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The Art of the Bedtime Beauty Ritual by Martha Escobar

BY MARTHA ESCOBAR, PELUZZI ORGANICA

Our daily habits and lifestyle can expose us to excessive mental and emotional strain, significantly impacting our overall wellbeing and skin health. It can lead to visible premature aging, loss of natural youthful radiance, potential acne, and worsening chronic skin conditions. As someone who has experienced chronic stress and anxiety, I recognize the negative toll it can take on my overall well-being. Indulging in a daily self-care ritual allows you to naturally reconnect with yourself more deeply and experience abundant mental and physical benefits.

Implementing a self-care routine, an everyday serene self-care ceremony before bedtime, revitalizes the body, mind, and skin. I developed Peluzzi Organica skincare products with precise formulation techniques of meticulously curated botanicals to help elevate your self-care ritual that includes the art of preparing for a peaceful and rejuvenating slumber and tailor it to suit your unique needs and desires with this step-by-step nighttime skincare routine.

BEDTIME RITUAL

Create a nightly relaxing spa in the comfort of your home by setting the mood for a restful night’s rest. Lower or turn off bright lights. Light candles for a soft, relaxing ambiance, and listen to soothing music.

Sip Herbal Tea

A delicious, comforting cup of organic herbal tea can nourish your nervous system and encourage relaxation. I enjoy a blend of lavender, chamomile, Schisandra, and lemon balm for a delicious loose-leaf tea. You can create your blend with organic hops, passionflower, chamomile, lemon balm, skullcap, and lavender for a truly tranquil experience.

Double Cleanse

Begin by cleansing with skin-nourishing botanical oils to dissolve makeup and lift pollutants, dirt, and bacteria. The Renewal Cleansing Oil was designed with 100% plant lipids that effortlessly sink into the skin and create a nourishing shield to protect against over-drying and cellular harm and nurture cellular renewal. Apply 2-3 drops of lightweight cleansing oil, delicately massaging it into your skin in circular motions. The nourishing oils will dissolve makeup and gently lift impurities. Gently wipe the skin with a warm, damped, soft cotton pad, then follow with a water-based cleanser.

Soak Or Shower

Escape the day’s stresses with a serene candlelit soak or shower, dissipating all tensions. Enhance the experience with soothing bath salts and bath oils and calming lavender, rosemary, chamomile, jasmine, marjoram, or rose essential oils for a relaxing aroma. Dilute up to 5 drops of essential oil in a tablespoon of almond oil or a liquid castile soap and add to bath water.

Hydrate

Hydrate your skin to activate cellular activity and prepare it for moisturization. Once you towel off any remaining water, nourish your skin with botanical hydration and essential nutrients.

The Exhilarate Cellular Essence infuses the skin with hydration and boosts regeneration. It is created with the potency of our unique bioactive complex, a blend of plant and fruit extracts that instantly restores suppleness, firmness, smoothness, and a youthful glow.

Face Oil

Lock in hydration and infuse your skin with nourishing nutrients with decadent botanical oils. The Revitalize Face Oil boosts cellular function, reducing aging signs and protecting against oxidative damage. Dispense one drop and softly press onto the face for the oils to seep into the skin.

Nocturnal Balm

Follow with the Regenerate Nocturnal Balm to enhance the skin’s nocturnal reparative and rejuvenating abilities. It elevates the skin’s suppleness, texture, and luminosity, resulting in a radiant and youthful complexion. Glide a small amount of balm onto your fingertips, warm it between your fingers, and massage it in circular motions. Indulge in exquisite aromas of rose, saffron, vanilla, and deep rich wood notes.

Moisturize Your Body

Lock in hydration skin by applying a silky texture that melts into your skin, enveloping you in plush comfort. The Restorative Body Balm is a botanical formula with potent bioactives that create a harmonious effect to awaken the restorative process and keep the skin youthful, supple, luminous, and soft to the touch. Apply while the skin is still damp, and pay special attention to drier areas of your skin. After you have indulged your senses in a tranquil self-care ritual, enveloping yourself in a soothing sensory experience, you will revel in the comforting embrace of feeling rejuvenated and your skin luxuriously soft to the touch.

Self-care is more than just physical; it’s a holistic approach that includes our physical, psychological, and emotional well-being. By prioritizing all of these components in my daily routine, I have experienced tremendous benefits. Whether it is through physical activity, especially in nature, nourishing my body, or spending quality time with my loved ones. I also prioritize my mental health by surrounding myself with positive and up-building influences. I wholeheartedly believe in nurturing all aspects of wellness.

Tips And Reminders

• Keep your bedroom dark, excellent, freshly cleaned, and quiet.

• Implement a regular sleep-wake schedule by consistently waking up and going to bed at the same time every day.

• Avoid engaging in vigorous exercise too close to bedtime

• Stop drinking caffeinated beverages before bedtime

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