Before or during a pivotal period, a detox cleanse gives your skin a boost and allows you to get back on track. The benefits are numerous: relaxed features, a more radiant complexion, and visibly more beautiful skin, among other things. So, how do you perform a detox cleanse? Here are 5 tips.
Tip #1: Add detox ingredients to your plate
Good skin health is intrinsically linked to good body health. The latter depends in part on what we ingest, which is why detoxifying the skin often goes hand in hand with detoxifying the body. Naturally produced by the body, toxins, when found in excess, prevent the body from functioning properly and need to be eliminated. While organs such as the liver, kidneys, and intestines know how to handle this type of waste, sometimes they become overwhelmed. A detox treatment is then welcome.
To do this, it is recommended to ban, as much as possible, all factors that generate toxins that clog the organs. Limit coffee, alcohol, refined sugars, prepared meals, processed foods, and tobacco. Conversely, favor a varied diet rich in fresh, seasonal, and organic products, based on fruits (pineapple, kiwi, apple, blueberry), vegetables (artichoke, watercress, eggplant, cabbage), seeds (chia, pumpkin, sunflower), whole grains, fresh fish, and lean meat (if you are not vegan or vegetarian). Drinks such as green tea, rooibos, or dandelion tea contain antioxidants and are excellent for successfully detoxifying.
Tip #2: Perform a detoxifying beauty routine
For an even deeper cleanse, turn to the D'Tox Mask. This revitalizing face mask perfectly cleanses the skin. It rids the epidermis of excess sebum, impurities, and pollution. The skin is detoxified. Then, it's time to apply your serum and moisturize your face.
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Tip #3: Give your face a steam bath
A particularly effective detox recipe from grandma: the steam bath! It intensely purifies the skin. A true sauna for the face, the steam bath opens the pores and releases toxins and other impurities within. Knowing that the main cause of the appearance of imperfections is clogged pores, it helps maintain clear and harmonious skin. To perform a steam bath, simply place your face over a bowl filled with hot water to which a few drops of essential oils (lavender, lemon, or carrot, for example) are added, for about ten minutes.
To prevent the steam from escaping, cover your head and the bowl with a towel. Be careful, this pampering moment is an opportunity to relax, not burn yourself! Test the temperature of the steam before starting your facial spa. This natural and ancestral treatment is suitable for all skin types, but remains ideal for combination to oily skin prone to imperfections. Often followed by a scrub and/or a mask, the steam bath maximizes their effectiveness for optimal results.
Tip #4: Test lymphatic drainage
Are you familiar with the lymphatic drainage method? This massage technique facilitates the circulation of lymph in the body. It purifies the body and strengthens the immune system. Lymph, a transparent liquid, is responsible for transporting bodily waste. Nodes located along the lymphatic vessels filter the lymph, facilitating the elimination of the toxins it carries. Using various pressures from the fingers and palms of the hands, lymphatic drainage deeply purifies the body. It is performed in a beauty salon or specialized facility.
For those who want to activate their skin's detoxification directly from their bathroom, Payot has co-created the Gym Beauté Démaq Détox with facial yoga teacher Sylvie Lefranc. Lasting only 2 to 3 minutes per day and suitable for all skin types, this gesture is performed in 4 steps. First, immerse yourself in a state of relaxation to relax the features. Then, activate lymphatic drainage using circular movements that can be boosted with a quartz roller. Finally, oxygenate the skin. The skin is detoxified and glows with a new glow*!
Tip #5: Get (back) into sport
Exercise is excellent for helping the body detoxify. It boosts the action of eliminating toxins through excretory organs like the liver, kidneys, and skin, by opening the exit doors wide. It also stimulates perspiration, another way of removing waste from the body. Sport helps cleanse the body, but also... the mind! Choose a physical activity you enjoy in a place that rejuvenates you, and do it at your own pace. The most important thing is to be moving while having fun.
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