There’s good skin, and then there’s great skin. What’s the difference? Having a skincare routine that uses proven ingredients. Ready to achieve great skin this year? Read on for tips on must have ingredients in your skin regimen.
1. Use a Brightening Serum
Skin starts getting more dull in your 20s, when skin turnover begins to slow down. That’s why it’s important to use a serum or cream with brightening ingredients, like vitamin C. Daily use of such a product can make our skin radiant in about one month! We recommend Image’s Vital C Hydrating Anti-aging Serum, which boasts a powerful combination of Vitamins A, C, and E and antioxidants that nourish the skin to create a healthy, youthful glow.
Vital C Hydrating Anti-aging Serum, $52.50
2. Get Rid of Brown Spots
Over-the-counter skin care can only get rid of brown spots that you’ve had for less than 6 months. Spots that have been around longer, require either prescription hydroquinone, which can take up to 3 months to make a difference, or a professional IPL laser treatment. The IPL treatment will give you faster results, though it may take several sessions to get rid of the hyper pigmentation depending on its severity. Here at Barris we offer our IPL treatments for $225 per session. But if you need more than one session, buy a package of four treatments and save money!
3. Go for Peptides
Peptides are one of the best anti-aging ingredients because they signal skin cells to produce more collagen. For great skin, make sure to skim the list of ingredients in your products for these babies. If you’re looking for maximum correction, prevention, and nutrition of your skin, we recommend using Image’s The MAX line. The entire line is formulated shock full of stem cells and peptides to keep your skin rejuvenated. We particularly love The MAX Creme ($93.50) and The Max Eye Creme ($45.90).
Image’s The MAX Line
4. Wear Sunscreen Year Round
You’re probably tired of hearing this, but we can’t stress enough the importance of wearing sunscreen consistently, and yes, that means even when it’s 50 degrees and overcast! Sunscreen is the ultimate anti-aging product, since it prevents 90% of fine lines that are caused by the sun. We suggest getting a tinted moisturizer with sunscreen, like Image’s Prevention Plus Tinted Moisturizer ($35)– you can reapply it over your foundation without messing up your makeup and it’ll actually make your skin look better!
5. Be a Clean Freak
Make sure you properly cleanse your face of makeup and dirt before hitting the hay, since if left behind on your skin, these can trap aging free radicals on your skin overnight, yuck! A cleansing brush like Clarisonic’s Mia can remove pollution and dirt from your skin while gently exfoliating it without stripping it of essential oils or irritating the skin.
Clarisonic MIA cleansing brush