Do you live in a city? Chances are you’re exposed to way more pollution than you’d like. Your skin gets exposed to pollutants like smog, air pollution and smoke on the daily and they can allwreak havoc on your skin.
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If you want to protect your skin from pollution and environmental damage, but you’re not game to give up the city slicker life, there are plenty of products around now that can help protect your skin from pollution. It’s just a matter of adding the right pollution-fighting products into your skin routine.
Try working some of the following products into your regimen…
Kiehl’s Cilantro & Orange Extract Pollutant Defending Masque
Formulated with cilantro and orange extract, this nighttime mask purifies your skin while also helping to protect it from environmental aggressors and prevent impurities from sticking to your skin.
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Elizabeth Arden PREVAGE® City Smart + DNA Enzyme ComplexTM + Anti‐Pollution + Antioxidants With Sunscreens Hydrating Shield
This product was formulated to outsmart pollution as well as the sun and visible signs of ageing. Smart polymers and a powerful antioxidant blend work together to shield the skin from harmful pollution particles and neutralise free radicals.
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Dermalogica Daily Superfoliant
This anti-pollution exfoliant contains activated Binchotan Charcoal to draw out pollutants from your pores. It’s also formulated with red algae, tara fruit extract and niacinamide to protect your skin from pollution. Plus, it contains alpha hydroxy acids to give you smoother skin – score!
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Synergie Skin Enviroshield
The Synergie Skin Enviroshield is an anti-pollution product in mist form! Two or three spritzes of this mist each day can protect you from airborne pollutants and infrared damage thanks to a seaweed ferment extract and active polygonum aviculare extra ingredient.
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DERMA E Purifying Oil-Free Moisturiser
This lightweight moisturiser’s key ingredient is activated charcoal to help rid pores of impurities. It shields the skin from pollutants while also hydrating the skin.
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Invisible Zinc Facial Moisturiser SPF30 UVA-UVB
This antioxidant-rich moisturiser and natural, physical, mineral and zinc sunscreen neutralises environmental aggressors and works as a barrier between the skin and environment.
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Sukin Oil Balancing Anti-Pollution Facial Masque
The Sukin Oil Balancing Anti-Pollution Facial Masque works to deeply cleanse and purify the skin while also reducing shine and leaving skin moisturised. The natural mask contains bamboo charcoal, moringa extract, rooibos tea, willowherb, aloe vera, quince, bilberry and pomegranate extracts.
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The Body Shop Japanese Matcha Tea Pollution Clearing Mask
This creamy face mask took out the 2018 Glosscar Award for Best New Environmental Protection Product. It’s enriched with dandelion extract and matcha green tea to help remove pollutants and prevent pollution adhesion.
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Pollution can play havoc with skin. Unfortunately we live in a world where we cannot get away from pollution. Would love to try the Prevage City Smart, actually any of these products would be worth trying.
The thing with pollution is how much of it can we actually avoid and fight off. Its always around us and everywhere. Skin is a great first step to take care of
I find that with most sunscreen texture, so much dirt get attracted to the skin