Is your skin acting up this monsoon season?
Monsoons can be challenging for your skin as it has to deal with heightened humidity and more sweating, creating the perfect environment for infection, oiliness, and skin irritation.
While sticking with a consistent skincare routine, always wearing sunscreen, and being prompt with your skincare habits and hygiene is always a good approach, but picking up skincare products for oily skin that target your specific Monsoon skin concerns is the way to go.
Monsoon Skin Concerns and Their Solutions
1. Irritation
With the air thick with humidity, if you have sensitive skin, you can probably count on it to act up—with random spots of redness or unexpected rashes popping up. The constantly damp air and sweating create the perfect breeding ground for fungal infections, rashes, and redness.
Sweat, grime, and occasional bouts of oily skin coupled with increased skin sensitivity lead to breakouts, dullness, increased inflammation, and redness.
A gentle, foaming cleanser like our Vitamin C Clarifying Cleanser is your best bet and a monsoon skincare essential. It effectively removes dirt and excess oil without stripping your skin of its natural oils, which are crucial for maintaining barrier function. Look for cleansers infused with tea tree oil to keep breakouts at bay while maintaining a balanced complexion. Our mild yet effective cleanser is clinically proven to reduce skin inflammation by up to 56% with continuous use.
2. Clogged Pores
Increased humidity during the rainy season, along with the summer's heat, triggers the skin to produce more sebum, giving it an oily appearance that serves as a habitat for bacteria. Monsoon humidity makes it impossible for sweat to evaporate. Added to the mix of environmental impurities, oil, dirt, and grime coming in contact with hands that have touched other surfaces, it is a recipe for a pore-clogging disaster.
If you are prone to congested skin, monsoon is probably one of the worst times of the season cycle for you (you poor thing!), but picking the right exfoliating toner can help take your skin from a bumpy nightmare to smooth and glowing in just a few uses. Our Vitamin C Clarifying Toner contains congestion-relieving hero ingredients Niacinamide and Glycolic Acid (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) that help unclog pores, remove dead skin, and promote cell turnover to reveal smoother, more even textured skin.
3. Dullness
The accumulation of dead skin, dust, and pollution particles that stick to your skin throughout the day and lead to dull-looking skin.
Incorporating powerful antioxidants in your skincare routine, like Vitamin C and Niacinamide, can help combat dullness to reveal visibly brighter skin with consistent use. For topical products, our Vitamin C Clarifying Serum is a gentle yet potent antioxidant boost that offers a 50x brightening boost compared to other serums on the market. Why you ask? It’s formulated with naturally derived acerola cherry, a stable and more potent form of vitamin C than ascorbic acid (a chemical form of vitamin C found in most formulas).
4. Dehydrated Skin
With the added discomfort of wearing too much product, you might be tempted to not wear sunscreen or moisturiser—a major skincare red flag. The excess humidity and lack of sun can trick you into thinking that these steps are redundant, further compromising your skin barrier. Clouds don’t actually prevent UV rays from penetrating the skies or your skin, so don’t even think of skipping sunscreen. As for humidity tricking you into thinking that you don’t need to moisturise - the excess sweating caused by it can dehydrate you further and, by extension, dehydrate your skin.
A comfortable and hydrating sunscreen formula that nourishes and protects your skin like our 24H Hydration Sunscreen offers powerful sun protection without feeling sticky or leaving a white cast.
5. Body Acne
Uncomfortable fabrics, friction, accumulated dirt, grime, and sweat lead to intense body acne for some. Wear comfortable, breathable fabrics, bathe properly, and incorporate effective products into your routine.
A salicylic acid body wash followed by an antibacterial body moisturiser can protect your skin adequately. For lightweight moisturising that doesn’t feel sticky, our Vitamin C Clarifying Body Oil offers non-greasy moisture that heals and protects the skin with a blend of 7+ botanical oils. It contains healing antioxidants like Vitamin C and E and Tea Tree Oil to treat and prevent the formation of body acne.
Conclusion
Don't let monsoon blues get to your skin! With the right products and a simple routine, you can enjoy the good parts of the rainy season without worrying about breakouts or dull skin. Keep it clean, hydrated, and protected to reveal your best skin, even on cloudy days.
