DO IT LIKE A PRO
Experts share top tips for flawless skin
1 NORMAL AND COMBINATION SKIN
Normal skin heals beautifully and ages slowly with less visible pores, smooth texture, and few sensitivity issues. The best ingredients to maintain radiant skin are zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. Apply a serum to moisturise the skin, and stimulate collagen and elastin. - Dr Alek Nikolic, Executive Director Aesthetic: Facial Enhancement at Skinmiles.com and Skin Ingredients (Pty) Ltd
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Using a broad-spectrum sunscreen and Vitamin A is the best thing you can do for your skin. Vitamin A has the ability to normalise how skin cells work, and it forms the basis of a normal, healthy and well-functioning skin. – Solé Joubert, Environ Skincare SA Brand Manager
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Combination skin describes any condition where the skin has more than one skin type, concern or issue. Use a gentle exfoliating cleanser, a toner to repair skin, sunscreen for sun damage protection, and spot-treat the different skin types on your face. - Dr Nikolic
4 DEHYDRATED OR DRY SKIN
A hydrating serum, applied daily before a day or night cream, is highly recommended. Serums allow for deeper penetration of active ingredients, and help the skin cells to become receptive to all the products applied thereafter. - Lebogang Ngwenya, Clarins Senior Skincare Trainer
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Face masks are perfect for addressing skincare problems and to hydrate and nourish the skin. They also remove excess oils, improve the appearance of pores and eliminate impurities. - Ngwenya
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Restore the water balance in your skin by moisturising and reducing irritations. Avoid soaps and use ultra-rich gels instead. Apply emollients so that the protective skin barrier can function properly. - Eau Thermale Avène Skin Experts
7 OILY OR ACNE- PRONE SKIN
Regular exfoliation is recommended to remove dead skin cells and boost your skin’s radiance. This helps remove excess oils to improve the appearance of pores and eliminate impurities. - Ngwenya
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Use alcohol-free toner that’s loaded with antioxidants and cell-communicating ingredients daily. - Dr Nikolic
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Use cleansers and serums with effective ingredients such as salicylic acid and niacinamide, which work well to clear away breakouts and brighten the skin. – Dermalogica Skincare Experts
10 SENSITIVE SKIN
Reduce factors that trigger sensitivity such as ill-suited products, the sun, stress, and pollution. Stay away from harsh soaps and choose products of ingredients, and contain no alcohol.
- Eau Thermale Avène Skincare Experts that are as neutral as possible, have a minimum number
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Use non-abrasive exfoliators designed to exfoliate without causing irritation or inflammation, and that won’t result in a ‘tight’ feeling like some granular exfoliators often cause.- Nimue Skincare Experts
12 HYPER PIGMENTATION
Discolouration often caused by sun exposure and
hormonal shifts is best treated by using products with ingredients like Vitamins B and C, and plant extracts that protect melanin from oxidation and contribute to excess melanin removal by boosting cell renewal. – SkinCeuticals Skincare Experts
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For brighter, tighter and overall better-looking skin, we recommend vitamin C. It’s effective at reducing dark spots, hyperpigmentation and uneven skin tone. Also rich in antioxidants, vitamin C helps keep the skin youthful. Not all products that contain vitamin C are the same, so look for those that contain ascorbic acid, which is more effective at treating hyperpigmentation. - Skin Republic Skincare Experts
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The best way to avoid pigmentation is by applying sunscreen, wearing a broad-brimmed hat and sunglasses, and avoiding the sun. To treat the skin, use vitamin A — it’s known as the skin’s normalising vitamin. It creates a healthy barrier, leaving the skin looking hydrated and refreshed. - Kea Modimogale, Environ Skincare SA Educator
15 LOSS OF ELASTICITY AND PLUMPNESS
Restore the skin’s density, vitality and luminosity by using cleansers and serums that redefine facial contours and leave the skin regenerated and plump. Use products containing ingredients such as Glycoleol, Hyaluronic Acid, collagen, vitamin C and powerful antioxidants.
- Eau Thermale Avène Skin Experts 16 Promote skin elasticity by using a firming mask twice a week, which will increase collagen in the skin and give you a natural glow. Masks that contain serum are ideal. - Pond’s Institute Skin Experts