For some, the uniform of masks has meant making changes to a more minimal skincare routine. Instead of wearing makeup, you might only be wearing your skincare essentials. And instead of going through your 12 step routine, you might be embracing a skip care regime.
The skin under your mask is exposed to sweat and humidity. Which makes them a perfect breeding ground for bacteria. And if you dread the feeling of heavy products on your already-oily skin, we recommend trying lightweight moisturisers for a change.
This thirst-quenching and hydrating moisturiser is a lightweight gel-cream that instantly glides over the skin and absorbs deeply with a non-oily finish. As a water-based moisturiser, the True Cream Aqua Bomb covers the skin with weightless moisture that absorbs quickly. If you’re looking to head out with a mask, we highly recommend covering your bases with this moisturiser for a lightweight finish.
This deeply moisturising serum helps to protect the skin’s barrier while nourishing it with powerful blends of Centella Asiatica extract, Betaine, Vitamin B5, and Allantoin. All of which help to increase the strength of the skin. Because of its non-sticky and ultra-nourishing actives, you can even use this as a moisturiser for a comfortable wear in Singapore’s humidity.
For those with sensitive skin and oily skin, this moisturiser is a light and silky cream that helps to soothe and hydrate even the most delicate of complexions. Using calming ingredients like chamomile and rosehip, this moisturiser helps to keep the skin nourished and calm.
This moisture cream uses green mineral water to help provide a healthy moisture film and protect the skin’s barrier. The moisture-locking formula also helps to prevent evaporation of moisture to ensure that the skin stays moisturised all day long. This cream easily absorbs into the skin and helps to keep the skin moisturised and cool all day long, even in Singapore’s humidity.
For oily skin, you’re probably usually gravitating towards products that are multi-functional in their own right. The Skin Inc Serum UV Moisturiser is a lightweight moisturiser and sunscreen all in one. As it protects the skin from harmful UV exposure, it also helps to protect the skin against ageing with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich ingredients like liquorice, vitamin B3, vitamin E, and adenosine.
Fortified by strengthening ingredients, this moisturiser helps to lock moisture from within while keeping the surface firm and hydrated. Using a medicinal complex of goji berries, black beans, and arrowroot, Sulwhasoo’s Firming Cream helps to fortify loosened areas in the skin while supporting the facial contours from within.
Enriched with rose essential oil extracted from fresh Damask rose petals, this cream helps to moisturise and relieve signs of skin fatigue all while keeping the skin fresh, rejuvenated, and petal-soft. It’s also formulated with 98 per cent of superior gold flakes that help to activate and plummp the skin from within while preventing wrinkles and the appearance of fine lines.
This moisturiser can also be used as an essence and sleeping mask to help keep the skin healthy and radiant. Free of fragrances, mineral oil, alcohol, and colourants, this pH balanced moisturiser is well suited for sensitive skin. The ceramides help nourish and repair the skin while smoothening out fine lines, and the hyaluronic acid helps to keep the skin hydrated with a long-lasting moisture.
Formulated especially for sensitive skin types, this gentle Aloe Soothing Day Cream is made with Pure Community Trade aloe from Campeche, Mexico. Its fragrance, colour, and preservatives-free formula help to soothe and calm the skin. Consider it a maskne necessity while you give your skin a much-needed boost of hydration.
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Text: Arissa Ha, Additional reporting: Farisia Thang
This post was first published on November 18, 2019, and updated on October 8, 2020.
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