Shifting into summer mode often means rethinking your skincare routine so it’s better suited for the sunnier, sweatier, more dehydrating days ahead. While our four-step regimen is strategically formulated with everything you need, no matter the season, we know that’s not the case for everyone. So, we’ve outlined the 5 must-have ingredients for your summer skincare regimen to maintain clear, hydrated, and glowing skin all season long — without leaving a sweaty, oily finish.
1. Vegetable Collagen
While it’s fruitful year-round, vegetable collagen is a refreshing ingredient for summer thanks to its humectant properties that allow it to attract and retain moisture. It’s just one of the ultra-hydrating ingredients in our Reflekt 1 Daily Exfoliating Face Wash that helps replenish skin morning and night to boost moisture levels, improve skin elasticity, visibly even skin tone, and reduce the look of sagging skin for a canvas that feels squeaky clean yet plump and hydrated.
2. Vitamin C
The not-so-fun part of extra time in the sun is it can do a number on your skin without adequate protection. Antioxidant vitamin C works wonders (in tandem with SPF, of course) to shield skin from damaging free radicals. Our Reflekt 2 Collagen Boost Vitamin C Brightening Serum, provides this added protection against environmental aggressors while encouraging collagen synthesis, brightening skin tone, and visibly minimizing discoloration and hyperpigmentation.
3. Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs)
Summer can leave behind a lot of build-up that causes a lackluster complexion. Whether that’s dead skin cells, excess oil, sunscreen, or salt from the sea, gentle exfoliation with AHAs is essential for removing that layer of debris. For this reason, Reflekt’s signature blend of nine fruit enzymes found in our serum, face cream, eye & lip treatment cream, and lip balm features natural AHAs to increase surface cell turnover, which softens, smooths, and improves skin texture.
4. Polyglutamic Acid (PGA)
Polyglutamic acid is another powerful humectant known for its significant ability to retain water — even more so than the ever-popular hyaluronic acid (HA), believe it or not! To replenish dehydrated summer skin, our lightweight Reflekt 3 Power Peptide Sculpting Face Cream is formulated with PGA and other hydrators (including HA) to replenish cell moisture while visibly softening fine lines and wrinkles and reinforcing skin elasticity for a dewy, lifted complexion sans oiliness.
5. Squalane
Equally as important as hydrating the skin? Sealing that hydration in! Soothing emollient squalane works wonders alongside humectants like PGA and HA to lock in all the moisture. It’s the very reason our face cream, Reflekt 4 Smoothing Squalane Eye & Lip Treatment Cream, and Restorative Lip Balm are squalane-rich. It softens and smooths, minimizes inflammation, and enhances barrier function without ever leaving your skin feeling tight or dry.
