The TikTok Skin Care Trend That Actually Works
Skin cycling is a skin care routine that alternates exfoliation, retinol treatment, and recovery nights to help improve skin texture, tone, and hydration while minimizing irritation.
How To Do Skin Cycling?
Night 1: Exfoliation.
The first night is your exfoliation night. Weekly exfoliation of the face is necessary to help slough off dead skin cells, ensuring glowing skin and helping all of your other skin care products penetrate more effectively. Use our Purifying Gel Cleanser to wash the day away. Pat your skin dry. Then, reach for our Gentle Refining Scrub and massage it into your skin for 60–90 seconds (yes, on dry skin). Once the product has melted into the skin, add water and rinse.
Night 2: Retinol
Welcome to your treatment night. Retinol is the gold standard ingredient for anti-aging, helping to build collagen, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, even out skin tone, and improve the skin’s texture. Apply a pea-sized amount of our Advanced Retinol Serum on clean, dry skin—use nothing under it, and nothing over it. (Please skip this step if you are nursing or pregnant).
Nights 3 and 4: Recovery & Hydration
These two evenings are for increasing moisture and decreasing inflammation. Our Kantic+ Nourishing Cream will be your best option if you are feeling dry or dehydrated; Kantic Calming Cream is your go-to if you have more balanced skin. We recommend also incorporating the Kantic Brightening Moisture Mask on these nights, using it as a 20-minute mask or as an overnight mask.
Set out your Gentle Refining Scrub on the final night as a reminder for where you are tomorrow, and repeat the 4 days!
Why Does Skin Cycling Work?
Skin Cycling is the perfect way to maintain a consistent skin care routine, incorporating treatment and exfoliation but also rest and recovery. This method ensures results without compromising the skin's barrier function, avoids the over-used of actives which can increase inflammation in the skin, and ensures the skin remains well hydrated.
Watch our YouTube video on Skin Cycling here.
