Ample hydration has always played a key role in maintaining skin health. Properly applied, it prevents the production of dark spots, excessive oiliness, redness, loss of elasticity and even wrinkles. Many women, though, struggle to find the right product for their skin type. In order to make this hunt a little more fruitful, we’ve road-tested a number of the big brands’ newest products that will keep your complexion hydrated.
In the case of Caudalie, its new Vinoperfect series is said to be free of oil and chemical preservatives. The stand out here is the Vinoperfect Concentrated Brightening Essence, which sweeps away dead skin cells with a glycolic acid-based composition, while moisturising and soothing the skin with grape water. Is white peony extract also helps to maintain an even complexion.
Turning now to Dior and its recently-launched Hydralife sorbet programme is said to offer three-step skin care. For the first step, you prep the skin with Balancing Hydration · 2-in-1 Sorbet Water, then, secondly, rehydrate the skin with Hydration Rescue ·Intense Sorbet Creme, before rejuvenating the skin around the eyes with Cooling Hydration · Sorbet Eye Gel.
For La Mer, its latest innovation – the Moisturizing Cool Gel Cream – boasts a water-fresh formula that treats the skin to a burst of pure refreshment. Its intense hydration immediately lowers the surface temperature of the skin, apparently reducing the redness of sensitive skin by up to 72%.
Elizabeth Arden’s new Visible Whitening Brightening Hydragel Cream, meanwhile, promises the kind of intense hydration that will counter any discolouration largely on account of its two active proprietary ingredients – Wonderlightand and NanoWhite.
Bringing up the rear then is Clé de Peau Beauté’s Synactif‘s synergistic approach, which blends three key ingredients – Rose Synactif, Jasmine and Lotus Element – to deliver deeply-relaxed skin.
So there you have it – Five simple ways to keep your complexion hydrated from the inside out so you can wake up with healthy, naturally glowy skin every day.