Holy Grail Beautyy . . .

We are all know that our environment impacts our skin's health.  From cigarette smoke to exhaust fumes it all takes its toll on our skin and its inherent health and appearance.

Skincare and beauty consumers in China are focusing on their air quality and its subsequent effect on their skin with targeted anti-pollution skincare products.  Particularly face masks are being used with not just a dirt removing function but an actual premise of  'cleaning' the skin and over 30 percent of Chinese interviewed stated that pollution is a huge concern to their skin's appearance.

The sheet mask is the 'most wanted' skincare product due to its ease of use, having lots of options for consumers to choose from and the inclusion of superior quality ingredients, which appeals to the savvy customer.  In 2017, 15% of new products launched were face mask formulations as recorded by Mintel Global New Products Database.

What we are really talking about here is Free Radicals and Antioxidants.

So what are free radicals?  Free radicals were brought to the public's attention some time ago and now they are back at the forefront of skincare news under the euphemism 'Pollu'aging'.  They are the chemical particulates leftover from damage to our skin once it's occurred, causing inflammation from pollution, being in the sun, smoking, taking legal and illegal drugs and poor diet etc.  This in turn causes dull, aged, thickened, uneven tone and rough textured skin.  That is why you need an effective barrier skincare system to combat the daily stressors our skin gets bombarded with. 

What are antioxidants? Products containing ingredients such as Vitamin E, Vitamin C, SPF 15 or higher daily and reapplied, retinol, stem cell products and peptides counteract the damage caused by oxidation to a living organism like our skin, to clean up the free radicals that will in turn reduce the inflammation of the skin that free radicals cause.  It comes down to healing the skin with targeted antioxidants because free radicals are impossible to completely avoid every day. SPF is essential to have a barrier between your skin and cancer causing UVA/UVB rays. Having a thorough skincare regime is key to keeping your skin at its best and armed to deal with environmental stressors.  Sheet masks are just one way of getting the ingredients you need, below are some cruelty free antioxidant hero products.

Products to try

•  Glyco Skincare Advanced Cellular Stem-C Serum $165
•  Glyco Skincare Cellular Defence Day Creme SPF 15 $138
•  MooGoo 3 Vitamins Serum $24.90 
•  MooGoo Natural Sunscreen SPF 40 $19.90
•  Societe Rejuvenating Peptide gel sheet maskpack of 13 $130
•  byterry Detoxilyn City Serum Detoxifying Defense Concentrate $185
•  Rationale Super Antioxidant Serum $156

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Consumer Report information - SpecialChem

• Cruelty Free YES
• Fragrance Free YES
• PH Balanced
• Australian brand and made
• Mineral oil FREE
• Paraben FREE
• Sodium Lauryl Sulphate FREE
• PEG and Synthetic Penetration ingredients FREE
• Reasonably priced $34.90 AUD 2.6 ounces

This is my first time using MooGoo products.  I needed another moisturiser after I finished the Strivectin SD Advanced Intensive Concentrate for Wrinkles and Stretch Marks moisturiser and I use the Drunk Elephant B Hydra Intensive Gel moisturiser at night time.  After cleansing with the Sante micro fibre facial cleanser disc, I use this moisturiser then a 50+ SPF by Banana Boat.

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I definitely wanted to get a new moisturiser by a cruelty free company.  MooGoo is certainly cruelty free and affordable as well!

Here is an excerpt from the Moo website that explains how the brand came to be: MooGoo came about when the head of our herd thought it was unusual that his mother was using a product made for cows for her skin condition. The "Udder Cream" being used in dairy farms was designed to help keep the skin on cow’s udders in prime condition for milking. Cow’s udders need to be soft and supple, not dry or cracked. However the original Udder Cream his mother used was very thick to apply. So he set about adapting this cream for humans by making it lighter and non-greasy.

And now there is a whole range of products including hair-care, deodorant, a special oncology pack and so much more! I had no idea there was so many products.  So far, my experience has been great with this cream.  It is better to apply it with a slightly damp face because I feel it absorbs better.  The two main stars of this product is an oil soluble Vitamin C and Resveratrol, both strong antioxidants.  There is another moisturiser with sunscreen in it in the range.  But I chose this one deliberately.

Now the product is housed in a opaque pump bottle.  It has a slight sweetish milk scent which figures because it is based on milk! It is a white lotion that spreads quickly and leaves a matte feel to the skin.  I apply it to my neck as well and tops of my hands.  I accidentally got some cream in my eye and it felt funny because I had something in my eye and i simply wiped it out and that was that.  Some products if they make their way to the eye can cause intense irritation and loads of rinsing out but the lack of reaction for me speaks to how safe these ingredients are.  I feel that this cream leaves a great base for the next product you wish to layer with and so on, due to the matte effect.

Usually I list the ingredients with hyperlinks out to what they are but the MooGoo site lists their ingredients and it includes what those ingredients actually are in a table below the product description, so I am just going to link that address instead and you can see the list all at once below.

I definitely recommend this cream as a great source of natural efficient ingredients at a reasonable price.  Holy grail status!

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