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Face moisturisers have always been an essential part of skincare. Even if we were to skip the other steps in the skincare routine on a lazy day, we ensure not to forget the moisturising ritual. For some, it is essentially the only step in their skincare regime following cleansing and exfoliation.
As a matter of fact, face moisturisers have proven to improve the skin’s texture and are necessary to tackle dermatology issues like fine lines, wrinkles, dryness and more. They are said to be a replacement for our dermis layer’s natural moisturiser – oil-producing glands – that function less effectively as we age.
Recommended that we start moisturising from our teen years and start opting for anti-ageing ones in our twenties, Gafencu has found the best face moisturisers depending on the different common skincare concerns.
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Best for Skin Ageing – LA MER The Moisturising Soft Cream
Infused with the extremely effective ingredient called the Miracle Broth – discovered by La Mer’s research team – this moisturising soft cream works wonders in removing fine lines and improving your skin’s elasticity. It is packed with billions of moisture spheres making sure that the cream works its magic on every part of the skin. When the product was clinically tested on about 30 Asian women, there were visible signs of improvement within four weeks of using the moisturiser twice every day.
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Best for Dull Skin – Dr Dennis Gross Oil-Free Radiant Moisturiser
If you are prone to blackheads then the Dr Dennis Gross Oil-Free Radiant Moisturiser is possibly the best face cream for you because it is non-comedogenic – as in it does not clog the skin’s pores. Instead, it improves your dermis layer by hydrating and diminishing sun damage which eventually results in even and glowing skin. This dermatologist-approved product does so with its power-packed ingredients like lactic acid, vitamin C, niacinamide and more.
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Best for Damaged Skin – L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream
The Immortelle flowers have been considered a nature’s gift to the skincare industry for their anti-ageing properties and moisturising benefits so it is not surprising to see that L’Occitane has developed an entire face care line that uses the exotic flower as one of the primary ingredients. One product in this collection is the Immortelle Divine Cream which repairs the dermis layer by visibly removing wrinkles while also making the skin soft and firm by hydrating it.
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Best for Hyperpigmentation – Natura Bisse Luminous Brightening Rejuvenating Moisturiser
Even skin with no blemishes is typically seen as aesthetically appealing and most of our skincare routines are catered in expectation of such an outcome, and Natura Bisse’s rejuvenating moisturiser promises similar results as it helps enhance the skin by fully reducing hyperpigmentation, blemishes and other signs of sun damage and ageing. It also helps with hydration and gives the skin a brighter appearance thanks to the hyaluronic acid and aloe vera in it.
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Best for Dryness – Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream
Given its numerous benefits, hyaluronic acid has become a ubiquitous skincare ingredient found in almost every hydrating moisturiser which also includes the Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream by Laneige. This Laneige product is ingrained with many micro-sized blue hyaluronic acid particles that get deeply into the skin thus helping with hydration and dealing with redness and roughness on the skin. The face cream comes in two renditions – one which is suitable for dry skin and another which is perfect for combination to oily skin.
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Best for Sensitive Skin – Giorgio Armani Crema Nera Supreme Reviving Light Cream
Boasting a very silk texture, this light cream from Giorgio Armani allows for easy application while also deeply penetrating the skin to work the power of its primarily-ingrained ingredients such as the brand’s trademarked Reviscentalis and Mediterranean caper. The Giorgio Armani cream helps to achieve glowing and supple skin, and its light texture makes it the perfect moisturiser if you have sensitive skin.
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Face Moisturisers 101: The Best Face Creams According to Different Skin Concerns

We&#8217;re loving the coat season but the sudden drop of temperature is harsh for the skin. Unless&nbsp;you’re one of the lucky humans blessed with plump, dewy skin year-round, you’re probably well-aware of the damage that winter can wreak on your pretty dermis. Below we detail the holy-grail products for winter skincare &#8211; make the swap now for added hydration, unless you want to be a member of the Withered Winter Skin Club!
Rescue and Recover
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Sometime in 2013, an elephant strolled into the room and changed the beauty conversation. With innovative beauty formulas, clean ingredients and fun, neon packaging &#8211; mompreneur Tiffany Masterson &#8211; now a leading icon has disrupted the skincare industry and taken a tiny startup, Drunk Elephant to near unicorn status in less than a decade. Their&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sephora.hk/products/drunk-elephant-lala-retro-whipped-cream/v/50ml">Lala Retro Whipped Cream</a> is an award-winning formula of rich omega acids, fermented green tea and other clean ingredients which instantly deliver hydrated, plump, revived skin. The formula will not leave you greasy or oily &#8211; perfect for all skin types.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Face Cream Rich
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When a trained doctor and a medical researcher designs a cosmetics line, you know your skin will get its money&#8217;s worth. Dr Barbara Strum&#8216;s molecular cosmetics are as straightforward and clean as they come. The <a href="https://en.drsturm.com/face-cream-rich/?setCurrencyId=4&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAhreNBhAYEiwAFGGKPEouF9kUmyEiDh22UW9VItfix1lLoa9uuQHq6Vt1Awv-JtsOIHbSuRoC4GMQAvD_BwE">Face Rich Cream</a>, a luxurious blend of nutrient-rich oils, collagen, activated compounds and a rich dose of vitamin E, shea butter among other ingredients will leave a youthful, nourished complexion. Use it daily to get the confidence of going bare skin. Highly effective for dry and mature skin.&nbsp;
Overnight Repair<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Gafencu_beauty_moisturising_serum_Ecological-Compound_tatcha_Indigo_Overnight_Repair.jpg"> 
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First up, is Japanese beauty and skincare brand Tatcha’s <a href="https://www.lanecrawford.com.hk/product/tatcha/the-indigo-overnight-repair-50ml/_/BVG086/product.lc">Indigo Overnight Repair</a>, a soothing moisturising treatment that visibly calms any irritation or inflammation and delivers active natural ingredients to strengthen the skin’s defensive layers. You can rest assured that the product will work to counter the effects of everyday exposure to harsh weather and pollution, so you wake up refreshed with luminous, healthier-looking skin.&nbsp;
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Revitalising Compounds 
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If you’re looking for a lighter application, <a href="https://www.sisley-paris.com/en-HK/ecological-compound-100101.html">Ecological Compound </a>emulsion from French skincare and cosmetics brand Sisley Paris is just the ticket. Packed with carefully balanced ingredients such as ginseng, rosemary, horsetail, hops and centella asiatica, this water-based serum moisturises, nourishes, revitalises and boosts the epidermis’ protection while toning facial contours. It can be used alone or before your usual moisturising cream for additional hydration.
Eye Treasure 
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Not neglecting the eyes, we’ve included a quick-effect eye cream, <a href="https://www.sephora.hk/products/lancome-advanced-genifique-yeux-light-pearl-eye-and-lash-concentrate/v/default">Génifique Yeux</a> by luxury skincare line Lancôme, that aims to visibly strengthen the eye area and provide a more radiant, youthful look in just seven days. Enriched with a complex of seven pre- and probiotic fractions, it’s light to the touch but packed with strong, defensive moisturising elements.
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Grim to Glowy 
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Alternatively, marine-inspired La Mer continues to perfect the art of fermenting sea kelp into miraculous skincare products. Its latest all-nourishing, feather-light emulsion is packed with micronutrients. <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/la-mer-the-hydrating-infused-emulsion-P475124">The Hydrating Infused Emulsion</a> comprises nutrient-rich kelp and soy, as well as lime tea concentrate, to counter the effects of free radicals, and antioxidants to calm redness and inflammation – effortlessly revitalising the skin with the brand’s trademarked cell-renewing Miracle Broth.
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Winter Skin Saviours: Hydrating products for dewy skin!

According to the World Health Organization, ageing is a key aggravator of many of the major diseases that leading medical institutions and pharmaceuticals are committed to curing, notably Alzheimer’s, diabetes and cancer. Naturally, positive outcomes of all such endeavours are keenly awaited by consumers / patients the world over. At present, it is estimated that the global anti-ageing market will be worth some US$58.5 billion by 2026. This, however, could surge a hundred-fold or more should a true means of preserving youth ever be identified. Is that, however, a realistic proposition? Answering that particular question, of course, relies on an assessment of the particular challenges involved.
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How does the body age? 
Throughout our lives, the cells in our bodies are continually subject to external damage from a variety of sources, including exposure to sunlight, toxins, chemicals and even some of the foods we consume. Normally, our cells maintain running repairs, patching up damage wherever it occurs. As we age and our tissues, muscles and organs inevitably become more and more impaired, the body’s natural repair system eventually begins to slow down, leaving the body exposed to all manner of health-related perils.
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Cell rejuvenation 
The human body, of course, consists of trillions of cells, all of which divide, multiply, shrink and eventually break as part of a process referred to as cellular ageing. The more damage the body undergoes, the more the cells suffer and the more they need to replicate in a bid to maintain structural integrity. The regrettable side effect of this continuous restoration manifests as an acceleration of the ageing process.
In order to help tackle this, cell rejuvenation and cell therapy attempt to restore cells to an earlier more active state in the form of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Such an approach is believed to have considerable potential, at least according to no less an authority than the Stanford University School of Medicine. Indeed, many now believe that it may be possible to combine aged cells with other genes in order to revive them or even to give rise to wholly new cells, a process that eventually could lead to the facility to regrow damaged or lost limbs. Over the shorter term, it could also offer new hope to those suffering from dementia or Parkinson’s Disease.
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Senolytic drugs 
The term ‘senescent cell’ is one that is ever more frequently bandied around in medical circles and refers to a kind of cell that is already naturally accumulated by the body. Essentially, it refers to an inactive cell that is at the end of its natural lifecycle, a point where it ceases to divide itself, can no longer be repaired and cannot be relied on to help protect any surrounding cells. Unfortunately, such cells, although innately benign, secrete harmful molecules that may well accelerate the ageing process, while having a number of other detrimental effects on the body, notably chronic inflammation as well as proteostatic dysfunction.
In clinical trials, so-called senolytic drugs have demonstrated a facility for eradicating these senescent cells. Such treatments, according to research by the US-based Mayo Clinic, selectively target and clear senescent cells from the body. Should such trials continue to yield positive outcomes, this kind of therapy could be deployed to prevent or alleviate various chronic diseases, including diabetes, as well as the typical consequences of ageing, such as the loss of physiological resilience and the onset of growing frailty.
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Calorie restrictions 
Eating healthily has long been regarded as essential for longevity and maintaining a positive bodily function. Few, however, are aware of the cellular consequences of the oxidative stress caused by an overwhelming amount of free radicals in the body. In simpler terms, the food we eat contains free radicals, molecules that carry oxygen to the heart through the blood. Any imbalance of free radicals and natural antioxidants, however, can trigger several detrimental health conditions, such as cancer, diabetes or Alzheimer’s, over the long-term.
According to a variety of studies, deliberate calorie restriction in the form of fasting stimulates autophagy – the body’s consumption of its own tissues – a process that helps to remove toxic proteins from cells, while promoting the regeneration of healthy cells. Dietary alterations, including increasing the consumption of such antioxidants as kale and goji berries, also help to reduce the risk of damage from free radicals.
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Although an end to ageing may not be on the cards any time soon, there seems little doubt that, given enough time, it may even be possible to artificially extend the human lifespan by a considerable margin. Whether any of us alive today will still be around to reap any such future benefits, of course, is a wholly different question.

gafencu wellness Life Lessons live longer anti-ageing cell rejuvenation

Looking to live longer? You may want to take notes of these anti-ageing points…

Growing old is only natural. Unlike some other beauty brands which promise to reverse the process of ageing, Milan-based beauty brand Frame Cosmetics believes in &#8216;restoring&#8217;. Embracing the Mediterranean way of life which acknowledges that ageing is a natural part of life, Frame&#8217;s products are all nutrient-rich, cutting-edge, and pure in both ingredients and intentions.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-47392" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-min-5.jpg" alt="Frame Cosmetics" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-min-5.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-min-5-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-min-5-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-min-5-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-min-5-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-min-5-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-min-5-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Eager to test both for ourselves, we recently tried out the R5 – Extreme Restorative Anti-ageing Satin Serum + D2 Thermal Vibration Face Massaging Device set from Frame Cosmetics (priced at HK$4,680).&nbsp;
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-47393" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/466x700-1.jpg" alt="Frame Cosmetics" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/466x700-1.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/466x700-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/466x700-1-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/466x700-1-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/466x700-1-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
A comprehensive at-home beauty treatment, it comprises two parts – R5 and D2. While R5 is the anti-ageing serum containing hyaluronic acid and plant oils, D2 is the thermal vibration face massaging device with which to evenly spread and massage the serum onto your face and neck regions. The heat from the device opens up the pores while its vibrating motions allow the serum to be absorbed deep into the dermis. Just put the serum on the smooth surface of the device and gently rub on your skin for two minutes for maximum absorption of the serum. The &#8216;cool&#8217; mode of the device then gets activated with the press of a button which we then massaged on our face and neck in circular motion again to lock the serum into the pores. One of the features that we liked best was how the capsule containing the R5 serum squirted the exact amount of serum needed for one-time use on the skin.&nbsp;
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-47394" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-4.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-4.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-4-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-4-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-4-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-4-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-4-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-4-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
The result? Softer, smoother, hydrated skin that lasted for more than 12 hours. On the flip side though, the two-part device + serum combo may leave ones who are less tech-savvy a bit confused with its very long &#8216;How to Use&#8217; column, but it&#8217;s well worth decoding for the sake of plumper, softer and younger skin, isn&#8217;t it?
Text: Suchetana Mukhopadhyay

Try the anti-ageing serum and face massage combo by Frame Cosmetics for complete at-home skin treatment

Not every solar embrace bestows upon your skin a healthy glow, with uneven pigmentation and unwelcome dark spots all too frequently the consequence of stepping out of the shade. Courtesy of a few well-chosen cosmetic allies, however, the original vibrancy your skin can be restored, with its perkiness and brightness maybe even turned up a notch.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44451" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Blanc-Divin_Spot-Eraser_15ml_1.jpg" alt="" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Blanc-Divin_Spot-Eraser_15ml_1.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Blanc-Divin_Spot-Eraser_15ml_1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Blanc-Divin_Spot-Eraser_15ml_1-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Blanc-Divin_Spot-Eraser_15ml_1-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Blanc-Divin_Spot-Eraser_15ml_1-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
In the case of Givenchy, its double-action approach equates to double the efficacy of its all-new <a href="https://www.givenchybeauty.com/int/en/p/blanc-divin-F30100081.html">Blanc Divin Brightening and Beautifying Tone-Up Cream</a> and <a href="https://www.givenchybeauty.com/int/en/p/blanc-divin-F30100082.html">Blanc Divin Intense Brightening Spot Corrector</a>, both of which are said to restore your skin’s natural lustre, while bringing an added glow to any complexion. Combining daisy extract and Japanese magnolia for an ample brightening affect, an added infusion of Japanese apricots adds anti-ageing into the mix.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44450" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Dior-Prestige-Light-In-White-La-Solution-Lumiere.jpg" alt="Brightening" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Dior-Prestige-Light-In-White-La-Solution-Lumiere.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Dior-Prestige-Light-In-White-La-Solution-Lumiere-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Dior-Prestige-Light-In-White-La-Solution-Lumiere-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Dior-Prestige-Light-In-White-La-Solution-Lumiere-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Dior-Prestige-Light-In-White-La-Solution-Lumiere-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Over at Dior, its latest addition to the skincare market – the <a href="https://www.dior.com/en_hk/products/beauty-Y0996701-dior-prestige-light-in-white-la-solution-lumiere">Prestige Light-in-White La Solution Lumieré</a> – is the result of upgraded technical know-how, courtesy of its partnership with Parisian Hôpital Saint Louis. Together, they claim to have devised a revolutionary cell-renewal and melanin-control system, ideal for the reducing dark spots.
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Meanwhile, Chanel’s beauty boffins have come up with <a href="https://www.chanel.com/en_HK/fragrance-beauty/skincare/c/sublimage-essence-lumiere.html">Sublimage L’Essence Lumière</a>, a skin perfecter with vast medicinal plant content. Drawing from the botanicals of Madagascar, its ingredients form an anti-stress protective shield that delays ageing.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44449" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WC-EOL_MOODSHOTS_WW_RGB_1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WC-EOL_MOODSHOTS_WW_RGB_1.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WC-EOL_MOODSHOTS_WW_RGB_1-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WC-EOL_MOODSHOTS_WW_RGB_1-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WC-EOL_MOODSHOTS_WW_RGB_1-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WC-EOL_MOODSHOTS_WW_RGB_1-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WC-EOL_MOODSHOTS_WW_RGB_1-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WC-EOL_MOODSHOTS_WW_RGB_1-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Finally, there is Swiss premium cosmetics house La Prairie with its signature collection – White Caviar. Hopefully meriting the hype, its two hero products are the <a href="https://www.laprairie.com/default/white-caviar-collection/illuminating-pearl-infusion/95790-01235-21.html">White Caviar Illuminating Pearl Infusion </a>and the <a href="https://www.laprairie.com/default/white-caviar-collection/cr%C3%A8me-extraordinaire/95790-01269-09.html">White Caviar Crème Extraordinaire</a>, which work together to pummel adverse pigmentation and help your inner luminosity shine through.
Text: Gafencu Beauty Team

Solar Solace: Brightening creams to restore your natural radiant skin

It has long been known that many of the world’s most&nbsp;ancient civilizations boasted sophisticated and highly&nbsp;effective beauty regimes, the secrets of which have&nbsp;been lost over the intervening centuries. Now, though, it&nbsp;seems at least some of those arcane aesthetic arts have&nbsp;been rediscovered by the contemporary cosmetics sector…
<figure id="attachment_43368" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-43368" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-43368 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DERM-iNSTITUTE-youth-alchemy-soft-cream_3S.jpg" alt="anti-ageing" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DERM-iNSTITUTE-youth-alchemy-soft-cream_3S.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DERM-iNSTITUTE-youth-alchemy-soft-cream_3S-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DERM-iNSTITUTE-youth-alchemy-soft-cream_3S-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DERM-iNSTITUTE-youth-alchemy-soft-cream_3S-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DERM-iNSTITUTE-youth-alchemy-soft-cream_3S-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-43368" class="wp-caption-text">Derm Institute Youth Alchemy Soft Cream </figcaption></figure>
Pre-eminent in this move to restore such timehonoured&nbsp;treatments is Derm Institute, with the ultragentle&nbsp;formula of its Youth Alchemy Soft Cream said to&nbsp;contain a number of active plant cells, including blue&nbsp;lotus and myrrh, both of which are reported to boost the&nbsp;skin’s immune system and help protect natural collagen,&nbsp;ultimately delivering a luxurious anti-ageing effect.
<figure id="attachment_43369" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-43369" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-43369" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/THE-LONGEVITY-CONCENTRATE_MAIN-VISUAL-8.jpg" alt="" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/THE-LONGEVITY-CONCENTRATE_MAIN-VISUAL-8.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/THE-LONGEVITY-CONCENTRATE_MAIN-VISUAL-8-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/THE-LONGEVITY-CONCENTRATE_MAIN-VISUAL-8-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/THE-LONGEVITY-CONCENTRATE_MAIN-VISUAL-8-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/THE-LONGEVITY-CONCENTRATE_MAIN-VISUAL-8-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-43369" class="wp-caption-text">Guerlain’s Orchidée Impériale</figcaption></figure>
Fresh to the market and all but guaranteed to freshen&nbsp;up your facial features is Guerlain’s Orchidée Impériale. A&nbsp;modern take on a classic remedy formula, it actively soothes&nbsp;the papillary dermis, reducing enlarged pores and gently&nbsp;concealing deep wrinkles.
<figure id="attachment_43371" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-43371" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-43371" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sum.jpg" alt="anti-ageing" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sum.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sum-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sum-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sum-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sum-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sum-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sum-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-43371" class="wp-caption-text">su:m37˚’s LosecSumma&nbsp;Elixir Day Ampoule and LosecSomma Elixir Cream</figcaption></figure>
Those enamoured with the renowned wisdom of ancient&nbsp;India may already be familiar with su:m37˚’s LosecSumma&nbsp;Elixir Day Ampoule and LosecSomma Elixir Cream. The active&nbsp;ingredients of this traditional Indian Ayurveda fermentation&nbsp;remedy are said to detoxify and regenerate the skin, while&nbsp;trapping essential moisture within for anti-ageing effects.&nbsp;
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<figure id="attachment_43372" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-43372" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-43372 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SWS-Timetreasure-Invigorating-Cream-1.jpg" alt="anti-ageing" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SWS-Timetreasure-Invigorating-Cream-1.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SWS-Timetreasure-Invigorating-Cream-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SWS-Timetreasure-Invigorating-Cream-1-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SWS-Timetreasure-Invigorating-Cream-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SWS-Timetreasure-Invigorating-Cream-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SWS-Timetreasure-Invigorating-Cream-1-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SWS-Timetreasure-Invigorating-Cream-1-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-43372" class="wp-caption-text">Sulwhasoo’s Timetreasure Invigorating Cream</figcaption></figure>
Another heritage treatment well worth investigating is&nbsp;Sulwhasoo’s Timetreasure Invigorating Cream. The brand’s&nbsp;take on nature incorporates Korean red pine needles, an&nbsp;arboreal element said to help combat the effects of ageing&nbsp;while bolstering skin cells.
<figure id="attachment_43373" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-43373" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-43373 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PLATINUM-LOTION1.jpg" alt="anti-ageing" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PLATINUM-LOTION1.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PLATINUM-LOTION1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PLATINUM-LOTION1-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PLATINUM-LOTION1-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PLATINUM-LOTION1-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-43373" class="wp-caption-text">La Prairie’s Platinum&nbsp;Rare Cellular Life Lotion</figcaption></figure>
Finally, should you still be searching for just one&nbsp;multifunctional means of amelioration, La Prairie’s Platinum&nbsp;Rare Cellular Life Lotion, with its fusion of antioxidants and&nbsp;platinum metal, is said to help restore your skin in myriad&nbsp;different ways.

Timeless Beauty: Rediscover the lost cosmetic arts of the Ancient World

Anti-ageing doesn’t need to be sleight-of-hand, with coy contrivances adopted to inveigle an improved Instagram image. Instead, it should be all about restoring the health of your eroded epidermis, with reality – not appearance – being your ultimate objective. Sounds impossible? In fact, all you need is a little commitment, a few apt insights and, of course, the perfect portfolio of pampering products.
<figure id="attachment_42016" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-42016" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-42016" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Albion’s-Excia-Embeage-Cream-Parfait.jpg" alt="Albion’s Excia Embeage Cream Parfait" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Albion’s-Excia-Embeage-Cream-Parfait.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Albion’s-Excia-Embeage-Cream-Parfait-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Albion’s-Excia-Embeage-Cream-Parfait-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Albion’s-Excia-Embeage-Cream-Parfait-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Albion’s-Excia-Embeage-Cream-Parfait-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-42016" class="wp-caption-text">Albion’s Excia Embeage Cream Parfait</figcaption></figure>
Thankfully Albion’s Excia Embeage Cream Parfait may be a perfect answer. Packed with ANRIL, an essential cell-rejuvenating polymeric molecule, it could just restore those lost teen skin tones.
<figure id="attachment_42019" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-42019" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-42019" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Helena-Rubinsteins-Prodigy-Cellglow.jpg" alt="Helena Rubinstein's Prodigy Cellglow" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Helena-Rubinsteins-Prodigy-Cellglow.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Helena-Rubinsteins-Prodigy-Cellglow-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Helena-Rubinsteins-Prodigy-Cellglow-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Helena-Rubinsteins-Prodigy-Cellglow-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Helena-Rubinsteins-Prodigy-Cellglow-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Helena-Rubinsteins-Prodigy-Cellglow-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Helena-Rubinsteins-Prodigy-Cellglow-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-42019" class="wp-caption-text">Helena Rubinstein&#8217;s Prodigy Cellglow</figcaption></figure>
Quite apart from complementary cosmetics, the skin has its own natural renewal programme. Sadly, its effectiveness diminishes with every life landmark we pass. Fortunately, Helena Rubinstein, one the L’Oréal stable of luxury brands, claims its anti-ageing Prodigy Cellglow can help reboot this natural renewal cycle, restoring your skin to its firm and supple prime.
<figure id="attachment_42018" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-42018" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-42018" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Estée-Lauder’s-Revitalizing-Supreme-Anti-Aging-Power-Soft-Emulsion.jpg" alt="Estée Lauder’s Revitalizing Supreme Anti-Aging Power Soft Emulsion" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Estée-Lauder’s-Revitalizing-Supreme-Anti-Aging-Power-Soft-Emulsion.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Estée-Lauder’s-Revitalizing-Supreme-Anti-Aging-Power-Soft-Emulsion-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Estée-Lauder’s-Revitalizing-Supreme-Anti-Aging-Power-Soft-Emulsion-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Estée-Lauder’s-Revitalizing-Supreme-Anti-Aging-Power-Soft-Emulsion-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Estée-Lauder’s-Revitalizing-Supreme-Anti-Aging-Power-Soft-Emulsion-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-42018" class="wp-caption-text">Estée Lauder’s Revitalizing Supreme Anti-Aging Power Soft Emulsion</figcaption></figure>
Rather than rebooting, Estée Lauder’s Revitalizing Supreme Anti-Aging Power Soft Emulsion takes a slightly subtler approach. Its judicious use of stem cell extract is said to unlock the skin’s lost lustre, while burnishing its natural moisture barrier.
<figure id="attachment_42020" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-42020" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-42020" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sisleÿa-L’Intégral-Anti-Âge-Contour-Cream-by-Sisley.jpg" alt="Sisleÿa L’Intégral Anti-Âge Contour Cream by Sisley" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sisleÿa-L’Intégral-Anti-Âge-Contour-Cream-by-Sisley.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sisleÿa-L’Intégral-Anti-Âge-Contour-Cream-by-Sisley-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sisleÿa-L’Intégral-Anti-Âge-Contour-Cream-by-Sisley-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sisleÿa-L’Intégral-Anti-Âge-Contour-Cream-by-Sisley-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sisleÿa-L’Intégral-Anti-Âge-Contour-Cream-by-Sisley-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sisleÿa-L’Intégral-Anti-Âge-Contour-Cream-by-Sisley-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sisleÿa-L’Intégral-Anti-Âge-Contour-Cream-by-Sisley-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-42020" class="wp-caption-text">Sisleÿa L’Intégral Anti-Âge Contour Cream by Sisley</figcaption></figure>
For those looking for a more targetted zap, though, there is Sisleÿa L’Intégral Anti-Âge Contour Cream. According to Sisley, its Paris-based maker, it’s an anti-ageing solution that&#8217;s all but guaranteed to smooth out those wrinkles and leave you laughter line-free.

Anti-Ageing: Ditch the dated look for a more dewy demeanour…

Eyes – that most delicate of areas on our skin – show the first telltale signs of ageing that no amount of concealer can truly hide. The trick, ladies, is not to hide, but to cure, by turning back time. On hand to help you do exactly that are three superhero eyecreams guaranteed to protect your peepers from pollutants and the passage of time.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-39228" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-2-8.jpg" alt="eyecreams" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-2-8.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-2-8-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-2-8-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-2-8-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-2-8-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-2-8-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-2-8-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Giving in to the demands of bereft beauty livers, Lancôme has reinvented its armory of eyecreams. Standing out among these is the Advanced Génifique Eye. With probiotic fractions from top to toe, this iconic enhancer strengthens the skin around the eye, while ably fortifying it against further damage.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-39229" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-1-6.jpg" alt="eyecreams" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-1-6.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-1-6-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-1-6-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-1-6-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-1-6-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-1-6-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-1-6-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
For its part, Estée Lauder has launched the NEW Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Complex Synchronized Recover, which not only protects the eye from the usual suspects (UV rays, pollution, lack of sleep), but also from that most hidden of combatants – at-night blue LED light.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-39230" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-3-6.jpg" alt="eyecreams" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-3-6.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-3-6-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-3-6-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-3-6-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-3-6-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-3-6-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design-3-6-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
On offer from Sisley all the while is its hero product – SISLEŸA L’Intégral Anti-Âge Eye and Lip Contour Cream, a treatment known to work wonders on the delicate areas around the eyes and lips. Promoting the healthy and enduring functioning of skin cells, it reduces the giveaway signs of ageing, including wrinkles, puffiness and those dastardly dark circles.
Text: Suchetana Mukhopadhyay

Eyelights: Put on the best of looks with our three favourite eyecreams

Our skin’s natural collagen starts eroding even before we’re 30, so starting early is not early enough when it comes to replenishing its levels on our skin. Here are our round-up of the top three products to help you stop time, if not reverse it.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-38229" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-1-1.jpg" alt="collagen" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-1-1.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-1-1-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-1-1-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-1-1-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream
The most trusted celebrity makeup artist used to personally blend jars to create her own collagen stimulating concoction especially for her clientele even before she came up with her own line. Rave reviews backstage led to the iconic Magic Cream being created. Featuring BioNymph Peptide Complex and a moisturiser with patented ingredients, the cream seals in moisture for longer periods of time, keeping your skin hydrated and dewy.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-38231" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-1.jpg" alt="collagen" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-1.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-1-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-1-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-1-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Algenist GENIUS Liquid Collagen Lip
Our lips need special attention to prevent ageing. That’s why we need products like the Algenist GENIUS Liquid Collagen Lip especially that is targeted towards rejuvenation of lips. Packed with plant collagen and the brand’s proprietary ingredient: alguronic acid, this serum should be applied once a day, and changes are visible almost immediately.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-38230" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2.jpg" alt="collagen" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/466x700-2-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Elemis Pro-Collagen Super Serum Elixir
Elemis looks to the sea for some of its high-powered ingredients, including red seaweed extract, which increases the skin’s suppleness, and padra pavonica, a marine element that works as a natural filler to reduce fine lines. The serum replenishes your collagen levels naturally and gives back that youthful bounce to your skin in no time.
Text: Suchetana Mukhopadhyay

Turn back time with our top three collagen boosters

Throughout history, women have had an arguably disproportionate preoccupation with beauty in general and their own appearance in particular. In cosmetics terms, this has seen skincare prized above all else, with novel and, sometimes, eccentric treatments frequently sought out and often indulged in out of a mixture of curiosity and hope.
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Today, although science has mostly supplanted superstition when it comes to skincare, enhancing the epidermis is as much an obsession as it was 5,000 years ago. In Asia, arguably, far more so.
In 2017, a survey by Euromonitor International showed that the Asia-Pacific beauty market was growing at around 6% p.a., with the region already accounting for 51% of cosmetic sales on a global basis.
This persistent appetite for arcane treatments is quite bewildering given that the essential elements of any effective skincare regime are actually fairly well-known – Retinol (also known as “Vitamin A1”), Vitamin C and an appropriate level of sunscreen. This, however, hasn’t deterred skincare brands from persistently introducing range after range of products, all said to guarantee miraculous results.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-37843" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-5-1.jpg" alt="skincare" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-5-1.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-5-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-5-1-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-5-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-5-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-5-1-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-5-1-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
In this regard, 2018 is no exception. The industry’s current Holy Grail seems to be the search for a non-invasive procedure that delivers all the supposed benefits of cosmetic surgery without the patient having to “go under the knife”.
Due to their lower prices, reduced treatment times and lack of surgical trauma non-invasive skin rejuvenation procedures now dominate the anti-ageing treatment market. Particularly popular at the moment is the serum filler option.
An alternative to injectable dermal fillers, serum fillers are used to plump lips, enhance contours and remove wrinkles, an approach that has become particularly popular among millennials. One of the most widely-used variants is Dior’s Capture Youth Plump Filler Age-Delay Plumping Serum, which combines hyaluronic acid molecules of different weights to help rehydrate surface-level skin as well as the layers below. Instead of being syringe-delivered, this lightweight serum is self-dispensed via a dropper.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-37841" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-3.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-3.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-3-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-3-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-3-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-3-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-3-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Untitled-design-3-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
While such high-tech approaches have their adherents, others maintain that going back to basics is actually the way forward. The latter is an approach that Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, happily endorses, saying “Skincare is all a matter of having the right community of bacteria that pulls together and produces the chemicals your body needs.”
Expanding on this, he says: “Paying due attention to the natural bacteria found on the skin can help to maintain a clear, healthy complexion. Rather than destroying ‘bad’ bacteria, the focus should be on replacing them with ‘good’ bacteria in order to maintain a healthy microbe balance.”
A number of brands seem to have taken this on board, developing proprietary skincare lines designed to maintain the appropriate bacterial balance. La Roche-Posay’s Toleriane line, for example, incorporates prebiotics as a way of nourishing the beneficial bacteria.
As researchers have delved further into the microbiome realm, the importance of considering the overall operation of the immune system has become ever more apparent. &nbsp;While antibodies have been utilised as part of a number of medical procedures for many years now, it is only recently that skincare researchers have looked at ways to weaponise them in their battle and against eczema and acne.&nbsp; At the forefront of such research is Dr. Joshua Zeichner, the Director of Cosmetic and Clinical Research at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital.
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Assessing the possibilities opening up from the wider use of antibodies, he said: &#8220;These naturally-occurring proteins can deliver active treatments to the skin in a way never before possible. One day, I believe antibodies will play a key role in combating the effect of ageing on the skin.”
That day may actually have already arrived. Newly available from Osaka-based Zeal Cosmetics, Adsorb Beauty is said to the first commercially-produced cosmetic treatment that harnesses the power of antibodies as a means of boosting the skin’s defences.&nbsp;The antibodies in question are apparently extracted from ostrich egg yolks, with this flightless bird said to have the strongest immune system of any living creature.
Should ostrich antibodies not really be your thing, there’s always sheep placenta. Endorsed by the likes of Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lopez, sheep placental stem cell facials are apparently just the thing for plumping skin and delivering the required pre-event glow.
Over the centuries then, one thing has remained constant. No matter how outré or unproven a skincare regime may be, we’re all willing to give it a try in the hope that it possibly adds a little lustre to a pallid patch of damaged dermis. While beauty may, indeed, be only skin deep, credulousness has a far deeper root.
Text: Hira Desai

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