Best Natural Ingredients in Skin Care for Combination Skin

Niacinamide and antioxidants rich formulations are perfect for combination skin care, working to balance the skin while offering defence against daily damage. Vitamin B3 Niacinamide is one of the B vitamins most commonly used in skincare and is best known for helping skin maintain its normal barrier function, and reducing dryness and soothing related conditions amongst them eczema. It increases the level of lipids known as ceramides, the skin boosting moisturise blurring fine lines and wrinkles. It addresses the tone and texture of the complexion, fueling the skin cells, Niacinamide builds strong and healthy looking skin, refining the pores, fading dark spots and pigmentation and calms redness.

Alpha Hydroxy Acid is perfect for most skin types and is the most gentle and well tolerated acid. It addresses dry, oily and normal skin, perfect in combination skin care for when your skin can act like all of those skin types! AHAs work to gently exfoliate without barrier disruption, they brighten and work to promote collagen production in the dermis. AHAs have anti-inflammatory properties that can help promote blood flow to the skin, assisting the appearance of pale, dull complexions. Boosting the blood flow in the skin also ensures oxygenated red blood cells reach the skin cells, transporting necessary nutrients into the skin for that lit from within glowing complexion.

Guide to Caring for Combination Skin

When choosing skin care for combination skin, stick with a creamy cleanser or balm and a hydrating serum for combination types. Hyaluronic acid is a multitasking super hydrator that holds moisture in the skin and gives the face a firmness that improves daily with dedicated use. If your skin leans towards the oily combination you can benefit from balancing the microbiome with a pre+probiotic serum as outlined in our oily skin care guide.

When selecting a moisturiser for combination skin, lean to a product that is well suited to your either oily or dry side. For oily combination skin care a lightweight lotion is ideal and for dry combination skin care select a mid-weight texture. Award winning K-Beauty brand VENN offers results driven multi-functioning moisturisers across three formulations and weights that are ideally suited to your combination skin care routine.

Refine your skin texture with a night sleep serum of natural Alpha Hydroxy Acids that work to encourage skin renewal while keeping the pores and skin clear and bright. AHAs are great for plumping the skin as well.

TNC TIP: Hydrating mists are the most underestimated beauty products on the market and are really effective for balancing and hydrating combination skin. Natural botanical hydrosols offer the skin all the goodness of botanicals without the weight. Spritz your mist onto clean skin and immediately apply your serum or moisturiser – the hydrosol helps to carry the ingredients of your treatment products to your skin and you just might notice that the skin is more satin to touch as the lipid rich moisturiser has been more easily absorbed.