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What are the different types of facial care?

There are several types of facial care suited to different needs, each with its place in an effective beauty ritual:

1. Make-up removers and facial cleansers are essential daily basics before any other care, removing make-up residue, accumulated impurities and excess sebum. They come in various textures: cleansing oil, micellar water, gel, foam, balm…

2. Exfoliators, scrubs and face masks help remove dead cells and nourish deeply, revealing softer, more luminous skin. These intensive treatments are performed less frequently, once or twice a week.

3. Hydrating treatments, with two essentials being the face serum and moisturising face cream, are vital for nourishing skin, whether dry, oily or combination. They can also address other needs: preventing signs of ageing, reducing dark spots or enhancing radiance. The serum, rich in actives, penetrates deeply, while day and night creams form a protective barrier to retain hydration.

4. Finally, anti-ageing and anti-wrinkle care enriched with active ingredients like hyaluronic acid or immortelle flower extract aim to reduce wrinkles and improve skin elasticity.

At L’Occitane en Provence, nature-inspired facial care covers all needs for an effective beauty ritual. Collections are tailored to different skin types and individual needs: for example, our Shea hydrating care suits dry and combination skin, while our immortelle flower care is ideal for mature skin or addressing first signs of ageing.

How do you choose facial care?

Choosing facial care suited to your skin is essential for maintaining vitality and radiance, as well as addressing specific concerns.

First, identify your skin type: dry, oily, combination or sensitive. For dry skin, opt for hydrating and nourishing care rich in ingredients like hyaluronic acid and natural oils. Oily skin benefits from non-comedogenic and mattifying products. Combination skin needs balancing care that hydrates without weighing down. Sensitive skin requires gentle formulas, free from fragrance and alcohol, to avoid irritation.

Consider your specific needs: anti-ageing, anti-dark spot, radiance, under-eye circles, imperfections… For example, serums and creams enriched with vitamins are ideal for tackling signs of ageing and restoring luminosity.

For more advice, discover our beauty tips dedicated to facial care.

What is the facial care ritual?

Here are the key steps in brief: 
1.Remove make-up
2.Cleanse skin
3. Exfoliate and apply a mask (once or twice a week)
4.Apply eye contour care
5. Apply face serum
6. Hydrate skin with a day or night cream
7.Protect skin with sun protection

Why follow this facial care ritual?

The first step is to cleanse skin. A good cleansing oil, milk or micellar water, paired with a gentle cleanser in gel, cream or foam, removes all daily impurities from the face. Once or twice a week, treat your skin to a scrub and face mask ritual to remove dead cells, stimulate cell renewal, hydrate and smooth skin texture.

The second step is to apply eye contour care followed by a face serum. A quality face serum is concentrated in actives targeting specific skin concerns. For a radiance boost, discover our Immortelle Reset Oil-in-Serum, whose proven effectiveness enhances the results of different creams.

A facial care routine is not complete without an excellent face cream, applied by gently massaging the skin. Sensitive, dehydrated, mature, combination… Each of our hydrating facial treatments is designed to care for all skin types and address every beauty concern. Paired with an eye contour cream, this step completes the routine for lasting results.

Explore all our tips for an effective morning and evening facial care routine.