Skinminute professional serums are formulated to deliver visible results from the very first applications. But to fully exploit their potential, one element is essential: the application technique.
In beauty salons, beauticians use active or passive techniques depending on the skin type and the active ingredients in the serum. Good news: these professional techniques can also be performed at home, simply and effectively.
In this article, discover how to apply PRO Skinminute serums at home, with the right techniques, adapted to your skin.
Before you start: prepare your skin like in a salon
Key steps
- Thoroughly cleanse the face with a cleanser suitable for your skin type
- Exfoliate your skin with Skinminute Facial Scrub
Active techniques: how to perform them?
- Dynamic, stimulating and targeted movements
- Suitable for thick, oily, congested or dull skin
- They stimulate microcirculation and skin oxygenation
Serums concerned
- 1.0 S-Detox Oily Skin Serum
- 1.3 S-Detox Anti-blackhead Serum
- Cell Flash Elixir
- Vitamin C Serum
These serums are formulated to purify, stimulate and boost skin radiance.
Recommended technique
- Jacquet pinches: small toning pinches with the index finger and thumb on each side of the face, moving up from the neck to the forehead.
- Tapping: light tapping over the entire face with the pads of all fingers, moving up from the neck to the forehead.
- Rotary pointed pressures: with both hands on each side of the face, use the pads of the middle fingers to apply pressure followed by a rotation, then release by pointing upwards tonically (from the neck to the forehead).
- Cupping: with both hands cupped, simultaneously apply pressure to the cheeks, releasing tonically, then repeat the maneuver with one hand on the chin and the other on the forehead.
- Vein drainage with roll-on: using the small tip of the roll-on, follow the path of the facial vein then the temporal vein with light pressure.
Passive techniques: how to perform them?
- Soft, slow and enveloping movements
- Recommended for sensitive, dry or damaged skin
- They soothe and strengthen the skin barrier
Serums concerned
- 2.0 Sensitive Skin Serum
- 4.0 Dry Skin Serum
These serums are designed to soothe, nourish and repair the skin.
Recommended technique
- Effleurage : alternating strokes with the palms of the hands, moving up one area after another, from the neck to the forehead.
- Smoothing : with hands joined, simultaneously smooth each area of the face (neck, oval, cheeks and forehead) from the palms to the fingertips.
- Circular pressures: with the index and middle fingers, make small, light rotations, moving the tissues upwards over the entire face and neck (from the center outwards).
- Vein drainage with roll-on: using the small tip of the roll-on, follow the path of the temporal vein with light pressure.
Which PRO Skinminute serum to choose for your skin?
- Oily or blemish-prone skin → Active techniques + S-Detox Serums
- Sensitive or reactive skin → Passive techniques + Serum 2.0
- Dry skin → Passive techniques + Serum 4.0
- First wrinkles → Active techniques + Vitamin C Serum
- Mature skin → Active techniques + Cell Flash Elixir
Mistakes to avoid
❌ Applying too much serum
❌ Over-rubbing the skin
❌ Using active techniques on sensitized skin
❌ Neglecting regularity
Skinminute's tip
Adopting the right technique transforms the application of your serum into a true professional at-home treatment.
Listen to your skin, respect its rhythm, and always choose the most suitable technique for its needs.
