During summer, we expose our skin more. Heat, the sun's UV rays and sea water aggress it. It is important to adapt your beauty routine during this period.

How do you care for your skin during summer? What daily habits should you adopt? Which products should you choose? It is time to make sure all your essential products are ready to go in your suitcase.

Huygens offers you a wide range of products, so that your skin is revitalized, smoothed, exfoliated and hydrated and your hair is healthy and radiant all summer long.

My hair care

Our “summer routine” starts with hair care. Your mane is quickly damaged at the beach by sea air, sea salt or pool chlorine. So remember to nourish and protect your hair.

After a day at the beach or the pool, skip the shampoo. Rinse your hair with lukewarm water and massage it with our Conditioner to remove salt, sand and chlorine while adding a touch of care. Then rinse thoroughly. Choose the conditioner according to your hair type:

• Ylang #1, deeply repairs dry hair.
• Bois Rose, brings volume, support and structure to fine, flat hair.
• Hercule, with fortifying and anti-hair loss properties, restores strength and vitality to brittle, weakened hair.
• Infusion Blanche, regulates sebum production, purifies oily hair and soothes stressed scalps.

For silky hair in summer we also recommend oil baths, at least once a week. Apply The Huygens Dry Oil of your choice to all your hair, or just the ends, as a nourishing hair mask. Wait 10 minutes before shampooing. The result: soft, shiny, deeply nourished hair.

My face care

The second step is to take care of the skin on your face. Cleanse your face twice a day, to remove excess sebum, perspiration and the day's pollution. We recommend The Makeup Removing Lotion with its ultra-soft sponge or The Infusion Blanche Facial Cleansing Gel : regulating and purifying.

Continue your routine with The Face Scrub, a Huygens “cult” product. Its creamy texture with rice powder and Green Tea extracts gently removes impurities and dead skin, thus allowing the skin to regenerate. It cleanses deeply and offers an instant “healthy glow and soft skin” effect. If you have not yet exposed your skin to the sun, it is recommended to do your scrub two days before sun exposure. Otherwise, after sun exposure it is better to wait several days before exfoliating.

After doing your face scrub, it is important to hydrate your skin as much as possible. The Supernature Face Emulsion is then your perfect ally. This fresh, light gel-cream reveals the skin's radiance, while mattifying and reducing its blemishes. It deeply hydrates your skin thanks to a formula based on 50% aloe vera. TIP: The Supernature Face Emulsion can also be used as a hydration booster under another product, as a mask and as a makeup base.

Finally, after sun exposure our skin needs to be refreshed, for example with The Mist, a multi-purpose hydrating formula with the scent of your choice.

My body care

Your body also needs a suitable routine. We advise you to start with The Verveine d'Huygens Body Scrub. Its exfoliating micro-particles based on apricot stones and its delicious scent will make this scrub a moment of pure happiness. You can use this product once or twice a week. It is advisable to massage the product onto damp skin for a few minutes, then rinse.

After exfoliation, the second step is to hydrate. You can swap your rich, thick cream for a light texture, such as the hydrating Mist, THE multi-purpose product of summer.

And for very dry skin? Favor The Dry Oil or The Massage Oil. These nourishing oils bring immediate comfort while giving your skin a satin effect. Choose the one with your favorite synergy of essential oils and apply it with a massage to stimulate circulation. For an “anti-heavy legs” effect we recommend the Songe d'Été and Hercule essential oil synergies.

Last but not least… For a perfect routine, don't forget to pamper your feet, which also tend to dry out and get damaged during summer. For foot care, favor nourishing lotions or creams such as The Hand Cream, The Body Lotion or The Dry Oil. We advise you to try our refreshing synergies based on mint or eucalyptus: Verveine d'Huygens, Hercule, Aube and Temple.

And you? What are your summer beauty tips?