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SUMMER SKINCARE sorted!

Prevent pigmentation

Don’t let the name fool you, sun spots can be caused by many factors besides the sun, including hormones, stress and pollution. What is true, is that during the summer UV light is at its strongest, triggering your body to produce more melanin. This dark pigment collects on the skin’s surface, either as new dark spots or deepening existing ones so they become more noticeable. Unsurprisingly, the single most important thing youis one of the lightest high factor formulas going. It works on the face and body, under or over make-up, so is ideal for those midday top-ups even fastidious SPF wearers forget. In your skincare routine, two ingredients can help treat existing sun spots. Vitamin C repairs damaged hyper-pigmented cells and tranexamic acid helps block melanin production. Handily, , contains both in a potent serum to be used a few nights a week.

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