You follow your skincare routine diligently every day—so why does your skin still feel the same?
As important as the ingredients in your skincare products may be, what truly matters is the absorption interval.

One of the key beauty trends in 2025, slow-aging skincare, emphasizes that when you apply products and how long you wait between steps is more important than the order itself.

Are you perhaps overlooking the ‘intervals between applications’?

Even if you’re using popular anti-aging or functional products, or expensive skincare items,
if you don’t see any noticeable changes in your skin, it might be time to reconsider whether you’ve been neglecting the absorption interval.

Slow Aging: A Proper Skincare Routine Is the Answer

Apply each product properly, at a pace your skin can comfortably handle.
Even small habits can make a big difference in how your skin ages.

Recommended Skincare Order & Absorption Intervals

1. Toner – Within 1 minute after cleansing

• Helps refine skin texture and hydrate the skin
• Apply immediately after washing your face using a cotton pad or your hands

NEEDLY Daily Toner Pad 280g (22AD)

SOME BY MI AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner 150ml

2. Essence/Ampoule – Within 1 minute after toner

• Delivers highly concentrated active ingredients; the most essential step
• Gently press with the warmth of your palms to aid absorption
• Wait at least 1 minute after applying

mommy care Lotus Flower Leaf Calming Ampoule 50ml

shaishaishai Aloe PDRN Cooling Repair Ampoule 50ml

3. Lotion/Emulsion – 1 to 2 minutes after ampoule

• Delivers hydration and nutrients to deeper skin layers
• Apply evenly and gently pat to absorb

ANUA Rice 70 Intensive Moisturizing Milk 150ml

4. Cream – 3 to 5 minutes after lotion

• Final step in basic skincare, forms a moisture barrier and protects the skin barrier
• Apply after ensuring full absorption of lotion

MEDICUBE Collagen Jelly Cream 110ml

ILLIYOON Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream 500ml

5. Sunscreen – Wait at least 3 minutes after cream

• Key to preventing photoaging

Feld.apotheke Airy Water Sunscreen Professional 37ml

6. Foundation/Cushion – After sunscreen is fully absorbed

• Base makeup step

so natural All Day Cover Fixing Cream SPF 30 PA++ 30ml

CLIO Kill Cover Founwear Foundation The Original 35ml

The Habit That Changes Your Skin: Respecting the Interval

With basic skincare, timing and waiting are just as important as ingredients.

By building a consistent routine that respects the order and absorption time,
you can maintain firm and healthy skin age.

Start today.
You’ll begin to notice a difference in your skin.

editor team dodo