OBJECTIVE: RADIANCE
Welcome to the fresh days of spring! While this season lifts spirits, it can be a bit harsh on our skin. Winter may have disrupted its hydration and roughened its surface, leaving it more susceptible to external stressors. Spring, in contrast, tends to overstimulate various skin functions, potentially causing dehydration, blemishes, sensitivity, and a dull complexion. Fortunately, Laboratoire Dr Renaud offers tailored solutions to help your skin regain its balance and natural beauty.
GLYCOLIC OR SALICYLIC ACID FOR A FRESH START
A radiant complexion is often synonymous with beautiful skin. To shed the toxins accumulated over the winter and refine your skin's texture, it's beneficial to kickstart cell renewal with a slightly more intense exfoliation than usual—yet still gently.
AHAs like glycolic or lactic acid and BHA, known as salicylic acid, are ideal for this. They facilitate the removal of surface cells that dull the skin and give it an uneven texture. The results? They enhance skin brightness, smooth out irregularities, reduce pigmentation spots, and regulate your skin's pH for a healthier epidermis.
Glycolic and lactic acids can be used by those with dry or dehydrated skin.
For oily or blemish-prone skin, salicylic acid is the go-to ingredient due to its purifying properties. It stimulates cell renewal, smooths skin texture, lightens dark spots, combats blackheads, and reduces inflammation-related symptoms.
Our Favorite Products:
Peeling Discs: A combination of lactic acid, five fruit acids—including glycolic acid—and plant-based exfoliating enzymes, offers a complementary action to exfoliate and stimulate cell renewal, smoothing fine lines, refining skin texture, and restoring radiance while comforting the skin.
Clear Up Solution Control (NPN 80023889): An anti-blemish treatment formulated with salicylic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, and an olive leaf extract for smoother, clearer skin free of imperfections.
VITAMIN C FOR BRIGHTENING AND ANTI-AGING EFFECTS
Did you know that 80% of aging signs are due to external influences? To prevent skin damage from these factors, with the sun being the most harmful, it's crucial to use a serum with antioxidant properties to help neutralize free radicals responsible for cell oxidation and premature skin aging.
Vitamin C is the most significant antioxidant for the skin. Its benefits are well-documented: it helps improve the skin's appearance by facilitating collagen formation, reducing pigment formation by inhibiting tyrosinase activation, and decreasing water loss, thus enhancing skin hydration.
L-ascorbic acid is the purest, most potent, and most bioavailable form of vitamin C. It is the only form that the body can recognize and utilize.
Our Favorite Products:
Vitamin C Serum 10% with M2PE: Designed for all skin types, including sensitive, this serum contains 10% L-ascorbic acid and our patented M2PE technology to hydrate, tone, and brighten your skin quickly!
Global Defense: Enhanced with four powerful antioxidants, including vitamin C as Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, this elegant, non-greasy cream protects the skin's natural defense systems against free radicals, major factors in skin aging, generated by UV exposure, pollution, or other oxidative stresses.
HYALURONIC ACID FOR DEEP HYDRATION
Hyaluronic acid is a natural moisturizer found in the skin. It plays a crucial role as it can attract and retain up to 1000 times its weight in water. This property helps maintain the volume and elasticity of youthful skin. However, as we age, its levels decrease—dropping by half between ages 20 and 50—and the skin loses its bounce, suppleness, and radiance.
Our Essential Products, Both Rich in Hyaluronic Acid:
InnovHyal HydraSerum Volumizing: Instantly saturates your skin with essential moisture! It plumps the skin immediately. With continued use, the skin becomes hydrated, regaining its bounce and tone.
Eye Contour Cream: Its silky texture enriched with hyaluronic acid hydrates and nourishes the eye contour for an immediate sensation of softness and comfort. It helps maintain the youthful appearance and brightness of your gaze.
LIGHTER TEXTURED CREAMS FOR THE WARMER MONTHS
You've probably noticed that your skin produces more sebum in warm weather. It may also appear shinier and not require the same level of emollients as in winter. Therefore, as the warm season approaches, our experts recommend opting for a day cream with a lighter, airier texture, except for dry skins which still need a slightly richer treatment to strengthen their skin barrier. It's time to set aside your thick winter cream in favor of lighter skincare products.
Fortunately, Laboratoire Dr Renaud has anticipated this with lighter textures for their most universal treatments: 24H Tolerance Care, 24H HydraScience Care, and ExCellience Day Care are available in both rich and light textures, allowing you to easily adapt your beauty routine as summer approaches.
AND ONE LAST TIP...
Don't forget to rely on serums. Not only are they more concentrated in actives than a classic cream, but their fluid texture allows for deep penetration into the skin. Serums can be used in a 'layering' application technique, meaning they can be layered one after another on the skin. Generally, we recommend combining the Vitamin C Serum 10% with M2PE with the InnovHyal Volumizing Serum, starting with the former on perfectly cleansed skin. If your skin feels comfortable after layering these two serums, you might not need to add a night treatment to your evening routine. However, you must apply UV-Science SPF 30 in the morning to protect your skin from the sun's harmful effects.
HERE’S THE SPRING ROUTINE WE SUGGEST FOR A RADIANT COMPLEXION AND WELL-HYDRATED SKIN WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING:
Morning, in order of application:
- Anti-pollution Cleansing Foam
- Vitamin C Serum with M2PE
- InnovHyal Volumizing Serum (optional)
- Eye Contour Cream or CC Instant Multi-Corrector Eye Care
- Global Defense (optional)
- UV-Science SPF 30 Rich
Evening, in order of application:
- Micellar Water
- Peeling Discs
- InnovHyal Volumizing Serum
- HydraScience 24H Light Texture (optional)
