After-Summer Essentials: Maintaining Your Glow with TCM Principles

Sun-kissed and glowing? Absolutely! But let's be honest, it’s hard to maintain that refreshed look as the temperatures cool down and fall approaches. Fortunately, with a couple nourishing and radiance-boosting hacks, you can keep looking as refreshed and luminous as you did by the pool. And that's where Karuna comes in, bringing the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to your after-summer care routine to help invigorate the skin and keep it at its most balanced, harmonious state.

Let's dive into our top 4 tips for maintaining your glow!

1. FOCUS ON HYDRATION

Even though the sun's intensity might be decreasing, staying hydrated remains crucial for healthy skin.

Maximize Your Water Intake

Start from the inside out. Ensure you’re consistently drinking water throughout the day but don't stop when you get home. For a TCM twist, try chrysanthemum or honeysuckle teas, which are known for their cooling and detoxifying properties.

Gentle Cleansing

Continue using a hydrating cleanser like our Balancing Cleanser to remove impurities without stripping your skin's natural oils.

Skincare Application

Replenish the water content lost within your skin and get a dose of strengthening antioxidants with Multi-Vitamin Serum and All Day Cream - rich in humectants (aka water-attracting ingredients) like Watermelon Fruit, Aloe Juice and Hyaluronic Acid.

2. Harness the Power of Herbs & Botanicals

TCM offers a treasure trove of botanicals to support your skin's health and radiance.

Soothing & Calming Herbs

Look for products rich in green tea and chamomile, known for their cooling and calming properties in TCM.

Anti-Inflammatory Agents

The anti-inflammatory properties in TCM botanicals like centella asiatica, turmeric root and mulberry help ease visible discomfort and compromised skin concerns for a return to radiance in no time.

Antioxidant Defense

Antioxidant-rich ingredients like goji berry, prickly pear and panax ginseng help deliver essential nutrients to the skin to enhance its resilience and defend from future signs of damage.

Inside: Green Tea extract 🍵

Inside: Centella Asiatica 🌿

Inside: Prickly pear 🌵

3. DAYTIME SUPPORT

As the weather cools down, adapt your daytime skincare routine to support your skin's changing needs and offset dullness.

Gentle Exfoliation Is Key

Remove any buildup so your glow comes through with a gentle chemical exfoliant rich in hydrators and defensive antioxidants like Red Ginseng. Our pick? Radiance Toner of course.

Maximize Your Mask

Masks don’t have to be at the end of a long day - they can start your day off strong! Amp up your antioxidant defense while having your morning tea or coffee with Multi-Vitamin Cream Coated Mask or Quench Bio-Cellulose Mask to kickstart a fresh, hydrated glow.

Protect Your Skin

Continue using a daily sunscreen like Simply Sheer Daily Sunscreen SPF 40 to shield your skin from harmful UV rays, even on cloudy days. Bonus points if you’re using Glow Booster which amps up your radiance and color corrects discoloration concerns with its peach-toned formulation.

BACK IN STOCK!

Radiance Toner

$18.00

Simply Sheer Daily Sunscreen SPF 40 - Glow Booster

$26.00

Quench Bio-Cellulose Mask

$6.00

Multi-Vitamin Cream Coated Mask

From $8.00

4. EVENING RECOVERY

As we sleep our skin begins its natural recovery process, so boosting its abilities with nourishing, balancing skincare is a must.

Proper Removal

Proper cleansing is essential for effective post-sun care. Using a nourishing (and brightening!) cleanser like our Cleansing Oil helps remove any impurities and residual SPF so your skin can better absorb treatments and moisturizers. It also helps restore balance for the skin to renew itself more effectively overnight.

Look for Rich Moisture

Incorporating a nourishing night moisturizer like Lights Out Cream, rich in fatty acids, peptides and magnolia, feeds skin what it needs to aid in reversing visible signs of damage while boosting antioxidant defense while you rest.

Treat Yourself to a Mask

Our Collagen Hydrogel Face Mask is the perfect way to form a protective moisture barrier on the skin while the advanced gel technology ensures all the nutrients and moisturizing agents absorb to their fullest abilities.

Collagen Hydrogel Face Mask

From $10.00

Remember, taking care of your skin today means you’re helping it stay healthy, radiant, and youthful in appearance for years to come. With a few simple steps and some TCM-inspired skincare essentials from Karuna, you can feel confident that you’re taking some easy steps towards enjoying your summertime glow well into the holiday season.

Interested in learning more? Head over to our BLOG page today and let us know something new you've learned below or on Instagram @karunaskin - we love hearing from you!

Written by Ryan Nelson