For a sauna evening: a complete skincare routine before and after the sauna

The sauna is the most natural platform for Finnish skincare. The heat opens pores, sweating removes toxins, and blood circulation in the skin increases. With the right products, a sauna evening transforms from a mere wash into your complete skincare routine.

Before the sauna: prepare your skin

You'll get the best results by preparing your skin before entering the sauna:

• Exfoliate your skin – Use a body scrub before the sauna, while your skin is still dry or just moistened. Exfoliation removes dead skin, allowing the sauna's heat and treatments to penetrate deeper. Luonkos's Euphoria sugar body scrub is made from natural sugar paste with moisturizing plant oils.
• Remove makeup – Clean skin benefits most from the sauna's heat. Oil cleansing before the sauna is particularly effective: the heat helps the oil remove impurities deep from the pores.

In the sauna: let the heat do the work

In the sauna, the skin is at its most receptive state. Sweating cleanses pores, and open skin absorbs treatments effectively. You can apply a thin layer of oil cleansing cake to your face and let it work during the sauna – the heat enhances cleansing and nourishes the skin simultaneously.

After the sauna: lock in moisture

After the sauna, the skin is clean, open, and ready to receive treatment. This is the best time for skincare:

1. Rinse with cool water – Closes pores and finalizes cleansing.
2. Gently dry your skin – Pat, don't rub. Leave the skin slightly damp.
3. Apply body oil to damp skin – Luonkos's solid body oil cake melts from the skin's warmth and absorbs quickly. Damp skin significantly enhances absorption.
4. Serum or cream for the face – After the sauna, facial care absorbs best. Eternity serum or Boost cleansing oil with forest microbes provide nourishing care for the skin overnight.

Weekly sauna routine

In Finnish tradition, saunas are usually enjoyed once a week. Make your sauna evenings a weekly skincare routine: body scrub + oil cleansing for the face in the sauna + body oil and serum after the sauna. After a month, your skin will be noticeably smoother, softer, and brighter.

Luonkos and sauna culture

All Luonkos products are designed to suit the Finnish lifestyle – including sauna evenings. The products are fragrance-free or lightly scented, they withstand the humidity of the sauna, and they do not contain ingredients that would irritate skin that has just been opened by the sauna.

Explore the entire body product range or see facial care products.