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Every few months your skin starts to feel congested, dull, and unresponsive to your usual products. Your moisturiser doesn’t absorb properly. Your serum seems to stop working. Your skin looks tired despite doing everything right. This is a sign your skin needs a reset — a structured skin detox that strips your routine back to basics and lets your barrier recover.

What Is a Skin Detox?

A skin detox isn’t a special product or treatment — it’s a temporary return to basics. For 1–2 weeks, you use only the essentials: a gentle cleanser, a simple moisturiser, and SPF. No actives, no serums, no exfoliants, no new products. The goal is to let your skin barrier recover from product overload, remove accumulated residue, and reset your skin’s baseline.

Signs You Need a Skin Detox

• Products that used to work are suddenly causing stinging or irritation
• Skin feels congested and dull despite regular cleansing
• Breakouts in unusual locations or types
• Moisturiser pills up or doesn’t absorb
• Skin feels reactive to everything
• You’ve recently tried multiple new products simultaneously

The 2-Week Skin Detox Protocol

No actives. No exfoliants. No masks. No new products. Just cleanse, moisturise, protect. Resist the temptation to add things back early.

What to Expect During a Skin Detox

Week 1: Skin may look worse initially — purging of congestion that was building under product layers. This is normal. Resist the urge to add products back.
Week 2: Skin starts to settle. Barrier begins repairing. Redness and sensitivity reduce.
After detox: Reintroduce one product at a time with a week between each addition. You’ll clearly identify what works and what was causing issues.

Reintroducing Products After Detox

Start with your most essential active — typically Niacinamide — and use it every other day for one week before making it daily. Add your next product one week later. This methodical approach prevents you from returning to the same overloaded state.