Ask Raya begins with a skincare question.
“What do you think is the best “hangover remedy” for tired, droopy, even red eyes??? And maybe not even just eyes, but you know how you can wake up and just tell that you drank the night before, because your skin is lackluster?? Any recommendations would be awesome!” –Carolyn
Drink a Bloody Mary, Carolyn. Hair of the dog that bit ya, you know? Just kidding.
I asked D Best esthetician Renée Rouleau, and she has several recommendations. (None of which include a Bloody Mary, don’t worry.) Follow the jump to find out.
From Renée:
Over-indulging in alcohol will severely dehydrate the skin, resulting in a tight, dry feel the next morning—never mind a headache! What to do to relieve tight, dry, dehydrated skin?
Most people think they need to over-moisturize, but really the focus needs to be about putting water in the skin not oil, since alcohol depleted only the water.
Here’s a skin recovery treatment to get your skin feeling better in no time!
Step 1: Cleanse the skin with a mild soap-free, sulfate-free cleanser. Your skin is already dehydrated so now is not the time to be using anything harsh!
(Renée suggests her Luxe Mint Cleansing Gel with spearmint and peppermint.)Step 2: Apply an alcohol-free toner with Hyaluronic Acid, a bioactive hydrating ingredient to bind 1000 times its weight in moisture to the skin—a must for tired, parched skin! Make sure to leave it damp on the skin before applying moisturizer to seal in all of the hydrating properties.
(Renée suggests her Moisture Infusion Toner which contains hydrating Hyaluronic Acid.)
Step 3: Apply a gel-based mask with ingredients like Sodium PCA and Allantoin to deliver cooling, anti-redness ingredients deep within the skin for the ultimate in skin repair and hydration. Leave on 15 minutes and rinse well.
(Renée suggests her Azulene Gel Mask.)Step 4: Apply moisturizer to not only deliver water deep into the skin, but time-released antioxidants. Drinking causes the skin to be depleted of vitamins so look for moisturizers containing stabilized Vitamin C and Vitamins A and E.
(Renée suggests her Multi Vitamin Cream.)
She also recommends drinking peppermint tea for boosting blood circulation and splashing the face with very cold water to wake up. As for the effect of cucumbers on the eyes, hear this:
It’s a fact that cold temperatures shrink capillaries and stimulate drainage to reduce puffiness, but cucumbers don’t contain any miraculous puffiness-reducing properties. It’s that they have a gel-like consistency that comes from the seeds making it good for retaining a cold temperature. But what a hassle to have to cut up a cucumber just to reduce puffiness! Since it’s the cold that reduces puffiness, you can grab anything out of your refrigerator (ice, bag of frozen peas) and it will do the trick—as long as it is held on the area for at least 10 minutes.
So, there you have it.
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