Dull skin, characterized by patchy, dry, flat, and lackluster skin, is a problem for most. It can be caused by various factors, including stress, dehydration, lack of sleep, and bad skincare choices.

The good news is it’s easy to brighten skin. Apart from managing stress, drinking more water, and improving your sleep patterns, you’ll need to follow these tips: 

    1. Remove Your Makeup

You may be tired, but it’s no excuse to remove your makeup. In fact, skipping this step is one of the main reasons why your skin looks dull. 

We recommend using our eye makeup remover, which is suitable even for lens wearers. Follow it up with our multi-action cleansing balm, which can remove the remaining makeup on your face. 

One of the great things about our balm is that it doubles as a moisturizing mask and a dry skin balm. With this, you can enjoy many skincare benefits without buying several products! 

     2. Cleanse Your Face

Removing makeup is just the first step in brightening your face. It’s important to wash it thoroughly with the right cleanser. 

With our brightening face cleanser, you can purify and brighten your skin simultaneously. It contains morus alba, a natural ingredient that helps reduce pigmentation. It also has other hydrating ingredients that keep the skin supple. 

     3. Moisturize

Moisturizing your face is essential. And if you want to brighten your skin, you should use a product with ingredients that help banish dull skin.

Our Vitaforce C cream, for one, contains Ascorbic acid, an ingredient that brightens skin and reduces pigmentation. 

We also have a brightening night care product, which should be applied before sleeping. It contains hexylresorcinol, an ingredient that can brighten skin in eight weeks. 

    4. Use SPF

UV exposure can make your skin look dull and aged. So if you want brighter, younger-looking skin, you need to apply SPF to your face (and body) religiously. 

Here at Janssen Cosmetics, we offer formulations that provide sun protection (and other benefits.) Our brightening day protection product, for example, comes with SPF 20. Together with our brightening night product, it can shield your skin from the sun while brightening and moisturizing it. 

Our optimal tinted complexion cream, meanwhile, is a moisturizing makeup and sun cream in one. Equipped with SPF 15, it can hydrate your skin and protect it from skin-dulling UV rays. 

Here at Janssen Cosmetics, we offer a wide array of products that can help brighten skin. Be sure to use them regularly to enjoy radiant, younger-looking skin.

Dry skin is not a good sight (or sensation) to behold. It can be itchy, and it can crack, flake, or worse, bleed. Unfortunately, it can make lines and wrinkles appear more visible too.

Here at Janssen Cosmetics, we don’t want you to suffer in silence. That’s why we came up with a step-by-step guide on how to moisturize dry skinーwith the help of our products. 

Step 1: Mild Creamy Cleanser

Most cleansers would only make your skin feel drier and tighter. But not our Mild Creamy Cleanser. It can effectively remove dirt, grime, and makeup without upsetting your skin's pH.

Our cleanser features avocado oil, which is rich in vitamins that keep the skin soft and smooth. It also helps retain the skin’s moisture level so your skin remains hydrated with every wash. 

Step 2: Radiant Firming Tonic

After using our creamy cleanser, make sure to apply our Radiant Firming Tonic. This alcohol-free, skin pH-friendly product is refreshing, revitalizing, and of course, deeply moisturizing.

Our tonic can help remove residue and further clarify the skin. It can also make your face more receptive to other skincare products that will help hydrate your face. 

Step 3: Deep Xpress Moist Serum

Boost your skin’s hydration with our Deep Xpress Moist Serum. It features a revolutionary hydro express complex, which helps enhance moisture by as much as 25%. It can also keep your skin hydrated until the fifth day of use. 

The best thing about our serum? It can help plump up your skin and soften the look of fine lines and wrinkles. It makes for a good makeup base, too! 

Step 4: Hyaluron Impulse

Hyaluron Impulse is another one of Janssen Cosmetics’ multifunctional skin products. An excellent makeup base, it also keeps the skin smooth and well-hydrated. 

These capsules contain Hyaluronic Acid, a moisturizing agent that helps improve the skin's surface. 

Step 5: Super Hydrating Cream

Just like the name suggests, our Hydrating Cream works superbly. It is made with Imperata cylindrica, an extract that can increase moisture levels by as much as 20% in under 24 hours. And, with the help of saccharide isomerate, our cream can keep your skin moisturized for another 72 hours. 

Our product contains various ingredients that promote optimum skin hydration, such as Hyaluronic Acid, Shea Butter, and Macadamia Oil. 

Your skin changes as you age. 

Apart from fine lines and wrinkles, you have to deal with blotchiness, dryness, and irritation, among many other things. 

That’s why you need to learn how to take care of mature skin. Here’s a rundown of what you need to do: 

1. Wash Your Face Regularly

Use a mild cleanser to wash your face and rinse it with warm water. Avoid using hot water, for it’ll dry your skin further.

If you’re fond of wearing makeup, make sure to use a cleansing balm prior to help remove all the impurities.

If you want smoother skin, use an enzyme peel instead of a physical scrub. The latter is abrasive and can easily harm thinner mature skin.

1. Moisturize Your Skin Daily

Mature skin gets drier than usual. So to keep your skin plump and youthful, make sure to moisturize your face and body daily. 

For best results, apply fragrance-free moisturizer within 3 minutes of bathing.

1. Reduce UV Exposure

The sun (and tanning bed) are the mature skin’s worst enemy. Exposure to ultraviolet rays can lead to photoaging, which makes your skin age even faster. 

Here’s how to take care of mature skin against the sun:

• Wear sun-protective items, such as hats, long-sleeved tops, and pants
• Apply sunscreen with SPF 30 (or more) 15-30 minutes before going out; reapply it every two hours

1. Eat Healthily

You are what you eat. 

Consumption of unhealthy eats - such as sugary food, processed meats, and dairy products - can lead to fine lines, wrinkles, and a leathery skin texture. 

Healthy food - such as fruits and vegetables - are rich in antioxidants. They help fight the signs of skin aging, thus helping you maintain a youthful look. 

1. Quit Smoking

It’s not too late to quit smoking, especially if you have mature skin. 

Cigarettes contain toxins that harm the skin and lead to a smoker’s face. Signs of this include:

• Wrinkles and fine lines
• Dullness, dryness, and sagginess
• Leathery texture

1. Sleep Well

Make sure to get seven (or more) hours of sleep every night. It helps your body make new collagen, which keeps your mature skin from sagging. 

And yes, it is called beauty sleep for a reason. According to WebMD, those who sleep <5 hours get more fine lines (and darker under-eye circles) than those who sleep for >7 hours!  

In a Nutshell

Mature skin tends to get dry and irritated quickly, so it needs a lot of tender loving (skin) care! 

So apart from limiting your sun exposure, eating right, and sleeping well, you need to use the best skincare products available. 

Ready for winter? Here are five steps you can take to stay hydrated during the cold weather this season!

Drink plenty of water

It can be easy to forget to drink water during the winter months. We simply don’t feel as thirsty without the heat! Often, we don’t notice that we have allowed ourselves to get dehydrated until we start seeing physical symptoms, such as chapped lips, brain fog, muscle cramps, and sluggish digestion. Staying in a dehydrated state while it’s cold and you are not getting as much vitamin D from the sun also contributes to a weakened immune system. If the thought of chugging cups full of cold water during the winter is not appealing to you, that’s ok, you have other options! Try drinking room temperature water, or even hot water (as herbal tea or with added lemon for flavor). As much as we hope that it would, coffee doesn’t fit into this category, unfortunately, since caffeine is a dehydrator.

Eat hydrating foods

You can add hydrating foods to your diet during the winter to help. Soup is a great option, as it combines the hydration of a nourishing broth with the comfort of a warm, filling meal!

Use a rich moisturizer

Our faces are not the only skin that feels the effects of the cold air! To lock in as much moisture as possible to your skin, try using a rich moisturizer all over your body while your skin is still damp from a shower. Our Isoflavonia body lotion is the perfect choice to retain and add moisture where your skin needs it most. For your face, try our Night Replenisher to help replenish lipids in your skin as you sleep.

Look for extra hydrating ingredients in your skincare, such as hyaluronic acid, glycerin, ceramides, urea, panthenol.

Hyaluronic acid is one of the most powerful hydrating ingredients in skincare. It acts like a sponge, holding moisture molecules in the skin for a long period of time, keeping you hydrated all day long! Because the molecules are smaller and lighter, hyaluronic acid works best when it is used directly against the skin for optimal absorption and then sealed with a heavier moisturizer.

Keep a humidifier going

The dry and often stagnant air from central air furnaces takes a toll on our skin during the winter! We can combat this by keeping a humidifier going in our homes or offices. If space is an issue, you can get personal-sized humidifiers that are perfect for smaller office spaces!

Avoid super hot showers

Hot water can diminish your skin’s natural barrier and cause it to lose hydration and natural oils. This tip is tough to implement since there is nothing better than a long, hot bath on a cold day, but I promise, it makes a difference! If you are like me and simply can’t give up baths, try sticking to no more than once a week to give your skin a chance to replenish its natural oils in between.

By implementing even one or two of these tips, you can be confident that your skin will stay as happy and healthy as possible all winter long!

Are you ready for the best skin of your life? Welcome to Janssen Professional skincare! Established in Germany in 1997, Janssen is a family-owned company that has been built with the vision of creating the best skincare products on the market.  In fact, Janssen Cosmetics was awarded the German Brand Award in 2020 for creating products that go beyond superficial skin improvement and producing tangible results for our customers. What makes this German skincare company stand out from the competition? Here are just a few reasons worth highlighting:

• Janssen Cosmetics has a leading edge in cosmeceuticals. We believe that everyone has unique skincare needs, and our goal is to strive to address as many as possible. Cosmeceuticals are a beautiful combination of pharmaceutical and cosmetic active ingredients that go beyond superficial skin treatments to achieve the immediate and long-term results you are looking for! Our line of luxury skincare products focuses primarily on delivering the most nourishing ingredients in a collection that is optimally tailored to different skin types. There really is something for everyone at Janssen Cosmetics!

• Janssen Cosmetics places the highest value on producing quality, safe products. All of our ingredients are vegan and ethically sourced and extracted, and every step of the process is meticulously monitored and controlled. Janssen Cosmetics works in close cooperation with leading dermatologists and cosmetic laboratories to create products that use safe, effective active ingredients for every type of skin, including sensitive skin. Some of the incredible ingredients you will find in our skincare are:

• triazine derivative to filter UVB rays and promote suppleness
• oat extract to visibly lift the skin
• hyaluronic acid to hydrate and retain moisture
• macadamia nut oil to smooth and hydrate skin
• vitamin A to speed up your skin’s renewal
• red clover extract to firm your skin
• vitamin C to brighten and tone your skin
• and so many more! You can read the ingredients in each product in their product description. Discover all of our collections here! No matter what your skin concerns are, you are sure to find the perfect system for you.

• Janssen Cosmetics uses concentrated power in the smallest form. Our remarkable ampoules show that incredible things can come in small packages! The award-winning vials contain nine unique formulas to deliver the extraordinary active ingredients to the deeper layers of your skin. We have combined the best ingredients so that you see lasting results in the least amount of time possible! Our formulas combine the best of science and nature to tighten and firm the skin, moisturize, and deliver a dose of elastin-stimulating peptides, all in a simple 2 ml ampoule!

At Janssen Cosmetics, we aim to beautify your life and help you create luxurious spa-like experiences right at home. We are proud of the system we have developed for scientifically-based skincare, professional-grade cosmetics and to be active in over 80 countries around the world!