Published: January 15, 2025
With so many skincare products out there to choose from, it can be difficult to decipher which ones you actually need to be using. If you’re new to skincare, learning how to separate the essentials from the extras can seem like even more of a challenge.
Fortunately, that’s something that CBGärdN can help with! No matter your skin type or the skin concerns you happen to be dealing with, here are a few must-have skincare products that each and every one of you would benefit from!
The CB Facial Cleanser
Let’s start with one of the most essential skincare products in any beauty routine; a cleanser. This is one product that you definitely don’t want to skip. If you do, you’ll be leaving your skin covered with a layer of grime and other impurities, which would only inhibit your other products from properly penetrating your skin.
With that said, choosing a cleanser can sometimes be difficult. It’s not always a simple task to match up your skin type/needs with the perfect cleanser. Make the wrong decision and you could end up causing some serious damage to your skin barrier, leading to a number of skin issues arising.
This is why we wanted to create a cleanser that was suitable for all, which we’ve done in the form of the CB Facial Cleanser. The first thing to know is that it boasts a sulfate-free formula that makes use of gentler, yet still ultra-efficient, cleansing agents. It also contains a blend of hydrating ingredients, which is crucial when so many cleansers unintentionally leave the skin feeling parched. It will provide a layer of antioxidants too, thanks to the inclusion of nettle leaf extract. This is our signature ingredient at CBGärdN, with this botanical revered for being packed with everything from vitamin C to quercetin to beta-carotene.
The CB Facial Toner
Many would argue that a facial toner is most definitely not an essential skincare product. However, we would beg to differ! Sure, some of the toners out there could easily be skipped without your skin noticing any different but others, like the CB Facial Toner, provide crucial compounds that are capable of transforming your complexion.
Hydration is one. As you probably know, moisture is key if you want your skin cells to function optimally. Sadly, moisture loss is something that most people deal with. If your skin loses moisture faster than it takes it in, your face will soon start to look dull and sallow. With this toner, however, you’ll be quenching your skin with sodium hyaluronate – one of the most loved hydrating ingredients around! Thanks to its powerful moisture-binding properties, it works quickly and efficiently to plump up the look of the skin.
Niacinamide is another noteworthy ingredient offered by this toner. Again, this is one that all skin types would benefit from. Also known as vitamin B3, niacinamide keeps the skin barrier feeling supported, reduces the feeling of inflammation, regulates how oily/dry the skin feels, and even gives the skin a firmer and more elastic feel.
With this toner featuring a relatively short and sweet ingredient list, it’s a great addition to any skincare routine without running the risk of irritating your skin with too many extra ingredients.
The CB Illuminating Vita C Serum
While the essential nature of a toner may be something that people debate, there’s no getting away from the fact that vitamin C is an ingredient that everyone should be using. It has really surged in popularity in recent years, with dermatologists all over the world recommending that people add a vitamin C serum to their skincare routines.
What’s so great about vitamin C? It’s a wonderful multi-tasker. No matter the skin concerns you may be experiencing, chances are that vitamin C can help. Here are just a few of the benefits that your skin could soak up from the addition of vitamin C skincare products to your routine:
- Skin that feels firmer, tighter, and more elastic
- A reduction in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
- Skin that looks brighter and more even
- Hyperpigmentation taking on a lighter finish
- A reduction in the look of inflammation and acne
- Improved skin hydration levels
So, which vitamin C skincare products should you be investing in? You can’t go wrong with the CB Illuminating Vita C Serum. This formula makes use of 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid. It’s a highly studied and very stable form of vitamin C that provides benefits that are comparable to those offered by ascorbic acid. However, unlike ascorbic acid, it won’t leave your skin feeling irritated or sensitive, making it one that all skin types will love.
The CB Replenishing Serum
While a vitamin C serum is always a worthwhile addition to any skincare routine, a hydrating serum would also be considered another essential. After all, as we discussed earlier, ensuring that your skin is adequately hydrated is a must if you want to keep your complexion healthy and supple.
With the CB Replenishing Serum, keeping your skin hydrated is easy. This formula brings together a few different hydrating humectants, including sodium hyaluronate, peptides, and glycerin. Thanks to how these ingredients immediately saturate the skin with moisture, they provide almost instant results.
In addition to being exceptionally hydrating, this serum also shines because of its antioxidant content. When it comes to the skincare products you choose to use, the more antioxidants you can squeeze into your routine, the better your skin will look and feel. With this formula, you’ll be treating your skin to a blend of hawthorn berry extract, lilac extract, apple fruit extract, grape stem cells, and nettle leaf extract. All of those ingredients are brimming with skin-loving antioxidants that will quickly get to work to fight the appearance of free radical damage and encourage a more youthful complexion.
The CB Eye Serum Concentrate
While the two serums we’ve featured above can be used on the skin around the eyes, it can often be beneficial to invest in a dedicated eye serum. Why? Because the skin around the eyes is pretty unique. It’s thinner and more fragile than the skin on the rest of the face, hence the need for some extra care. Although an eye serum isn’t strictly essential when you’re young, it becomes more so as you age.
While there are several eye care products out there to choose from, there are a few ingredients that should be prioritized. Once again, hydrating ingredients are one. With the skin around the eyes being so thin, it’s more prone to moisture loss and, therefore, needs more moisture than the rest of the face.
The appearance of dark circles and puffiness is also commonly experienced in the eye area. Again, an eye serum that provides ingredients that can take care of this would be a very helpful in your skincare routine.
This is where the CB Eye Serum Concentrate comes in. It caters to just about every visible skin concern that you might experience in your eye area, making it one of the best eye skincare products out there. With an ingredient list filled with proven, high-performance compounds, it won’t be long before your eye area starts to take on a smoother, firmer, and more youthful finish.
The CB Multi-Active Moisturizer With SPF 30
Another one of the essential skincare products that everyone should be using is SPF. After all, the sun is responsible for causing so much damage to the skin. Not only does it contribute to up to 80-90% of the fine lines, wrinkles, and dark spots that develop on the skin with age but it can also lead to skin cancer, which, as you know, can have devastating effects on the rest of your health too.
While all of this is now common knowledge, many are still lackadaisical about their use of SPF. It can be difficult to find SPF skincare products that don’t leave the skin feeling heavy or greasy. Ideally, you want your skincare products to be enjoyable to use but this can often be difficult to achieve with sunscreens.
This is why we created the CB Multi-Active Moisturizer With SPF 30. Rather than only functioning as a sunscreen, this product looks and feels just like a regular moisturizer. It contains plenty of hydrating ingredients and antioxidants – everything that you’d want to see from a moisturizer. However, it also provides SPF 30, ensuring that your skin feels safeguarded from the appearance of sun damage.
The CB Night Renewing Creme
While an SPF moisturizer can be a game-changer in your morning skincare routine, it would be a waste to use this in the evening. Once the sun goes down, your skin no longer needs sun protection. Plus, you also need to consider the fact that moisture loss increases overnight. As a result, your skin could do with an extra moisture boost before bed to ensure that you don’t wake up with skin that feels dehydrated.
This is something that the CB Night Renewing Creme does very well! It features a slightly richer formula than our daytime moisturizers, yet not so much so that it will leave your skin feeling heavy or sticky. Instead, it provides hydration before locking that moisture in, ensuring a dewy glow in the mornings.
Thanks to the antioxidants in this cream, it will also help your skin to fight the appearance of free radical damage overnight. Your skin cells will feel supported as they go about these nightly tasks, giving you better results from your entire nighttime skincare routine.
Essential Skincare Products From CBGärdN
If you’ve been struggling to decide which skincare products you really need, the list above should set you on the right track! Together, those products will provide a basic skincare routine that should take care of all of your skin’s needs. Once you get into the swing of using those, you can then start to explore all of the exciting ‘extras’ that will further elevate the care that you give to your skin.
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