Why?

Well, let’s start with a quick anatomy lesson…

Your skin is made of layers of cells, each specialized in what they do. Skin cells are produced at the innermost layer. They rise to the surface (the outermost layer) and some specialize as they do. Skin cells do not last forever. They live for about two or three weeks. When they die, they are replaced by younger cells. This process causes the dead cells to be pushed to the surface of your skin where they can fall off.

You lose 30,000 – 40,000 dead skin cells each minute. (That’s about 50 million cells per day!)

If these cells do not fall off of the top layer of skin, it can cause problems like dull flakey skin, acne, dry patches, and wrinkles. Clogged pores may also prevent some of your skincare products from actually helping your skin.

Your Products Are Specific

Each type of product, from your cleanser to your moisturizer, is formulated differently. You probably notice this with the thickness of the product, known as viscosity. Some products are much thicker, right?

This is because your products are created to penetrate your skin, and each other, differently. Some products are made to go deep into the layers of the skin, and others are meant to be closer to the surface. 

The level of penetration largely depends on what the product is supposed to do. For example, products that block the sun, like sunscreen, remain close to the surface of your skin, while products that brighten the color of your skin are intended to sink deeper into your skin. This is why some products are made to be thick, and others to be looser.

Thicker, more viscose products will be stopped closer to the top layer of your skin. That topmost layer acts as your skin’s primary barrier. Not much gets in to the layers below it. That sunscreen, for example… It won’t make it much deeper.

But serum is typically less viscose than sunscreen, so it can penetrate deeper into your skin. If you apply your sunscreen first, however, you will block any other product from sinking into your skin. A product with less viscosity cannot penetrate easily a product with a higher viscosity.

The order you use products really does have an impact.

What’s the correct order for using your products?

The basic rule of thumb is to apply the lightest viscosity products first and the heaviest last. Remember, thinner products cannot penetrate thicker products.

In general, you do not need an eight-step (or even a six-step) skincare routine. Most people do better with fewer products, so keep it simple: cleanser, serum, eye cream, moisturizer. 

That’s it. Four simple products. Seriously. This works for everyone.

First

First, and this is more important than knowing your way to work (we all have Google Maps, right?) — Remove your makeup and wash your face before you use any other products.

For ingredients to absorb properly, you need clean skin. (That dirt you don’t see might be enough to keep your moisturizer from penetrating!)

Which means. if you want to do things right, use a proper cleanser.

In the Morning

Wash your face with a good cleanser, like our Remarkably Clean Purifying Facial Cleanser. It will help clean your skin and wake it up for your daily routine. The activated bamboo charcoal helps draw out any impurities that are lurking in your pores. A good cleanser is always the perfect start to your skincare.

Makeup wipes might seem like a fast solution, especially if you’re at the gym, but they leave behind a layer of residue that can irritate your skin. If you’re using these before you put your makeup on, you’re just adding makeup to sweat, dirt, and residue. Yuck. Take a moment and use a good cleanser.

At Night

Cleaning your skin at night is even more important than in the morning! A full day’s worth of grime and pollutions (and we’re not even talking about makeup) from everything you did is sitting on and in your pores. You’ve got to clean this out, especially before bed. Nighttime is when your skin works to produce more skin cells, and make you look your best. It cannot do its best when it’s burdened down with dirt, germs, and grime.

Bonus!

Remember those dead cells? You can help them leave your skin surface sooner (and keep your complexion clear) if you use an exfoliator a few times each week. Make it part of your nighttime routine and you’ll be amazed at the skin you wake up with! Our ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask Polishing Scrub is perfect for this. It contains AHA glycolic acid, bamboo, and walnut for the ideal exfoliating blend of small and large grit to instantly polish away dull, dry skin, blemishes, and dead skin cells.

Daily use of an exfoliator, for most people, is too much. But two or three times a week is perfect. Use it after your cleanser and before you apply anything else.

Second

Serum, we love you! This is the one product you likely never use because you don’t know you need it.  Serums are extremely concentrated nutrients, hydrating ingredients, and antioxidants that power up your skin’s health almost as soon as you use it. Honestly, these silky little gems are the heavy lifters of any skincare routine. Although serums are optional, they are amazing for boosting your overall skin health.

In the Morning

A vitamin C serum, like our Kakadu Vitamin C Brightening Serum, actually protects your skin from inflammation and damage caused by the environment. Things like sunshine, wind, and pollution wreak havoc on your skin. The vitamin C will help brighten your skin and lighten dark spots over time. It’s really the MVP of skincare.

At Night

A serum filled with hyaluronic acid is great for nighttime use. Hyaluronic acid actually pulls water from the air into your skin to plump it up and keep it hydrated. The Kakadu serum is loaded with hyaluronic acid and organic Reishi mushrooms. This power-duo holds moisture, reduces inflammation, puffiness, wrinkles & free radical damage, while also promoting cell regeneration. Just because you’re asleep doesn’t mean your skin is! It works overtime to repair damage and give you a beautiful glow.

Third

Use an eye cream. Consider using one even if you don’t have dark circles, fine lines, or wrinkles… An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!

Eye creams tend to be lighter and thinner than face moisturizers, so make sure to apply them before you use your moisturizer. It’s crazy how much this all makes sense now, isn’t it?

In the Morning

If you wake up with puffy eyes, our Brilliant Eyes eye cream can help! It’s made with Aloe Vera, Vitamin E, and Witch Hazel – all of which help reduce swelling, puffiness, fine lines, and under-eye bags. This mighty formula uses other natural ingredients, like eyebright, to reduce discoloration under your eyes and on your lids. 

At Night

Most people think their night eye cream has to be super thick and include some sort of retinol to help with fine lines. The reality is that your eye area is delicate, so you need to be gentle, both with your technique and your products. Brilliant Eyes is a gentle, soothing, lightweight moisturizer that delivers an amazing number of nutrients. It helps keep your eye area tight and bright for a more youthful appearance.

Fourth

This is your last step, before using any makeup!

Moisturize.

Everyone needs to use a moisturizer. Always. Twice a day. No matter what. Even if your skin is oily or struggles with breakouts. 

Moisturizer is the only thing that keeps your skin’s natural barrier—which is the very thing responsible for making your skin look good—healthy and happy. Moisturizers hydrate your skin and also help lock in all of the products that lie beneath it.

In the Morning

A lightweight moisturizer, like our Vitamin C Moisturizer, will keep your skin hydrated without feeling heavy or greasy. For an added boost, let it sink in for a full five minutes before applying your makeup.

At Night

Your skin is in full repair mode at night. It’s working extra hard to fix any damage and boost skin cell regeneration. Your nighttime moisturizer should be filled with all the things your body naturally produces and can use more of, like peptides, lipids, and proteins. You can find all of this (and more!) in our Vitamin C Moisturizer.

One Last Thought

We mentioned sunscreen earlier, and it’s worth a bit more detail… Sunscreen isn’t trying to penetrate your skin—it’s designed to sit on top and protect your face from UV rays.

Medical and skin care professionals say that you need to use sunscreen daily. If It’s part of your daily routine, great! Use it after your moisturizer and before your makeup for optimal benefits.

And that’s it!

Cleanser – Serum – Eye Cream – Moisturizer

Four easy skin care steps!

Kakadu Vitamin C Hyaluronic Serum

From lightening your elbows to eliminating athlete’s foot and diaper rash, there’s something for just about everyone here.

Lighten Dark Elbows & Knees

Dark elbows and knees are simply patches of darker skin on your elbows and knees. While darker skin can occur anywhere, your elbows are more vulnerable because you pay less attention to them. More prominent parts of your body, like your face, probably get more attention, including more beneficial treatments.

Several factors can cause or contribute to darker skin on your elbows, including:

• an accumulation of dead skin cells
• hyperpigmentation caused by sun exposure
• melasma (dark spots) from a pregnancy or birth control pills
• freckles and age spots
• skin conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema
• inflammation from a previous injury

Naturally darker skin tones are also more prone to darkening of their elbows and knees.

How do you treat it?

The favorite hack for this in our office was using Brilliant Eyes cream twice per day on your elbows, knees, and other darker skin areas (armpits or heels, anyone?).

We formulated Brilliant Eyes with Eyebright. Eyebright is a small white-flowered plant officially named Euphrasia, which has been used in herbal medicine for centuries.

Eyebright reduces puffiness, calms redness, and brightens dark spots on your skin. Its anti-inflammatory and astringent properties work as exfoliators and toners for your skin. It’s well known for clearing blocked pores and tightening the complexion for a flawless, even appearance. It also balances oil production and helps to maintain the skin’s pH to keep excess sebum under control.

Eyebright is a great healer for acne, blemishes, and skin conditions like rosacea and eczema, and despite its powerful effects, eyebright is a gentle herb.

Perfect for eliminating and softening those elbows and knees.

Oh, Baby!

Babies have very delicate skin. That’s why there are so many baby care products. Good baby care products are gentle.

Because babies have such sensitive skin, they can easily develop a lot of skin issues. Rashes–like diaper rash or drool rash, eczema, dry skin, dermatitis, and baby acne are all pretty common. These can result in itchy, uncomfortable, dry, and cracked skin.

How do you heal these issues and keep your baby’s skin soft, moisturized, and healthy?

Try LuxeOranix Psoriasis Shampoo + Body Wash. This gentle, non-medicated formula helps prevent, soothe, and stop the cycle of dry, irritated, flaky skin on the body or the scalp. It’s perfectly pH balanced and has no harsh chemicals or fragrance so it will not cause any irritation. There are also no sulfates, SLS, sodium chloride, parabens, drying alcohols, gluten, dyes, or phthalates, making it safe for sensitive skin, children, and babies.

A Remedy for Dry, Rough Patches & Tiny Bumps

If you’ve got rough, dry, bumpy skin – this one is for you!

Keratosis pilaris is a common skin condition that causes dry, rough patches with tiny bumps, often on the upper arms, thighs, cheeks, or buttocks. Sometimes called chicken or goose-flesh, the bumps don’t usually hurt or itch. Keratosis pilaris can occur at any age, but it’s common in young children.

Keratosis pilaris is considered to be just a variation of normal skin. It can’t be cured or prevented, but you can manage it with moisturizers to improve the appearance of the skin.

The beauty hack we stumbled upon is to use the ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask Polishing Scrub.

Gently scrub the affected area with ReNew, and then let it sit on your skin for 5-10 minutes. The scrub will clear clogged pores and uncover fresh, glowing skin, while the hydrating oils and natural ingredients soften, moisturize, heal, and protect.

This hack also works for the dry skin on your hands, elbows, and heels. As an added bonus, ReNew contains ingredients known to help aid in fading and brightening age spots or discoloration on this skin, too!

What’s a girl to do?

Our favorite hack is using your Biotin Shampoo as a shave gel. It gently stimulates and soothes with healing anti-inflammatory essential oils and plant extracts to hydrate and protect your skin.

Chock full of ingredients like nettle leaf extract, calendula, olive, and jojoba oils benefit your skin and accelerate the healing process of wounds, allergies, and rashes.

If you’re more of a shave cream kind of gal, another favorite shaving hack is using LuxeOrganix  CoWash Cleansing Conditioner. It’s enriched with Peppermint Oil that ignites your senses and leaves your shaved skin feeling refreshed. Considering it’s designed to protect and preserve your hair’s natural oils, just imagine what it can do for your skin with its natural botanicals and nutrients for enhanced moisture.

Put Your Feet First

Your feet are important. You stand and walk on them all day long. Problems with your feet can be debilitating. Keeping them healthy is relatively easy and taking care of them is a snap. Read on for some of our favorite foot care hacks.

If you struggle with Athlete’s Foot, you know what it’s like… a scaly rash, itching, stinging, burning, and not only uncomfortable but also embarrassing for others to see.

Athlete’s foot (tinea pedis) is a fungal skin infection that usually begins between the toes. It commonly occurs when feet get sweaty while confined in tight-fitting shoes. The sweating, combined with the tight shoes, helps create the perfect conditions for this fungus to grow.

Athlete’s foot is contagious and can be spread via contaminated floors, towels, or clothing.

Important: If your condition is extreme, or if it does not begin to heal in a week or so, you should seek care from your primary healthcare practitioner. You may need anti-fungal medications.

Our hack might help you nip this condition before it warrants a visit to the doctor.

Using the Biotin Shampoo as a daily foot wash might help you avoid athletes’ foot. This is because of the essential oils of Tea Tree, Peppermint, and Rosemary, with anti-fungal properties, as well as, Horsetail Plant Extract, Sage, and other botanicals, that reduce inflammation, sweating, and fungal growth, and help to heal the skin.

It also works wonders on stinky feet!

And, Ladies, if you want really soft feet, try using our Biotin Conditioner with your pumice stone or callus grater. The Ginkgo Leaf Powder promotes circulation, while Sage, Peppermint, and Rosemary’s anti-bacterial and anti-septic properties help keep your skin healthy (no athlete’s feet for you!). The Aloe Vera, Jojoba, and Hemp Seed Oil will help soften callouses and keep your skin smooth and hydrated.

To get a sharp, close shave, you need to moisturize the skin and the hair on the beard and mustache. Softening your stubble makes it less irritating to remove, and both the Brilliant Eyes Cream and Vitamin C Moisturizer do just that, while also softening and moisturizing the skin so the razor blade can more easily remove the hair.

Once you’ve shaved the hair off, you also need to heal your skin from any nicks and keep it moisturized so that it stays healthy and calm.

Both the Brilliant Eyes Cream and the Vitamin C Moisturizer with their organic and natural ingredients help with this.

Brilliant Eyes has a unique blend of organic and natural ingredients that infuse and hold moisture, promoting long-term skin health. It’s also got Squalane in it, which has been used historically medically to treat wounds and burns (so just imagine its soothing and healing qualities for post-shaving!).

Our Vitamin C Moisturizer blends penetrating antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients to stimulate new cell growth, and elasticity, and locks in long-lasting moisture essential for keeping your skin hydrated and protected from harsh environment & climate trauma. It soothes sensitive skin, and the Vitamin C contained is a proactive remedy for skin that’s prone to break-outs and irritation, by balancing oily skin, and reducing dryness and itching,

Gentlemen, you cannot go wrong using either of these to shave your face! Try both and discover your favorite!

Vitamin C Daily Moisturizer

Psoriasis Shampoo + Body Wash

When Too Much Sun Causes Problems

It’s important to note that ALL skin types — white, olive, brown, black, and everything in between — all skin burns when overexposed to UV rays.

Damage to your skin occurs when ultraviolet (UV) light penetrates unprotected skin, causing changes to your inner layers of skin. Dermatologists refer to this damage as photoaging, photodamage, solar damage, or sun damage.

Because this UV damage happens in the deeper layers of your skin—the dermis—it can take years before it becomes visible.

With sun damage being largely invisible for a long time, we continue to romp in the sun and forget about protecting ourselves from it. Years of damage can build up and cause scaly and rough patches of skin, skin cancer, or even changes to your DNA.

Have you ever seen older, very tanned people with skin like leather?

That’s extreme sun damage. It doesn’t happen overnight, it accumulates…

Dermatologists recommend retinol as one of the top solutions for sun-damaged skin.

Retinol is a derivative of vitamin A. It works by encouraging cell turnover and increasing collagen production, both of which help fight almost all signs of sun damage. Retinol can even out pigmentation issues and fade brown spots.

The problem with retinol is that it can dry out your skin and irritate sensitive skin.

Bakuchiol, a plant-based retinol alternative may be a better solution.

This natural ingredient doesn’t dry out or irritate skin like retinol, so it’s safe to use for those with sensitive skin (and it’s even encouraged by dermatologists).

Like retinol, bakuchiol helps the skin turn over quicker and boosts collagen production resulting in plumper, brighter skin, reduced fine lines, faded discolorations, and fewer wrinkles.

That’s why we use this amazing plant-powered miracle worker in LuxeOrganix Kakadu Vitamin C Brightening Serum and our Brilliant Eyes Daily Eye Cream.

Microdermabrasion is recommended for renewing skin tone and texture.

Microdermabrasion can improve the appearance of sun damage, wrinkles, fine lines, age spots, acne scarring, melasma, and other skin-related issues.

The process sprays fine particles of aluminum oxide or sodium bicarbonate onto your skin to blast away the topmost layers. Blasted layers are quickly suctioned up leaving soft, smooth, clear skin.

You can accomplish similar results by adding exfoliation to your skincare routine once or twice each week.

Exfoliation removes the top layers of dry, dead skin at home, without needing any expensive machinery.

LuxeOrganix ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask Polishing Scrub uses fine grit from walnut and bamboo plus glycolic acid, to gently reveal your younger skin. It’s also loaded with botanicals like Turmeric and Australian Kakadu Plum to brighten and balance your skin, without stripping moisture and essential oils.

Moisturizing is the key to younger skin.

Once your younger skin begins to appear, you need to keep it moisturized. These products help skin absorb and retain moisture, which softens the skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines. Moisture also helps your skin maintain its health, which gives your body a strong barrier against environmental pollution, germs, and dirt.

Start by using a moisturizer specifically created for your eye area. This area tends to show age and sun damage easily, in the form of crow’s feet, fine lines, puffiness, and discoloration.

LuxeOrganix Brilliant Eyes Daily Eye Cream gently firms, hydrates, and tightens the delicate skin around your eyes. It’s packed with natural anti-aging ingredients that don’t strip, dry, or leave any build-up. Its botanical beauty enhancers include Aloe Vera, Witch Hazel, and Sea Fennel — all of which leave your eye area smooth, soft, and brighter. Combined with Matrixyl 3000, this formulation will help you turn back the hands of time (and sun damage) on your peepers.

For your face, neck, and decollete, LuxeOrganix Vitamin C Moisturizer is a daily lotion that hydrates, nourishes, and firms sagging skin. Vitamins C, B5, and E work together with Green Tea, Aloe Vera, Gotu Kola, Sunflower, and Jojoba oils to reinvigorate parched skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, age spots, and skin blotches.

It’s loaded with penetrating antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients that stimulate new cell growth, promote skin elasticity, and lock in long-lasting essential moisture to keep your skin soft and smooth, and protected from harsh environments and climate trauma.

Vitamin C Daily Moisturizer

The process of replacing older skin cells goes on without any effort or thought on our part. But as we age, the process of shedding older skin cells slows down a bit. This causes the older skin cells to accumulate on the topmost layers, causing wrinkles, dullness, uneven tone, and sagging.

Just below the surface of your skin are millions of YOUNGER skin cells!

When you’re young, your skin naturally sloughs away the dead skin cells that build up. This process happens much faster when you’re younger and keeps revealing smooth, youthful skin.

For babies, cellular turnover happens about every 3-5 days. This constant turnover keeps young skin looking plump, radiant, even-toned, and wrinkle-free.

As you age, cellular turnover slows down.

In your teens, it takes 10-21 days for your younger cells to reach the topmost layer of your skin and by your 30s, it’s 28-45 days. In your 40s, it takes 45-60 days for those younger cells to appear, and 60-90 days when you’re in your 50s!

This slowdown in turnover isn’t the kiss of death (or a lifetime sentence to endless wrinkles) that it sounds like. You can help to speed this up a bit.

So, what can you do? How do you help your skin shed those older, dead cells sooner?

Exfoliate.

Exfoliation is magic. It helps rid your skin of older cells so that the newer, younger cells are visible.

Gently removing these layers of old cells will also help your skincare products by allowing them easier access to the deeper layers of your skin.

And it will keep your pores from becoming clogged, which leads to blackheads, breakouts, and bigger looking pores.

Exfoliation Is Misunderstood

Because many exfoliating products use harsh ingredients and some exfoliating methods are just rough on your skin, exfoliation is typically recommended for occasional use only. Some experts encourage you to exfoliate once per week, or less.

To reap the benefit of younger looking skin, exfoliation needs to be a nightly ritual.

Gentle exfoliators, like the LuxeOrganix  ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask Polishing Scrub, are uniquely positioned to deliver dramatic results.

Exfoliating with gentle products nightly, allows the dead cells to be whisked away and the nightly repair that your skin undergoes will push your younger cells to the surface of your skin as you sleep. Nightly exfoliation speeds up the regular turnover of your cells.

It’s called Beauty Sleep for a reason!

ReNew Face Mask Polishing scrub is made with organic and natural ingredients that actually help your skin reveal its youthful glow.

As a polishing scrub, the AHA glycolic acid works on the surface of the skin to reduce the appearance of uneven texture, while bamboo and walnut create the ideal blend of small and large grit to instantly polish away dull, dry skin, blemishes, and dead skin cells.

Yess!

And as a face mask, powerhouse ingredients like Turmeric and Australian Kakadu Plum with Vitamin C brighten and balance your skin, without stripping moisture and essential oils. Brightening means those age spots and uneven tones will fade, and not stripping essential oils means your skin will be soft and smooth, naturally.

ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask Polishing Scrub is

GENTLE and POWERFUL so you can exfoliate every day for a dramatic change in your skin.

It’s no surprise to us that milk was her beauty secret… Milk contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) called lactic acid, which exfoliates the skin.

Cleopatra used milk, we use glycolic acid — another AHA. Both AHAs leave your skin soft, beautiful, glowing, and younger looking.

Don’t you deserve to treat yourself like a Queen? Exfoliate more and leave your kingdom whispering about your beauty.

We won’t tell your secrets!

What is Maskne?

Simply put, maskne is acne and irritation caused by wearing a facial mask. It can affect anyone, of any age, and both men and women. Women may see it more often than men because they also frequently wear makeup beneath the mask.

When you wear a mask, breathing or talking traps hot air close to your skin.

This trapped air creates a humid environment perfect for yeast, bacteria, and other flora, such as demodex (types of skin mites that naturally live on your skin), to grow.

This bacterial imbalance, combined with friction from your mask, can promote acne, dermatitis, itchy or cracked dry skin, and rosacea flare-ups.

And while most of the country is unmasking, we’re not out of the woods with maskne just yet.

Chances are that you are probably going to continue to need to use a mask periodically, such as if virus surges hit, or when using public transportation like airplanes, rideshare, busses, and trains. Medical professionals and others who wear masks at work are also prone to maskne.

So how do you wear a mask and still have clear, radiant skin?

Disposable masks are a good alternative to fabric. Especially if your skin is sensitive, a disposable mask can be a key part of your mask-wearing skin care. Using fabric masks for more than a day can irritate your skin and create an environment for acne to form and spread.

Why? Because the yeast, bacteria, and germs continue to live in your mask. With disposable masks, you will not be tempted to keep wearing a dirty mask. Plus they are typically made of a lighter weight than fabric masks, so they will not trap as much moisture so close to your skin.

Avoiding (or surviving) maskne is not only about the type of mask you wear. A regular routine of cleansing, exfoliating, and moisturizing your face will also help control it.

A Good Skin Care Routine

A regular routine of cleansing, exfoliating, and moisturizing your face will also help control it.

Cleanse

Every good skin care routine starts by cleaning your skin. The LuxeOrganix Remarkably Clean Purifying Facial Cleanser is your best start. Made with activated bamboo charcoal, it’s designed to pull the impurities lurking deep in your pores out so that bacteria and yeast that were triggered to grow beneath your mask cannot continue to thrive. It’s loaded with natural ingredients that also help minimize your pores. Use it twice a day to keep your skin clean.

Soothe

Many of our customers report that our LuxeOrganix Kakadu Vitamin C Serum is really helpful at soothing irritated skin and healing the acne caused by mask-wearing. We’ve put vitamin E in this serum, which helps heal and minimize acne scarring. The Kakadu plum vitamin C also helps to fade any discoloration caused by acne and gives you a more even skin tone. This serum also hydrates your skin, which is important. Hydrated skin has a strong outer barrier, which helps keep it healthy and works hard at keeping dirt, grime, and bacteria out.

You can do it!

You can control maskne. A solid skin care routine will clean your skin, exfoliate dead cells to keep your pores open, and moisturize to heal it. This, plus a constant supply of good, clean masks will help eliminate the red, irritated, and sometimes cystic acne that constant mask-wearing causes.

You can do it!

If you want to read more, we’ve written a lot about skin care and explain the best way to cleanse, exfoliate, and moisturize in another blog post. Click here to read it now.

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ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask Polishing Scrub

​1. Cleanse.

Cleaning your skin might sound basic, but a lot of people do it wrong.

What’s the wrong way to clean your skin, you wonder?

Using products that dry it out, for one.

You’re probably using a specialized cleanser on your face, and bar soap on your body. YIKES! Bar soaps, and even some body washes, can be full of harsh or drying ingredients.

What’s the difference in soaps?

All types of soaps do basically the same thing — remove dirt from the surface of your skin. The difference between them is in their ingredients and the way they remove the dirt.

As sweat and dirt mix with your body’s natural oils, it can settle on your skin and breed bacteria.

Bar soaps work by dissolving the dirt on the surface of your skin. They break up the oily layer and lift it away from your skin so that water washes it off.

Body washes use the same methods to get the dirt off your skin, but they often contain a mixture of ingredients to help treat common conditions like dryness, clogged pores, and flaking. Body washes also frequently contain ingredients that restore the moisture that can be stripped by cleansing.

Shower gels are basically less hydrating body wash formulas. These gels tend to cleanse your skin without infusing it with moisturizing ingredients.

So what’s right for your skin?

That will vary with every person, and with the season. Your skin’s needs will change over time, and it’s important to pay attention to the signs that what you’re using might not be working. Itchy skin, tightness, flaking, sallowness – all indicate that your skin needs something different.

Don’t be afraid of switching it up with the season to keep your skin silky smooth and happy!

Pro tip: Know your skin and pay attention to when it’s asking for a change. Use a gentle product that your skin responds to. For your body, you might be better with a body wash. If you’ve got sensitive skin, or if your skin is extra dry, our Psoriasis Shampoo + Body Wash is both gentle and hydrating. It’s made to help restore your skin’s natural moisture balance without irritation.

2. Moisturize.

You can never get enough moisturizer!

For your face, make sure you are moisturizing in the morning and at night. Maintaining a youthful appearance doesn’t stop at your chin.

Make sure to include your neck, and décolleté, too.

The best times to moisturize your body are right after you get out of the shower and right before you go to bed. After you shower, don’t take all of that water off with your towel. Allow a thin layer of it to be mixed with your moisturizer.

For best results, avoid lotions with heavy fragrances that can irritate sensitive skin. Pay extra attention to your elbows, knees, and heels. These areas are often extra-dry, thanks to the friction of your clothing.

“A lack of water means less radiance and more sag,” says Dr. Mona Gohara, a dermatologist in Connecticut. Dr. Gohara suggests using skincare products with hydrating formulas.

The LuxeOrganix skincare line includes ingredients like aloe vera, red clover, glycerin, and glycine – humectant ingredients that help your skin attract and retain water.

Making sure that your skincare products do not dry out your skin, or better, help it retain water, is only half of the battle. You will still need to drink around eight glasses of water a day to stay hydrated and keep your body working, and looking, its best.

4. Exfoliate a few times per week.

You lose 50 million skin cells a day, and without a little extra help, they may hang around leaving your skin looking dull and dry.

To fight this, you need to exfoliate. A few times per week with ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask Polishing Scrub will reveal softer, younger skin. Try it! It will not take more than a few weeks for a visible difference.

And don’t stop at your face — the skin on your body needs exfoliation, too. Your hands, elbows, knees, and feet take a beating every day. And you may also notice your elbow and knees darkening as you age. This can be the result of an accumulation of dead skin cells, friction from your clothing, and sun exposure. You can minimize and even reverse this by exfoliating regularly.

Scrub-a-dub-dub. Get those dead skin cells polished off with regular exfoliation!

5. Avoid direct heat.

It’s not just the sun that’s bad for your skin. Getting too close to the heat (think bonfires and fireplaces) can also cause issues. Heat causes inflammation and breaks down the collagen in your skin. Collagen is what keeps your skin plump, soft, and wrinkle-free.
So, the next time you’re toasting marshmallows for s’mores over an open fire or cozying up in front of a fireplace with your sweetie, take a step back.

6. Put your vitamins on.

Did you know you can get your vitamins by putting them ON your skin?

Topical antioxidants, like our Kakadu Vitamin C Skin Brightening Serum and our Vitamin C Moisturizer, contain vitamins that nourish your skin.

 (We even hinted at that by putting “vitamin C” in their name!) You’ll find vitamins C, B5, and E along with other important botanical ingredients like reishi mushrooms, bakuchiol, and eyebright. These really all help to repair and nourish your skin from the inside.

The ingredients in your skincare products penetrate your skin and soak the innermost layers with the nutrition needed to keep your skin strong, regenerate skin cells, and heal the damage caused by free radicals, sun, and environmental toxins.

Not sure how to use topical antioxidants to get the most from them? The best time to apply them is right after cleansing so that your skin can soak them in. Clean your skin, then apply your serum, then your eye cream and moisturizer.
In the morning, let your serum and moisturizers sit for a few minutes before applying any makeup. You can also layer them under your sunscreen for added protection.

7. Maintain a healthy diet.

The nutrients you get from food (or supplements) help build and maintain a healthy body, including your body’s largest organ – your skin.

Your skin has a natural barrier that helps it retain moisture. Without moisture, your skin sags and looks old, sullen, wrinkled, and dry. One essential ingredient to keep that barrier strong is omega-3 fatty acids.

You can add a little omega-3 fatty acid to your diet with a teaspoon of flax seeds in your smoothie, or by snacking on a few walnuts. These give an instant boost to your omega-3 and increase your skin’s ability to hold onto moisture.
And we can’t tell you this enough — moisture is crucial to keeping your skin clear, smooth, and glowing.

8. Clean your makeup brushes.

To fight infection and clogged pores, you need to keep your makeup brushes clean. Top dermatologists recommend washing concealer and foundation brushes once a week. For brushes you use around your eyes, the recommendation is twice per month, and for any other brushes, once a month will do it. If your skin is sensitive, you might want to increase the frequency of this.

How do you clean them? Put a drop of mild shampoo in the palm of your hand. Wet the bristles of the brush with lukewarm water and massage the bristles into your palm, gently spreading the shampoo into the brush. Avoid getting the metal part of the brush wet because the glue could soften and the bristles could fall out. Rinse the shampoo out and squeeze out the water with a towel. Lay the brushes on their side with the bristles hanging off the edge of the counter to dry.

Pro tip: Have a few scrubbies that you got with your LuxeOrganix Facial Wash lying around? These make excellent brush cleaners! Rather than using your palm, put a drop of shampoo on a scrubby and use that to clean your brushes.

That’s why we use ingredients that help protect your skin from the sun and heal it from sun damage.

Like aloe vera, glycolic acid, and licorice root which we put in our Kakadu Skin Brightening Serum, Brilliant Eyes eye cream, and ReNew Exfoliating Face Scrub.
These ingredients penetrate deep into the layers of your skin, where they help prevent and repair damage from the sun (like hyper-pigmentation, and dryness).
They don’t replace your sunscreen, but they do help it fight the effects of the sun.

Oh, a good hat and sunglasses will help, too. Wear them out!

10. Sleep smarter.

While eight hours of sleep every night seems like an impossible dream, you can do more in your sleep to help your skin. And it’s easy…

Your skin will benefit from regularly using clean silk pillowcases.

We know you love nestling up on crisp cotton, but cotton attracts moisture – right out of your skin and your hair. And if you’ve ever woken up with wrinkles after a hard sleep, you can thank your pillowcase for that, too.

Any dermatologist will tell you that silk glides easily and prevents creasing and wrinkles. (No more morning pillow-face!) Silk is also easier on your hair — it helps avoid tangles and breakage.

Better hair and skin while you sleep? Yes, you can!

Small Steps

Maybe jumping in with 10 big changes will make it tough to keep them all. But small steps — even one or two — will go a long way towards healthy, beautiful skin and hair.

So pick one and make it part of your routine this year. Glow up the easy way… one step at a time.

Brilliant Eyes Day & Night Eye Cream

Psoriasis Shampoo + Body Wash

#1 Dry Skin

Cold, windy, dry air depletes your skin of its natural moisture, drying it out. When the air is consistently cold and lacking humidity, the water in your skin evaporates quickly, giving you that dry, tight, leather feeling.

Unfortunately, doubling down on your moisturizer isn’t enough.

The solution: Stay hydrated.

It may sound like a no-brainer but moisturizing from the inside is the best way to combat dry skin. Nourish your body with healthy foods and beverages, including a lot of water. A healthy diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, like fish and flaxseed oil, can help manage hydration and reduce premature aging of your skin. (It also helps alleviate depression, which is more common in the winter when there’s less sun. Bonus!)

Of course, a good skincare routine that includes cleansing, exfoliating a few times per week, and a winter-friendly moisturizer will help, too.

For your face, serum. Like our Kakadu Skin Brightening Serum, is essential in the winter. Serum penetrates and pulls moisture deep into your skin’s inner layers and helps keep it there. Use it after cleansing and before moisturizing,

#2 Flaky Skin

Excessive dryness often leads to flaky or even cracked skin. Ouch! Moisturizers are helpful but won’t completely alleviate the problem.

The solution: Exfoliate.

Exfoliate your skin regularly. You may need to increase how often you do this in the winter. A few times per week should help.

Our ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask Polishing Scrub is not just for your face! Use it where your skin is dry, and let it sit on your skin for 5 minutes or so before rinsing it off. Your hands, feet, elbows, arms, and your face will appreciate the extra care, and the hydrating ingredients in the scrub will definitely take care of them.

#3 Chapped Lips

Lips need just as much moisture as the rest of your body. Wearing thick matte or long-lasting lipstick can also leave your lips dry or cracked.

During the colder months, you tend to lick your lips more frequently because they are dry. It may feel like a good solution at the moment, but saliva quickly evaporates and dries out your lips.

The solution: Use lip ointment or lip butter.

Lip ointments and lip butters that are rich in vitamin A or E help hydrate and heal chapped, cracked lips. Use them throughout the day and at night. These lip treatments can be used under your lipstick. You can also use a moisturizing lip gloss that goes over your color to combat the dry air.

During the winter, you might also want to avoid using plumping lip glosses, as they contain irritants that can further dry your lips.

#4 Irritation and Redness

Red or flushed hands, cheeks, chest, nose, ears… You’ve seen or experienced this in the winter. As with extreme heat in the summer, harsh winter conditions can result in irritation and redness of your skin. If you’re not careful, this can last through the entire winter.

The solution: Be faithful to your skincare routine.

It’s easy to become complacent or even lazy when it comes to taking care of your skin, especially when you’re locked inside and not spending a lot of time mingling with others. Don’t be that person. Stay on top of your daily regimen. Use a cleanser like our Purifying Facial Cleanser, to help remove irritants, followed with a serum, and finish with a moisturizer like our Vitamin C Moisturizer.

In the winter, especially, never shortcut or skip your routine. Your skin really needs the attention and care of a solid routine with quality, healing products.

For your body, you may need to use a more gentle cleanser in the winter. Some soaps and body washes (especially those made with sulfates) actually increase your skin’s dryness, or cause irritation when your skin is already dry, like it can be from the weather. Switching to a more gentle cleanser, like our Organic Psoriasis Shampoo + Body Wash, can help keep your skin healthy by not causing additional irritation. Our Organic Psoriasis Shampoo + Body Wash is not just for those dealing with Psoriasis. It’s for anyone with sensitive skin! The gentle, nourishing ingredients help restore your skin to its naturally healthy state.

Eventually, Winter Ends

Spring will be here soon enough, but until then, take care of your skin. That way, when springtime rolls around, you’re looking younger and healthier because of your skin.

ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask

How do you maintain your angelic glow while navigating the festivities?

Read on…

Get Ready for the Party

The holidays are amazing, especially if you love the social scene. Everyone throws a party to top the last holiday season (not a difficult task this year!) — from your neighbors, to your relatives and workplace — and that’s all before New Year’s Eve rolls into town.

While your parties may be crazy fun, your skin might not be enjoying them much. We tend to slather on makeup, ruin any sleeping habits we’ve tried so hard to create, and sometimes drink more than we realize, not to mention the changes in what we eat!

If you know you have a big party in a few days, what do you do? (We mean after you pick out that killer outfit.)

First, drink a lot of water before, during, and after the party to keep yourself, and your skin, hydrated. Hydrated skin is happy skin. Your whole body will love you more for the extra water.

Next, use a face mask 48 hours prior to your party.

This will prime your skin for a flawless look, and easy makeup application, by removing any impurities (and giving your skin some time to settle).  We love the ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask Polishing Scrub because you can use it as a face mask to remove daily grime, and then leave it on for 15 minutes to enjoy the calming and moisturizing benefits it holds for your skin. This will make your skin glow like it does when you get caught under the mistletoe with your favorite party guest.

Make sure you’re continuing your normal cleansing and moisturizing regimen along the way. You’ll look fantastic while you enjoy the party!

Make a quick trip to the bathroom to remove your makeup before you hit the pillow. Sleeping in your makeup is a recipe for irritated skin, acne, and advanced aging.

When you get up the next day, revive your skin with a nourishing face mask, like ReNew. Follow that with a serum for added restoration and hydration. For this, we recommend our Kakadu Vitamin C Brightening Serum. It hydrates better than anything out there, and the Vitamin C from Kakadu Plums will help even your skin tone while it firms and tightens. You’ll look well rested and vibrant even if you need a nap.

Next, use an indulgent eye cream to reduce any sleep-deprived side effects of the party. Brilliant Eyes gets our recommendation — the organic and natural ingredients help reduce dark circles and puffiness around your eyes. The luxurious feel of this cream is heavenly, and it sinks deep into your skin without leaving any greasy residue. (This might even be what Santa uses to keep his twinkle from aging.)

Last but not least, use a moisturizer all over. Our Vitamin C Moisturizer will reduce any fine lines that cause you to look tired, and protect your skin by supporting its own natural barrier.

You will be ready for your next party in no time. And that’s just in time for New Year’s Eve!

Brilliant Eyes Day & Night Cream

Vitamin C Daily Moisturizer

Rosehip oil is not the same as rose oil, which is extracted from rose petals. Rosehip oil is actually pressed from the fruit and seed of the plant. Hundreds of years ago, rosehip oil was used for its beneficial healing effects. It was commonly applied to wounds because it helps skin to regenerate and it reduces scarring, but it was also used to treat stomach weakness and muscle cramps.

Ancient Egyptians, Mayans, and Greeks have used Rosehip oil. In fact, its use is recorded as far back as 2600 BC. More recently, it’s made its way into modern skincare products, including ours!

We like it because Rosehip oil is jam-packed with vitamins, nutrients, and essential fatty acids. Feeding your skin what it needs is the first step to having an amazing complexion. While rosehip oil is chock-full of what your skin needs, first and foremost it’s a super-effective emollient and moisturizer. Emollients help to soothe the skin and provide all-day moisture by locking in any hydration and natural oils. hydrated skin is younger-looking skin!

The omega-6 fatty acids in Rosehip Oil, known as linoleic acid, reduce blemishes and hyperpigmentation (skin discoloration) caused by the sun, aging, pregnancy, acne, and hormones.

Rich in polyphenols (compounds found in plants, including flavonoids and phenolic acid, that benefit the human body and help fight disease), Rosehip oil’s antibacterial, antiviral, and even antifungal properties can work wonders on your skin. This makes Rosehip oil the perfect partner for fighting acne and healing any scars caused by it.

Rosehip oil also contains powerful antioxidants, including vitamin E, an antioxidant known for its anti-inflammatory effects. This makes Rosehip oil ideal for combatting the  effects of again on your skin. (Bye-bye puffy eyes!)

Just to recap, you’d gain the following benefits by adding Rosehip Oil to your skincare routine:

• Intensely hydrates and moisturizes the skin
• Anti-Inflammatory, so it reduces puffiness
• Reduces wrinkles
• Brightens the skin
• Evens out skin tone
• Firms the skin
• Reduces scarring 
• Regenerates and heals skin
• Increases collagen production and skin elasticity
• Fights free radicals that age your skin
• Combats acne and blemishes

We don’t know about you, but all these check all of our boxes when looking for skin care products!

Where You Can Find It

We use Rosehip oil in our Remarkably Clean Purifying Facial Cleanser, Brilliant Eyes Daily Eye Cream, and ReNew Exfoliating Face Mask and Scrub.

Brilliant Eyes Daily Eye Cream

While you cannot turn back the hands of time, a finely tuned skin care regimen will help reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, and sun damage. Fewer of these is almost like being 29 again.

A good skin care routine also helps to manage any minor skin concerns, such as dryness or oiliness, when you have a regular approach and use quality products.

If you’re dealing with specific skin conditions, like psoriasis, eczema, rosacea, or acne, routine skin care is not optional and may take a bit more thought. Your skin may be more sensitive to some ingredients, and it may need specific ingredients to help treat your condition. Finding a skin care routine that works for you can lead you to a clear complexion with less worry and stress over your condition.

Keep in mind that everyone’s routine is personal—what works for your friends or family or people you follow on Tik-Tok may not be best for you.

Start with The Basics

Skin care doesn’t have to be complicated to be great. The three basic steps of a skin-care routine are cleansing, exfoliating, and moisturizing.

Following a good routine, regularly, can pay off in a short timeframe, with most people seeing a visible difference in their skin in just a few weeks.

Let’s break these down…

Cleansing

Cleansing removes dirt, makeup, and other debris that may accumulate on your skin as you run around your busy day. A good cleanser breaks this dirt and grime down and removes it from your skin.

Exfoliating

Exfoliation removes the oldest dead skin cells from your skin’s surface. Your skin naturally sheds dead skin cells to clear the way for new cells about every 30 days. Sometimes, though, these cells don’t completely shed. This makes your skin look dull and dry, and can clog your pores, leading to acne breakouts.

When done long-term, exfoliation can increase collagen production. Collagen is naturally depleted as we age, so having more of it is key to glowing, vibrant skin. Collagen plumps the skin, and promotes skin elasticity, which minimizes the appearance of fine lines and reduces skin sagging as you age.

Exfoliation should occur after cleansing. It is not a daily step for most people. Exfoliating 1-3 times per week keeps your skin looking fresh.

There are three ways to exfoliate: manually using a granular substance (“grit”), chemically with acids, or with a tool like a laser or dermabrasion.

LuxeOrganix ReNew Exfoliating Face Scrub Polishing Mask uses AHA glycolic acid along with bamboo and walnut grit to create the ideal exfoliating blend that instantly polishes away dull, dry skin, blemishes, and dead skin cells. ReNew packs a powerful 1-2 punch with Turmeric and Australian Kakadu Plum to brighten and balance your skin, without stripping moisture and essential oils.

You can also leave this product on your face after using it as a scrub, to let the nurturing, brightening, tightening, and hydrating face mask take effect. The natural and organic ingredients in this scrub/facemask combat blemishes and sun damage while helping to fade acne scarring.

Moisturizing

Moisturizing your face helps to protect your skin’s barrier. It can be an effective block, keeping some of the daily dirt and grime from getting deep into your pores. Moisturizers also help reduce the development of dryness or revive skin that is already dry. Excessive and prolonged dryness speeds the aging process of your skin and often appears as fine lines and wrinkles.

You should alwyas moisturize after cleansing your face.

This is important: Even if you are prone to acne breakouts or oiliness, DO NOT SKIP MOISTURIZING.

Our Vitamin C Infusion Daily Face Moisturizer is designed to minimize your wrinkles, diminish dark spots, tighten, and moisturize your skin. This Vitamin C moisturizer contains 15 natural and organic anti-aging ingredients for healthy, evenly toned, youthful-looking skin. Known to smooth wrinkles, this natural moisturizer is ideal for all skin types, including dry or mature skin. It’s lightweight, easy to apply, and penetrates quickly. It’s the perfect Vitamin C boost that hydrates skin without feeling heavy or greasy.

Summary

So, to recap the three basic steps of a solid skin-care routine: cleanse, exfoliate, and moisturize.

If you’re diligent about caring for your skin, you should see something beautiful in a short period of time. For most people, two weeks of regular care shows such a change that it becomes a permanent pat of the day.

Fall into your good skin! You won’t regret it.

ReNew Exfoliating Face Scrub Polishing Mask

Vitamin C Daily Moisturizer