about 2 months ago
Kaizen 改善
Kaizen is a Japanese concept that's all about getting just 1% better every day. Instead of burning yourself out trying to fix everything overnight, you just make tiny, easy tweaks that add up to massive results over time.
In Japanese, Kaizen is written as 改善.
It is made up of two characters:
改 (kai): Change, modify, or renew.
善 (zen): Good, goodness, or virtue.
Literally translated, it means "change for the better" or "continuous improvement."
🌸 The Kaizen Skincare Method 🌸
Continuous, small steps to a flawless skin barrier.
- Sort 🧼Toss expired products or items that irritate your skin. Less is more.
- Set in Order 🧴Arrange your products by application order (thinnest to thickest). Arrange products to the left for AM, right for PM.
- Shine ✨Keep it hygienic. Clean your makeup brushes weekly and wipe down your product caps.
- Standardize 🎯Master the "Core 3" baseline before adding fancy extras:
Cleanse ➡️ Moisturize ➡️ SPF.50 Sustain 🔄
Introduce only one new active ingredient or serum every 2–4 weeks. Patch test first!
The Golden Rule: Don't overhaul your routine overnight. Make 1% micro-adjustments to protect your skin barrier.
Comments (18)
ohh nice learning something new today! kaizen is new to me, will need to read more about it.
I adapted my routine from the kaizen business model. My model is basically PDCA 🤔 Plan ⬇️ Do 👀 Check 🎬 Act Kaizen is a concept that can be applied to almost anything 😃
Good afternoon here, I never heard of Kaizen but the word sounds cool. Thank you for teaching us something new this morning, I appreciate it. I am actually doing my AM routine now because I overslept since I am “Off” today, (on-call), lucky I work from home. It’s the SPF sustain part that’s probably the hardest part for most people when they’re at work or out shopping because what are you going to do, run to the bathroom every 2 hours? Haha, no. I have been looking up 6-8 hour long sun spray and so far I found one that might work for my oily skin. If anyone’s is interested I can look for another, one for dry & or acne prone? 💙
@Paul Thank you for this!! Where did you find it?
@Annie I literally Googled, “sunscreens that last for more than 2-2.5 hours” and this is one of the options they showed but this is a spray just so you know. After reading them all this is the one I came to the conclusion with that might be a good fit for me in case I have to leave the house for an extended period of time or when I go on vacation. You can find it on the Amazon website 👌🏼
I think I drew a black line on the image when I edited and cropped it, my bad 😅
@Paul Thank you very much (:
@Paul I think in one of CYoung's videos, she mentioned applying sunscreen once, waiting fifteen minutes and then reapplying again. This should be enough unless you're maybe going to be outside for a prolonged amount of time.
Kaizen sounds right on point. Can be applied to all areas of our lives.
Thank you for reminding me to clean my makeup brushes! 😂
I wipe mine down with micellar wipes after immediate use for about a week and spray with HOCl mist to kill mites each day. Then I do a deep wash once I run out of brushes. Dirty brushes are a feast for mites!
@hazelmoss Oh god I needed to read this! I’m so bad at cleaning my makeup brushes but I also hardly ever wear it. Still tho I need to be better about cleaning them
Thanks for such an inspiring post! 💙 It means the same thing in Korean too—“improvement.” We use the exact same Chinese characters, 改善, and pronounce it “gaeseon.” 😊 I’ve actually been reading James Clear’s Atomic Habits lately, all about getting 1% better every day! Love sharing life wisdoms! Sending love♥️
Thank you so much! I feel it is more important to grow slowly and steadily by forming positive habits. I am interested in reading James Clear's book. I am number 12 on the library wait list 😄
@Annie Yay for using the library! 💚
@hazelmoss I got to go to the library tomorrow my book about dinosaurs is due soon 😳 you’re so good at reminding me of things 😂
Agreed! Continuous improvement can be applied to almost everything ☺️ I am still trying to get there with my skincare..
This sounds like a smart concept. Simple but difficult at the same time. When my skin reacts, I get panicky and try to find the fix. Inevitably this makes it worse. Like this morning. I read the ingredients on the new gel moisturizer for cooling the skin but didn't see the usual suspects. The others I didn't recognize. If I had researched them I would have realized the gel contained exfoliants. 🥵