Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Daily Face Moisturiser?
Applying a daily face moisturiser can instantly give you a radiant, healthy-looking complexion. Moisturising your skin daily boosts hydration, helps prevent flaking and dullness, and creates a protective layer of moisture that lasts all day. It also provides a smooth base for applying makeup and optimises the delivery of vital nutrients to skin cells. Many studies have shown that keeping your skin well-moisturised can help prevent premature lines and wrinkles and can help minimise the appearance of wrinkles that are already there.
However, there is more to moisturising than just applying a cream to your face. Here are a few suggestions to help ensure that you get the most out of your daily face moisturiser:
5 Top Tips to Get the Most out of Your Daily Face Moisturiser:
1) Ensure your moisturiser contains ‘humectants’
An effective daily face moisturiser provides lasting hydration to the skin. Hydration starts with ingredients known as humectants such as glycerin, aloe vera, and hyaluronic acid. Check the ingredients list before you buy any moisturiser — face or body — and make sure it contains at least one humectant.
2) Layer strategically
Layering your products in an effective order allows you to get the most out of your skincare. A rule of thumb is to start with products that have the thinnest consistency and work your way up to the heaviest. Serums go on first, followed by oils, then creams. The one exception is sunscreen, which should be applied last, as it blocks the skin’s ability to absorb moisture and nutrients.
3) Apply moisturiser in upward strokes.
As we age gravity pushes our skin downward causing sagging and wrinkles. Applying your face moisturiser using gentle upward strokes helps to increase circulation, reduce puffiness and water retention, and ensure that your skin absorbs the most moisture and nutrients it can.
4) Don’t neglect your neck and décolletage.
There’s no reason to stop moisturising when you reach your jawline. Along with your face and hands, your neck and décolletage are the first places to show signs of aging, and need to be hydrated and nourished too. Facial skincare targets wrinkles and dark spots, whereas regular body lotion does not. Your facial moisturiser should be applied twice daily to your neck and décolletage too.
5) Take a seasonal approach to skincare
A new season can require a slight change to your skincare routine. In winter our skin tends to need more moisture due to the drying effect the cold weather can have. Adding a serum or face oil before your day and/or night cream can give your skin the moisture boost it needs. In summer, most skin types don’t need a heavy moisturiser, especially when adding sunscreen during the day. A lighter cream, or just a serum or face oil, may be all that is needed after cleansing and toning.
What we recommend:
Nourishing Natural Day Cream
Scenturie’s award-winning Nourishing Natural Day Cream is a super-gentle, light-weight, hydrating, nourishing moisturiser made with nutrient-rich premium plant oils and extracts including argan, grapeseed, apricot kernel, and sweet almond oils.
Suitable for all skin types, this face moisturiser can also be used as a night cream for oily, acne-prone, and combination skin types, or if a light-weight, fragrance-free cream is required.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
I am in love with all of the Scenturie range. I have sensitive skin prone to eczema and acne and this skincare range has worked wonders. I have had no eczema issues whatsoever and my acne (due to having to wear a mask all the time) clears up quickly using this range. I love that it is vegan and the packaging is reusable as well. Thanks so much!
Kayleen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I have annoyingly sensitive skin and only use natural skincare so am always cautious when trying new products, but this moisturiser is divine – my skin feels and looks amazing – thank you for producing such a beautiful natural product – looking forward to trying the rest of the range.
Sue ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
All Scenturie natural skincare products are made in New Zealand with premium, plant-based ingredients that are nutrient-rich, ethically sourced, and backed by science. We avoid synthetic chemicals, known irritants, and synthetic fragrances, inviting you to enjoy the subtle fragrance of unrefined plant oils and essential oils, the way nature intended them to smell. All our products are 100% vegan and cruelty-free.
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