The buzz term of the fledgling year is ‘skin kindness’.
Translation: a swerve away from peeling and stripping products in the pursuit of a smooth, plump glow, and instead creating a protective bubble of calming agents, healing lipids and antioxidants to reinforce the skin’s moisture barrier. Result: a smooth, plump glow minus the redness and irritation — on any budget.
Cash: CeraVe Micellar Cleansing Water
Microscopic bubbles of mild surfactants and oils suspended in this hard-working water will lift dirt and make-up, while ceramides (skin-identical lipid molecules) and niacinamide are left on the surface to soothe and lock in moisture. £10, at lookfantastic.com
Credit: Pietro Simone Rescue Recovery & Repair
A weightless serum packed with deep-penetrating plant extracts to defend and hydrate skin from the inside out, alongside ceramides and pre-biotics acting as perfectly calibrated ‘roof tiles’ that patch up any damage on the surface. £65 (pietrosimone.com)
Investment: BioEffect EGF Power Cream
Barley-extracted epidermal growth factors and anti-inflammatory powerhouses oridonin, niacinamide and beta glucan build soft, strong, collagen-plumped skin capable of keeping aggressors out. £165 (bioeffect.com)
