How To Choose Your Skinstitut 5 A-Day System

The 5 A-Day System and Your Skin Type Simplified

12 Jul 2019

I started at Adore Beauty in the warehouse over 2 years ago and am now part of the marketing team here at Adore HQ. My holy grail skincare product is knowledge - sounds cheesy but honestly, the better you know your skin type, concerns, and what ingredients work for you, the better the results you’ll see. Skincare is a journey, babes. It’s all about finding what works for you. That and SPF. Seriously, slap that stuff on every day.

Selecting the right products can be difficult, especially if you’re unsure which products are suited to your skin type. Let’s take a look at Skinstitut‘s 5 a-day programme – a nifty tool to help you navigate Skinstitut‘s wide array of cleansers, exfoliators, serums, moisturisers, mists and masks. Skinstitut will make sure you’re using the right products for your skin!

What is the Skinstitut 5 A-Day Programme?

Skinstitut’s 5 a-day programme is an easy to use consultation tool which allows you to discover your own personalised 5 a-day routine in a matter of minutes. All it takes is a few simple steps to cover all your anti-ageing, brightening, calming, clearing and hydrating skin needs.

The 5 a-day programme is based on the principle of five individual products for five individual skin concerns – ageing, dullness, reactive/sensitive skin, acne and dryness/dehydration.

Cleanse
Exfoliate
Correct
Hydrate
Protect

Click Here To Take Skinstitut's 5 A-Day Survey

The intensity of Skinstitut’s range of products is categorised in levels:

Low Intensity products are suitable for sensitive and reactive skin types
Medium Intensity products are suitable for normal skins
High Intensity products are generally suited to tolerant skin types, or to treat such conditions as acne.

Step 1: Which Intensity Is My Skinstitut Cleanser?

Low: Skinstitut Gentle Cleanser

Medium: Skinstitut L-Lactic Cleanser

High: Skinstitut Glycolic Cleanser 12%

For help choosing a cleanser suited to your skin type, read through our guide 'Which Skinstitut Cleanser Is Right for Me?'

Step 2: How Intense Is My Skinstitut Exfoliator?

Low: Skinstitut Enzymatic Micro Peel

High: Skinstitut Glycolic Scrub 14%

Find out more about Skinstitut's exfoliators in our guide 'Do I Need to Use A Skinstitut Exfoliating Scrub?'

Step 3: How Intense Is My Skinstitut Corrector?

Low: Skinstitut Multi-Active Oil & Skinstitut Multi-Active Mist

Medium: Skinstitut Rejuvenate 15, Skinstitut Even Blend Serum & Skinstitut Eye Believe

High: Skinstitut Ultra Firming Eye & Neck Cream & Skinstitut Retinol

Find out more about Skinstitut's correctors in our guide 'Which Vitamins Does My Skin Need?'

Step 4: How Intense Is My Skinstitut Hydrator?

Low: Skinstitut Moisture Defence - Normal Skin, Skinstitut Moisture Defence - Ultra Dry & Skinstitut Moisture Defence - Oily Skin

Medium: Skinstitut Hydrating Mask

Step 5: How Intense Is My Skinstitut Protector?

Low: Skinstitut Age Defence SPF50+

Medium: Skinstitut Laser Aid

High: Skinstitut Repair Balm

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