Exfoliating does all the heavy lifting to get the grime and dead skin cell buildup off my skin so the rest of my skincare products can get to work. 

Releasing your glow

Did you know that part of having smooth skin is a trick of the light? Rough skin refracts light unevenly, which is what causes it to look dull. By evening out your skin texture and skin tone, you can make a change to allow your skin to refract light more evenly - making it look smoother.

The culprits of an uneven skin tone can be dead skin cell buildup, but it can also be redness and blemishes (like old acne scars and such). A refining product like the Vita C Green Tea Enzyme Brightening Serum can help with this specifically. Vitamin C will help to even out your skin’s complexion, while the Green Tea Enzyme weakens the bonds your of your dead skin cells, making them easier to remove the next time you wash your face.

Rethink your drink

Black tea has become an increasingly popular skincare ingredient, known especially for its antioxidant and anti-ageing properties. INNISFREE’s black tea products use fermented Beauty Green Tea, which keeps it high in theabrownin, which is responsible for those properties. 

You want antioxidants in your diet and in your skincare to help protect you against harmful free radicals (the reactive molecules responsible for creating oxidative stress). But who exactly is in extra need of this kind of TLC?

The Night Owl

This one goes out to our friends who love to burn the midnight oil - or even those of us who enjoy the occasional bout of revenge bedtime. The unfortunate truth of the matter is that nighttime is when our bodies do a lot of their maintenance work. This is healing and recovery time, and when we keep ourselves up by doom scrolling on TikTok or Reels or finishing the project we put off to the last possible second, we’re denying our cells that recovery.

The Late Adopter

If you’re just getting into skincare, you might be surprised to learn that you’re supposed to start using anti-ageing skincare before you deal with signs of ageing. 

The way anti-ageing products work is more like a prolonging than a reversal. In the same way overexposure to UV rays can artificially speed up the process of ageing, an anti-ageing routine slows it down - keeping your skin looking and feeling more youthful for much longer. The sooner you start, the better your results are likely to be. 

The “Yes” Man

It’s hard to say “no” sometimes, but this one’s for our friends who find it hard to say “no” all the time. It’s lovely to help people, but without boundaries, it can come at the expense of our health and our visage. A black tea-imbued product can help offset some of the signs of tiredness, like dullness, blotchiness, and fine lines and wrinkles, to tide you over while you figure out how to balance your obligations.

But Gi, I thought green tea has antioxidants as well.