If you care about the health and aesthetics of your skin, staying up to date with the latest trends and technology is a must. Indeed, with so many new advancements in skin care right now, you can vastly improve the look and feel of your skin in some very interesting new ways. Just keep reading to find out more about the most recent skincare trends you need to try today.
Collagen
Collagen is a structural protein that is present in the tissues throughout our bodies. It’s important to skincare because collagen helps keep the skin strong, smooth and bouncy. When collagen levels in the skin go down, as they do with age naturally, that is when issues with wrinkles, sagging and fullness can appear. Poor lifestyle choices such as drinking alcohol, smoking, and not protecting the skin against UV rays can also hurt collagen.
Of course, that means it makes a lot of sense to take in collagen to keep the skin looking as healthy and as youthful as possible. The good news is that there are plenty of ways that you can get into more colleges pretty easily. The first is by taking collagen peptides in powder or tablet form, like the ones available from Naturecan, which makes them more bioavailable to your body and so more easily absorbed. Another is to take collagen in the form of a liquid. Indeed, many pouches on the market offer single-serving shots of collagen that can be consumed each day.
Korean skincare
Korean skincare is a massive trend in the beauty industry right now, and with good reason. It’s because Korean skin care is particularly effective as it aims to repair the skin’s natural barrier and improve its overall health.
One feature of the Korean skincare trend is the use of multiple steps in a skincare routine. Indeed, individuals may have up to 10 individual steps that they complete each day to create a glass skin effect. Toner is particularly crucial in such a routine, as it works to calm the skin. Products containing mucin dupes are also very popular as they are particularly prized for their hydrating and healing properties. Mucin is a substance that comes from snails (it’s what helps them move forward while sliding along the ground). Although if you’re not too keen on using real mucin, there are some easy-to-use vegan alternatives you can try as well.
UV Protection balm
Be used to using a UV protection balm on your lips, but how about using it on your entire face as well? This is precisely what many beauty brands but now suggesting you do with their face UV protection balms. The critical benefits of using a balm over a liquid for UV protection are that a balm offers a higher level of protection because it’s thicker. This means it’s much less likely that you will miss a spot. Additionally, balms have Extra moisturising qualities, meaning you can use UV protection without drying out your skin.
LED masks
If you’re into skincare, you also need to consider LED or light therapy. A major trend on social media right now, LED masks offer a wide range of benefits depending on the spectrum chosen. For instance, blue light calms sensitive skin and can help tighten up sagging and wrinkles. Red, on the other hand, is good for boosting collagen production and blood flow. While yellow light helps smooth the skin and reduce redness.
Micro needling
While it sounds like it would be painful, microneedling is, in fact, pretty painless, with individuals only reporting a small amount of discomfort with each treatment. Micro needling uses a white tool with lots of very small, sharp needles and runs it across the skin.
These micro needles create tiny channels in the skin that encourage skin renewal and growth, thereby making the skin smoother and tighter. Microneedling can also be used to treat issues like wrinkles and scarring because it stimulates the production of new, healed skin.
Of course, because micro needling does break the surface the skin hygiene is a major priority when doing this technique. What that means is if you go to a professional beauty studio, be sure to pick one that has an excellent hygiene rating. If you do the procedure yourself, be sure to sterilise the device before and after use. Also, be sure to sterilise the skin before applying and wear gloves as you complete the technique. This will stop bacteria and other nasties from being introduced to the broken skin and causing infections.
