" How could I resist trying this treatment... I couldn't wait until morning, so last night I went all out and I'm amazed by the result! My recipe for soaking it up, what I had on hand: a mixture of Facial Water - Aftershave, Hydra Tint, Aloe Gel, Beautifier and Cleansing Oil. Unexpected, but absolutely exquisite as a mixture! Result: comfortable, lively, plumped, toned and so luminous skin. As a bonus, my pores were free of blackheads! Seriously, I spent the rest of the evening looking at myself in the mirror because I loved my skin so much! I was practically sad to go to bed with such beautiful skin... However, this morning, my skin is still magnificent. I still feel well hydrated, plumped and comfortable. To be repeated often for sure! " - Marie-ChristineFor the face, neck and décolleté, wonderful at any time of day but oh so divine in the morning to wake up in such a pleasant way. At each step, we see the skin plump up, the appearance of wrinkles diminish. The end result is sublime, lifted, luminous skin and so much more! Before we begin, a few words on the importance of soaking, an important step in the tightening treatment: One of Nathalie's beauty secrets! Soaking is much more than a preparation; it's a process that allows the skin to redefine its level of assimilation and nutrition. Dry, thin, and easily wrinkled skin needs to communicate again. In a nutshell, soaking is like a sponge that rehydrates and expands. With it, the skin regains its tone. Soaking will also thin retained secretions and will have an anti-aging, anti-wrinkle, rehydrating effect, and bring luminosity to the skin. Imbibition, an emulsion of oil and water, will be lighter than oil but richer than water alone. It gives the skin back the oil and water it needs. Imbibition is very easily accepted by the skin which integrates it into its superficial layers allowing it to swell. We thus find with this one a smooth skin certainly, but a well hydrated skin which will subsequently assimilate more the active ingredients that we offer it, already in this emulsion, and for the rest of the treatment. Here are the steps of the tensor treatment and see the demonstration here . 1 - Cleaning by imbibition In the palm of our hand, or even better in a small container, mix a little Cleansing Oil , Jojoba Oil or Serum (such as Neutral Serum ) with a dab of Muslin or Butter of your choice (or Hydrating , wow!), a moisturizer (gel, fluid or hyaluronic acid) and floral water to create an emulsion that will resemble “mayonnaise”. Saturate your skin with this lovely mayonnaise while massaging it in for a few minutes. If your skin absorbs it too quickly, don't hesitate to add more. When soaking, we want it to slide off, so our skin has too much and rejects a little. This will let us know that it's saturated and ready to receive other nutrients. Skin with a tendency to seborrheic skin may appreciate a simple mixture of cleansing oil (or jojoba ) and gel at this stage, which will be applied to the face, having previously moistened it with floral water. Already at this stage, the skin is beautiful and plumped! Note that with imbibition, we have fun and use the formulas we have on hand, the basic rule being to find a mixture of oil and water! 2- Stimulate and plump with Exfopur Without removing the soak from the previous step, add a small amount of Exfopur and massage gently using small circular movements, focusing on the areas you want to work on, particularly wrinkles. This stimulates and exfoliates the skin. What an excellent idea for a morning anti-aging treatment, quick and very effective. Exfopur, thanks to the volcanic rock it contains, will act as a mechanical exfoliant, but much more deeply since the soaking from the previous step has already allowed dead cells to begin to peel off. 3 – Rinse with a warm/hot washcloth 4 – On the areas where you want to work on wrinkles, rub again with Exfopur The skin may become slightly pink from exfoliating with Exfopur . This is completely normal. At this stage, it is interesting to apply an Exfopur mask under the eyes as well as on the brow bone and let it work while you take care of the rest of the face! After erasing the wrinkles on the face, to remove it, simply pluck gently (the skin around the eyes is very thin and delicate) or rinse it gently with a warm washcloth. The contrast between the cold Exfopur and the warm washcloth will offer a wonderful effect! 5- Optional step: for an even more tightening effect, apply Exfopur as a mask This time, we apply Exfopur as a mask to the entire face (as is or mixed beforehand in the palm of our hand with a drop of Peppermint or Rose essential oil, wow!). Leave it on for 2 to 3 minutes before rinsing with a warm/hot washcloth. 6 – Cleanse the skin Before continuing with your beauty routine, we clean our face again. To do this, if we have any leftover, we can reuse our mixture for the initial soak or simply our Cleansing Oil or our Jojoba Oil. After massaging our face well, we rinse with a washcloth. 7- Hydration and preparation with floral water Spray our floral water on your face (or by ablution by putting some in your hand before bringing it to your face). Gently pat the skin with light pressure to allow the floral water to penetrate. 8 – Apply the Tensor Fluid (or Oriental Fluid) On skin that is still slightly moistened with floral water, massage a pump of the Tensor Fluid or Oriental Fluid onto the skin. If you don't have these fluids, no worries: you can apply the moisturizer of your choice at this stage! 9 – Nourish and seal in hydration with serum We massage with a few drops of the serum of our choice (or Cleansing Oil or Jojoba) according to the needs of our skin and our desire of the moment! 10 – Finish with the massage with the Gua Sha stone Discover here , from minute 32, a new Gua Sha method! Happy tensing treatment! And don't hesitate to share your results with us and your recipes for soaking ❤️
“ Good evening Jacynthe, I just did the same treatment and I finished with the 3rd Exfopur on top . I used peppermint essential oil as Nathalie suggested . WOW , my skin is plumped up and the wrinkles are much less noticeable. Thank you so much. - Guylaine T.
“ I soaked all summer to keep my hydration with cleansing oil , floral water , aloe gel , Sublimator and 3 drops of kukui oil . ” - Hélène S.
" HAS In the fall and winter, I like to take the hydra tint to do my soaking. " - Annie M.
“ The Kukui muslin soak , cleansing oil and chamomile water is saving (finally!) my redness! Hallelujah !!! ” - Valérie C.
“I managed to improve my hydration with the soaks. It’s magic . ” - Stephanie C.
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