What you put into your body will show through your skin, right? It’s an age-old beauty tale. And while making sure we’re getting all our essential nutrients and fatty acids from expert-proclaimed superfoods can be seriously beneficial for skin, the truth is, achieving a perfectly balanced, healthy diet is easier said than done. With both time and money of the essence, it’s no wonder that so many of us prefer to get our skin kicks from our beauty routines as opposed to our diets.
But what if we told you that lit-from-within glow that superfoods deliver is achievable without having to consume a single serving of kale or even a nibble of spinach? No stranger to the power of superfoods when it comes to skin health, Elemis is a brand that knows a thing or two about glow.
Combining supercharged actives with some of nature’s most powerful ingredients to create spa-like formulas that make your soul feel as content as your skin, Elemis products are well-known for their multi-pronged approach to securing that glow. But when it comes to nailing that natural-looking, lit-from-within radiance, its Superfood Skincare Collection takes things to a whole new level.
How can superfoods help the skin?
Formulated with prebiotics, fermented plant actives and yep, you guessed it, vitamin-packed superfoods, products in the Superfood Skincare Collection aim to deliver just what your skin needs for it to look and feel healthy. But what is it about superfood ingredients that are just so great for our skin? It all comes down to those prebiotics.
Found in a number of superfoods, prebiotics help to feed good bacteria. While we already know that looking after our guts’ microbiome and the balance of good and bad bacteria is key for our general health, it turns out our skin can benefit too. Just like in the gut, prebiotics help feed the good bacteria on the skin’s surface, in turn helping to combat dryness, redness and irritation, subsequently boosting that healthy looking glow.
And Elemis is switched onto this. Formulated with a wide variety of prebiotic superfoods, such as kale, chia seeds and flaxseed, plus a natural prebiotic derived from sugar, its Superfoods Collection champions the all-important role of prebiotics in maintaining our skin’s health. On top of this, each superfood also has its own skin-boosting benefits thanks to high vitamin and nutrient content.
On that note, what sort of superfoods help boost glow and radiance?
While Elemis’s Superfood range has long championed the power of leafy greens to help balance and nourish the skin, the brand is now turning its attention to the superfood powers of certain fruits – and the glow-boosting abilities are next-level. With two new fruit-infused products, the Superfood Collection just got a serious glow up.
If you’re looking to give a dull complexion a new lease of life, Elemis Superfood Fruit Vinegar Liquid Glow could be your saving grace. A toner infused with a number of exfoliating fruit vinegars, as well as a restoring sugar-derived prebiotic, it works to boost radiance without disrupting the skin’s natural balance. AHAs derived from apple vinegar, apricot and peach combat dead, dulling skin cells, minimise the appearance of pores and promote cellular turnover, while blackberry-raspberry vinegar helps to restore the skin’s natural acid balance and deliver a peel-like glow.
With radiance-boosting exfoliants sometimes causing irritation, this is where the important prebiotic comes into play. Working to support the skin’s natural barrier, the prebiotic combined with the nourishing, soothing and antioxidant qualities of prickly pear cactus mean you can glow the day away knowing you’re protected against the effects of pollution and irritation. In fact, it’s so gentle that it can be swiped over cleansed skin twice a day – just be sure to apply your SPF as the last step in your morning routine as AHAs can increase sun sensitivity!
But what about the eye area?
While general skin radiance is key to that all-important healthy glow, it’s true that eyes are the windows to the soul. If you’re feeling drab and rundown, you better believe your eyes will give the game away. Despite the radiance-boosting wonders of fruit vinegars for the skin, the eye area is particularly delicate and requires a slightly different superfood approach. Elemis Superfood Matcha Eye Dew is a fruit-infused refreshing gel that hydrates, quenches and brightens tired eyes.
Formulated with kiwi fruit rich in brightening antioxidant vitamin C, as well as honey melon to deliver juicy hydration, dotting it around the eye area whenever you need a pick-me-up makes for the ultimate refresh. And it doesn’t stop there. Also containing vitamin, mineral and antioxidant-rich matcha tea, theobroma cocoa seed extract (which contains hydrating, soothing and plumping peptides, saccharides and polyphenols) and, of course, the crucial prebiotic, this lightweight gel reduces puffiness and boosts brightness instantly.
What other skin issues can superfoods help with?
Whatever your skin is crying out for, there’s a superfood skincare product out there for you. In fact, you can treat your skin to entire health-boosting summer picnic. From nourishing green juices (Elemis Superfood Kefir-Tea Mist is the ultimate summer skin refresher) and calming cica to glow-boosting pumpkin and oil-balancing berries, there’s little that the superfoods found in Elemis’s collection can’t do.
Shop the Elemis Superfood Collection now at elemis.com.
Exclusive to GLAMOUR readers: purchase any Elemis Superfood Skincare product and receive an exclusive Elemis Glowing Skin duo including Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm 20g and Superfood Glow Priming Moisturiser 20ml worth £21.80! Use code ‘GLAMOUR’ at checkout. T&Cs apply*.
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