Beauty routine

My beauty ritual for the last twelve years

• the cleansing oil cleans/removes makeup from my face (imagine the very dirty hands of a mechanic using grease to clean them; nothing cleans like oil, without attacking or drying out the skin)
• I rinse
• Then I spray rose water or neroli (rosemary for men), my "tonic" which prepares the skin to receive the serum
• while my skin is damp, I apply the serum

• it is important to moisten the skin so that it absorbs well what we offer it afterwards. This causes a "horny imbibition", in other words, the cells are soaked in (floral) water and once the serum is applied, hydration can be done more deeply (the fatty substance prevents the evaporation of the floral water which helps the penetration of the vitamins in the serum, well-moistened skin absorbs better). Take the example of a plant: if we give it vitamins but the soil is dry, it does nothing! On the contrary, if the cells are not well hydrated (if we let the floral water dry before applying the serum), the water lodged in a deeper layer is "pulled" outwards.

Thanks to these steps, our skin can absorb all the beneficial components of floral waters and vegetable and essential oils.

•My serum is composed of a clever blend of precious vegetable and essential oils:

Rosehip oil, a must-have for its healing and rejuvenating properties and rich in omega-3 and omega-6: I like to drink a teaspoon of it! If you keep it in the refrigerator, it can be kept for a very long time. In my serum, I also have evening primrose and borage oils which have several properties, including rebuilding an impermeable barrier between the cells of the epidermis to prevent excessive water loss (therefore great in cases of dry skin). They are also good cell regenerators in cases of premature aging. Sea buckthorn oil can also reign in a surprising way, as it contains more than fifteen different types of carotenoids , which gives it notorious anti-wrinkle properties , especially after sun exposure. Among the arsenal of essential oils that have earned their reputation for rejuvenating skin care are rose and sandalwood. The former is highly regarded in aromatherapy; it contains a unique plant wax that gives it cell renewal properties. I also really like sandalwood essential oil, which has been widely used for hundreds of years in India and Indonesia for treating wrinkled skin. To read about the benefits of neroli, click here.

The combination of essential and vegetable oils allows for an exponential effect.

Spread the word: whether you're Italian, Spanish, or Quebecois, applying oil to your face doesn't make your skin greasy, it nourishes it, and it doesn't clog your pores either! (unlike mineral oils, which are present in a multitude of commercial creams). In fact, the skin absorbs vegetable oils very well thanks to its enzymatic system on the surface of the epidermis. Imagine the enzymatic system as thousands of small scissors that cut the oil molecules to facilitate absorption at the cutaneous level. The "cut" and absorbed vegetable oil rebuilds the natural integrity that the epidermis needs: it restores its elasticity in addition to retaining water loss in the upper layers, among other things, which prevents the formation of wrinkles . The extra oil left on our hands can coat the ends of our hair.

Good ritual!

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