This is a guide to help you get the most out of using Herbal luxuries acne oily and problem skin care products.

Before you begin get your hair out of the way. Splash your face with warm water prior to using any of our cleansers and have a clean white face towel handy to gently pat your skin (no rubbing). Apply all moisturizers and treatments to clean damp skin and massage into the skin until completely absorbed.
 
 Cleanse
 Cider Restore Tonic is a great morning cleanser and toner for all skin types that is used to balance the skin, promote healing as well as cleanse. Since you cleansed your skin before bed this should be adequate in addition to being healthy and healing for your skin. Run water in the sink until warm then pull the stopper and run about two cups of water. Pour three caps of the Cider Tonic into the water and mix with your finger. Using your hands wash your face with this a few times, then pat gently dry but leave the skin damp. Do not rinse off.
 
 Choose from Herbal Facial Cleanser (oily-acne), Soothing Aloe Vera Cleanser (all skin types) splash skin with warm water prior to use. Dispense a nickel size amount of cleanser use your hands or facial sponge while making circular motions wash your face from forehead to chin, include nose, cheeks and hairline area. Rinse 5-10 times with warm water and pat gently with a clean white face towel.
 
 Tone
 Follow your cleanser of choice with a toner if desired. Dispense a nickel size amount of Herbal Facial Toner (Normal to oily-acne), Soothing Aloe Vera Toner (dry-sensitive) or Purifying Mist & Toner (oily-acne) on a 100% cotton ball and apply all over the face; pay attention to problem areas, forehead, nose, chin, cheeks and hairline.
 
 Day-time Face Moisturizer
 Okay now you are ready for your daytime moisturizer or treatment. To get the most from your facial moisturizer or treatment always apply while your skin is still damp and massage it into the skin until completely absorbed. If your skin is not damp just wet your fingers a little before you put the moisturizer or treatment in your hands. Shake off any excess water; you just want your fingers to be damp. All our moisturizers or treatments recommend you use one-two drops only.
 
 Daytime moisturizers or treatments are a matter of preference and what is the condition of your skin at the time. We believe you have to give your skin what it needs when it needs it which is why Herbal Luxuries have several products to help those with acne and related skin problems. When it comes to acne and skin problems there is no one size fits all, which is why we suggest the sample sizes so you can explore which product combinations works best for your particular skin issue.
 
 Aloe Manuka Gel or Oily Skin Acne & Problem Skin Lotion are good daytime moisturizers for those with oily skin. But even with these great products by late afternoon you will have an oil melt down. We suggest you take along a sample bottle of Herbal Toner, Soothing Aloe Vera Toner or Purifying Mist along with a couple of cotton balls to refresh your skin and take care of the oil slick. This is another reason the combination of makeup (foundation) and your skin type is a recipe for problems.
 
 Daytime moisturizer/treatment options for normal to combination skin types; Herbal-Enz Acne Treatment Cream or Oily Skin & Acne Problem Skin Lotion.
 
 Perfection Clear Skin Fade and Blemishes Lotion (all skin types) also great for daytime but we suggest its use after pimples and blackheads are under control. This lotion will naturally minimize acne scars and marks, spots and related blemished skin problems.

As soon as possible after you arrive home in the PM cleanse your skin. The issue you are resolving is getting the daily grime off your skin as soon as possible, waiting until bedtime or after dinner is not an option for acne problem skin types. You do not apply your evening treatment just cleanse and or tone at this time.
 
 The Oat & Apricot Exfoliating Cleanser is great for the after work/evening cleanse or you can use any of our other facial cleansers. Get the hair out of the way, splash your face with warm water and dispense a nickel size amount of the cleanser, wash thoroughly and rinse 5-10 times; pat gently with your clean white face towel. The application of a toner is optional. Do not apply a moisturizer or treatment at this time you will do that before bed.
 
 Evening Face Moisturizers
 It is not recommended to combine any of our moisturizers or acne treatments, meaning you wear them one at a time.
 
 For evening choose from Oily Skin & Acne Problem Skin Lotion, Perfection Clear Skin Fade Blemishes Lotion,  Herbal-Enz Acne Treatment Cream moisturizers for normal, combination or oily skin that does not have active acne breakouts or pimples. These moisturizers are recommended for evening use when you have your acne pimples under control.
 
 If your skin has pimples, acne, blackheads, or whiteheads that are not under control use the Anti-Acne Treatment Serum. This is an evening only treatment.
 
 The next step is to prepare the skin for your evening moisturizer. Remember you cleansed your skin earlier in the evening when you arrived home. Before bed you can take a clean white face towel and let the water run over it until it is warm (get it as warm as you can stand it but not hot), then wring the excess water and lay the towel on your face hold it there for at least a minute. This is done to open your pores a little so the moisturizer can better penetrate the skin. Wipe your face with the towel and then apply a toner if desired, if not apply your moisturizer. One to two drops is the normal use recommendation for all our acne oily problem skin moisturizers and treatment products. Massage into your damp skin until completely absorbed; always pay attention to problem areas of the face usually forehead, chin, cheeks, nose and hairline.
 
 Evening Acne and Blackhead Control Skin Treatments
 If you have active acne, breakouts, pimples, blackheads or whiteheads that are not under control this is your suggested evening treatment plan. Oily skin types should perform these treatments twice a week, normal to combination skin types once a week. These are a must to get your acne, pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads under control and to clear your skin.
 
 The must have treatments are Herb Steam Facial and Deep Pore Purifying Mask or Acne-Oily-Problem Skin Herbal Healing Mask. Combining these treatments with your daily/evening regimens above will enhance your skin’s healing and get your breakouts, blackheads, large pores and pimples under control quicker.
 
 We recommend investing in a face steamer, they are inexpensive, very easy to use and you will use much less of the Herb Facial Steam product. The other investment we strongly recommend to handle blackheads and pimples is an extraction tool. When you steam your face blackheads become soft allowing you to extract them from your skin easily using an extraction tool. If you can not locate an extraction tool use the ends of a clean face towel to gently squeeze blackheads. If one is stubborn don’t squeeze it too much go on to the next one. The first month or so of doing this will get them under control and leave you with much cleaner and clearer skin.
 
 The process is to steam for a few minutes then extract and repeat this until your steamer is nearly out of water. Then clean it and put it away until the next time.
 
 After steaming apply your mask of choice and relax with it on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse skin well with warm water, pat gently with a clean white face towel and apply one-two drops of Anti-Acne Facial Treatment Serum by massaging into the skin until completely absorbed.