November is Healthy Skin Month, and today we’re celebrating by getting back to basics. Social media may lead you to think that your skincare routine needs to be elaborate to be effective, but in reality, the opposite is true.

Skincare is a tricky business—there’s so much information out there, and it can be difficult to know what’s true and what’s not. Your skincare routine is essential to maintaining healthy skin, but it can be easy to make mistakes that do more harm than good, especially when you’re building a routine for the first time.

It’s easy to get bogged down by the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Whether you’re working or attending school, our busy schedules can make it difficult to carve out time for ourselves. Sometimes, even the little moments we do allow ourselves can end up feeling like just another chore to cross off the to-do list.