How to Protect Your Skin from Pollution: Our Beauty Tips

Between pollution, urban stress and fast-paced lifestyles, the skin faces constant pressure every day. Dullness, tightness, visible pores: the face quickly reveals the impact of these invisible aggressors. How can you protect your skin from pollution and regain a healthy, radiant and comfortable complexion? It all begins with understanding how pollution affects the skin, followed by a tailored routine enriched with hydrating, repairing and rebalancing products.

How does pollution damage the skin?

Pollution directly affects skin health. Airborne particles - nitrogen dioxide, heavy metals, smoke or dust - settle on the face and penetrate the pores. As they accumulate, they disrupt cellular function and slow down skin renewal. The result: a lack of freshness, increased dryness and a persistent feeling of discomfort.

Combined with free radicals and UV exposure, these particles accelerate ageing and weaken the skin’s natural defences. Without the right care, moisture evaporates more quickly and the hydrolipidic balance deteriorates. This makes it essential to choose formulas rich in antioxidants and hydrating actives to support the skin’s vitality day after day.

Which pollutants are harmful to the skin?

Certain airborne agents are particularly damaging. Fine particles penetrate deep into the skin and disrupt its balance. Sulphur dioxide and ozone, common in urban areas, alter the quality of surface lipids, while blue light from screens contributes to dullness. These repeated interactions wear down the skin over time.

Continuous exposure reduces the water content and essential vitamins within cells. The face appears tired, more sensitive and less even. This is why the first step to protecting the skin is thorough cleansing to remove accumulated particles, followed by nourishing treatments that help restore its natural health.

The right steps to protect your skin from pollution

Your beauty routine should be a moment of care, comfort and renewal. Each step helps preserve skin quality and reinforce its resilience against pollution.

Cleansing is the first essential gesture. The Detox Micellar Mousse features an airy texture that gently lifts away impurities, makeup residues and polluting particles. Thanks to its micelles and protective active ingredient, it leaves the skin clean, refreshed and ready for the next steps.

Hydration follows. Well-hydrated skin retains moisture better and remains supple throughout the day. The [Aqua] Resource Jelly is ideal for quenching and smoothing the complexion. Its gel-cream texture melts effortlessly into the skin, delivering instant freshness without any greasy finish. For dry or sensitive skin, the [Nutri+] Resource Cream offers long-lasting comfort. Its rich formula nourishes deeply while maintaining softness from morning to night.

These hydrating essentials support the skin’s health and prepare it for the targeted expertise of the Ocean Defense range.

Choosing the right skincare products against pollution

The Ocean Defense range offers a precise response to the effects of urban living. Each cream and mask is formulated to strengthen the skin’s resilience and restore its natural balance.

The Urban Detox Night Cream works overnight to repair damage caused by pollution, blue light and daily stress. Its creamy texture envelopes the face in softness while promoting regeneration. Enriched with Blue Spirulina - an active marine ingredient rich in phycocyanin - and seawater drawn from the heart of the Iroise Marine Natural Park, it replenishes the skin with essential minerals and trace elements. Citystem™, an extract of White Horehound, helps neutralise urban particles and supports overall skin vitality.

For an express purifying and repairing effect, the Urban [Flash] Mask is a key treatment. Thanks to Filmalginate Technology, inspired by medical applications, it traps moisture in the upper layers of the skin while drawing out impurities. Its [Pollustop® + Charcoal] complex acts as an active shield: it protects the skin from pollution while eliminating toxins and excess sebum. In just a few minutes, the complexion regains freshness and comfort.

These Ocean Defense formulas embody a new generation of marine skincare that blends science, performance and sensorial pleasure. They lie at the heart of our Ocean Defense solutions, designed to preserve skin health in urban environments.

Protecting my skin from pollution morning and evening

Caring for your skin is a daily ritual that begins in the morning and continues into the evening. After cleansing with the Detox Micellar Mousse, apply a rebalancing serum such as the [Skin] Control Serum from the Ocean Balance range. This lightweight treatment restores microbiome balance thanks to its Marine Pre-Post Biotic Complex made with Chlorella and an exopolysaccharide derived from plankton. It soothes redness, enhances radiance and supports overall skin health. Niacinamide, a vitamin B3 derivative, reinforces the skin barrier and improves evenness.

In the evening, the Urban Detox Night Cream becomes the essential repairing step to regenerate the complexion after a day of exposure. Together, this serum–cream duo forms a complete routine that revitalises the skin while maintaining optimal moisture and nutrient levels.

These treatments represent our skin balance solutions, designed to restore comfort, health and natural beauty. With their proven efficacy and rich concentration of marine actives, they elevate the daily routine into a true ritual of care.

Protecting your skin from pollution means investing in long-lasting health and beauty. With skincare rich in water, vitamins and marine actives, each day becomes an opportunity to rebalance and refine the complexion. The Ocean Defense, Ocean Balance and Ocean Hydra ranges offer a unique synergy that strengthens, purifies and re-energises the skin. Caring for yourself also means caring for your environment: the science of the ocean at the service of conscious, balanced and radiant beauty.