💌There are three skin care essentials that help reduce and reverse the signs of ageing. In this post, I mention a few of my favourites for you to use in 2021⠀
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☀️1. Sun Protection⠀
- Stops ageing before it occurs aka. Primary prevention ⠀
- UV rays are most prevalent between 10am to 4pm, although in the winter the hours of exposure can be much less! ⠀
- Use broad spectrum sunscreen covering both UV-A and UV-B rays. Some sun lotions also protect against High Energy Visible Light (HEVL) and Infrared (IRA) rays ! ⠀
- Use SPF 30 or higher ⠀
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My favourites:⠀
- Heliocare 360 Oil-free Gel SPF 50+ @heliocareuk
- La Roche-Posay Anthelios Ultra-Light Invisible Fluid SPF50+ Sun Cream
- OBAGI Matte Sun Shield SPF 50
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🧴2. Retinoids⠀
- Reduce and reverse the appearance of ageing skin ⠀
- Increase type I + III pro-collagen genes in skin⠀
- Improve the skin environment for better skin blood supply ⠀
- Start at a low dose, and go slowly, only 2-3x per week ⠀
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My favourites:⠀
- OBAGI Retinol 1.0⠀
- ZO® Skin Health Wrinkle + Texture Repair⠀
- OBAGI Retivance® Skin Rejuvenating Complex⠀
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🍊3. Anti-oxidants⠀
- Antioxidant use can either stop or reverse the effects of ageing skin⠀
- Vitamin C especially reduces the effects of photo-damaged skin cells and redness after UV-radiation (from sun exposure)⠀
- Avoid for those with acne-prone skin ⠀
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My favourites:⠀
- ZO® 10% Vitamin C Self-activating⠀
- Skin better Science Alto Defense Serum ⠀
- OBAGI Professional C Serum 15% ⠀
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Do you use any of these? What makes up you skin care regime? Let me know below ⠀
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