WITH THIS SERUM YOU CAN NOW RIDE YOUR BIKE CAREFREE

I am a city person through and through. And where I did everything, really everything on foot during my time in London (why, really why didn't I have a Fitbit back then), I do everything by bike nowadays. Because yes: Amsterdam. I love being outside, breathing in fresh air and cycling up and down the canals. Unfortunately, the air in the city is not that fresh. You might think it’s not too bad and that it could be much worse (think of Shanghai, New York or London), but what about all the exhaust fumes blowing our way from Schiphol? While my heart leaps at my life here in Amsterdam, my skin sometimes longs for the healthy air in the Limburg hills. Because there is indeed a difference in the level of skin pollution when you live in the countryside or in the big city. Does your cleansing wipe or cotton pad also turn black at the end of the day? Then it’s time to give your skin the protection it needs. Because as soon as you are exposed to air pollution and UV radiation daily, your skin is significantly drier, you are less protected against free radicals, it loses vitamin E, and you get more signs of oxidation on the surface of the skin. The result: wrinkles. You don’t want that, I don’t want that. So applying good products is very important, especially if you live in the city like I do.

My daily application ritual already consists of five different creams since I turned thirty. But nowadays, there’s a new bottle on my bathroom shelf. Step six then. This bottle comes from the German cosmetic brand Doctor Babor. Biochemist Dr. Michael Babor first launched skincare in 1956. It has always been his goal to work with natural ingredients in the highest effective concentrations and with the best skin tolerance. Look, that already makes me very happy. All products from the cosmetic brand are free from synthetic silicone oils, mineral oils, parabens, and animal-derived ingredients. Only good things for your skin.

One of my favorite products from the cosmetic brand is the Lifting Cellular Dual Face Lift Serum. Babor has conducted research in its laboratory on balancing a complexion that has become unbalanced due to external influences. The active ingredients developed bring the skin back into balance, resulting in a more even and regular skin. The substances from the collection were developed at the cellular level so that they can specifically correct, refine, and improve the cell structures. Fine lines are blurred and your skin gets a protective layer against harmful external influences.

And so every morning I hop on my bike without worries on my way to work. Because Amsterdam, you’re not getting rid of me that easily...