Salma Hayek, 59 years old, has had the same astonishing skin since she was a young lady, and it turns out that her secret to keeping it this way is an easy skin routine that she has been practicing forever.
Her secret is that she doesn’t wash her face in the morning. I know, it sounds weird, especially when so many people say the complete opposite: “Wash your face first thing in the morning.” So why is she so convinced of this? Because she says that if she cleans it well at night, then she doesn’t need to clean it again when she wakes up. “If I cleanse very well at night, why would it be dirty when I wake up?” That’s what she said in an interview.
For her, skin needs to be treated delicately and without exaggerating. But this point of view comes from her grandmother, who knew about cosmetics.
Why does Salma Hayek skip the morning routine?
The skin is preparing while we sleep. If you cleaned your face before going to bed, in the morning it is not necessary to use strong cleaning products.
This can avoid irritation and keep the heart skin barrier. Instead of soap, she sometimes uses rose water for soft hydration; other times, she goes straight to cream or serum if the skin is asking for it. In this way, she doesn’t clean more than needed, which can dry the skin, and she keeps the natural oils that give her a healthy shine.
Other habits to put into practice
- Smart hydration: Salma adapts what she uses depending on the day: creams, oils, and serums. She has mentioned Biologique Recherche (Grand Millésime Serum) and Anne Semonin (Sérum Précieux). She also uses products from Nuance.
- Don’t exfoliate more than needed: To exfoliate too much can look “pretty” for a bit, but in the long term it can damage the skin, so it’s better to do it softly and not every day.
- Use simple natural ingredients: to clean the makeup off, she uses coconut oil. Then rose water, and sometimes she does some homemade cleaners with oat, milk, or almond milk.
- Never to sleep with makeup on: even if she gets home late, she takes the makeup off. At night she likes to put a hot towel with rose water on her face to “open” the pores and clean well before going to bed.
The most important thing to keep in mind is less is more; you don’t need to do a thousand things. Listen to your skin; some days it only needs more hydration than others. Be consistent with your skincare; take the makeup off every night. There’s less risk of irritation or bad reactions if you use natural options.
That shine effect doesn’t come from the layers and layers of makeup, it comes from taking real care of your skin, with patience.
A secret no more. Easy tricks for better skin
Although she’s a famous and well-known artist surrounded by all kinds of beauty solutions, she doesn’t use any expensive or fancy treatments we have never heard of; her skin diet is way more simple than that. And until now, it seems to work perfectly.
Her daily habit is simple: to not wash her face in the morning if she already cleaned it before going to bed. Hydrate with products that work for her, like Biologique Recherche, Anne Semonin, and Nuance, and use the basic natural solutions, like rose water, coconut oil, oat, milk and almond milk.
If you make this a habit, she says, your skin will look bright, shiny, and rested without needing any heavy makeup.