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During hot summer days, cooling skincare can help your skin feel calm, fresh and comfortable. Think of products with a cooling, soothing or hydrating effect that support your skin when heat, sun and air conditioning throw it off balance.
That is why cooling skincare is a true summer essential. But what exactly is cooling skincare? And why can it feel so beneficial for your skin?
In this blog, you will discover everything about cooling skincare: from beneficial ingredients and skin concerns to our favourite cooling products that can support your skin this summer.
Why is cooling skincare important?
As temperatures rise, the skin can react strongly or unusually. Your skin may be more affected by concerns such as redness, heat rash, excessive shine and breakouts. That is why it is important to find cooling and soothing benefits in skincare.
When your skin becomes warmer than usual, it can become unbalanced more quickly. The skin may look redder, feel oilier or react more quickly to products that normally cause no problems. Cooling skincare helps the skin feel fresh and comfortable again. The goal is not only to provide a few seconds of cooling, but above all to calm skin that is stressed by heat.
What types of skincare and ingredients are used in cooling skincare?
Sheet masks, face mists, lightweight soothing gels can all help give the skin a fresh and comfortable feeling.
Certain soothing ingredients are also often found in cooling products.
Ingredients such as:
Centella
A multitasking ingredient known for soothing, repairing and protecting your skin. This ingredient contains powerful compounds such as madecassoside and asiaticoside, which may help reduce redness and strengthen your skin barrier.
Aloe Vera
Helps soothe and hydrate the skin and supports anti-ageing care. This ingredient contains compounds that may help combat inflammation and bacteria.
Panthenol
Panthenol helps hydrate and soften the skin while supporting the skin barrier.
Heartleaf
This plant has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant properties, which means it may be effective for irritated and inflamed skin.
☀️ Summer tip for extra cooling:
Keep your face mist, sheet mask or eye cream in the refrigerator for an extra cooling and refreshing effect on hot days. This is not necessary for the product to work, but it can make the skin feel more comfortable.
For which skin concerns is cooling skincare effective?
Redness
The calming and soothing effect of cooling skincare can feel pleasant for rosacea and redness.
Shiny skin
Cooling skincare can immediately give the skin a fresh and comfortable feeling, especially when the skin is sweating a lot because of the heat. The temporary cooling effect can make the skin appear less shiny.
Breakouts and inflammation
For people with sensitive skin, the cooling effect may help reduce irritation and breakouts by calming the skin.
Our favourite cooling skincare
Fully Rice Dough Modeling Mask
A vegan modelling mask with an immediate cooling and soothing effect. This mask is ideal for sensitive or irritated skin, as it reduces redness and discomfort caused by external factors.
Medicube Zero Pore Cooling Mask
An invigorating sheet mask that visibly refines pores and provides a pleasant cooling effect.
ABIB Heartleaf Essence Calming Pump
The Abib Heartleaf Essence Calming Pump is a lightweight, refreshing and hydrating essence. It contains cooling ingredients such as panthenol and heartleaf.
IUNIK Centella Relief Sorbet Cream
iUNIK Centella Relief Sorbet Cream is a soothing face cream with a cooling effect that helps soften sensitive skin and provides intense hydration.
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Cloudy Mist
The Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyaluronic-Cica Cloudy Mist sprays an ultra-fine mist and gives the skin an immediate hydration boost, thanks in part to the cooling ingredient Centella Asiatica Leaf Water.
COSRX Comfort Cool Ceramide Soothing Gel Cream
The COSRX Comfort Cool Ceramide Soothing Gel Cream is formulated with six types of ceramides and naturally cooling ingredients that provide effective hydration and help restore the skin barrier.
Frequently asked questions about cooling skincare
What causes the cooling effect in skincare?
Ingredients that create this cooling effect naturally help lower the skin’s temperature, reduce inflammation and calm irritation. These effects can be particularly helpful for soothing redness, acne and sunburn, and for refreshing the skin in hot weather.
How does a cooling cream work?
The iUNIK Centella Relief Sorbet uses the Cooling Melt In formula, allowing soothing ingredients to be absorbed effectively into the skin and leaving it feeling fresh, comfortable and balanced.
How long should you wear a cooling mask?
It is recommended to wear the Medicube Zero Pore Cooling Mask for 10–20 minutes to allow it to work effectively. For other masks, check the instructions on the packaging or the product page.
Give your skin enough rest
The goal of cooling skincare is not just to make your skin feel fresh for a few seconds, but to help it feel calm, balanced and comfortable again.
So, if your skin becomes red, oilier or easily irritated in summer, also consider your skin’s temperature.
In Korean skincare, keeping your skin cool is one of the ways to help keep it calm.
With love for skincare,
Little Wonderland.
