How to use your time at home to your advantage for home facials? Let’s figure it out together with Vichy medical expert, cosmetologist-dermatologist Altana Bazyleva.
Moisturizing the skin at home
In a series of working days, there is not always an extra half hour that you can devote to yourself. Working from home is a good time to spend it usefully, such as making a face mask or doing a full-fledged home express treatment.
During the heating season, the level of humidity in the room drops sharply. Dry air begins to “pull” moisture out of our tissues. It affects different skin types differently. For example, dry skin becomes even more tight, small peelings appear. And prone to oiliness, trying to somehow compensate for the lack of moisture, begins to secrete even more sebum. The result is that the skin shines even more, but at the same time it is overdried and tightened. Adequate hydration is essential for any type of skin at any age.
Tissue Masks
A huge plus of moisturizing tissue masks is the convenience of its application. Express mask Mineral 89 is based on thermal water and hyaluronic acid. It does not need to be washed off after application, the serum residues are easily absorbed, leaving no stickiness and shine.
You can also try multi-masking, when different types of masks are simultaneously applied to different areas of the face, depending on the needs of the skin. For example, use a cleansing mask for the T-zone, and moisturizing for the rest of the face and neck.
Ampoules with vitamin C
Usually, the spring months are the time when we actively carry out various cosmetic procedures to help the skin “wake up” and recover from the winter. But now, when we are all trying once again not to leave the confines of the house, funds that can be used in home care come to the rescue.
Vichy Liftactive Specialist Peptide C Ampoule Concentrates is a 30-day intensive serum with antioxidant and anti-aging properties. The main “trick” of ampoule serums is that one ampoule is designed for 1 day, respectively, you don’t have to worry about the fact that active components, for example, vitamin C, will oxidize upon contact with air and lose their properties.
Speaking of vitamin C, it should be noted that not any form of it can be called an antioxidant and perform its functions, such as protecting the skin from negative environmental factors, lightening pigmentation and evening out skin tone. The “correct” Vitamin C in the composition of the product must meet several requirements: have an L-ascorbic form, a concentration of at least 10%, pH
The remaining active ingredients, such as peptides and hyaluronic acid, have gone through a hydrolysis process. Hydrolysates have a small molecular weight and size, due to which they are able to overcome the skin barrier and work in two layers of the skin: the epidermis and deeper in the dermis.