Of course, we would all like to have radiant skin all year long... However, temperature variations, pollution, stress are all factors that dull the skin and give a "gray" effect. If this resonates with you, use our tips for an effective beauty routine.
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Dull Skin: The Best Routine To Adopt?
Summary
- What Are the Characteristics of Dull, Tired Skin?
- In the Morning, Protect Your Skin From Oxidative Stress
- Every Evening, Double Cleanse Your Skin
- In the Evening, Use Targeted Skin Care Products
- In the Morning and Evening, Pay Special Attention to the Eye Contour Area
- Use a Scrub and/or Mask Once or Twice a Week
Published July 18, 2021,
updated on December 13, 2023,
by
Stéphanie, PhD, Doctorate in Life and Health Sciences
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5 min read
What Are the Characteristics of Dull, Tired Skin?
A dull complexion is characterized by a lack of homogeneity and luminosity, a grayish color and an irregular skin texture. This phenomenon is scientifically explained by an imbalance in skin renewal and an excess of dead cells that accumulate on the surface. The causes can be internal (lack of sleep, poor blood circulation, skin aging process, hormonal upheaval) and external (stress, cold, pollution, smoking, poorly performed make-up removal/cleaning of the skin, excessive exposure to UV rays, excessive consumption of alcohol...).
To brighten up your complexion and fight against dullness, a few steps are essential.
In the Morning, Protect Your Skin From Oxidative Stress
Free radicals generated by various external factors such as pollution and the sun's UV rays accelerate skin aging and promote a dull complexion.
Before applying an antioxidant treatment, start every morning by cleansing your skin with our poppy exfoliating cleanser. If you prefer a gel texture, choose the PHA 5% + aloe vera exfoliating cleansing gel, which offers a progressive micro-exfoliation of the skin to unclog pores, smooth skin texture and reveal a radiant and even complexion.
Then apply orange blossom hydrolate. This treatment revives the radiance of the complexion and helps to regenerate the skin. Then, use the radiance face serum, highly concentrated in vitamin C (11%). It gives a real radiance boost to dull and tired complexions. This treatment also contains 3% Albizia Julibrissin extract. This plant of Asian origin restores vitality to the skin. Together, these ingredients help slow down photoaging. Alternatively, you may prefer the Firming and Radiance Complex, which is concentrated in antioxidant ingredients. This serum offers a preventive and corrective action against the appearance of the signs of aging.
After the serum, the antioxidant face cream evens out the complexion and prevents skin aging. It contains lemon extract associated with vitamin C. This combo of active ingredients neutralizes free radicals and evens out and brightens the complexion.
Finally, don't forget to protect yourself from UV rays with a broad-spectrum sun protection. Typology SPF30 or SPF50 facial sunscreen prevents photoaging thanks to a combination of mineral and organic filters offering broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection. This protective care is enriched with aloe vera, karanja oil and hyaluronic acid from fermented wheat. The skillful blend of these 3 components prevents photoaging while retaining the skin's moisture. Bonus: its light texture leaves a non-sticky, non-glossy finish.
Tip: Throughout the day, protect yourself from oxidative stress with the antioxidant botanical mist with green tea. This on-the-go treatment can be applied to the face at any time of the day.
Every Evening, Double Cleanse Your Skin.
This practice allows you to eliminate dirt and impurities accumulated on the skin. In the evening, start your ritual with the 7-ingredient cleansing oil, whose texture will soothe the skin. It removes makeup and impurities from the skin without irritating it. In addition, it nourishes the epidermis thanks to the sweet almond oil it contains, which is essentially rich in omega-9.
Then proceed to clean your skin with our poppy exfoliating soap. Cold saponified, it is obtained entirely from ingredients of natural origin. This soap contains 8% of surgras and allows to gently exfoliate the skin. If you prefer a gel texture, choose the PHA 5% + aloe vera exfoliating gel, which offers gradual micro-exfoliation of the skin to unclog pores, smooth skin texture and reveal a radiant, even complexion.
Note: After the makeup removal/cleansing steps, morning and evening, rebalance the skin's pH level with Vitamin C Radiance Toner.
In the Evening, Use Targeted Skin Care Products.
After removing all traces of impurities from your face, apply the Botanical Radiance Assembly. Concentrated in antioxidant active ingredients, this night serum offers a preventive and corrective action against the appearance of signs of aging and helps reveal the skin's radiance.
If your concern is more about wrinkles than radiance, use rosehip oil at the end of your routine. It accelerates skin regeneration and helps fight the appearance of wrinkles.
In the Morning and Evening, Pay Special Attention to the Eye Contour Area.
Dull and tired skin is prone to the appearance of bags and dark circles around the eyes. To counteract this, after cleansing your skin in the morning and evening, apply cornflower hydrosol to the entire face for an overall decongesting and refreshing effect. You can continue with our caffeine eye serum, which is applied locally to the eye contour area.
Use a Scrub and/or Mask Once or Twice a Week.
Our radiance face scrub with rose hip oil eliminates dead cells that have accumulated and refines the texture of your skin. You can alternate this treatment with the peeling mask with red fruit acids. This exfoliating jelly unclogs pores, renews the skin and brightens the complexion. It provides a double chemical and mechanical exfoliation.
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