Refreshed & Radiant: Summer Skincare Routine

As the days grow longer and the temperature rises, Canadians eagerly embrace the summer season. However, with the change in weather comes a shift in skincare needs. Our unique climate, with its mix of hot days and cool nights, presents challenges like excess oiliness, dryness, and sun sensitivity. Let's explore a simple routine for achieving a healthy, glowing complexion that's perfectly suited to the warmer weather.

Step 1: Clear toxins

The summer season brings with it a mix of heat, humidity, and outdoor fun, which often leads to sweat and impurities lingering on your skin. This can leave your skin feeling congested, dull, and in dire need of a deep cleanse.

It's essential to cleanse your face twice daily, especially in the summer:

• Morning ritual: Wake up and refresh your skin by washing away the oils that have settled overnight, refreshing your skin and prepping it for your daily skincare products.
• Evening ritual: Gently cleansing your skin at night is crucial for washing away the lingering effects of a full day of exposure to sunscreen, makeup, and environmental pollutants. This second cleanse can help purify your skin and ensure that it’s ready to restore itself overnight.

Our go-to cleanser for your summer skincare ritual is the Kombucha 2-in-1 No-Rinse Cleanser & Prebiotic Treatment, which purifies and protects your skin. This multitasking cleanser simplifies your skincare routine by removing pollutants, impurities, makeup, and sunscreen in one step. It captures and eliminates pollutants and makeup, all while nurturing the skin’s natural defences with prebiotic inulin. Infused with the clarity-enhancing properties of kombucha, it also revives your pores and ensures your skin’s texture is as smooth as silk – no rinsing required.

Step 2: Replenish

Once your skin is clean, it's time to fortify it with an essence or serum. During the summer, prioritize formulas rich in antioxidants like vitamin C or E to protect against environmental aggressors. These antioxidants help your skin combat the stressors that can accelerate aging. Additionally, hyaluronic acid serums are excellent for hydration, as they draw moisture into the skin, keeping it plump and dewy throughout the day.

Customize this step to suit your specific skin needs. A great option is the Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Face Serum. This non-comedogenic serum allows your skin to breathe and stay healthy even in humid conditions. It’s packed with essential vitamins C, E, and B5, plus minerals and antioxidants. Clinically proven to boost skin brightness, smoothness, and hydration while reducing signs of tiredness, its 480,000+ microbubbles burst on the skin to deliver fast-absorbing nutrients with a lightweight texture.

Step 3: Deeply Moisturize

Let's debunk a summer skincare myth: Even if your skin feels oilier than normal, it’s not a good idea to skip moisturizing. Sure, our summers might bring higher humidity, but between scorching heat waves and overworked air conditioners, your skin can get robbed of its natural oils. This results in dehydration which leaves your skin feeling tight, dry, and uncomfortable, and in some cases, causes your skin to overproduce oils! Moisturizing helps maintain a healthy moisture balance in your skin, helping to protect it from environmental stressors and keeping your complexion supple and resilient. To simplify your makeup morning routine, you could even opt for a tinted moisturizer.

If your skin is on the drier side, our Vitamin Nectar Glow Moisturizer is your go-to. This featherweight multivitamin blend infuses skin with a burst of vitality, leaving you with a luminous, energized look. For those with oily skin, our Rose & Hyaluronic Acid Deep Hydration Emulsion is a deeply nourishing, non-comedogenic formula that delivers instant hydration to your skin, smoothing skin texture, refining pores, and leaving your skin irresistibly soft.

Step 4: Hydration

Summer can be tough on your skin, but a hydrating mist is a game-changer. When your skin is craving a bit of a pick-me-up, this simple multitasking product can be the perfect on-the-go skin reviver. A quick spritz hydrates, refreshes, and even sets your makeup.

We recommend the Rose Pore-Minimizing Hydration Mist. With rosewater and damask rose extract, this mist cools and restores, leaving your skin supple and radiant. It’s also portable – slip it into your backpack or beach tote for a refreshed glow all summer long.

Step 5: Cooling Masks

Finish your summer skincare routine with a cooling face mask to give your skin long-lasting relief from the heat. Ingredients like aloe vera and cucumber are renowned for their soothing properties, making them great ingredients for calming your skin after a day of basking in the summer sun.

The Rose Face Mask is our chosen indulgence, at least once a week, or as needed. This luxuriously calming mask immerses skin in comforting hydration. Insider tip: Chill it in the fridge for an extra cooling sensation on the warmer days!

Luminous skin all summer with fresh

With each changing season and passing year, your skin’s needs change. With fresh you can easily personalize your skincare routine according to your unique requirements. Explore our specialized collections, from intensive hydration to age defiance, and uncover the essentials for your daily routine for that sought-after summer glow.