Glycolic acid– an exfoliating active which can also help boost your skin’s collagen production. Hooray. Green tea– you’ll find it as Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract on the label – known to help stop your skin converting androgens into up to 10 times more potent androgens, and you guessed it my friend – androgen hormones cause your skin to pump out the oil like they were firefighters at an Inferno. There are some Revolution Skincare products I wouldn’t recommend you use. If you were ever in doubt whether sponsored content tells you the real deal – here is proof. Some of Revolution Skincare formulas miss the mark in my skincare formulators eyes. That’s because of simple ‘faux-pas’ like using a lot of alcohol in their revolution quinoa night peel. How can you tell? Alcohol denat. is the first name after water on the ingredients list. It’s a no from me. All of the formulas I’m recommending you here are free from these FP’s and therefore have best super potential to do awesome things for your skin. Revolution Skincare Review Psst; there are lots of other actives/products which Revolution Skincare make which can help you reverse dark marks, but these 2 are THE ones with best potential to show you fab results. Over to skincare guru and Harley Street dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto to explain. “Retinol can cause irritation at first, so don’t go straight into using it nightly,” she says. “Try applying retinol a few times weekly to begin with and see how your skin reacts. If it feels sore, give it a rest, but if it’s ok, you can keep going. Just don’t expect an overnight miracle — it may take weeks before you spot any improvements.” How do I know which percentage of retinol is best?

Skincare to make you boss of your acne (!) Here’s the thing with acne, spots and pimples, we know it’s caused by key biology changes in your skin. Wherever you see cica on the Revolution Skincare range, you can rest safe and easy that it does contain centella asiatica – the soothing herb with history. There’s a retinol serum for every skin type and experience level on our list. You’ll notice some feature retinal instead — a stronger derivative of retinol. Retinal is considered punchier because it takes less time to convert into retinoic acid (the kind of potent potion you can only get on prescription) in your skin. It’s great for fast results, but don’t dive straight in with a high percentage of the stuff. How we test retinol serums What is retinol? A derivative of vitamin A, retinol has many benefits. It promotes skin renewal, reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles as well as dark marks and pigmentation, helps reduce blemishes and is a powerful antioxidant too. CICA Multi Use Cream aka balm – also contains bisabolol like all Revolution Skincare CICA products (see more about this in the actives section below)Copper peptides– Anti-inflammatory, helps to re-create ideal skin health. Best Revolution Skincare for Dry skin Your skin starts losing roughly one percent of collagen (the protein that gives skin its structural support) every year from your mid-twenties. So, it’s recommended that we add a retinol serum to our skincare routine from our late twenties onwards. But fear not, the beauty of this ingredient is that it adds bounce at any age. Is there a downside to retinol? CICA aka centella asiatica– which naturally contains 3 super soothers known as asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid – it’s a star of ayurvedic medicine, which can be super controversial – mostly because ayurvedic medicine can be along the same lines as ‘old wives tales’. But guess what, sometimes old wives tales turn out to be 100% truth, we just didn’t yet know the science reasons for why they work. Centella is one of those herbs with truth. It’s super soothing, healing plus collagen boosting (anti-ageing) – and science now knows why. These guys are like the scaffolding network to your skin and when they get damaged/harden/toughen or aren’t replaced enough – your skin gets ‘dimples’– what you’re seeing as fine lines. Formulated with hard-working ingredients, this silky, oil blend helps to smooth skin tone and texture. Retinol works to help reduce fine lines, wrinkles, uneven skin tone and texture and reduce congestion and blemish formation. Grape Seed Oil is easily absorbed by the skin, leaving it feeling softer and silky without feeling greasy. Sweet Almond Oil is rich in Vitamins A, B1, B2. B6 and E, and has a light, non-greasy texture.

If you’re a retinol novice, you should start with a low-dose serum of around 0.2%, before gradually building up to a 1% formula if your skin gives it the green light. Whatever concentration you opt for, remember to wear sunscreen, as retinol can make your skin more sensitive to dangerous UV rays. Skincare which helps care best for your dry skin, replaces these essential fatty acids plus helps form a new, protective skin barrier, allowing your own to heal up underneath. Knowing this makes it super simple to find age protecting skincare which works – that’s because you now know what an age protecting active needs to do i.e. protect or boost collagen and elastin. The key to healthy skincare for your oily/combination skin type; steer clear from skincare with lots of alcohol – it’s drying and will temporarily make your skin feel fab. Super addictive. Then, alcohol high skincare does this, it eats away your skin’s natural barrier (think of it like the walls of your skin house), making your skin’s battery health bar plummet. Yiksey (!) Revolution Skincare have ‘IT girl’ ingredients. There are some super specific actives I haven’t seen ANY other budget-skincare-which-works brand use (to date) – we’re talking trending actives like CBD oil, colloidal silver and CICA.Formulated with hard-working ingredients, this nourishing cream helps to soothe the under-eye area. Retinol works to help reduce fine lines, wrinkles, uneven skin tone and texture and reduce congestion and blemish formation. Caffeine helps to de-puff the undereye area, and Green Tea Extract contains powerful antioxidants which can help nourish the skin. They get stressed by pollution particles – note – pollution particles have been specifically linked to dark marks/sun spots/liver spots on cheeks.

Ideal for those who have already used retinol and are looking to continue their journey, this silky, lightweight oil blend contains 1% pure retinol combined with skin-calming peach kernel oil and vitamin-rich sweet almond oil for the ultimate smooth and even skin tone and texture. Niacinamide (in Revolution Skincare Dark Spot Corrector)– also known as vitamin B3. Studied to help brighten skin aka reduce dark spots. Zinc or Zinc PCA as you’ll see it on the ingredient list – both the Revolution Skincare 10% niacinamide serum and the 15% niacinamide serum contain zinc PCA. Zinc helps reduce how oily your skin is. Huzzah.

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Ideal for those who have already used retinol and are looking to continue their journey, this serum has a 0.3% pure retinol formulation, an increase from our beginner 0.2% retinol serum. Retinol– considered THE gold standard in anti-ageing, this active is a kind of vitamin A which has been proven over and over and over again to help reduce wrinkles, boost collagen production and iron out fine lines. Not bad benefits eh. How to use: This nourishing Retinol Eye Cream has a wonderful creamy texture making it the perfect last stage in your evening Retinol routine. Start by using the precision nozzle applicator to apply 3 small dots under your eye then gently blend the cream outwards in circular motions along your orbital bone, this is the main bone you can feel around your eye area. Don't tug on your skin!