Cleansers, toners and creams — these skincare products form the foundation for your regimen, no matter what your skin type is.
This boasts the brand’s Intelligent Cleansing Technology to gently rid skin of surface grime and excess oil to create an ideal environment for it to thrive, as well as the ResiliLock Technology, which maintains the skin’s moisture levels by promoting skin resilience.
Fortified with La Mer’s proprietary ingredient, Miracle Broth, as well as the Revitalizing Ferment, a mix of marine algae and 73 sea minerals, this lotion supports skin cell renewal, lightly moisturises and softens skin, and soothes dryness while helping skin maintain optimum hydration levels.
Formulated to be compatible with the skin’s natural functions, this lightweight cream is driven by key ingredients Padina Pavonica, a brown algae with humectant properties, as well as extracts of rose and mimosa, which have soothing and anti-inflammatory properties respectively.
Normal Skin - Night Cream: Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream EX Classic, $330, Sulwhasoo
The fifth generation of the iconic Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream EX harnesses the brand’s Ginsenomics blend, along with a new ginseng peptide and peptide blend, to help strengthen the skin’s barrier. Its rich texture delivers essential hydration while supporting the skin’s natural reparative process.
OIly Skin - Cleanser: Clear Start Breakout Clearing Foaming Wash, $49, Dermalogica
Impurities tend to stick to oilier skin, which can clog pores, resulting in pimples when they become inflamed. This cleanser has salicylic acid, oleanolic acid and a medley of botanical extracts to thoroughly rid surface impurities and clean out pores, so you can be on your way to clear, blemish-free skin.
This refreshing toner contains white willowbark extract, a natural beta-hydroxy acid (BHA), and caviar lime extract, a natural alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA), to prevent the build-up of surface dead skin cells while further clearing pores. The promise? A smoother, clarified complexion that is neither dry nor excessively oily.
While most oil-control products tend to be harsh on the skin, this one is designed to help protect and rebalance your microbiome—the skin’s first line of defence against external aggressors. APF, a prebiotic derived from the brand’s Thermal Spring Water, supports a healthy microbiome and, when coupled with sugar mannose, is said to promote skin immunity, moderate inflammation and prevent pimples. The cream feels light on skin but is intensely hydrating. It also leaves a matte finish to keep your complexion shine-free.
Working towards a refined skin texture and less breakouts, this night cream is driven by retinol, a vitamin A derivative that stimulates collagen production and improves the general look of skin. It is precisely formulated with the optimum amount of retinol needed to produce good results, without the skin irritation that is often associated with strong retinol creams.
Available as a cleansing powder so there’s no risk of spillage when you travel (whenever that may be), this enzyme cleanser activates with water to create a hydrating lather that cleanses without drying out skin. It’s also pH balanced, so it doesn’t disrupt the skin’s microbiome.
This refreshed formulation comes with additional hydrating ingredients such as phospholipid, jojoba seed oil and citrus aurantium extract to boost the skin’s natural hydration and help improve its barrier function. Its key active, Fresh Moist Collagen, hydrates skin while working to seal in moisture, preventing water loss throughout the day.
Perfect for Singapore’s hot and humid weather, this lightweight gel-cream absorbs quickly to deliver moisture to skin sans sticky or uncomfortable afterfeel. A blend of apothecary herbs helps to reduce infl ammation, regulate sebum production and feed skin with antioxidants.
Formulated with ingredients such as vitamins C and E, kojic acid, arbutin, and extracts of mulberry and liquorice, this cream promotes a clearer and smoother complexion with consistent use. Its actives also aid a healthy skin barrier, to help skin retain moisture more effciently.
Combination Skin - Cleanser: Cleanse and Remove Cleansing Balm, $55, Mellow Naturals
Made with 94 percent natural ingredients, this cleansing balm wicks away impurities while helping to maintain a healthy skin barrier with a cocktail of emollients. Organic shea butter, olive oil and virgin coconut oil infuse skin with antioxidants and leave it super soft post-cleanse.
Instead of glycolic acid, a type of AHA that can be too harsh on some skin, these exfoliating pads are formulated with lactic acid, a milder form of AHA, along with three types of enzymes to aid in the shedding of dead skin cells and promote skin resurfacing. These are gentle enough to be used twice a day.
Combination Skin - Day Moisturiser: Vinosource-Hydra Grape Water Gel Moisturizer, $55, Caudalie
At the heart of this cream’s formula is grape water, which is rich in antioxidants, hydrating sugars and soothing trace elements. Organic aloe vera gives this gel-cream its lightweight texture that quenches thirsty skin while still feeling comfortable on skin.
Combination Skin - Night Cream: Instant Reset Overnight Recovery Gel-Cream, $60, Fenty Skin
This Rihanna-approved night cream deeply hydrates with Kalahari melon oil and hyaluronic acid, while lightening pigmentation and evening out the overall skin tone with niacinamide. Cactus flower, green tea, and aloe extracts imbue skin with antioxidants to fight free-radical damage and aid repair. Eco-conscious beauty junkies will be happy to know that this cream is refillable, and has recyclable packaging and an inner jar.
The ORBIS U DOT regimen starts with a cleanser that foams to a rich lather to tackle dullness while reportedly improving cell energy flow. Said to boost energy circulation between cells tohelp them function optimally, it promises to help skin achieve its ideal state.
The high permeability of the U DOT Lotion helps active ingredients penetrate deep into the skin, purportedly improving energy and nutrient circulation between skin cells. The lightweight, essence-like texture absorbs really quickly to hydrate and prep†skin for the next step of your routine.
Mature Skin - Day Moisturiser: Peptides & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment, $161, Allies of Skin
This lightweight day moisturiser is supercharged with seven brighteners, nine antioxidants, a 16.5 percent Repair Complex and a blend of peptides to revitalise the look of mature skin. Antioxidants help defend against daily aggressors and pollution, while hyaluronic acid helps skin retain moisture to soothe dryness.
Employing a proprietary encapsulation technology called SPHR, this cream is said to be able to pinpoint problem areas in the skin and deliver actives right where they’re needed. With a time-release formula that optimises the delivery of these ingredients over 24 hours, it has a non-oily texture that envelops the skin comfortably to restore radiance and hydration while you catch up on beauty sleep.
MetatronWith a pH level between four and six, this cleanser is formulated to be compatible with the skin’s natural pH so it doesn’t disrupt its microbiome. It’s also fortified with anti-inflammatory ingredients as well as antioxidants carnosine and vitamin C to help strengthen compromised skin and reduce redness.
The microbiome on the skin acts like a protective shield for it, helping to defend against external aggressors. This watery toner has prebiotics and probiotics to helpthe skin’s microbiome flourish, strengthening the skin’s defence and reducing the occurrence of inflammation.
Sensitive Skin - Day Moisturiser: YEHWADAM ARTEMISIA Soothing Moisturizing Cream, $85, THEFACESHOP
Its key ingredient, Artemisia Capillaris (or mugwort), is known for its anti-infl ammatory and antioxidant properties. Throw houttuyniae herba (or heart leaf) and water lily extracts into the mix, and you get a cream that intensely hydrates while soothing the redness that sensitive skin is prone to.
Sensitive Skin - Night Cream: Advanced Healing Elixir Night Gel Cream, $58, Glowfully
A lightweight gel-cream that hydrates and soothes, this comes with ingredients such as aloe vera, camomile, niacinamide, amino acids, salicylic acid, antarcticine and vitamin C, which also quell redness and help strengthen the skin’s†barrier.