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I Created a New Skincare Routine Using the Clean Beauty Brand You’ve Been Hearing About
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As a millennial, I’ve spent most of my young adult life worrying about the ingredients in everything I consume, use, and buy. I try my best to prioritise transparency in almost every aspect of my life, from the kind of milk I drink in my coffee to the kind of makeup and skincare products I rely on daily. Turns out determining which oat milk is better for me and the environment is a lot easier than uncovering a clean skin-care routine I can trust. At least, that was the case before I was introduced to the clean beauty brand Biossance.
Anyone can make a clean beauty claim, but Biossance means it. It not only creates products with good-for-you ingredients while excluding anything you don’t want, like parabens, sulfates SLS and SLES, phthalates… you get the picture, but is also Leaping Bunny certified. It’s the MVP of clean, vegan, and cruelty-free skincare and exactly what my current routine was missing. So, I built my entire nighttime routine using some of the brand’s hero products.
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Biossance Squalane + 10% Lactic Acid Resurfacing Night Serum
Day serums are great, but the Biossance Squalane + 10% Lactic Acid Resurfacing Night Serum ($95) has proven to me that a product specifically formulated to be worn before bed can be even better and essential to my routine. Yes, the name is a mouthful, but for good reason. Packed with two elite clean ingredients — squalane and lactic acid — this serum is what I’ve always dreamed of using to keep my skin in check while I sleep. While the 10 percent concentration of vegan lactic acid helps my skin appear smooth and more radiant by morning, the squalane helps to infuse hydration back into my complexion, so I can wake up with a natural glow.
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Biossance Squalane + Omega Repair Cream
During the summer, I’m known to skip night cream, but that is one faux pas I will never make during the winter season — which isn’t far away now —, especially if I’m lucky enough to lather my skin in the Biossance Squalane + Omega Repair Cream ($89). Rich in lipids and ceramides, this repair cream is like an antidote to my skin’s biggest cold-weather problems. It uses a cocktail of skin-loving ingredients, like hyaluronic acid and omega fatty acids, to combat dehydration and loss of firmness. In short, my skin looks bouncy and radiant every time I use it.
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Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil
I’m not ashamed to say that I want baby-soft and supple skin, and the Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil ($110) helps me reach that goal. My skin drinks this lightweight oil like it’s water, so it looks glowing and hydrated when I need it to (usually before a work call that requires my video to be on). How? I have the sugarcane-derived squalane to thank, an ingredient that promotes instant and long-term moisture. Bonus: this squalane is unique and a friend to the animal kingdom, saving more than two million sharks per year. (Squalene, another form of the same ingredient, is sometimes derived from shark liver oil making the sugarcane-derived squalane a vegan-friendly alternative.)
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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream
It’s rare to find an eye cream that doesn’t irritate the eyes let alone lend results, but the Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream ($83) may be the exception. Although I haven’t thought much about building a preventive routine for wrinkles and fine lines just yet, this eye cream’s squalane and paracress extract formula is exactly what I need in my starter kit. Yes, it addresses loss of elasticity, but it also locks in moisture and helps to lift the eye area, so I look wide awake even when I’m definitely not.