YOUR INVISIBLE SHIELD

This exfoliant contains ingredients that activate on contact with water. Designed to smooth and purify the skin by absorbing toxins, this fine powder contains activated binchotan charcoal to cleanse, with red algae and tara fruit extract to guard against pollution.

Keep it in the shower to use in the morning or at night. Dermalogica Daily Superfoliant, R389 for 13g

A mask is another great way to reduce the effects of external aggressors – and it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg.

Designed to exfoliate and deeply cleanse your skin, this easy-to-use detoxifying mask is ideal after a long day at work.

Adding an affordable mask like this to your weekly or fortnightly skincare regime is perfect to help ease you into anti-pollution products. NIVEA 1 Minute Urban Detox Mask +Purify, R189 for 75ml

This serum is clinically proven to intensely nourish and help strengthen the resilience of your skin’s moisture barrier. This lightweight formula leaves your skin evenly hydrated with a supple, dewy glow that lasts all day long. Neutrogena Hydro Boost Supercharged Serum, R199 for 30ml

This is a moisturising daily sunscreen for protection against sun damage that leads to hyperpigmentation and premature ageing.

It’s suitable for normal to dry skin with few sensitivities. Key ingredients include the formulation of stateof-the-art UV filters Mexoryl SX/XL and drometrizole and two highly-rated UV filters, with both an organic and inorganic composition, to help to prevent sun-induced collagen breakdown. SkinCeuticals Ultra Facial Defense Sunscreen SPF 50, R570 for 30ml

Clarins’ first UV and pollution sunscreen protects against five pollutants encountered in everyday life: pollen atmospheric, photo-, blue light and indoor pollution. It’s a lightweight, easily-absorbed cream for a perfectly invisible finish. Powered by organic mango leaf extract, it hydrates and enhances the skin’s self-defence. Clarins UV PLUS AntiPollution Translucent SPF 50 – PA+++, R565 for 30ml

This has a complex that combines pollution and UV protection along with a DNA enzyme complex, which protects and strengthens the skin.

It boasts SPF 50 sun protection and contains optical diffusers to blur out skin imperfections. Elizabeth Arden Prevage City Smart Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Hydrating Shield, R1 095 for 38ml

This high-speed, revitalising oil-free serum with MultiRenewal™ Technology fasttracks fresh, healthy cells to the skin’s surface – and even helps defuse the environmental aggressors that can slow renewal. With cell turnover humming along at optimal speed, skin looks luminous and feels velvety smooth, with a virtually poreless texture. Clinique Turnaround™ Accelerated Renewal Serum, R750 for 30ml

The delicate area of skin around the eyes is susceptible to environmental damage, so arm yourself with an eye complex. This one has been formulated with 10 times concentrated repair technology, which helps combat lack of sleep, UV rays, pollution and blue light. Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Complex, R995 for 15ml

With unifying pigments aimed at making your skin look radiant and healthy, it also prevents dark spots and keeps your skin protected from the harmful rays of the sun. Vichy UV Protect SPF 50 PA++++ Skin Defense BB Cream, R288 for 40ml