CosBeauty Magazine #75

Make mine A COMBO!
What if I have more than one skin concern, we hear you ask? You can layer
multiple targeted treatments, but just make sure you know which product
goes when. If, for example, you have both acneic and aged skin, after
cleansing and exfoliating use your acne treatment product before your
anti-ageing serum, and then follow up with a non-comodogenic moisturiser.
If you’re a triple threat and have acneic, aged and hyperpigmented
skin, after cleansing and exfoliating use the acne treatment fi rst, then
the pigmentation product, then the anti-ageing product, and fi nally
your moisturiser.
It’s no wonder there are so many
products out there specifi cally
formulated to help lighten pesky
patches and brown spots. Skinlightening
products are designed
to act on the over-production of
melanin, the skin pigment that causes
brown spots and discolourations.
There are a host of ingredients
touted to improve pigmentation, but
mainstay heros are Vitamins A, B
and C, which help address uneven
skin tone and pigmentation at
different levels.
Quality active skincare goes hand
in hand with an in-clinic treatment
plan and, of course, a broad-spectrum
SPF 30-50 sunscreen. CBM
5. 6. 7.
1. PAULA’S CHOICE CLEAR Daily Skin
Clearing Treatment with 2.5% Benzoyl
Peroxide, $25. Treats current acne and
helps prevent new acne blemishes;
visibly reducing red spots and pimples.
2. SYNERGIE Skin Vitamin B Serum,
$110. A staple in the fight against
pigmentation and prematurely aged
skin, this helps strengthen and boost
skin immunity.
3. TEOXANE Cosmeceuticals
Advanced Filler, $130. This innovative
product works by restructuring targeted
areas of the skin with its combination
of bio-peptides and hyaluronic acid
microspheres. These specialised active
ingredients enter deep into the skin and
fill it with water, padding out wrinkles
from the inside and providing the
optimal environment to protect and
plump the skin.
4. NAPOLEON PERDIS Auto Pilot
Napoleon Complex Skin Renewal
Serum, $95. Assists skin repair, protects
against free radicals and promotes
collagen renewal with a formula of
tri-peptides, sodium hyaluronat,
provitamin B5 and a combination of
berry extracts.
5. THALGO Anti-Aging Collagen
Cream, $83. Fine lines fade away
day after day from the moment this
smoothing and repairing ultra-hydrating
cream is applied.
6. MEDIK8 Retinyl Retionoate Youth
Activating Cream, $298. The Holy
Grail of Vitamin A skincare treatment
(arguably *the* best anti-ageing
skin strategy) , this represents a
breakthrough in the delivery of retinol
to the skin - it is clinically proven to be
eight times more powerful than regular
retinol - without any irritation.
7. O COSMEDICS Retinol Concentrate
(1%), $102. A powerful concentration
of 100% pure bioactive retinol with
superior stability and potency.
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