Trying The Morning Shed: When Did SkinCare Turn Into A Full- Time Job?
A girl's Olympic sport, simply put, is her winding up for the day with her mighty skincare products—using a cleanser, followed by an overnight hydrating face mask, then putting on a bonnet, a chin strap, and taping her mouth while sleeping on her back. All this just to wake up with the perfect glazed donut skin in the morning. This elaborate routine is a new viral phenomenon where Gen Z skinfluencers layer multiple products before going to bed. It's a high-maintenance routine that keeps you low-maintenance. I decided to give this trend a try by following a morning shed routine for 15 days.
How the "Morning Shed" Became the Latest "It" Thing in Skincare
The "Morning Shed" trend blew up on TikTok when content creators started broadcasting on the screen and would "shed" the excessive amount of wellness products that they had slept in the night before. This includes wellness products ranging from eye masks, wrinkle patches, hair rollers, chin straps, overnight face masks, pimple patches, wrinkle patches, lip stains, and LED masks etc.
Many creators like Michaela Berdaga (@MichaelaBerdaga) have partaken in this trend. A video was uploaded by Michaela Berdaga with the caption, "The uglier you go to sleep, the prettier you wake up." But this intense viral routine has many, including me, wondering- to feel your best in the morning, do you really need this routine? Or is it just another excuse for our overconsumption?
Is The Morning Shed Worth It?
My morning shed routine included cleansing my face, followed by using actives like Vitamin C and Niacinamide, the hydrating collagen face mask by Medicube, Milani lip stain, and Velcro hair rollers.
PROS:
1.Hydrated Skin: By layering hydrating products like a niacinamide serum followed by the hydrating collagen face mask by Medicube, my skin felt more hydrated and supple throughout the day. This was especially beneficial for me as I struggle with dry skin.
2.Structured Morning Routine: Following this morning shed routine every morning without fail made me feel and look more put together for the day and even gave me an extra thirty minutes as I didn’t feel the need to apply makeup the next day after following the morning shed.
3. No Need for Makeup: The addition of the Milani lip stain in my morning shed routine helped me have the right amount of sheer color on my lips. This helped me feel confident without needing any heavy makeup.
4.Shiny and Bouncy Hair: The overnight Velcro rollers helped me achieve a shiny and salon-like bouncy blowout look without needing to use any heat.
CONS:
1. Uncomfortable to Sleep In: As the morning shed routine required me to sleep with several beauty tools like a face mask and Velcro rollers, it was quite uncomfortable to sleep in and affected my quality of sleep during the course of these 15 days.
2.The Results Were Not Long-Lasting: Some of the results that I had achieved by following this routine were not long-lasting. The glow I had achieved from the collagen face mask disappeared after a few hours, which made me question if it was worth the effort.
3. May Not Suit Acne-Prone Skin: This trend required using a lot of products in your routine. As they say, more is not always better. If your skin type is sensitive and acne-prone like mine, then it may cause clogged pores.
My Final Verdict?
Every other day, there is a new trend on SkinTok. The influencer who tells you that you need to follow this meticulous morning shed routine will be the same person telling you that you are ruining your skin with a complicated skincare regime.
So, the right way to go about this is by understanding your skin type and following a routine that works best for you because we are all different and each have separate skin concerns.
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