The End-of-Summer Skin Reset: 6 Easy Ways to Refresh Your Routine

Did you have a little too much fun this summer? If your skin is coming out of summer feeling off, you’re not alone.

Between sun, sunscreen, sweat, travel, pool days, beach days, and indulgences, summer can do a number on your skin!

The good news? It’s easy to do little refresh: think efoliation, extra hydration, clean pillowcases, finally washing those makeup brushes and booking that facial you’ve been thinking about all summer.

Here are six easy ways to give your skin a post-summer refresh.

1. Keep the SPF Going

Summer ending doesn’t mean sunscreen season is over. Keep a broad-spectrum SPF 30+ in your morning routine year-round. Yes, even when it’s cloudy or cool.

2. Exfoliate the Summer Away

Sunscreen + sweat + makeup + oil can leave skin feeling congested. Gentle exfoliation with ingredients like AHAs and BHAs can help remove dead surface skin cells and refresh the look of dull skin.

My Flexy Multi-Acid Exfoliating Toning Pads are an easy step to add to your routine after cleansing. Just remember: more exfoliation isn’t always better. Start slowly (1-2x per week) and build up.

3. Book the Facial

If you’ve been saying you’re going to book a facial all summer, now might be the time.
To really clear those pores, book HydraFacial or customized facial and always ask your provider when to pause and restart active skincare ingredients before and after professional treatments.

4. Bring Back the Hydration

Sun, chlorine, salt water, travel, and AC can leave skin dry and craving hydration. Look for ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, ceramides, and squalane, and consider switching to a richer moisturizer as temperatures cool.

At least once a week, add a My Flexy Bio-Collagen Face Mask to your nighttime routine for the ultimate nourishment and glow. And don’t forget the basics: plenty of protein, fresh fruits and vegetables, and lots of water.

5. Clean Everything That Touches Your Face

Here’s your reminder to finally wash your makeup brushes.

While you’re at it, change your pillowcase, clean your makeup sponges and wipe down your phone. Basically, if it regularly touches your face, give it a refresh! It's one of the reasons we love using My Flexy Compostable Face Towels to keep things fresh and clean with a new towel every time you wash your face.

6. Simplify Your Nighttime Routine

Here’s a plot twist! Your skin reset might actually mean using fewer products.

Cleanse, add your treatment or exfoliation step on the appropriate nights, moisturize, and call it a night. You don’t need a bathroom counter full of products to have a good routine.

Sometimes the best end-of-summer reset is simply getting back to the basics so you can
head into fall feeling refreshed, reset, and ready for a new season!