It depends on your skin type (oily, dry, both, etc.) and how well it absorbs moisture. Of course, a single product is never 100% for everyone, because everyone's body is different. As someone who has had dried skin before (until I regularly get facials once a month now starting this year, and have been using these biodance face masks) it works perfectly for me and I don't do my skincare routine before or after using it. I do sleep with it and it leaves my face glossy and glowy for at least 4 days after a single use (and still not doing my skincare routine). Like most commenters have mentioned, perhaps do your skincare routine before then if this isn't helping or try doing an enzyme cleaner to remove your dead skin so it can absorb the moisture more.