As a skincare expert, I can tell you the one thing that changed my skin more than any specific active ingredient: I stopped treating my skincare like a chore, and started treating it like a ritual. It sounds simple, maybe even a little cliché—we’ve all heard the phrase "self-care" until it lost its meaning. But from a dermatological and physiological perspective, shifting from a routine  (something you do because you have to) to a ritual  (something you do with intention) is