Achieving skin radiance naturally at home is possible as part of your skincare routine.

Ways to Boost Your Skin’s Radiance

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The way our skin looks can affect our self-confidence and dull skin can cause feelings of self-consciousness. Thankfully, turning dull skin into radiant skin can be as simple as following an appropriate skincare routine. Read on to learn about what causes dull skin and how you can help improve your skin’s radiance with Eucerin. 

What is dull skin?

Dull skin is skin that lacks radiance and does not reflect light well, looking tired. This can affect the face and the body. Dull skin may also look dry, uneven and in some cases, feel rough from dryness. 

What causes tired and dull skin?

Dull and tired skin can be caused by several factors: 

Dehydration and dead skin build-up

When our skin is dehydrated, its moisture barrier can become compromised, leading to dead skin build-up1. This build-up can lead to clogged pores which can contribute to a bumpy, dull appearance. 

Environment

Pollution can affect our skin negatively, leading to skin concerns like dryness and signs of premature aging2.

Poor sleep

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Visible signs of fatigue can appear after chronic poor sleep.

Factors like sleep and stress can affect the skin's appearance, and studies have shown that sleep deprivation worsens dullness of the skin on the face3. Sleep is essential for skin health. While we sleep, the skin repairs itself4 so when we have chronic poor sleep, visible signs of fatigue can start to appear, including tired and dull skin.  

Aging

Natural skin changes during the aging process can contribute to a dull appearance5. As Collagen and Elastin production in the skin reduces, wrinkles and other signs of aging like uneven skin tone become more noticeable, contributing to a tired and dull complexion. 

How to brighten dull skin on the face

While dull skin may be bothersome, there are thankfully ways you can help foster a more radiant complexion through skincare. Eucerin’s Radiant Tone line features moisturizing skincare products specially formulated to address skin concerns like uneven skin tone and dark spots caused by the sun, imperfections, and aging, for a more radiant appearance. 

Use an exfoliating, hydrating cleanser

Dry skin on the face and dead skin buildup can contribute to skin looking dull and lacking radiance. Eucerin® Radiant Tone Cleansing Gel gently removes built-up layers of dead skin for skin that looks instantly more radiant. Its formula contains 2% Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) Complex, combining Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acid, for an exfoliating cleanse. 

Suitable for all skin types and tones this clinically proven formula is appropriate for daily use and is formulated to leave your skin looking and feeling smooth, refined, and radiant. 

Promote a more even skin tone with a skin-brightening serum

After cleansing the skin, applying a serum can help nourish and hydrate the skin. Eucerin® Radiant Tone Dual Serum, formulated with Thiamidol, helps to visibly reduce the look of persistent dark spots due to sun exposure, aging, and imperfections. 

Enriched with Hyaluronic Acid, the serum provides hydrated, smoother-looking skin, this lightweight serum is suitable for all types,  and supports a visibly even complexion and radiant skin. 

Moisturize and help protect skin from the sun while supporting a more even complexion

Sun exposure is a major cause of signs of premature skin aging including dark spots and dry, dull skin. With Eucerin® Radiant Tone Daily Lotion SPF 30, you can simultaneously moisturize skin, help protect skin from photoaging, and visibly reduce the appearance of dark spots due to sun exposure, aging, and imperfections. 

This lightweight, nourishing day lotion with Broad spectrum SPF 30 sunscreen and enriched with Thiamidol, improves skin’s radiance in as little as two weeks with regular use. For best results, apply daily in the morning and use as directed 

For sunscreen use: Apply 15 minutes before sun exposure. Use a water-resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating. Reapply every two hours. 

Get more radiant skin while you sleep with a night cream

Eucerin® Radiant Tone Night Cream formulated with Thiamidol, works through the night to help restore skin’s radiance and support a visibly renewed appearance. With regular use, this night cream can help maintain even-looking skin, and it’s suitable for all skin types. 

 

Give tired eyes a boost with a brightening eye cream

Having dark circles or puffy eyes can contribute to your complexion looking dull and tired. Eucerin® Radiant Tone Eye Cream, formulated with Thiamidol, helps to visibly reduce the look of dark circles over time with regular use and with light-reflecting pigments, it supports a brighter, more illuminated appearance. 

This ophthalmologist-tested eye cream instantly reduces the look of eye puffiness with a metal applicator and a Hyaluronic Acid-enriched, clinically proven formula.  

Note: Limit the collective  use of Radiant Tone products(excluding the cleanser)  to a maximum of 4 times/day. Do not use on active acne breakouts or irritated skin. For best skin compatibility, use products from within the Radiant Tone range 

How to brighten dull skin on the body

When you experience dull skin on the body, it’s likely because your skin has become dry and possibly flaky from dryness. The buildup of dead skin can leave skin lacking radiance, so it’s important to find a way to help restore skin’s moisture while exfoliating to remove dead skin buildup.  

Eucerin® Intensive Repair Body Lotion is a 3-dimensional system that moisturizes, exfoliates, and conditions very dry, flaky skin. The fragrance-free, deep moisture formula is enriched with Alpha Hydroxy Acid and Natural Moisturizing Factors that are found naturally in skin. 

Appropriate for all skin types , this rich body lotion immediately restores skin’s radiance and improves skin’s appearance while delivering 24-hour hydration. 

Note: Limit the collective use of Radiant Tone products (excluding the cleanser) to a maximum of 4 times/day. Do not use on active acne breakouts or irritated skin. For best skin compatibility, use products from within the Radiant Tone range.

Sources:

  1. Purnamawati, S.; Indrastuti, N.; Danarti, R.; Saefudin, T. The Role of Moisturizers in Addressing Various Kinds of Dermatitis: A Review. Clinical Medicine & Research 2017, 15 (3-4), 75–87. https://doi.org/10.3121/cmr.2017.1363
  2. Araviiskaia, E.; Berardesca, E.; Bieber, T.; Gontijo, G.; Sanchez Viera, M.; Marrot, L.; Chuberre, B.; Dreno, B. The Impact of Airborne Pollution on Skin. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2019, 33 (8). https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.15583
  3. Matsubara, A.; Deng, G.; Gong, L.; Chew, E.; Masutaka Furue; Xu, Y.; Fang, B.; Tomohiro Hakozaki. Sleep Deprivation Increases Facial Skin Yellowness. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12 (2), 615–615. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12020615
  4. Matsubara, A.; Deng, G.; Gong, L.; Chew, E.; Masutaka Furue; Xu, Y.; Fang, B.; Tomohiro Hakozaki. Sleep Deprivation Increases Facial Skin Yellowness. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12 (2), 615–615. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12020615
  5. Alif Meem Nurani; Kikuchi, K.; Masamitsu Iino; Yutaka Shirasugi; Aska Sonoki; Fujimura, T.; Hasegawa, K.; Shibata, T. Development of a Method for Evaluating Skin Dullness: A Mathematical Model Explaining Dullness by the Color, Optical Properties, and Microtopography of the Skin. Skin Research and Technology 2023, 29 (7). https://doi.org/10.1111/srt.13407

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