Prevention is always better for your skin. Acne prevention eliminates the need to handle the post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and scars that can follow. Preventing sun damage helps keep age spots and fine lines at bay. At Crescent Beach Care, we’re here to do more than simply treat your skin—we’re here to help make your skin the best it can be.
This blog is meant to be your go-to resource for skin care in St. Augustine. Here, we’ll tell you everything you need to know to protect, nourish, hydrate, and care for your skin so you can have a beautiful, glowing complexion every day.
The Basic Steps for Skin Care
First, you need 2 separate skin care routines. Skin care is best done twice a day, once in the morning and once at night, but the products you use differ slightly. These routines will help keep your skin clean and nourished.
Your Morning Routine
Here are the basic steps we recommend for your morning skincare routine.
1) Cleanser
The first step you take in the morning is washing your face with a cleanser. This helps remove dried sweat and debris that gathered in your pores while you slept. Cleansing your pores then allows the following skin care products to penetrate your skin barrier and have a better effect on your complexion.
2) Serums
After your cleanser, it’s ideal to apply serums next. Serums target specific issues, so which serums you use will depend on your individual concerns. Formulated with active ingredients, you can select the serums best suited for your goals, such as to improve the appearance of wrinkles, scarring, acne, or hyperpigmentation.
3) Moisturizer
Your skin needs water to function properly, and one of the best ways to help your skin attract and retain water is by using moisturizers. They use special ingredients to help your skin retain water to keep it smooth and supple. This step also helps lock in the nutrients your serums deliver to your skin.
4) Sunscreen
Sunscreen is meant to be the last step of your morning skin care in St. Augustine. This protects your skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays, which cause premature signs of aging like wrinkles, fine lines, and hyperpigmentation. In serious cases, it can even cause skin cancer.
Your Evening Routine
These are the steps we recommend you take during your evening skincare routine.
1) Cleanser
After exposure to toxins and pollutants in the environment, your pores collect a lot of dirt, debris, and pollutants. By cleansing your skin before bed, you allow it to naturally repair itself while you sleep.
2) Toner
Toner follows your first cleansing step, removing any residual oil, makeup, and other debris. It works to balance your skin’s pH, hydrate your skin, and shrink the size of your pores.
3) Exfoliator
An exfoliator focuses on removing the dead skin cells within the uppermost layer of your skin. This increases your body’s natural collagen and elastin production to leave your skin smoother and healthier.
4) Serums
Certain serums and spot treatments don’t work well together, but individually, they still improve your skin health. So you can separate them by using certain serums in your morning routine and other serums in your evening routine, all while still gaining the benefits of both.
5) Night Mask
A night mask is n deep moisturizer that you wear while you sleep. Your skin works diligently as you rest to cleanse and heal itself, and the night mask is similar to a moisturizer, but has additional ingredients to help your skin’s natural processes.
Why Skin Care Is Important
You might be wondering, “Why should I make it a daily habit to care for my skin? Can’t I just improve my skin with in-office skin treatments?”
Yes, you can improve your skin using our in-house treatments, but to see lasting results, you will need to invest in skin care in St. Augustine.
Think of it like caring for your teeth—you go to the dentist once every 6 months to get a check-up and a deep cleaning, but then you go home and maintain your dental health by flossing and brushing your teeth every day. Otherwise, what is the point of going to the dentist?
The same logic applies to your skin. When it comes to taking care of your skin, you can receive regular treatments, but you maintain and even improve your results by using at-home skin care products.
Not All Products Work Together
We mentioned that certain serums and spot treatments do not work well together, but to be clear, certain products are not meant to be mixed together. While products are meant to help your skin, they are all made of certain chemical and natural compounds, and when mixed, some of them can cause a negative reaction for your skin. Here is a basic guide to what to pair and not to pair when it comes to the common ingredients that are used in your skin care in St. Augustine.
| Product | ❌ Do Not Mix | ✅ Do Mix |
| Retinoids | Benzoyl Peroxide, AHAs, BHAs | Niacinamide, Ceramides, SPF, Hyaluronic Acid |
| Vitamin C | AHAs, BHAs, High pH Cleansers, Bonzoyl Peroxide | Vitamin E, Ferulic Acid, SPF |
| AHAs, BHAs | Retinoids, Vitamin C, Niacinamide | Moisturizers, Ceramides, SPF |
| Benzoyl Peroxide | Retinoids, Vitamin C | Moisturizers, SPF |
| Niacinamide | AHAs, BHAs, Vitamin C | Retinoids, Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramides |
| SPF | Do not combine with other products | Apply by itself |
The Perfect Skin Care Combinations
While some skin care products do not pair well, there are also skin care products that complement one another by boosting each other’s effects. Here are some of the best duos when it comes to your skin care in St. Augustine.
Niacinimide + Retinol
Because retinol and retinoids increase cellular turnover, they can be a bit irritating for the skin. But pairing retinol with niacinamide can actually help reduce the irritation your skin experiences. It can also even out skin tone, reduce the signs of aging, tighten skin, and improve acne.
Vitamin C + Vitamin E
Individually, these vitamins help reduce the signs of aging caused by UV damage, but together, they boost the anti-aging and antioxidant benefits for your skin.
Hyaluronic Acid + Retinol
Products with hyaluronic acid are hydrating and soothing for your skin, which is why they pair so well with retinol and retinoids, which can irritate your skin. By incorporating both ingredients into your routine, you can simultaneously improve your skin’s cellular turnover and provide the hydration your skin needs to be smooth and healthy.
Ferulic Acid + Vitamin C
Vitamin C is not the most stable ingredient, and when using it by itself, you risk the product evaporating off your skin before it can really take effect. However, ferulic acid helps stabilize the formula of vitamin C. This extends the life of the vitamin C, helping fight off free radicals within your skin.
Vitamin E + Sunscreen
Vitamin E helps extend the lifespan of your sunscreen, keeping your skin safe from harmful UV rays. However, we do not recommend mixing these products together. We recommend applying the vitamin E first and letting it fully absorb into your skin, then finishing off your morning skin care routine with your sunscreen.
Our Offered Skin Care Products
When it comes to your skin care in St. Augustine, we offer only the highest quality medical-grade skin care products that are proven to benefit your skin’s health and appearance. Available both in-office and online, we primarily offer SkinMedica—a pioneer of regenerative skin care that has won numerous awards during its 25 years in business. SkinMedica has pioneered and patented the process of extracting stabilized and concentrated growth factors for use in topical skin care.
The effectiveness of these products has been well-studied. SkinMedica products have completed over 200 global clinical efficacy studies and have been included in over 90 peer-reviewed publications, and SkinMedica has been granted over 50 U.S. patents for its exceptional skin care technology.
However, our team at Crescent Beach Care can provide dedicated care for your skin. For more severe skin issues, we can provide prescription skin care products for issues such as acne, rosacea, eczema, fungal infections, bacterial infections, and viral infections. Our knowledge and experience enable us to provide well-rounded care for your skin, ensuring it is not only beautiful, but healthy as well.
Your Dedicated Skin Experts
Our providers use their years of experience to deliver effective and dedicated care for your whole-body health—including your skin. We provide in-depth skin exams and skin care consultations at our skin clinic to ensure that you have the tools, knowledge, and resources to properly care for your skin.
We also care about your experience. We want you to feel at home with our team, where you can pursue your medical and aesthetics goals with experts you trust to have your best interests in mind when prescribing medications, providing treatments, ordering tests, and recommending products. That is why we have structured our practice to provide more time with patients. This way, we can truly get to know you and your goals and provide exceptional care that helps you live at your best.
Begin Your Personalized Skin Care Experience
Healthy skin is within reach. You can begin by booking an appointment online with our team, or you can use our complimentary treatment planning tool to begin exploring the best treatment options based on your unique needs. Start improving your skin by discovering your best options for skin care in St. Augustine.
