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Well, finally the winter came to Vancouver with its snow falls and cold winds. How to care for our skin during this time? What happens with our skin when the temperature gets cooler?

Firstly, the air humidity goes down, which often means more dry and less glowing skin. Even if you have oily or combination skin, the cold weather may affect it significantly causing dryness, irritation, and acne.

Secondly, cold temperature put stress on the skin’s blood vessels making them narrower and more fragile. This is why it’s important to consider some skincare changes for the cooler days.

Tip #1: Use an oil-based cleanser. The hydrophilic cleansing oil effectively dissolves the skin sebum that is stuck in the pores and allows all of the impurities to be easily removed with water. And it's a fantastic choice for the winter time because along with the cleansing properties, it provides the necessary lubrication to the epidermis, which protects it from dryness and irritation.

🍃 Example - Cleansing Oil with Clove Stem Oil and Vitamin E: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/cleansers/products/cleansing-oil-with-licorice-extract-and-vitamin-e Tip

#2: Remember to exfoliate and use the hydrating masks. Exfoliants and facial masks are essential in a winter skincare routine. They provide immediate results while giving a moment of pleasure and relaxation. With colder weather the roughness of the skin can be more obvious, so exfoliation is important . At the same time, focus on hydration is also essential in order to prevent dryness. Avoid the mechanical exfoliation as it may cause dryness and inflammation. The best choice for the home regime would be a mild exfoliant based on natural enzymes or fruit-acids.

🍃 Example - Gentle Facial Peeling Gel With Natural Enzymes and Ginger Root Extract: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/extra-treatment/products/gentle-facial-peeling-gel-with-natural-enzymes-and-ginger-root-extract

🍃 Moisturizing Cream-Mask (leave on product, no need to remove it with water): https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/extra-treatment/products/moisturizing-cream-with-hyaluronic-acid-organic-shea-butter-and-collagen-boosting-peptides

Tip #3: Very important. Moisturize your skin with a WINTER-FRIENDLY PRODUCT. Choosing moisturizers with the specific active ingredients, which provide the extra-protection of epidermis against the harsh weather (such as ceramides and antarcticine), is key to the healthy skin during winter.

Examples: 🍃 Revitalizing cream with Antarcticine®: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/day-night-creams/products/collagen-boosting-cream-with-antarcticine

🍃 Aloe Vera Ultra-Restorative Cream with Shea Butter and Ceramide Complex: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/day-night-creams/products/aloe-vera-ultra-restorative-cream-with-shear-butter-and-ceramide-complex

Tip #4: Keep drinking lots of water. While it is not a skincare routine step, it’s still an incredibly important tip to keep in mind. Drinking about eight glasses of water a day is very important for body and skin hydration.

Tip #5: Keep air in your house humid enough. While our household heaters keep us warm during the cold days, they also suck the moisture from the air, drying it and our skin out. There's also less moisture in the atmosphere during the colder months generally. Using a humidifier in our houses, especially in a sleeping room, might really help. In fact, clean and well humidified air promotes cell turnover and helps us to maintain smooth and supple skin.

Happy winter everyone and have a healthy skin! ❄️

During more than a week Vancouver sky is blanketed by wildfire smoke.

As Environment Canada officials said: “Wildfire smoke is a natural part of our environment but it is important to be mindful that exposure to smoke may affect your health”.

But does the smoke affect our skin in particular? It does! Our skin pore is about 50–70 µm and wildfire smoke particles are 2.5 µm, which means that they can easily get into our pores and do some damage.

1. Not knowing your skin type. In fact, its not a rare case! For instance, many people believe that their skin is dry (as it peels off and feels tight) while their skin is combination and dehydrated. Thus, they may mistakenly buy a product for dry skin, which is usually quite heavy and rich of oils. This choice may add more issues to the skin, such as excessive oiliness, instead of helping it via proper hydration.

2. Choosing the product just by its name. For example, the safety and effectiveness of “moisturizers for mature skin” may differ significantly from a formula to formula. Request more information from the skincare provider or manufacturer, if needed.

We are thrilled to announce that we start our cooperation with Kapade Fashion Store, downtown Vancouver!
From August, 20 Luksha Cosmetics products are available in Kapade Store during its working hours:
Monday to Wednesday 11 am to 5 pm
Thursday-Friday 11 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 12 am to 5 pm
Sunday - closed

The owner and formulator of Luksha Cosmetics , Anastasia Babenko, will be at this store ones a week. Please, check her schedule in advance: 

https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/pages/where-to-buy

Or just give her a call to (778)997-5451 and book an appointment.

• Sun damage (damage of the basal layer of epidermis where melanin is produced);
• Aging (due to hormonal fluctuations);
• Emotional stress, which also creates the hormonal fluctuations.
• Pregnancy (increased level of progesterone, estrogen, and malanocyte-stimulating hormone very often lead to developing the dark spots on the certain area of the face called chloasma);
• Vitamins deficiency (usually B12 deficiency);
• Inflammation (such as eczema, psoriasis, and acne).
• Wound healing (dark spots usually develop on the wound place and may fade with time);
• Genetics;
• Some diseases (diabetes and liver distinction, for instance);
• Certain medical treatments such as radiation or chemo therapy, or taking the medication such as oral contraceptives, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), psychotropic drugs, and others.

• Laser treatment (intense pulse laser). It usually gives a quick result, but the spots may come back with darker color.
• Chemical peeling. May not work for sensitive skin.
• Microdermabrasion. It’s a fast working abrasive technique, which doesn’t work for many skin conditions such as sensitive skin. And the brown spots may come back.
• Cryotherapy (applying liquid nitrogen on the brown spots). The skin is often heals lighter afterwards, but in some cases with sensitive white skin may heal darker.
• Prescription skin-lightening emulsions. These products usually contain 3-4% of hydroquinon, which usually gives a good, stable, and relatively quick  result. However, sometimes the skin on the affected area may become more rough. Just try to use it no longer than for a month or two. 
• Over-the-counter creams. These products are not so strong as the prescription ones and need more time for the result. Depending on the skin complexion, nature of pigmentation, and a person’s ethnicity, it may take 2-6 months. The good side of this treatment that it usually doesn’t have side effects and rarely cause the allergic reaction.

• Home remedies. There are a lot of home-made recipes in the Internet, but, please, be aware that most of them are not scientifically based and may bring more harm than good. Thus, we should be very careful choosing this approach to treat our hyperpigmentation. There is a strong evidence that, for example, lemon juice or abrasive scrubs may worsen the skin condition.

Horray! It’s your birthday!🎉🎊🎂
Celebrate this special day with the fabulous deals for your healthy and natural skincare!

To make sure that you will get your Birthday discount every year on time, please, fill this very short form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1RJLUtWc4LKQ4zo3fwvPdN5EYDdZKbMc1iT_PcN_URhygZA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2sj_whe7uoXW9VvcdRZQ4cY2CWgUroAmEG9wezFZ8wV99_NO8xLyZagn8

Every year a week before your birthday, will send you an email with the promo code for 20% discount which will be valid for all products including those on sale!!!

All of us want to have the beautiful and healthy skin but often we forget that to achieve this goal we need to put a certain effort. Also, many of us lead a busy lifestyle with a little time for ourselves, so visiting a professional beauty salon might not be regular.

Thus, we need to determine for ourselves a clear and simple home skincare routine to stay healthy and glowing. And, in fact, it should be a routine, day by day, as skincare doesn’t work as a surgery:) Some customers of mine, when trying a new product, apply it on the one hand and expect to see the immediate result comparing the appearances of their two hands. No, it doesn’t work like that:) You need a time; depending on your skin condition and result you want to archive, it might be 1-4 weeks.
I tried to be as laconic as possible and marked out just 4 steps:

1. Cleansing. To clean your skin choose the soft and not irritating products such as Cleansing Oil (example: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/cleansers/products/cleansing-oil-with-licorice-extract-and-vitamin-e) or Cleansing Cream.

More information about how to clean your face: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/blogs/news/how-to-clean-the-skin-properly

After washing your face with a cleansing product, use a toner on a cotton pad (example: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/cleansers/products/toner-with-organic-rose-water-organic-cranberry-extract-and-organic-aloe-leaf-juice). The toner finishes the cleansing procedure, gently removes the dead cells of the epidermis, calms the skin, normalizes the pH of the skin, and prepares it for the following care.

2. Serum. Facial serums are intensive skincare products which you can apply to your skin after cleansing but before the moisturizing cream. They are made up of small molecules that can penetrate deep into the skin and deliver a very high concentration of active ingredients to the basal layer of epidermis. This makes serums a great tool for targeting specific skincare concerns. Depending on the serum, apply it ones or twice time a day (usually twice).
Examples are here: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/serums

3. Cream. Apply it after your serum. Depending on your skin type, it might be a light moisturizer or more rich nourishing cream. Often, the same product might be applied day and night; however, if the product contains some specific ingredients such as retinol or fruit acids, it mostly used for night. In addition, the day creams are usually lightweight moisturizers, while the nighttime creams are more rich regenerating/nourishing products.
Examples: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/day-night-creams

If you like facial oils, use them instead of the creams (apply a tiny amount on your skin after your serum). You don`t need a cream after that.
Examples of the facial oils are here: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/facial-oils
Also, you can find more information about the facial oils here: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/blogs/news/facts-about-the-facial-oils-their-benefits-and-disadvantages

4. If you have puffiness, dark circles, or/and fine lines around your eyes, you might need a special product for this area. Twice a day, apply a tiny amount of the eye cream on the area around your eyes with a little putting motion, don’t rub.

Example: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/eye-care

For the best result, ones or twice a week use a gentle peeling (it opens the pores, removes dead skin cells, and stimulates regeneration) followed by a moisturizing mask, which calms the skin, speeds up healing, and improves the complexion.
Example: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/extra-treatment

And, last but not least, don’t forget about your body! Choose a light moisturizer with calming agents such as Algae extract, Vitamins, or Aloe Vera and use it every day after the shower. At the summer time we especially need body skincare as our skin is under environmental exposure most of the day.
Examples: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/collections/body-care

☀️ Furthermore, there are some features of how to care about your skin during the summer. Find more information here: https://www.lukshacosmetics.com/blogs/news/do-we-still-need-to-follow-our-skincare-regime-during-the-summer

If you have any questions, I will be more than happy to answer them, so, please, feel free to comment!
💡 If you need individual consultation, please, book your appointment here: https://calendly.com/luksha/online-consultation?month=2020-07