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skip-care

skip-care noun: a minimalist approach to skincare in which the amount of products used is minimized to only those essential and necessary for keeping skin health.

Noun

skip-care (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) A minimalist approach to skincare in which the amount of products used is minimized to only those essential and necessary for keeping skin health.
    • 'Skip-care' or 'skin fasting' is being promoted as the latest skincare trend from Korea. But really, dermatologists have been preaching this simplistic approach to skincare for years.2020 April 8, Lottie Winter, “'Skip-care' is the new streamlining beauty trend that sees a more minimal approach to skincare”, in Glamour UK, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024
    • The philosophy behind skip-care emphasizes on customizing your skincare routine according to how it feels and what it needs. This essentially cuts down unnecessary products, focusing on multi-functional products which serve numerous benefits in a single step.2021 January 15, “Skip-Care: The Best 2020 Minimalist Skincare Trend to Continue in 2021”, in Laudrés, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024

Origin of skip-care

Blend of skip + skincare.

Questions about skip-care

What does skip-care mean?
Skip-care means a minimalist approach to skincare in which the amount of products used is minimized to only those essential and necessary for keeping skin health.
What part of speech is skip-care?
Skip-care is a noun.

Words near skip-care in the dictionary

  1. skip the line
  2. skip town
  3. skip tracer
  4. skip tracers
  5. skip tracing
  6. skip-care
  7. skip-gram
  8. skip-grams
  9. skip-kennel
  10. skip-kennels
  11. skip-level

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