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Summer is almost here and the living should be easy, so we took the work off your hands of finding the perfect skincare routine! While Summer brings sunshine and hopefully saltwater from trips to the beach, both of which are so healing for our skin, it also brings about humidity, long sweaty days, and UV rays.
This season is all about allowing our skin to breathe while also protecting it from environmental factors. But don’t sweat! We’ve put together the perfect, balancing summer skincare routine to leave your skin smooth, healthy, and glowing all season long.
Bamboo Charcoal has been used for centuries in the East. and when used in skincare it does wonders to deeply cleanse and detoxify. Known for its ability to draw impurities and toxins from deep within your pores, it gives an amazing deep clean, making it the perfect, gentle cleanser to clean away makeup, dirt, sweat, and more.
At night, gently wash your face with our Bamboo Charcoal Soap. Pat skin dry.
There is nothing better than a refreshing face mist during hot summer days. Our Jasmine Green Tea Balancing Toner is loaded with antioxidants which helps protect against environmental damage, leaving skin youthful, healthy, and glowing. Jasmine Water helps to hydrate and rejuvenate skin will also reducing redness. Blemish fighting White Willow Bark mixed with soothing Aloe Vera makes this the perfect mist for summer.
At night and after cleansing, spray a few sprays of Jasmine Green Tea Toner to clean skin. For an extra skin-soothing+ skin-tightening benefits, place your toner in the fridge for a few minutes before use. During the day, keep it in your bag to cool down and refresh as needed.
Going bare has never been easier with our Pink Cloud Rosewater Moisture Creme. It blends in easily, leaving a slightly dewy, glowing finish. Rosewater is naturally high in anti-oxidants and excellent for reducing appearance of redness in skin. Aloe Water helps to soothe redness and is also naturally rich in Salicylic Acid making it great for preventing blemishes, which sometimes tend to pop up during warmer months. And the youth-preserving White Tea Extract is rich in anti-oxidants which protect skin from pigmentation, fine lines, and damage from environmental factors like UV rays.
After cleansing and toning, thoroughly massage a small amount into skin. Apply more as needed for an extra dose of hydration depending on your skin’s current moisture needs. Allow Pink Cloud Creme to absorb for 1-2 minutes before applying facial oil or makeup.
Last but not least, don't forget to give the rest of your body some summer love. Our Coconut Body Oil is the perfect, lightweight, ultra-hydrating body oil that smells heavenly, whisking you away to the tropics with a single drop. Coconut Oil, has more benefits than we can count, but to name a few, it helps to hydrate skin and soothe inflammation, making it especially perfect to massage onto skin after shaving or after a long day at the beach when your body is feeling parched from the heat!
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