Here are the skincare trends that will stay with us this fall-winter 2022

At each change of season, new skin care trends are an opportunity to review your skincare habits. This fall-winter, the focus is on the integrity of the skin barrier, with routines inside out (Editor’s note, which combine cosmetics and food supplements) that are gentle on the skin that help rebalance it by strengthening its natural defense mechanisms.

The Skin Cycling method to plan your evening face routine

Skin Cycling is the Skincare Evening Routine Planning Technique developed by dermatologist Whitney Bowe who is buzzing on social networks. It is based on a cyclical organization which, according to the healthcare professional, would help solve many skin problems such as acne, rosacea, eczema or blemishes. How ? Rebalancing the use of active ingredients and accelerating resurfacing and cell renewal products, often used in the evening, with breaks that allow the skin to regenerate.

In concrete terms, it looks like this:

• 1st evening (treatment): make-up remover / cleanser, chemical exfoliation, hydration
• 2nd evening (treatment): make-up remover / cleanser, retinol or retinoid, hydration
• 3rd evening (rest and repair): make-up remover / cleansing, hyaluronic acid, hydration
• 4th evening (rest and repair): make-up remover / cleanser, hyaluronic acid, hydration

What about the fifth night? It’s easy: let’s go back to where we started, which is the exfoliation, and continue to follow the program for the following days.

According to the doctor, the first effects on the brightness of the complexion would be visible from the eighth evening, or after completing two cycles of his Skin Cycling method. For a result on wrinkles and pigment spots, however, it would take two months.

Barrier treatment to strengthen the skin barrier

Skin barrier here, skin barrier there … Thanks to the multiplication of ” skinfluencer (Editor’s note, creators of content specialized in skincare) on social networks, and in particular on TikTok, this natural skin protectionmade up of the stratum corneum and the hydrolipidic film, it has never been so loved and pampered!

When damaged, the latter no longer performs its function as a physical barrier. Results? The skin becomes dull and rough, dehydrates and is more vulnerable to external aggressions. It is therefore important to take care of it.

The “barrier” treatments, rich in ceramides, peptides, fatty acids, cholesterol and squalane, help restore, rebalance and strengthen the skin barrier. They come in the form of very comforting serums, creams, oils and balms to use as soon as the need arises and at will during the harsh winter months.

Recycled ingredients and active ingredients for a more responsible routine

Upcycling (also referred to as “surcyclage” in French) is the principle of to restore value to objects and products that would have ended up in the trash, with no guarantee of being recycled. It is very common in fashion and decoration and is gradually developing in beauty, thanks to committed brands that have decided to do so re-evaluate food industry co-products and even their own waste. An effort that consumers appreciate and seek more and more.

Fruit kernels and shells are transformed into exfoliating particles, seeds and petals are pressed to obtain nutrient-rich oils, fish peels are used to produce marine collagen and unsaleable fruits and vegetables are recovered to enrich face and body treatment formulas.

Beauty food, for a beauty in & out approach

Still a niche market ten years ago, nutricosmetics e food supplements they are exploding! The latter, driven by Generation Y’s growing interest in healthy eating, arrive complete our daily intake by providing an extra dose of vitamins, minerals, trace elements and essential fatty acids.

Food supplements, if well chosen, can give the body a serious push to regain its balance, but also come perfecting a beauty routine of topical products dedicated to hydration or skin tone, acting where no cream can act, inside.

As a replacement for tasteless capsules and tablets, more and more brands are offering their beauty formulas in regressive forms of candy, chocolates and popcorn. A “pleasure” approach that allows you to take care of yourself without appearing.

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