“Summer is a time when nature is in full bloom, and your skin and your body should be blooming too. Summer is a time when the skin renews itself for a new season. We should use complementary skincare and diet to avoid added stress on the skin and body,” says Shirley.
At SCO, we want you to look your best all year round. So here, we’ve discussed how to layer your SCO products to help you enjoy the sunshine with skin health in mind.
Layering your skincare the right way makes all the difference in getting the most out of your products.
Shirley’s refreshing skincare routine advice for summer
“Sleep a little more if possible, laugh more, nourish your skin from within – load up on summer seasonal organic fruits and vegetables and stay well hydrated.”
“Use minimal and lightweight skin care products, making sure that you avoid phototoxic products during the day and that you expose your skin to sensible sunshine to absorb essential vitamin D but avoid long periods in the sunshine without proper protection.”
“Our nighttime routine is to double cleanse tone and follow with a luxurious pampering serum like our vitamin C or hydrating serum or any type of Bio Retinol. Take the time to pamper your skin with a mask and scrub or a nice body lotion self-massage.”
How to layer SCO skincare products
Cleanse your skin (AM and PM)
Whether you are layering your morning or night skincare routine, always begin by washing your face. Take care that your skin is free of makeup and dirt so the products can effectively get absorbed into the deeper layers of skin. At nighttime, go for a double cleanse using cleansing oil to remove your makeup and sunscreen. Follow this with the gentle cleanser suitable for your skin type.
SCO product to try: Olive and Castor Bean Cleansing Milk
This gentle cleansing milk is suitable for all skin types and effectively removes impurities while maintaining the skin’s natural sebum balance and nourishing your skin.
How to use: Massage a couple of pumps onto damp skin. Gently remove with organic muslin cloth and hot water.
Exfoliate (AM or PM) weekly or monthly, depending on the skin type
Exfoliation helps unclog pores, reduces blemishes, promotes healthy skin, and removes the dead skin cells––– making your skin clear and smooth and enhancing brightness, hydration, and product absorption.
It’s best not to exfoliate when your skin is sunburnt—allowing the skin to heal on its own without any irritant gently heals the irritated skin. Exfoliating once or twice a week would be best because too much exfoliation will give the face a windburned look.
SCO product to try: Instant Glow Face Mask
Enriched with plant-based minerals, botanicals, and vitamins that become active on contact with water, this deep cleansing mask removes dead cells and impurities, giving you a deeply cleansed and glowing complexion.
How to use: Combine 1 tsp of clay with a teaspoon of water, form a paste and apply it to your face. Leave it for 10 min and wash it with warm water.
Apply toner (AM and PM)
Who doesn’t like a spritz of refreshing liquid on a hot summer day? Toners, especially rosewater, instantly hydrate and refreshes your skin. It is also known to tighten the skin, leaving you with a much firmer face.
SCO product to try: Rose Water Hydrating Spritz
Spritz some cool rose water toner onto your face at any time of day for an instant boost of hydration. The aloe vera in this hydrating toner helps to soothe the sunburn and stimulates collagen while restoring hydration.
How to use
Damp cotton pad with rose water spritz and wipe over skin after cleansing your face to remove the final traces of impurities.
Time to apply nourishing serums (AM and PM)
After cleansing, your face is all set to take in additional nutrients. Start layering your serums or creams from the thinnest to the thickest. Layering thick products first block products from getting absorbed into your skin. Leave a time interval of 1 minute between the application of each product to allow active ingredients to get absorbed into your skin.
SCO Products to try
Hydrating Serum
Formulated with potent antioxidants such as Q10 and amaranth, hydrating serum penetrates deeply into your cells and nourishes your skin.
How to use:
Apply three to six drops to cleansed skin. Use it both day and night.
Vitamin C Elixir
This vitamin C serum has a unique lipid form that quickly penetrates your skin and effectively fights aging, pigmentation, and pollution.
How to use:
Massage a few drops on to face and neck in the morning or night. Use it before a moisturizing cream or mixed with a moisturizer.
Rosehip Oil
Hailed by our customers as ‘miracle oil,’ our Rose Hip oil is super light and gets easily absorbed into the skin, giving your face an instant organic botox effect.
How to use: Apply a few drops of Rose hip oil to a freshly cleansed skin day and night. It’s perfect for mixing with Fountain of Youth face cream.
Apply eye cream (AM and PM)
Gently apply eye cream to the eye area before wearing your face moisturizer. Using an eye cream gives a youthful appearance to your eyes, reduces fine lines, improves hydration, evens skin tone, and results in attractive eyes.
SCO product to use: Express Yourself Eye Cream
Made with a nourishing blend of Q10, hyaluronic acid, and Peruvian herb, this potent eye cream protects the delicate eye area giving you a beautiful pair of eyes.
How to use:
Gently massage a small amount of the cream around the eyes using circular movements morning and evening.
Moisturize the skin barrier (AM and PM)
Applying moisturizer to your skin is vital in both night and morning routines as moisturizing makes your skin soft, supple, and nourished.
To increase hydration for dry skin, apply face oil to your skin before moisturizing. Face oils are non-comedogenic and light, with oil formulated to treat dryness. Likewise, use a night cream during the evening as the last step in your skincare routine.
SCO product to use: Fountain of Youth Face Cream
A light day or night face cream enriched with GLA-rich evening primrose and other skin-nourishing nutrients, this moisturizing cream nourishes and brightens your skin resulting in a healthy complexion.
How to use: Combine with Fountain of Youth Face Cream, Hydrating Serum, or Rosehip oil, and apply both morning and evening to clean damp skin.
Apply SPF (AM)
Wearing sunscreen protects your skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun. Choose sunscreens with at least SPF 30 and offer lip and broad-spectrum protection.
A mineral-based sunscreen with titanium oxide and zinc oxide is best because they are physical blockers rather than chemical blockers.
Happy layering!
