Hello beautiful! Let’s get to know your skin better!

By the time you finish checking out this page, you’ll know:

• The benefits of being a desert marigold
• What specific actions to focus on to achieve balance as a desert marigold
• Pitfalls to watch out for as a desert marigold
• Our top product picks for desert marigolds
• Extra desert marigold-specific resources

You’ve landed here because you can say yes to at least 4 of these points

• You notice large pores on your nose, but not as noticeable on the rest of your face
• You’re prone to areas flaking or drying out
• You feel like it is necessary to exfoliate daily
• Makeup is hard to apply in a manner that looks smooth without exfoliating
• Your skin tends to feel better after a rich moisturizer has been applied
• Your skin can feel like it becomes easily stripped
• Your breakouts may occur in correlation with your monthly cycle, even when no pore-clogging ingredients are present in your routine
• You feel like your skin is prone to fine lines
• Your skin feels rough or “less than baby soft” by the end of the day

Your Top 3 Focuses for balanced skin are

1) Gentle exfoliation: Of all the Floral Auras, your skin is the most prone to sticky cells. These types of dead skin cells cling on leading to breakouts and blockages for your pores. Gentle abrasion is good for the ones that make it to the surface of your skin, but these cells are also found inside our pores. That’s why it’s important to also include an exfoliator that contains enzymes (pineapple is our favourite). These enzymes are able to eat away at the sticky cells inside your pores. This doesn’t mean you should start over-exfoliating your delicate and inflamed skin, though. Alternate between the two based on what your skin can handle. For example, super gentle and clarifying Willow Bark Micellar Cleansing Water in the morning, deep cleaning Green Tea & Pineapple Cleanser in the evening, and if needed, PHA Pore Purifying Facial Scrub (which provides physical and enzyme exfoliation) once a week.

2) Supporting your lipid barrier: Desert Marigolds usually find that their lipid barrier is weak and in need of repair. Your lipid barrier is the key piece of armour your skin has against environmental stresses, sensitivity, irritation, and dehydration. It’s also how your skin holds in moisture and hydration. When the lipid barrier is compromised, the air draws the hydration out of your skin faster, leaving it prone to dryness and inflammation. Look for products that contain rich oils that will help rebuild your lipid barrier and protect your skin when it’s weak. Great examples include our Mango & Pineapple Facial Moisturizer and Soothing Shea Facial Moisturizer.

3) Hydrating your skin: While hydration is a key component to any skincare routine, your hydrating products should be boosted with other acne-fighting ingredients. Look for hydrators that contain antibacterial and soothing ingredients alongside their hydrating properties (our Comfrey & Willow Bark Hydrating Toner is a perfect example).