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MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO BREAKOUTS WITH HORMONES BEING A MAJOR FACTOR BUT HARSH PRODUCTS AND INGREDIENTS THAT CAUSE DRYNESS AND IRRITATION ALSO PLAY A PART

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It’s possible to target ageing, even if you have temperamental skin. Yeah! Here are some of the stars to look out for.

Niacinamide or Vitamin B3 has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and skinbarrier-repair properties, and is a super anti-ageing ingredient. Great for skin conditions including acne, rosacea and dermatitis.

7 Vitamin Booster Vital B Elixir, $114.95, Mukti Organics or 8 Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%, $17.80, The Ordinary.

Hyaluronic acid is part of your skin’s matrix and critical for maintaining hydration, elasticity and tissue healing. It’s used in skincare to target dryness due to the loss of hyaluronic acid in the skin.

9 Revitalift Filler 1.5% Pure Hyaluronic Acid Anti-wrinkle Serum, $44.95, L’orèal Paris or

10 Hyalu B5 Serum Antiwrinkle Concentrate, $71.99, La Roche-posay.

Ceramides maintain the scaffolding in the outermost layer of your skin, the stratum corneum. Ceramides in skincare help to reduce inflammation and improve the skin’s barrier.

11 Sensitive Support Ceramides Concentrated Serum, $29.99, Essano or 12 Stingfree Ointment With Ceramides, $12.95, QV Dermcare.

Retinal increases elasticity, promotes collagen growth and evens out pigmentation. Retinaldehyde is a Vitamin A derivative that’s 20 times more powerful than retinol and is well tolerated by sensitive skin.

13 Ultimate A, $105, ESK Skincare or

14 Crystal Retinal 1, $75.50, Medik8.

Peptides are the skin’s naturally occurring building blocks. The benefits of different peptides include locking in hydration, boosting collagen and being antiinflammatory.

15 Collagen Peptide 24 Moisturiser, $59.99, Olay Regenerist or

16 Collagen + Peptide Eye Serum, $101, Ella Bache.