Do you have combination to oily skin and blemishes, and are struggling to find a routine that will help rebalance your skin? Our experts have developed a 100% Pâte Grise routine designed to care for your skin.
Here are some very simple steps to add to your routine for more balanced skin and controlled sebum production:
Why does my skin have imperfections?
It's important to understand that combination or oily skin has excessive sebum secretion, and it's this overproduction that contributes to clogging the skin's pores. But what is sebum?
Sebum is a lipid substance naturally produced by the sebaceous glands located in the dermis of the skin. Produced in sufficient quantities, it helps protect the skin by forming a barrier against external aggressions such as bacteria and pollution. It also helps prevent the skin from dehydrating too quickly by forming a film on its surface. Sebum is essential for maintaining healthy skin, yet its overproduction is often linked to the appearance of imperfections, but why?
Imperfections such as pimples and blackheads are often linked to excessive sebum production. When the skin produces too much sebum, it can mix with dead cells that sit on the skin's surface and impurities such as makeup, sunscreen, or pollution, clogging pores. This clogged environment creates a breeding ground for bacteria responsible for inflammation, which leads to pimples and other blemishes.
What tips for healthier skin?
Here are some very simple steps to add to your routine for more balanced skin and controlled sebum production:
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Tip: If your skin isn't too oily when you wake up, we recommend cleansing it with water and then applying your serum. In fact, cleansing your skin too often can increase overproduction of sebum, especially if the product used is particularly abrasive.
Moisturize your skin morning and evening, even if it is “oily.” Indeed, even if your skin produces a lot of sebum, it still needs to be moisturized daily; this water intake will allow it to gradually rebalance. Some moisturizers, such as the Grey Paste Moisturizing Mattifying Emulsion, help moisturize the skin while fighting against the appearance of shine during the day.
Exfoliate your skin once a week with a gentle exfoliant. We recommend the Purifying Exfoliating Stick, an exfoliating stick mask that unclogs pores and leaves skin perfectly clean.
To go further, some serums rich in AHAs help purify the skin daily, like our new Gray Paste Renewing Peeling Serum. Enriched with AHAs, probiotics, and Meadowsweet extracts, it gradually refines skin texture while limiting the appearance of residual marks.
What are the essential treatments for blemished skin?
The Original Stop-Bouton Paste Gray Paste, enriched with Tea Tree essential oil and green clay, helps reduce spots and helps cleanse the skin. It is applied topically directly to blemishes in the evening after your moisturizer and dries slightly on the skin to work throughout the night. For daytime use, the Special 5 Cica-Gel treatment, enriched with Centella Asiatica, creates an occlusive film on the spot to protect it and promote its elimination. If you're looking for a full-coverage anti-blemish treatment, the 2-in-1 Anti-Blemish Pen Grey Paste will treat spots and conceal them with its tinted corrector.
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