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. CBD aka cannabidol– IT ingredient of the moment. It’s potently anti-inflammatory aka great for helping irritated and redness prone skin. 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. How to use: Work a few drops of the concentrate into the palm of your hands. Gently massage and pat onto clean, dry skin as part of your evening skincare routine. Can be worn alone or under moisturiser. As for linoleic acid and the skin, LA is a really important little guy found naturallyin our skin. It is the most abundant fatty acid in the epidermis and it serves as a structural precursor for important skin lipids called ceramides. Knowing this, it will not come as a surprise that Linoleic acid has a central rolein the structure and function of stratum corneum permeability, aka healthy skin barrier.LA deficiency leads to an impairedmore permeable skin barrier and the topical application of LA-rich sunflower oil can fix this issue rapidly (while oleic-rich olive oil did not have the same barrier repairing effect).

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. Peptides/matrixyl– perfect for mature skin that’s also sensitive (see section on age concerned/first signs of ageing for more info on benefits) Best Revolution Skincare for Sensitive skinInstead of I will help iron away crow’s feet and fine lines like I’m a GHD straighter for your face serum, you will find 10% matrixyl serum. 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 (!)

CICA Multi Use Cream aka balm – also contains bisabolol like all Revolution Skincare CICA products (see more about this in the actives section below) There’s a whole load more fun here. While The Ordinary are ‘clinical’ Revolution Skincare are like what would happen if you crossed a doctor with a TopShop stylist. This means some Revolution Skincare formulas are not for everyone – for example, some Revolution Skincare products use small amounts of fragrance and essential oils, plus colourants. The Ordinary skincare do not. They are 0% here. What’s the difference between mature skin and skin that’s age concerned/has those first signs of ageing? It’s all about potency here. Plus direct action to boost precious collagen and elastin levels inside of your skin. You want to be looking for the post-person, not the mail. You want actives being delivered right to your skin’s front door. And you want them to be ones which are THE most well proven. Here’s that list my friend…Exciting, exciting, exciting! Revolution Skincare – it’s the NEW addition to the budget skincare which works family. Because spoiler alert – most skincare actives are pretty, crazy cheap. In fact – it’s the bottle and label printing which is usually THE expensive bit (!)

Third, jojoba oil moisturizes the skin through a unique dual action:on the one hand, it mixes with sebum and forms a thin, non-greasy, semi-occlusive layer; on the other hand, it absorbs into the skin through pores and hair follicles thendiffuses into the intercellular spaces of the outer layer of the skin to make it soft and supple. CICA aka Centella Asiatica– soothing god. Will help reduce redness and inflammation of acne, spots and pimples. Niacinamide (in Revolution Skincare Dark Spot Corrector)– also known as vitamin B3. Studied to help brighten skin aka reduce dark spots. Ferulic acid (in Revolution Skincare Dark Spot Corrector)– potent antioxidant found in plants which gets in the way of your skin over making melanin.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.

As for using ALA topically, we have to say that its role and effects seem to be less direct than with LA. ALA's main role in the skin appears to be modulating the immune response of the epidermis. This is probably helpful for inflammatory skin diseases but most studies examine ALA as an oralsupplement and not when applied topically. One exception, we could find, is a study that found that topically applied ALA has nice spot-fading abilities. There’s some code deciphering at work here. And you my friend can consider me your code decipher-er 😉 Vitamin C as sodium ascorbyl phosphate (in Revolution Skincare Dark Spot Corrector)– this active also sometimes has the brand name of STAY-C 50. How covert eh. It’s brightening and gets in the way of your skin making melanin. It’s a protected form of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) which means it’s a load more stable aka more love/active for your skin.Before we dive into skincare heaven, it’s worth taking a few moments to confront the especially super obvious question for anyone who’s used OG budget skincare brand The Ordinary. What makes Revolution Skincare different? Here’s the dealiO with uneven skin tone/hyper-pigmentation/acne scars/dark marks – they are areas of skin where your skin cells are suddenly over making melanin. That’s the pigment which gives your skin colour. The cells you have which make melanin get over activated/frazzled when; Delivery is on a selected date, you can choose a delivery day of your choice, up to 10 days in advance (Excluding next day delivery. Postcode restrictions apply) There is also an often cited Japanese study that made patch tests with lavender oil for 9 years and found a huge increase in lavender oil sensitivity in 1997 (from 1.1% in 1990 to 8.7% in 1997 and 13.9% in 1998). This was the year when using dried lavender flowers in pillows, wardrobes, and elsewhere became fashionable in Japan, so it seems that increased exposure to lavenderresults in increased risk of sensitivity.