· Totally new skin. Exfoliating immediately leaves the skin soft and smooth and over time, skin becomes firmer, better resistant and skin tone more even. Products applied afterwards are better absorbed. How often should you exfoliate? 1-2 times a week is a good habit to get into. Don’t forget to exfoliate the bust, neck and backs of the hands. Concentrate on the elbows, heels and knees.
Smoothing Body Scrub for a New Skin, Eau Dynamisante Foaming Body Exfoliator, Relaxing Body Polisher, Toning Body Polisher
· Feeling stressed? Try this natural stress relief before going to bed: Relax Oil based on 100% pure plant extracts. Pour a small amount into your hands and then gently inhale the relaxing and soothing fragrance. Then apply to the solar plexus and to any tense areas of the body.
· Stubborn cellulite? Apply Total Body Lift « Stubborn Cellulite Control » in the morning. Highly refreshing, it promotes a feeling of lightness that lasts all day. Body Care Programme: Total Body Lift in the morning and Anti-Eau Oil in the evening.
· Stubborn curves? Body Shaping Cream’s texture is ideal for massage application to help eliminate toxins. Use morning and/or evening. Body Care Programme: Tonic Oil in the morning, Body Shaping Cream in the evening.
· Heavy-feeling legs? Anti-Eau Oil helps drain and promotes a feeling of well-being at the end of the day. Or, apply Energizing Emulsion for tired legs at any time of the day.
· Always warm products in your hands before application: when warmed to body temperature, product is absorbed easier.
· Effectiveness accelerators: based on our professional Institut experience, Clarins developed two easy and optional application methods designed to help you achieve visible results quickly. The Self-Massage Body Contouring Method helps reinforce the effectiveness of Total Body Lift and Clarins Abdomen and Waist Defining Method accelerates the results of Super Restorative Redefining Body Care for the Abdomen and Waist. See product inserts for detailed explanations.
· On legs. Begin by applying the product at the ankles and work up towards the waist using gentle pressing movements (hands wrapped around the leg like a funnel). Oils are absorbed easier on damp skin and a very small amount of product is sufficient since only the absorbed product is active. If possible, end by spraying cool water up legs, beginning at the ankles and working up to the thighs.
· Upper body. Begin at wrists and work up to shoulders.
· On the abdomen. Smooth product over the abdomen in a clockwise direction.
· Clarins effective ‘sit-down shower’ to help fight sponginess. Warm your bathroom as much as possible. Apply Tonic Oil to the legs. Sit down in an empty bathtub and stretch your legs out in front of you, stopper in place. If you have a hand-held shower head, slowly spray cool water up and down the legs moving from the ankles to the buttocks. End when the water covers your thighs completely or better still, your waist.
