Though 2024 is well underway, it’s never too late to resolve to form better skin care habits. If facing each day with clear, healthy-looking skin is your goal, here are seven resolutions to make this year with the help of SkinCeuticals.

• Don’t go to bed without washing your face

• Prevent and correct sun damage

• Treat overnight to wake up to smoother skin

• Target signs of aging around the eyes

• Don’t neglect your neck

• Give skin a quick pick-me-up whenever you need it

• Commit to taking your regimen a step further

1. Don’t go to bed without washing your face

As tempting as it might be after a long day to bypass your evening skin care and tumble into bed, washing your face before you go to sleep is one of the best skin care habits to keep. “Even if you don’t wear makeup on a daily basis, dirt, bacteria and dead skin cells build up on your face throughout the day and can contribute to acne and irritation,” says board-certified dermatologist and LovelySkin CEO Dr. Joel Schlessinger.

End your evening with SkinCeuticals Simply Clean Gel Exfoliating Cleanser, a gel-based face wash with an amino acid-based surfactant and sulfonic acid to gently cleanse and exfoliate in one easy step, so you can head to bed with smooth, soft and clean skin.

2. Prevent and correct sun damage

One of the biggest threats to healthy skin is ever present and unavoidable: the sun. When your unprotected skin is exposed to the sun’s rays, you can start to see visible signs of sun damage over time, such as fine lines, wrinkles, freckling and age spots. Sun exposure can also cause dangerous skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

“Wearing a broad-spectrum sunscreen and reapplying it regularly is one important healthy skin habit to commit to all year round,” Dr. Schlessinger says. “I also recommend staying out of the sun during peak hours, and covering up when possible with sunglasses, a wide-brimmed hat and protective clothing.” To help improve the appearance of visible sun damage that’s already been done, look to corrective skin care that targets hyperpigmentation, fine lines and more.

Help prevent and correct sun damage with SkinCeuticals Discoloration Prevent & Correct Set, which features three powerful products to help arm yourself against the sun’s aging effects. SkinCeuticals Physical Fusion UV Defense Sunscreen SPF 50 is an all-mineral, broad-spectrum facial sunscreen with a universal tint and forty minutes of water resistance. SkinCeuticals Discoloration Defense is a dark spot corrector that’s formulated for daily use, and SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF Antioxidant Vitamin C Discoloration Serum helps provide protection against free radical damage from the sun.

3. Treat overnight to wake up to smoother skin

It’s true taking care of your skin takes time, but you can make the most of the hours you spend getting your beauty rest with a nighttime skin treatment such as SkinCeuticals Glycolic 10 Renew Overnight Exfoliating Treatment. With 10% glycolic acid and 2% phytic acid, this night cream helps improve the appearance of fine lines, rough skin texture and uneven skin tone. In an eight-week clinical study, users noticed a 37% average improvement in radiance and a 37% average improvement in skin texture.

4. Target signs of aging around the eyes

The delicate skin around your eyes is one of the first places to show signs of sun damage and aging in the form of fine lines and crow’s feet. Incorporating a high-potency eye cream, such as SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Advanced Eye, into your daily skin care routine can help diminish these signs of aging as well as target common eye-area concerns such as puffiness and dark circles. A combination of peptides, free radical-fighting flavonoids and caffeine help the skin around your eyes look smoother and firmer while inclusive optical effects give an instant brightening boost to counteract dark circles.

5. Don’t neglect your neck

Products for your face tend to get all the attention when it comes to refining your skin care routine, but your neck deserves some TLC as well. SkinCeuticals Retinol & Replenishment Anti-Aging Neck Duo is a two-step kit that features a retinol anti-aging neck cream along with an intensive repair moisturizer you can use on your face, neck and chest.

SkinCeuticals Tripeptide-R Neck Repair helps improve crepiness, uneven texture and wrinkles with 0.2% retinol and a tripeptide complex while SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 Anti-Aging Cream helps restore your skin’s moisture barrier and improve elasticity with a patented percentage of 2% ceramides, 4% natural cholesterol and 2% fatty acids.

6. Give skin a quick pick-me-up whenever you need it

Keeping your body well-hydrated by drinking enough water is a popular New Year’s resolution. In the same vein, keeping your skin hydrated is one of the best skin care habits that will have you reaping in the benefits all year long. SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Essence Mist is a hydrating facial mist that helps strengthen your skin’s moisture barrier and restore hydration. You can layer it underneath your morning sunscreen and keep on hand for a quick refresher over makeup throughout the day as needed.

7. Commit to taking your regimen a step further

If you’re feeling ready to take your skin care routine to the next level, an innovative new product can help you get there. SkinCeuticals Cell Cycle Catalyst Skin Surface Renewal Serum is the latest facial serum launch from SkinCeuticals. Named for the way it helps eliminate dead skin cells and spur the production of new ones, this formula acts as a gentle daily facial peel with a blend of exfoliating acids (salicylic, mandelic, phytic and glycolic) and taurine, an amino acid that helps maintain moisture and active cell renewal cycles. In an eight-week clinical study, users experienced a 21% reduction in fine lines, a 16% reduction in discoloration and acne scars and a 14% boost in radiance.

Looking for more skin care recs? You can learn more about the SkinCeuticals serums, cleansers and more that LovelySkin staff can’t stop raving about on the LovelySkin Blog.