If anybody is aware of good components, it is Monique Rodriguez. The Mielle Organics founder has constructed her hair and skin-care model round pure merchandise, taking a holistic method to the best way we see magnificence. “Anytime I see an ingredient that is trending that is nice for the physique, I take into consideration, What are the well being advantages for the hair, pores and skin, and scalp?” she tells Glamour. “Mielle is a model that is impressed by pure meals merchandise which might be useful for the hair and pores and skin as properly.”
Mielle’s newest line, the Sea Moss Assortment, is not any exception. “Sea moss was an ingredient that was trending for the immune system,” Rodriguez says. “I began doing a little bit little bit of extra analysis in actually understanding its advantages, the place it is derived from, and whether or not it might be useful for textured hair. Sea moss has magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin C, zinc, all of that are actually nice components that may assist promote hair progress and forestall shedding.”
That pure mindset goes past her firm and into her personal private magnificence routine. “My routine may be very easy,” the self-proclaimed skin-care minimalist says. “It is extra of a upkeep routine. I like to stay to what works properly. I am not a product junkie per se, as a result of I really feel that you’re going to by no means actually perceive what really works in the event you’re switching from product to product. And if it really works, why change? So I follow my fundamental merchandise that I exploit.”
A gentle and constant routine has helped Rodriguez struggle off her greatest skin-care considerations, from mascne to clogged pores. “I’ve to ensure that I’m exfoliating as a result of sporting these masks has precipitated my pores and skin to interrupt out,” she says. “I have been actually adamant about exfoliating as soon as per week, ensuring I am utilizing my cleanser. I am utilizing a moisturizer earlier than I placed on the masks, and I’ve additionally switched to cotton masks so my pores and skin can breathe.”
In one other installment of Glamour‘s Drop the Routine, Rodriguez shares the product that retains her pores and skin clear and hydrated.
My cleanser
For my on a regular basis cleanser I’m utilizing Eminence. It is from a spa—my esthetician really helpful it as a day by day cleanser. I cleanse morning and night time.
My moisturizer
I exploit the Mielle Moisturizing Facial Lotion with SPF. I really like the Mielle moisturizer as a result of I formulated it to be very light-weight. I do not like my face to really feel cakey or heavy. As quickly because it touches your face, it absorbs in your face and has SPF safety. You may put it on earlier than make-up and it would not really feel prefer it’s caking beneath.
My face masks
I even have two face masks that I exploit. One is by Eminence and is a kale and vitamin C masks. It has a jelly consistency, and as soon as you are taking it off your face, your face feels very supple, very clean. I additionally use our Mielle activated charcoal masks. I exploit that as a deep-cleansing masks to take away dust, oils, and impurities from my pores and skin. I strive to do this weekly.
My spot therapies
Pimples patches—I am going to simply put it over my blemishes they usually mix in together with your pores and skin tone. What I like about these is that it really pulls the micro organism and the pus out of that pimple and absorbs it with out leaving any marks.
My face mist
I’ve a face mist by Eminence. It is known as a Stone Clay Facial Mist, and it hydrates and tones the pores and skin. I am going to do this after I do my full skin-care routine. That is the final step earlier than I am going.
My lip balm
I exploit Burt’s Bees lip balm. It is so clean and never waxy. It makes my lips really feel very comfortable.
My gadgets
Jade curler. I am going to use that after I apply all of my serums to extend the circulation to my pores and skin and get the blood flowing.
My serums
For my toner I exploit the Mielle facial serum. I exploit that morning and night time, after which I observe that up with our vitamin C serum. Vitamin C is the therapeutic vitamin. Vitamin C and E. For those who undergo from any hyperpigmentation or any darkish spots from pimples, it will possibly assist loosen up these spots and heal the pores and skin that was affected by the pimples.
My physique lotion
I’m additionally very minimal with regards to physique lotions and physique lotions. I do use a physique scrub. I am going to use that within the bathe and I am going to strive to do this each couple of days or so, however I do not like very oily lotion. I do not need my pores and skin to be dry, however I do not need to really feel like I’ve masses and a great deal of oil sitting on my pores and skin. I like lotions that shortly take in within the pores and skin. Proper now I have been utilizing Hempz physique lotion. It absorbs in a short time and would not really feel like you’ve gotten a thick layer of one thing sitting on high of your pores and skin.
Supply: Glamour