French girl secrets on how to treat your skin face & body during this time of the year
‘Apart from SPF which is as essential as drinking water during those hot days, the skin is suffering during and after summer months. Hot weather, sweating, aircon, sun, wind aren’t gentle on our skin barrier.
We, French girls, buy nearly all our skincare from Pharmacies which makes sense especially when we are talking about extreme weather. What better products than well formulated to repair and soothe sensitive skin. Those are my key essential skincare to treat your skin well.’ Dr Marine Vincent, founder of The French Pharmacy.
BODY
Exfoliate with La Rosée Nourishing Body Scrub - £16.90/200gr – thefrenchpharmacy.co
‘Exfoliating isn’t probably the first thing popping in your head when thinking of summer skin routine BUT with the buildup of sunscreen, sweat, and bacteria, we should exfoliate as normal. Twice a week with a gentle and moisturizing exfoliator.
Choose a scrub which on top of helping removing dead cell contains oil to moisturize and being gentle at the same time. This simple step will also help keep your tan even and last longer.’ Dr Marine Vincent
Moisturise to help protect and repair the skin barrier with Gallinée Body Milk - £28/200ml – gallinee.com
Gallinée Body Milk deeply hydrates and nourishes the body, for softer, smoother, more supple skin. Its light and creamy texture melt into the skin. It feeds your skin with a cocktail of firming bogbean and nourishing sweet almond oil, combined with a patented Triple Biotic Complex of prebiotics, probiotics and lactic acid to help support your skin’s microbiome in the most gentle and effective way possible.
“When you expose your skin to the sun, it starts losing more water than it should, resulting in a dry and dull skin, not the best tan! So it’s really important to use a daily lotion to replenish moisture, help repaid the skin barrier and prevent skin flaking” says Dr Marie Drago, founder of Gallinée
FACE
Cleanse with a moisturising cleanser Caudalie Vinoclean Make Up Removing Cleasing Oil - £19/150ml – thefrenchpharmacy.co
‘As we all agree summer hot weather is all about moisturising to keep skin hydrated, an oil or balm cleanser is a must have. Cleansing every morning and evening is essential and even more when you need to remove SPF, sweat, sea salt and make up. Cleansers are one of the most important step to taking care of skin and often neglected. Using a gentle, moistening and yet good cleanser (valid for body too) is the first thing to take care of your skin.’ Dr Marine Vincent
Include Niacinamide into your skincare routine with La Roche Posay pure Niacinamide 10 Serum - £40/30ml - thefrenchpharmacy.co
‘I can’t see more perfect ingredients than Niacinamide for summer months. Great for dark spots, niacinamide properties include: protecting the lipid barrier, retaining moisture, reducing inflammation, protecting against damages causes by UV and oxidative stress, sebum regulator.’ Dr Marine Vincent
Refresh with Uriage Thermal Water Mist - £7.99/150ml – thefrenchpharmacy.co
‘Thermal water mist (what else?) We all keep a thermal water spray both in our fridge and handbag. First a lovely fresh mist is pure bliss but thanks to its composition rich in NMF (natural moisturizing factor) it also essential to moisturize on the go the deplenish water from the skin.
My favourite is the Uriage thermal water.’ Dr Marine Vincent