National Skincare Awareness Month
Happy National Skincare Awareness Month. Give your skin the care and attention it deserves. From daily SPF and keeping skin hydrated to cleansing regularly, small habits can make a big difference.
We’ve put together a selection of moisturizers and cleansers for each skin type and sun protectants.
💛Here’s to healthy, happy skin all month long!
Normal Skin
Moisturizers
The Ordinary - Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
$16,20, Available at Sephora & The Ordinary
Infused with a blend of ingredients naturally present in your skin's natural hydration system, such as amino acids and fatty acids, this moisturizer keeps your skin well-hydrated and protected, replenishing lost moisture and promoting smoother, softer-looking skin.
rhode - Barrier Restore Cream
$16,49, available at Sephora and rhodeskin.com
The 'go-to' step for ultimate barrier nourishment, this rich yet lightweight cream moisturizer comforts and soothes the skin barrier for healthy-looking skin over time.
Dior - Hydra Life Fresh Sorbet Crème
$120, available at Dior.com
Thanks to a complex of mallow extract and mallow yeast, this ultra-fresh hydrating gel-cream delivers 48 hours of hydration, leaving skin looking plumped, smoothed, and supple.
CLEANSER
Beauty of Joseon - Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser
$19, available at SEphora
This gentle daily cleanser thoroughly cleanses and refreshes the skin while supporting its moisture barrier using mung bean seed extract and plum water to promote long-lasting moisture and soften old, dead cells, leaving skin hydrated.
Oily Skin
Moisturizers
The Inkey List - Omega Water Cream
$20, Available at Sephora
Optimizing long-lasting hydration and visibly balancing skin oil levels, this lightweight water-based gel moisturizer rapidly hydrates and supports a healthy skin barrier without causing oiliness.
Clinique - Dramatically Different™ Moisturizing Gel
$48, Available at Shopper Drug Mart and Clinique.ca
The lightweight formula of Clinique's iconic oil-free moisturizer balances and refreshes oilier skin types, replenishing skin's oil-water balance for oil-free hydration.
Tatcha - The Water Cream
$100, available at SEphora
Providing nutrient-rich, balanced hydration using Japanese wild rose and Hadasei 3, this lightweight, oil-free gel cream delivers 3X hydration while visibly refining pores and smoothing texture.
Cleanser
Innisfree - Volcanic BHA Pore Cleansing Foam
$19, Available at Sephora
Using volcanic clusters, lactic, glycolic, and salicylic acids, this cleansing foam smoothens the appearance of texture by absorbing excess sebum, exfoliating dead skin cells, and breaking down impurities.
Dry Skin
MOISTURIZERS
Marcelle - Moisture Cream with Hyaluronic Acid
$24,99, Available at Shoppers Drug Mart
Marcelle's Moisture Cream combines the plumping power of hyaluronic acid with the smoothing properties of niacinamide for continuous 24-hour hydration, restoring comfort and suppleness to dry skin and reviving skin radiance.
Laneige - Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Intensive Moisturizer
$52, Available at Sephora
Enriched with Omega Peptide Complex, Squalane, and purified Cica and micro-sized Blue Hyaluronic Acid, this rich balm-cream offers soothing, nourishing moisture for intense, lasting hydration.
Youth To The People - Adaptogen Skin Repairing Moisturizer
$70, Available at Sephora
The Youth To The People Adaptogen Skin Deep Moisture Cream defends stressed skin against irritation and tightness, discomforting dryness, dullness, and rough texture, improving skin smoothness immediately after use, supporting elasticity, and reducing redness.
CLEANSER
CeraVe - Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser
$22,79, Available at Shoppers Drug Mart
This gentle cleanser effectively removes dirt, oil, daily sunscreen, and long-wear facial makeup without stripping the skin's natural moisture or leaving it feeling dry and tight, locking in moisture.
Sun Protectant
Bior é - UV Aqua Rich Weightless Moisturizer SPF 50
$19,99, Available at Shoppers Drug Mart
A lightweight water-based moisturizer and a sun protectant that provides all-day visible moisture and helps protect your skin from UV rays without clogging your pores, leaving no white cast for invisible, clean protection.
Shiseido - Ultra Sun Protector Clear Stick Broad Spectrum SPF 50+
$43, Available at Shiseido.ca and Shoppers Drug Mart
This cult-favorite is powered by SynchroShield™ technology, providing 8-hours of hydration for a transparent, naturally glowing finish while providing defense against UVA and UVB rays, micro-dust, and dryness.
La Mer- The Broad Spectrum SPF 50 UV Protecting Fluid
$170, Available at Holt Renfrew
The Broad Spectrum Protecting Fluid is a lightweight, luxurious lotion infused with the cell-renewing Miracle Broth, defending against everyday exposure to UV rays, and can be worn over moisturizer or under makeup.