The impact of pollution is unquestioned. Our protective shell is under ever-greater assault from pollution and toxic elements in the environment that it has not yet evolved enough to neutralise on its own. Small enough to enter skin, they can accelerate brown spots, fine lines and wrinkles. Often twenty times smaller than pores, these particles can embed themselves in the dermis layers of our skin. When in the skin, polluted particles create free radicals, highly unstable molecules that have unpaired electrons. These molecules act like bouncy balls, pinging around in our skin damaging other healthy cells. Once infiltrated, they can cause inflammation, redness, dryness and dehydration as well as a more complex, cellular-level reaction that generates reduced suppleness, weakened elasticity and firmness.

Beyond these key products, those worried about ‘polluaging’ should ensure they double cleanse, day and night. All 111SKIN products are free of parabens, toxins and beeswax, including our cleansers, safeguarding your skin from dirt and grime without drying it out. This should be followed by the application of our Antioxidant Essence, infused with antioxidants to fight free radicals that cause ageing, neutralising the effects of pollution and restores the skin’s natural PH levels leaving your skin feeling hydrated and prepped for other treatments.

Next in the fight against free radicals, we recommend you take supplements orally via our Beauty Dose.  Dr. Yannis Alexandrides’s ethos is prevention, hence he wanted to develop supplements that can be taken as a protective and reparative measure against aggressors which cause cells to go into oxidative stress – the biggest cause of ageing internally and externally. In our 111SKIN Radiant Skin Beauty Dose we include NAC Y2, a commonly used ingredient across our skincare. Now available orally, this will enhance intracellular production of master antioxidant Glutathione within skin so your skin literally heals from the inside out.

Although one would think we had all understood the ‘wear SPF memo’ by now, one would be wrong. *Here’s another reminder* – UV rays are still one of the most detrimental environmental stressors, ensure a powerful SPF is a constant part of your daily skincare regime.

There’s no need to slather your face in thousands of products and tick a stream of boxes to protect yourself from daily aggressors. It’s actually very simple, along with some other tips and tricks here at 111SKIN we hope we’ve made your life that little bit easier. Negate our world’s polluted premature ageing efforts with 111SKIN antioxidant-rich products and create a strong response to the ever-present exposure of nasty pollutants, degrading precious cells and compromising our complexions' youthful 'bloom'.