How can I restore radiance to my skin?

Dull face, sallow skin: it's hard to achieve a fresh, radiant complexion when most of us are cooped up at home and not enjoying the great outdoors. If your complexion is at half-mast and looking dull, follow our advice to regain radiant, healthy-looking skin, even when you're not out and about!

 

What causesdullness?

Several factors can be responsible for a lack of radiance on the face.

• Pollution, dust, fine particles and hastily removed make-up clog the skin. Pores become clogged, the epidermis less oxygenated and radiance is rapidly lost. Impurities also encourage the appearance of blemishes and accelerate skin ageing.
• Dead skin cells are not eliminated, or not eliminated properly. Every day - and this is a completely natural process - skin cells die and clump together on the face. This clump of keratin forms the stratum corneum, the most superficial part of the skin. As its name suggests, this layer forms a veritable film over the epidermis. This thickens the skin, blurs the complexion and gives us a tired or unhealthy look we could do without.
• An overly sedentary lifestyle: locked up all day in an office under air-conditioning or at home, for example, during confinement, the complexion becomes dull. Pollution (often greater indoors than outdoors), lack of vitamin D (synthesized by the body from the sun's UV rays) and lack of exercise, which doesn't activate microcirculation, are all causes which, taken together, can result in a greyish complexion, less luminous than usual.
• Finally, occasional disturbances, such as hormonal imbalances, periods of stress, poor sleep, or eating too much fat or sugar, can also explain a blurred complexion.

As you can see, a fresh, radiant complexion depends on your daily habits, not only on what you eat, but also in the bathroom, where targeted products can help you to get a fresh complexion.

The right gestures for a radiant complexion

On a daily basis, a balanced diet rich in nutrients and vitamins, sufficient hydration to drain toxins, a good night's sleep and a bit of exercise are the foundations for beautiful skin!

You can give your skin a boost by adopting a specific beauty routine:

• In the morning and evening, don't forget to remove make-up and cleanse your face! Even without make-up, even when you're at home, your skin gets dirty during the day. Dust, indoor pollution: micro-particles constantly clump together on the epidermis, dulling it. And even if you can't really see them with the naked eye, they're still there: wipe your face with a cotton pad soaked in make-up remover, and you'll notice their presence in numbers!

Polaar recommends : l'Micellar Water ICE PUREto pair with the Velvety Cleanser ICE PUREenriched with detoxifying and soothing Arctic Cotton.

Gently eliminating these impurities is the first step in waking up a dull complexion. Perfectly cleansed, the face is ready to receive its day and night treatments, which will penetrate more easily for greater effectiveness.

 

• Moisturizing, again and again, is essential. Choose creams adapted to your skin type, which will deeply nourish the epidermis. You'll soon see the results, with plumper skin and fewer dehydration-related skin imperfections such as fine lines and wrinkles, irritation and flaking. Apply a mask regularly as a complement: it will boost your skin's water supply and help you look your best!

Polaar recommends: the Ultra Hydrating Mask Ice Source for thirsty skin, or the Revitalizing Mask Polar Night for stressed and devitalized skin looking for an ultra-targeted night care. A radiant complexion in the morning is guaranteed.

• Finally, once or twice a week, you can apply a gentle exfoliating scrub to remove dead skin cells for clearer, more even skin.

Polaar recommends: the Gentle Scrub ICE PUREwhich instantly eliminates dead cells and impurities that dull the complexion. Skin texture is also improved, thanks to its exfoliating action with 2 different grain sizes.

These everyday gestures will brighten your face.

And for the dullest skins that have trouble recovering their radiance, discover our NORTHERN LIGHT range.

 

The Eclat Boréal range for radiant skin 

Our Eclat Boréal range has been specially formulated to revive the radiance of even the most dull complexions, refine skin texture and protect against pollution. We have focused on an incredible active ingredient,Siberian Olive, which thrives in the heart of the Tundra. Its berries are bursting with exceptional nutrients: they contain 30 times more vitamin C than oranges and no fewer than 108 bioactive elements! To eliminate dead skin cells, we've combined them with Salicylic Acid - the first 100% natural, plant-based salicylic acid! Its keratolitic action gently exfoliates, respecting even the most fragile epidermis, for smoother, clearer skin in a single step. Finally, to prevent the skin from becoming too clogged too quickly, it contains an anti-pollution active ingredient which, by forming an invisible film on the face, prevents toxins and impurities from altering the complexion's radiance.

As soon as you wake up, cleanse your skin with Eclat Boréal Micro-Peeling Foam. Its airy, delicately scented foam envelops you in softness. It cleanses eliminates sebum and impurities, and resurfaces and refines skin texture to optimize penetration of moisturizer.

To boost the radiance of the face, NORTHERN LIGHTSmoothing Cream and  Smoothing Fluid have no equal. The Smoothing Cream has been designed for normal to dry skin: its unctuous texture with a velvety feel is quickly absorbed without any greasy effect for a real moment of relaxation in the bathroom.

Smoothing Fluid is designed for combination to oily skin. It restores radiance while regulating excess sebum and tightening pores. The result: fewer imperfections and more radiance! Its ultra-light gel texture melts into the skin, and its matte finish makes it the perfect make-up base.

Used on a daily basis, these exceptional treatments with natural active ingredients will give you a fresh, rested complexion and a healthy glow that will be the envy of many!