Knowing this makes it super simple to find age protecting skincare which works – that’s because you now know what an age protecting active needs to do i.e. protect or boost collagen and elastin. These guys are like the scaffolding network to your skin and when they get damaged/harden/toughen or aren’t replaced enough – your skin gets ‘dimples’– what you’re seeing as fine lines. Another pro is that lavender oil has some nice antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. It also has some localpain relieving and muscle relaxing magical powers. Lavender oil is also often claimed to have anti-inflammatory properties. We have found a study confirming this but it was the essential oil of the leaves and not the much more commonly used flowers and the two differ in their main chemical compounds very much. (The main components of the flower essential oil are linalyl acetate and linalool [around 80% the two together] while it is 1,8-Cineole [around 65%] in the essential oil of the leaves.) Mattify boost– contains an ‘elastomer network’– aka Cyclopentasiloxane with Polysilicone-11 which can help absorb excess sebum – think of it like tiny little fibres of abosrbable oil blotting sheets inside your skincare. Matrixyl (a peptide) – love peptides for the first signs of ageing as they’re especially sensitive to skin and skin similar – these guys boost and protect collagen health. Matrixyl has been specifically studied as being fantastic for helping prevent and reverse crows feet aka the experience of having smized through life.

Retinol– considered THE gold standard in anti-ageing, this active is a kind of vitamin A which has been proven over and over and over again to help reduce wrinkles, boost collagen production and iron out fine lines. Not bad benefits eh. Glycine Soja Oil (found in Revolution Skincare Night Restore Oil)– contains natural actives called soy phytosterols – these guys can help repair a broken skin barrier. Your skin’s trapped in an inflammation cascade (basically like a waterfall that won’t turn off) – this is why you see pimples as red, raised bumps.

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Wherever you see cica on the Revolution Skincare range, you can rest safe and easy that it does contain centella asiatica – the soothing herb with history. What’s the difference between mature skin and skin that’s age concerned/has those first signs of ageing? It’s all about potency here. Plus direct action to boost precious collagen and elastin levels inside of your skin. You want to be looking for the post-person, not the mail. You want actives being delivered right to your skin’s front door. And you want them to be ones which are THE most well proven. Here’s that list my friend…Glycolic acid– an exfoliating active which can also help boost your skin’s collagen production. Hooray. Peptides/matrixyl– perfect for mature skin that’s also sensitive (see section on age concerned/first signs of ageing for more info on benefits) Best Revolution Skincare for Sensitive skin