Suffering from 'Commuter Face'? How city pollution is stressing your skin out
De-stress the skin and reduce the impact of pollution on your complexion by optimising your skincare routine to be the most anti-aging it can be, taking skin-boosting supplements and vitamins, and harnessing the regenerative power of at-home laser treatment to reinforce the skin's protective barrier.
6 ways to protect and repair stressed skin from the effects of city pollution damage:
1. Remove your makeup properly, and cleanse thoroughly every day
"Don't bring the streets to your sheets!" instructs A-List facialist Joanna Czech. Pollution particles can travel deep into the dermis, acting as free radicals, bumping into other molecules, and injuring healthy skin cells.
Ideally, you should double cleanse your face twice a day, morning and evening, to remove accumulated dirt and pollution.
2. Exfoliate your skin regularly
Regular exfoliation, whether chemical or manual, is key to unclogging pores and removing dead skin cells. Exfoliating not only prevents pollutants, dirt, and bacteria from building up and seeping into the pores — which releases toxins and damages the lower layers of the epidermis — it also ensures that any antioxidant or anti-pollution products you apply are better absorbed.
3. Adopt the ultimate anti-aging two-step skin protocol
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Morning and evening, apply three pumps of LYMA Skincare Serum to double cleansed skin, using gentle circular motions. Ensure equal coverage across the face and neck. Leave for 30 seconds to ensure full absorption before applying LYMA Cream.
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Apply three pumps of LYMA Cream using gentle circular motions until you see a visible white film. Leave for 60 seconds to allow the actives to penetrate. Massage into the skin until fully absorbed.
4. Use sun protection every time you leave the house
UV rays are incredibly harmful to the skin, causing premature aging and sunspots. As well as being heavily implicated in skin cancers, they also amplify the impact that pollutants have on the overall health and condition of your skin. Counteract UV damage by applying sunscreen every day, regardless of the weather.
The LYMA Supplement contains LycoBeads® Lycopene, a powerful natural carotenoid enhanced with technology to help protect the skin from UV damage. The recommended daily dose of lycopene — equivalent to the 30mg present in LYMA — could reduce the likelihood of sunburn by as much as 50%.
The body cannot manufacture lycopene itself, so supplementing is highly recommended. LycoBeads® Natural Tomato Lycopene delivers proven benefits for both overall health and skin resilience, and as formulated in LYMA, is the most potent strain of lycopene available.
5. Up your antioxidant intake to prevent cellular oxidation
The presence of free radicals — unstable molecules caused by cellular oxidation — can accelerate the skin's natural aging process. This process is known as inflammaging and speeds up fine lines, wrinkles, and dullness.
LYMA Skincare contains Tego® Betaine, the highest concentration available, which protects DNA function and prevents decay. Collagen, elastin, and ceramide production is dramatically increased while the surface lipid layer is radically improved. MitoPrime™ protects mitochondrial health from environmental stressors and increases their numbers by 30%. PrimaHyal™ 50 Hyaluronic Acid floods all skin layers and creates an anti-dehydration shield.
Adding anti-inflammatory foods such as leafy greens, oily fish, nuts, seeds, and omega-rich oils can also help restore your skin barrier and promote healthy tissue regeneration. For some, a supplement high in antioxidants is an easier and more effective route.
One of the most exciting nutricosmetic ingredients today, Cynatine® HNS (a highly bioavailable keratin), is included in the LYMA Supplement. Clinical research shows that supplementing with Cynatine® HNS can reverse the toll pollution takes on your appearance — with a daily dose of 500mg over three months improving skin, hair and nails in as little as 90 days.
6. Consider at-home skin laser treatment
Because your skin is bombarded with pollutants daily (especially if you live in a city), your skin's natural barrier — the 'hydrolipidic film' in science terminology — can become worn down, increasing your vulnerability to further damage.
If you suspect your skin's barrier has already been compromised, the LYMA Laser, alongside the oxygen-rich LYMA Mist & Glide skincare products, supports the mitochondria in your skin by delivering more energy. This enables the skin to produce its own collagen and elastin, rejuvenating it and re-establishing the hydrolipidic film in the process.
The LYMA Supplement, LYMA Skincare and LYMA Laser form the ultimate skin ecosystem, designed to work in synergy to strengthen skin’s resilience against stress and pollution, and to reduce the toll city life takes on your appearance.
