How Do You Make Time For Yourself?

It seems important to free up some time to take care of yourself. But when you are an adult, whether you have a family to look after or not, your daily commitments can easily take over your personal wellbeing. Taking an hour or two off for yourself quickly becomes impossible, or when you are able to you feel guilty about it. Except that there is nothing selfish about taking your foot off the gas. Looking out for yourself helps to concentrate better, become more productive, and to be a source of positivity for everyone around you. The rules to get there on a daily basis? Start rituals, even just for 5 to 10 minutes.

The Morning Ritual

By making a (mental) checklist of the little things that make you feel good, your brain gets used to them and associates them with moments of well-being and relaxation.

Taking advantage of your time in the bathroom every morning is ideal. You do not need an excessively elaborate beauty routine, just to pick effective and sensorial skincare, and be conscientious when putting them on. Do not just slap on a serum or cream. Take the time to put them on and help the ingredients that are good for your skin soak in.

For example, our Hydra-Protect+ range has everything you need to have a good time, with 100% natural-origin formulas and a complete line-up. The Revitalizing Eye Contour, Replenishing Serum, and Moisturizing Fluid or Moisturizing Cream (if you are looking for a bit more comfort) by themselves are the keys to well-protected skin with bounce.

If you don’t have the time to put makeup on, don’t worry about it! Unify your complexion with the help of one of our Tinted Sunscreens. They protect your epidermis from the sun, all while providing a healthy look and inspiring a smile. A virtuous cycle!

Take A Break

During the day, it is possible to reset the clock and escape from the surrounding stress.

How? Take advantage of being by yourself during transit (in the car, public transport, biking…) and take 5 minutes to breathe: long inhales through the nose and deep and long exhales through the mouth, softly. You can hold your breath a few seconds each time.

In this way, you relax and release accumulated tension to make room for the rest of the day.

And if you don’t have a commute, just put an unobtrusive alarm on your phone to remind you to take a break every hour (or whatever rhythm suits you best) to breathe deeply.

The Nightly Ritual

Finally, in the evening, it is time to relax and prepare for a good, healing night. For that, nothing is more powerful than scents and touch.

Start by removing impurities by removing make-up and cleansing the skin. Water, oils, lotions… Pick your favorite texture to make it even more enjoyable.

Fine-tune with our Hydra-Protect+ Regenerative Night Cream that will moisturize and soothe the skin, but also help its cellular regeneration. Finally, the last step: choose a body moisturizer with a fragrance that reminds you of your holidays and takes you back. You can decide between our Organic Monoi Oil, our Océane Dry Oil, or our Océane Pearly Mist.

By playing with textures and scents, you can sneak away a little time for yourself, no one else the wiser!

Crédit photo Mathieu Hemon