New Year, New Skin!

New Year, New Skin!

The cold weather can affect your skin, but don't worry, at KUMIKO we give you solutions! It is essential to cleanse, extra moisturize and protect your face during this season. Our formulas, suitable for all skintypes, are specially created to protect your natural skin barrier and balance its pH. It's time to give yourself the best self-care and assume it as a habit that only brings benefits.



Temperatures drop and the winter routine affects, in one way or another, our skin. Temperature changes, the coming and going from closed, heated environments to the cold outside, produces skin changes and problems that must be treated with the appropriate products. We must anticipate and give the necessary care to our skin, especially the face, to avoid consequences such as dryness, dull tone, redness, irritation, loss of elasticity, tightness and peeling. “If the goal is to have a healthy and luminous appearance, the must this season is to cleanse, extra moisturize and protect,” advises Catalina Aguirre, esthetician and founder of KUMIKO.

CLEANSE

Before moisturizing, facial hygiene day and night is an essential step to take care of the hydrolipid barrier and prepare the skin for the next steps. This action must include emollient, repairing, detoxifying ingredients that remove impurities from the deepest layers, without irritating.

 

KUMIKO Matcha Micellar Water is a lotion that ensures a deep cleansing because its micelles coats skin’s oil and impurities, isolating them to allow their complete removal. 

 

 

  

 

 

Also, the action of KUMIKO Matcha Luxurious Face Wash, a Rich Hydration Cleanser, is unique. In addition to preventing visible signs of aging, it is a purifying, soft and creamy gel, that applies the concept of cleansing-hydrating in one step.

 

 

At the same time, one or two facial masks per week provide multiple benefits. Bet on those that have a powerful moisturizing and antioxidant action, to defend the skin from free radicals and environmental damage. If you want to restructure, nourish, redensify, oxygenate and restore the luminosity and firmness of the skin, trust KUMIKO Matcha Supreme Cellular Restoration Mask, a Cream Mask with Restorative Technology that has been awarded and highlighted by important beauty editors.

 

 

 

MOISTURIZE

Extra moisturize your skin. By far, the best recommendation. It cannot be missing from your day and night routine, if it is about avoiding the damage caused by cold, thermal changes and pollution. A good moisturizing facial cream allows the face to be smoothed and its water reserve to be restored, significantly improving its firmness, density, and elasticity. “It is important to keep in mind that if your skin is sensitive or suffers from rosacea, if possible, avoid sudden changes in temperature, as these increase dilated capillaries. The most delicate areas such as cheeks, eye contour, lips and neck deserve more attention,” highlights Catalina.

There are active ingredients that hydrate and nourish exceptionally, such as hyaluronic acid, vitamins C and E, mango and shea butters, vegetable oils and, by the way, Matcha Tea, a common active ingredient in all KUMIKO formulas.

 

We recommend for the day, KUMIKO Matcha Perfect Advanced Shield, Multi-Action Moisturizing Facial Cream, which provides a rejuvenated, luminous appearance with new vitality. Stimulates the skin's natural supporting structure, reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles, while the skin is instantly hydrated and smoothed. Density and elasticity improve significantly.

 

 

  

 

 

For nighttime, KUMIKO Matcha Perfect Skin Refiner, a Powerful Anti-Wrinkle and Firmness Cream, that restructures, nourishes and combats the effects of time and maintains the skin's youthful appearance. Restores an even tone and provides an advanced solution against loss of firmness and the appearance of lines and wrinkles.

   

 

 

Another recommendation is to apply, before the above-mentioned formulas to moisturize and nourish, KUMIKO's N°1 Matcha Intense Recovery Proteoglycans Plus, an Anti-Aging Concentrated Serum, the best ally in your skincare routine. With an advanced combination of antioxidants and moisturizers, it works against loss of firmness, wrinkles, and fine lines. Thanks to the high concentration of Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans of marine origin, in addition to Vitamins C and E, and Matcha Tea extract, it allows intense repair and restructuring, from the dermis to the outermost layers of the epidermis, which results in rejuvenated, well-hydrated and luminous skin.

 

 

PROTECTION

Even if the days are cold and cloudy, UV rays continue to act, so it is necessary to protect the skin throughout the year. There is scientific consensus regarding the negative and cumulative effect of the sun's rays, which cause photoaging. Catalina emphasizes the importance of essential protection: “We should use a minimum sunscreen with a solar protector factor of 30-40, and hopefully higher. We are more exposed to artificial light and thermal imbalances. As well as preventing premature aging and even skin cancer, it prevents redness and dryness of the face”.

FOOD

There is a close relationship between healthy skin and what we eat in winter. It is advisable to drink a lot of water (minimum 2 liters daily), ideally a glass when you wake up and continue throughout the day. Also, prefer a diet rich in omega 3, vitamins C and D, proteins, and antioxidants. Hopefully avoid refined sugars, as well as tobacco and alcohol, which have a negative impact on the health of the skin, since it generates free radicals and predisposes to vasoconstriction, which prevents correct blood irrigation and subsequent cellular oxygenation.

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