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Gentle & simple routine

Your skin needs fewer products than the beauty industry would have you believe. Cleansing, hydration and sunscreen – every day – will take you a long way. Here is the guide to a routine that is easy to keep up and gentle on both your skin and your everyday life.

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Gentle & simple routine
Gentle & simple routine – VÉNAT
THE VÉNAT SKIN GUIDE
In brief

The basics

Cleanse in the evening, hydrate morning and evening, protect in the morning.

The time

A couple of minutes morning and evening. A routine you actually keep beats one that is perfect.

The order

From thinnest to thickest. Sunscreen always last in the morning.

01

Why simple works

Every new product is a new chance for your skin to react. When a routine has ten products, it is hard to know what helps and what gets in the way. With three or four, you can clearly see how your skin is doing.

Skin also has its own way of looking after itself: it renews itself, produces its own lipids and has a protective barrier. A good routine supports that rather than working against it.

What matters most isn't which products you have, but that you use them – every day.

02

Morning and evening – what's the difference?

In the morning it's about protection. Skin rarely needs a thorough cleanse after the night – for many people, water is enough. Then hydration and sunscreen.

In the evening it's about cleansing and recovery. Make-up, sunscreen, sebum and city air need to come off, and the skin gets hydration for the night. If your skin feels dry, you can finish with a richer cream.

03

Natural origin – what does it mean?

Ingredients of natural origin come from plants, minerals or other natural sources, often in processed form. The term describes where the raw material comes from – not how gentle it is.

Some plant ingredients are very mild, while others, such as some essential oils, can irritate. Choose based on what your skin needs and tolerates, not only on where an ingredient comes from.

04

Vad betyder skonsam hudvård?

Skonsam hudvård är hudvård som tar hand om huden utan att belasta hudbarriären – hudens yttersta skyddslager. I praktiken betyder det:

  • Mild rengöring som inte lämnar huden stram.
  • Få produkter, så att huden inte utsätts för onödigt många ingredienser.
  • Försiktighet med starka aktiva ämnen, som syror och exfoliering.
  • Ljummet vatten i stället för varmt.
  • Nya produkter en i taget.

Skonsam hudvård passar alla, men är särskilt viktig för känslig och torr hud.

05

Mild hudvård för känslig hud

Känslig hud reagerar lätt med rodnad, sveda eller klåda. Då gäller det att hålla rutinen kort:

  • Börja med grunden: rengöring på kvällen och solskydd på morgonen.
  • Testa nya produkter på ett litet område, till exempel vid käklinjen, i några dagar.
  • Lägg till en produkt i taget, med en vecka emellan.
  • Var uppmärksam på doft. Doftfria produkter kan vara ett tryggare val. Notera att Niacinamide Gel Moisturiser har en diskret doft.

Mineralbaserade solskydd, som Luminous Defence SPF 50, brukar uppfattas som milda av många med känslig hud.

The ingredients

Four ingredients in the core routine

One key ingredient from each product – and what it does.

Sunflower oil

A mild plant oil that dissolves make-up and sebum and keeps cleansing soft.

Found in: Velvet Cleansing Oil-to-Milk

Niacinamide (vitamin B3)

A versatile, well-studied ingredient that suits most skin types.

Found in: Niacinamide Gel Moisturiser (5 %)

Shea butter

A rich plant butter that softens and helps the skin retain moisture.

Found in: Velvet Barrier Cream

Zinc oxide

A mineral filter that protects against both UVA and UVB.

Found in: Luminous Defence SPF 50
YOUR VÉNAT RITUAL

Your simple routine

Four products, but you don't need them all. Start with what you're missing most – the rest can come later.

Evening

Cleanse

Massage onto dry skin, add water and rinse. Make-up and sunscreen come off with it.

Velvet Cleansing Oil-to-Milk
Morning & evening

Hydrate

A light gel cream that absorbs instantly and works under both sunscreen and night cream.

Niacinamide Gel Moisturiser
Evening, as needed

Extra care

Does your skin feel dry or tight? Finish the evening with a richer cream.

Velvet Barrier Cream
Morning

Protect

Always last in the morning, all year round.

Luminous Defence SPF 50

Myths about skincare routines

Myth

More products means better skin.

The facts

More products means more chances of irritation. A simple routine used every day often gives better results.

Myth

Skin gets used to products and stops responding.

The facts

Skin doesn't become immune to hydration or sunscreen. If a product seems less effective, it may be your skin that has changed – with the seasons, for example.

Myth

Natural always means gentle.

The facts

Origin says nothing about how your skin will react. Some natural ingredients are among the most common causes of skin irritation.

VÉNAT RECOMMENDS

The core routine

Everything for a simple routine. Choose the parts that suit you.

Common questions

In what order do I use the products?

From thinnest to thickest: cleanser, gel moisturiser, cream. In the morning, always finish with sunscreen.

Do I need a serum?

Not necessarily. A serum is a way to add a specific ingredient. If your routine works and there's nothing in particular you want to improve, you'll do just fine without one.

Do I need different products in summer and winter?

The basics can stay the same. Many people want a richer cream when it's cold and dry, and get by with just a gel moisturiser when it's warm and humid.

Är naturlig hudvård bättre?

Inte automatiskt. Det viktiga är att produkterna passar din hud och att du använder dem regelbundet. Många bra rutiner kombinerar naturliga råvaror med välbeprövade ingredienser som niacinamid.

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