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Fine lines & dullness

Most of what people call ageing is sun damage with a gentler name. Which is good news, because sun damage is preventable.

What's actually happening

Roughly eighty percent of visible facial ageing is photoageing — UVA reaching the dermis and degrading the collagen and elastin that hold skin firm. Add pollution, which drives oxidative stress and the dull grey cast that no amount of exfoliation shifts, and you have the two forces doing most of the work.

The honest part

Antioxidants in the morning and sun protection every day will do more for how your skin looks in ten years than any cream sold on the promise of lifting. Prevention is unglamorous and it is the whole game.

The approach

Four moves, in this order.

Step 01

Antioxidants in the morning

Vitamin C at a real dose, stabilised with ferulic acid, neutralises the free radicals that pollution and UV generate through the day.

Step 02

Support the collagen you have

Vitamin C is a required cofactor for collagen synthesis — it isn't only a brightening ingredient.

Step 03

Hydration reads as youth

Fine lines are visibly deeper on dehydrated skin. Hyaluronic acid and ceramides soften their appearance within days.

Step 04

Then protect it

Every antioxidant you apply is working against UV exposure. Take the exposure away and it gets to work on repair instead.

What we'd reach for

Formulated for this.

DavaniQ products are cosmetic formulations intended to support skin health and appearance. They are not medicines and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any condition. If a concern is persistent, painful or changing, please see a qualified dermatologist.

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