The Lazy Girl’s Deep Cleanse

If, like us, you had pretty much accepted that this summer would be a bit of a dud, then the sudden soaring temperatures will have taken you - and your skin - by surprise - alongside the heat and intense UV rays comes a whole other level of consideration when it comes to skincare that takes a bit of preparation. 

First there’s the need to up the ante on SPF (it's recommended to reapply every two hours when out in intense sunshine), then there’s issues like increased pollution levels for city-dwellers, and let’s face it, a whole load of sweating that can lead to a multitude of skin concerns such as inflammation, breakouts and redness. 

Rather than adding another ten steps to your routine (who has the time?), there are a few easy ways to refresh congested skin and deep clean pores easily to reveal a radiant summer glow in minutes. We’re calling it the Lazy Girl’s Deep Cleanse and it's perfect for any time-poor, low maintenance girls who also want elite results (i.e. us). 

Step 1: The Double Cleanse

If you don’t already double cleanse, this is your sign to start. You’ll need the first cleanse to wash away the day, and the second to deep clean pores. Opt for formulas that are gentle enough not to disrupt your skin’s essential barrier (you want it to be as robust as possible, especially during the summer months) but thorough enough to do a great job. 

Start with an oil or a balm, like Super Healthy Skin Hot Oil Double Cleansing Balm to dissolve all traces of makeup and daily grime. Then, move on to a wash off cleanser like Super Healthy Skin Foaming Facial Wash for a good bubble-up to leave skin fresh and fabulous.

Step 2: The Deep Clean

Now it’s time to take things up a notch with a deep cleaning treatment - something with exfoliating acids and purifying properties to delve deep within pores and eliminate all traces of product build up, pollution and excess sebum. 

Beauty Pie has a few products perfect for the job. First is Fruitizyme, which is the definition of DIY-face-peel-extreme with instant gratification. In five minutes, it clears, exfoliates, brightens, declogs, softens, and makes your face look absolutely radiant thanks to ingredients like Glycolic, Pyruvic, Lactic and Citric Acids, natural Willow Bark, Pomegranate and Kakadu Plum Extract. 

Or there’s the Super Pore Detox Purifying Black Clay Face Mask a.k.a. the master of all mud masks and the queen of the deep pore clean. Like Fruitizyme, it also has Glycolic, Salicylic and Lactic Acids, Kaolin Clay, micro-buffing Bamboo and natural Liquorice and Eucalyptus, it's a pore-declogging tour-de-force for an oily (or partly-oily) face. Try it, and witness your own T-zone doing a ten-minute turnaround.

It’s that simple. Repeat these steps once or twice per week, depending on your skin, and you’ll not only notice an immediate improvement in clarity and radiance, but over time you’ll experience fewer breakouts and a more even tone. The only thing left to do is continue to apply and reapply SPF every day and dose up on topical antioxidants (try adding one of our Superactive Pure Double Vitamin C & Vitamin E Serum Capsules into your daily moisturiser for a powerful boost of Vitamins C and E) and you’ll have you best skin summer yet. Fact.