Stress, fatigue, pollution… Our daily lives often harm not only our emotions but also our skin. It becomes irritated, dries out, and loses its shine. To regain a healthy glow and restore radiance to your skin, it is easy to adopt simple actions for an immediate and lasting effect.
HYDRATE WELL AND HYDRATE: THE BASIS FOR RADIANT SKIN
The skin is made up of 70% water. Therefore, all skin types need hydration, from dry skin to oily skin. To guarantee a fresh and radiant complexion and supple skin, it is important to maintain an optimal level of hydration in the skin. This happens primarily internally, by drinking enough (between 1.5 and 2 liters of water per day under normal conditions) and by favoring foods rich in water (zucchini, watermelon, etc.). To provide a boost to skin hydration, you can apply a moisturizing serum topically, such as our organic Elixir des Reines serum.
To maintain the skin’s radiance, it is also important to preserve the hydrolipidic film, which forms a protective barrier on the surface of the epidermis. Composed of ⅔ fat and ⅓ water, it is essential for the proper functioning of your skin and its freshness by protecting it from external aggressions. However, this film is damaged throughout the day and may deteriorate. The skin then becomes more sensitive to irritation and loses its radiance and elasticity. This is why it is recommended to apply an organic moisturizing cream adapted to your skin concerns to help reconstitute the hydrolipidic film while benefiting from the benefits of its active ingredients.
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To regain radiance while fighting against the first signs of aging, you can opt for one of the organic creams from the Reines range:
- Reines Light Cream, formulated with organic Edelweiss and organic orange thyme from Vercors, is ideal for normal to combination skin;
- Reines Rich Cream, ideal for normal to dry skin;
- the Baume des Reines Rose Éclat, based on royal jelly and organic orange thyme, for dry and tired skin;
- Reines Night Cream, for normal to dry skin.
ADOPT A BETTER LIFESTYLE
What is good for your health is also good for your beauty! For the skin to regain its radiance, it is important to adopt a more balanced diet. Imperfections, redness, spots… If you eat too much fat or too much sugar, you will never be able to achieve “clear skin.”.
Indeed, by eating a diet that is too fatty, your body accumulates waste and toxins. To eliminate them, your body mobilizes not only your intestine but also your skin, which acts as a natural filter. In the case of a diet too rich in sugars, the production of collagen and elastin decreases due to the phenomenon of glycation. The result, as you know, is dull, less plump skin, small spots, itching…
To give your skin a boost of radiance, choose a diet rich in vitamins and antioxidants. Fruits and vegetables rich in beta-carotene (pro-vitamin A) are your friends: carrots, green vegetables, pumpkin, sweet potato, watermelon, apricot, melon… To fight against premature aging, cook dishes with foods rich in vitamin C and selenium: citrus fruits, tomatoes, peppers, kiwi, oilseeds, legumes, seafood, fish, etc. If you are going through a stressful or complicated period, do not hesitate to turn to a course of special radiance food supplements for an effective effect. booster.
A healthier lifestyle also means giving up bad habits. It is therefore advisable to limit evenings with tobacco and alcohol, as well as exposure to the sun. Finally, make sure to maintain a good sleep schedule, ideally going to bed before 11 p.m.! You’ll start the day off right, and you’ll look good.
Don’t NEGLECT YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE
Now that you have adopted better lifestyle habits, it is time to take action from the outside!is,t is of course, essential to take care of your skin, by gently cleansing it and removing make-up daily. The Aciana Botanica range of organic cleansers gently cleanses, while freeing the skin from pollution residues. It is perfected with floral water and a suitable day cream.
Once a week, opt for a gentle scrub, which contributes to cell renewal. People who like grainy scrubs will particularly like the Aciana Botanica facial scrub. Fans of peels will love the Organic Queens Mask, based on fruit acids for exfoliation and pure royal jelly for a boost of radiance to the skin.
Don’t OVERUSE MAKEUP
An essential reminder to maintain radiant skin: makeup is not there to camouflage, but to enhance. Forget plaster-like foundations or overly covering powders! They clog pores and trap sweat and bacteria, and clogged pores mean a dull complexion. For this same reason, avoid wearing makeup when exercising.
To apply makeup without suffocating your skin, choose light textures or even mineral makeup. Composed of pigments of mineral origin and often ingredients of natural origin, this makeup lets the skin breathe and does not clog the pores. Ideal for sensitive skin or acne-prone skin, it naturally beautifies the skin. If you like 2-in-1 products, the Sublimes Baies range is made up of two tinted moisturizers for a “healthy glow” or “back from vacation” effect.
PAMPER YOUR SKIN, IT WILL REWARD YOU!
Want to combine well-being and beauty? Once a week, treat yourself to a moment of spa-style relaxation at home. Start with a facial sauna session. Easy to implement, this technique allows you to deeply unclog pores in just a few steps.
- After cleansing your skin, heat a pot of mineral water or filtered water.
- Once heated, pour the water into a salad bowl or basin then lean over the water with a towel on your head. Add an organic essential oil, lemon or grapefruit to purify, patchouli or ylang-ylang for dry skin for example.
- Wait with your eyes closed for ten minutes, or less if you do not feel well.
- Finally, cleanse your skin with organic floral water to tighten pores before applying your usual moisturizer.
After a cleansing session, switch to self-massage! Simple to apply and free, self-massage promotes collagen production. The features are smoothed, and the complexion is brighter and soothed. For a special self-massage for complexion radiance, follow this massage offered by Sylvie Lefranc in her book Facial Yoga:
- Hands flat on the bottom of the face, make large circles going down towards the neck on both sides;
- Then massage your neck with both hands, which should go up to the center and then down to the sides;
- Place both hands in a scissor position, with the index finger behind your ear and the middle finger in front. Massage down towards the jawline, then down the cheeks using up-and-down movements;
- With your fists closed, place your thumbs under your chin and apply pressure from the center towards your ears. Then press your fists on the bottom of the cheeks, going up to the cheekbones;
- Using your fingers, squeeze your eyebrows as if to gently lift them. Then, with the index and middle fingers of each hand, stretch the frown line outwards following the eyebrow line. Then apply pressure all over the forehead;
- Finally, with your hands flat on each side of the face, massage from the chin to the top of the face.
By applying these actions daily, you will feel better every day and you will regain the complexion of your 20s (or almost)!