The winter season has effects on the skin. Indeed, it is often drier and may exhibit redness or even tightness due to weather conditions (wind, cold, rain...). To regain its glow with the arrival of spring and prepare it for the heat, it is relevant to adapt your facial routine. Find our advice below.
My springtime facial routine.
- Cleanse your skin morning and evening with a suitable skincare product
- Apply a hydrating mask once or twice a week
- Replace nourishing and rich treatments with lighter formulas
- Protecting oneself from UV rays
Cleanse your skin morning and evening with a suitable skincare product.
Regardless of the season, cleansing your face is essential to minimize blemishes and the accumulation of dead cells on the surface of the epidermis which give a dull appearance to the skin. Depending on your skin type, choose the product that seems most relevant to you:
Those with dry skin can use the hydrating cleansing milk. This product contains 0.5% of hyaluronic acid combined with chamomile extract. It also includes a base of gentle, biodegradable surfactants of natural origin that create a delicate foam to cleanse the skin while maintaining its balance. It is applied to damp skin in the morning and/or evening, directly with the fingers. The milk emulsifies upon contact with water into a fine foam, facilitating the rinsing step. If you prefer a solid product, the hydrating cleansing care with palmarosa is a cold-processed soap made in France and composed of 8% superfat. This corresponds to the amount of vegetable oil remaining after the saponification reaction, the higher the superfat percentage, the gentler and more nourishing the soap is.
For combination to oily skin types, Typology has developed several cleansers in the form of gels. For instance, the purifying cleansing gel is concentrated with purifying actives such as zinc PCA. It sanitizes the skin, regulates sebum production, and limits the development of imperfections. On the other hand, the exfoliating cleansing gel offers progressive micro-exfoliation of the skin to unclog pores, smooth the skin texture, and reveal a radiant and even complexion. To tighten pores and soothe redness and inflammation, the cleansing unifying gel with niacinamide and clary sage hydrosol is more suitable.
Apply a hydrating mask once or twice a week.
In winter, due to the cold and wind, the skin often faces a lack of hydration. It loses its radiance and can "show" more with dehydration fine lines that appear or intensify. Our hydrating face mask helps combat this phenomenon. This treatment contains a tremella extract, a natural source of hyaluronic acid, combined with aloe vera, an excellent hydrating and soothing active ingredient. The skin is soft, supple, and plumped, maintaining its hydration over time. Its gel-like texture melts onto the skin, providing instant relief.
Thehydrating maskcan be applied evenly on dry skin in a semi-thick layer, avoiding the eye contour. For this step, the mask can be spread directly with the fingers or with a brush to distribute the treatment evenly. It is recommended toleave the mask on for 10 minutesbefore rinsing your face with clear water.
Tip : To enhance the penetration of active ingredients through the skin and remove impurities/excess sebum that clog pores, start by performing a scrub just before using the moisturizing mask on the face. In this regard, depending on your skin type, you can use theradiance face scrub(for dry, uncomfortable and/or dull skin) or theregenerating face scrub(for dry skin showing signs of skin aging).
Replace nourishing and rich treatments with lighter formulas.
Exposure to weather conditions (cold, wind, rain...) during the winter season often results in skin dryness and dehydration. In response to this, it is recommended to turn to rich and nourishing treatments, particularly for dry skin. However, with the arrival of warmer weather, one should not hesitate to lighten their skincare routine and rely more on serums and/or botanical blends than on rich creams.
It is also recommended to apply targeted actives to restore brightness to the skin. Morning and evening, after removing all traces of impurities from your face, apply for example the radiance face serum.Highly concentrated in vitamin C (11%), it gives a real boost to dull and tired complexions. This treatment also contains 3% of Albizia Julibrissin extract. This Asian-origin plant restores vitality to the skin. Together, these ingredients help slow down photo-aging. In the evening, finish your routine with the radiance botanical blend or the firmness & radiance complex with 5 vitamins. Concentrated in antioxidant actives, these two treatments offer preventive and corrective action against the appearance of signs of aging and help reveal the skin's radiance.
Protecting oneself from UV rays.
This directive is not limited to the spring season. Indeed, UV rays are particularly harmful to the skin and accelerate its aging. Even if their intensity is lesser in winter, applying a sun protection suitable for one's skin type should be an essential step in one's morning skincare routine.
The face sunscreen from Typology with an SPF30 prevents photoaging thanks to the combination of mineral and organic filters offering broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection. This solar protective care is enriched with aloe vera, karanja oil and hyaluronic acid derived from fermented wheat. The clever blend of these 3 components prevents photoaging while maintaining skin hydration. However, we do not recommend it for oily skin.
Bonus : Its light texture leaves a finish without white streaks, non-sticky and non-shiny. Regular application is recommended in case of prolonged exposure (while hiking, at the beach, etc.), approximately every 2 hours.
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