Summer Skincare to Combat Dryness, Sensitivity & Redness
As seasons change, so do our skincare needs. We’re focusing on summer skincare tips for four major skin types to help you enjoy fun in the sun and put your best face forward as we re-open, move past this pandemic, and get back to our normal lives.
Summer skincare guides:
Anti-Aging Summer Skincare for Mature & Pigmented Skin (Coming Soon!)
Skincare Suggestions to Combat Dryness, Sensitivity & Redness
Characteristics of this skin type include:
Dry, thin, and flaky skin, as well as smaller pores and uneven texture
Dry and dehydrated skin lacking moisture and oil
Premature aging skin with fine lines, wrinkles, and crows feet
Skin appears reddish and appears warm to the touch
Cheeks on both sides have visual broken capillaries
The skin is thin, fragile, and sensitive to the environment
Causes include:
Lack of sebaceous secretions due to aging and hormonal changes
Rapid evaporation of moisture from facial skin due to lack of sebaceous secretions resulting in dehydration
Inherent thin skin coupled with environmental pollution, stress, and irregular lifestyle
Sensitivity towards cosmetic ingredients or exfoliation
Below, you can find product suggestions from our talented estheticians for every step of your skincare routine that will help you maintain healthy, glowing skin all summer long! For more product suggestions for all skin types, check out our blog post, The Ultimate Skincare Guide for 4 Common Skin Types.
Cleanser | Vital Cleanse
Elemental Herbology’s Vital Cleanse provides a gentle apple exfoliation for brightening and manuka honey for healing, soothing, and hydrating.
Key Ingredients:
Wild Flower Honey is a pure and nutrient-rich antioxidant that provides powerful anti-inflammatory and healing properties to the skin.
Vitamin C helps to increase collagen production, brighten the skin, and reduce the appearance of redness and pigmentation.
Green Tea is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect the skin against environmental damage.
Prep | Activating Water Essence
Jurlique’s Activating Water Essence gives serum something to “attach to” for better product penetration. For sensitive skin, Calendula Calming Mist is a great option, containing aloe vera for sunburnt skin.
Key Ingredients:
Marshmallow Root Extract is rich in mucilage, a thick, syrup-like liquid that intensely hydrates, softens, and balances the skin.
Lavender Extract helps rebalance dryness, leaving the skin refreshed and hydrated.
Calendula Flower Extract is rich in calming oleanolic acid and antioxidants to protect the skin.
Eye Cream | Herbal Recovery Signature Eye Cream
Jurlique’s Herbal Recovery Signature Eye Cream is a thicker balm, rich in antioxidants to fight UV damage that causes discoloration and premature aging.
Key Ingredients:
Viola Tricolor Extract is known for its hydrating properties. The pure Viola from Jurlique’s organic farm in the South Australian hills helps moisturize and protect the skin.
Yarrow Extract from the Jurlique farm helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for smoother, firmer skin that has a more youthful appearance.
Persian Silk Tree Extract is known for its antioxidant properties. It helps diminish the appearance of tired, dull skin to reveal a radiant and revitalized complexion.
Restore | Cell Nourish Radiance & Vitality Serum
Elemental Herbology’s Cell Nourish serum gives your skin a boost of antioxidants, and Vitamins A, C, & E improve radiance and vitality.
Key Ingredients:
Kombuchka™ delivers a lipo-filling effect while improving overall skin quality by enhancing smoothness and radiance.
Co-Enzyme Q10 is important for optimum energy production and protecting against free-radical damage.
Green Tea is an anti-oxidant that combats free radicals and supports healthy tissue inside and out by promoting hydration and repair.
Hydrate | Moisture Plus Rare Rose Gel Cream
Jurlique’s Rare Rose Gel Cream is a light and bouncy moisturizer that sits well under make-up, making skin feel deeply hydrated while improving oil control.
Key Ingredients:
Jurlique Rose Flower Extract is grown and hand-harvested at the Jurlique organic farm in the South Australian hills. This unique ingredient has been scientifically proven to show improvement in the skin barrier function, helping to retain essential moisture.
Protect | Jalan Mineral Sun Protection
Available in tinted and non-tinted, Jalan Mineral SPF is a non chemical SPF and a summer essential.
Reapplying throughout the day is key to preventing hyperpigmentation and premature aging caused by sun damage.
Treat | Nutrition Infusion Sheet Mask
Elemental Herbology’s Nutrition Infusion Sheet Mask delivers a boost of antioxidants to fight UV damage, cools and soothes sun exposed skin, and hydrates and nourishes after hiking in the dry air.
Key Ingredients:
Kombuchka™ is rich in probiotics and antioxidants to fortify the skins barrier and deliver a plumping effect.
Niacinamide is a Vitamin B3 complex that improves the skin barrier function.
Aloe Vera helps to heal and rejuvenate the skin while protecting from free radical damage.
Service Recommendation | Island Chakka Facial
Get your glow on with this skin-illuminating Island Chakka Facial. Featuring a Jackfruit enzyme exfoliation that smoothes and resurfaces the skin while revealing a more radiant complexion. Jackfruit’s high Vitamin C content will boost the skin’s collagen production to retain firmness and promote a more youthful appearance. Relax as your skin is soothed by an aloe and cucumber mask applied with cooled jade rollers, followed by an herbal green tea eye treatment. Green tea relieves inflammation and swelling of tired eyes while fighting off free radicals that cause wrinkling. This facial will bring out a more hydrated, dewy summer glow!
Why we love this facial for summer:
Jackfruit enzyme supports hydration and fights inflammation.
Cool jade rollers over an aloe & cucumber mask nourish and revitalize dull/dehydrated skin.
For an extra boost, try our Hydro Jelly Mask Add-On - revive dehydrated skin while experiencing a cool jade roller massage to infuse Jelly mask nutrients.