Q: What is Pro-vitamin B5 (Panthenol) good for?
A: Panthenol (aka Pro-vitamin B5) is a gentle and soothing moisturiser that also improves skin barrier function. Panthenol is actually a pre-cursor (or pro-vitamin) that your skin quickly converts to vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid). Vitamin B5 helps to maintain skin in a soft and supple state.
Q: Can LYCON Skin be used on all skin types?
A: Absolutely! There is some sensible fine-tuning or customising that can be done of course. For example, someone with oily/problematic skin may decide to use the Radiance Lime Caviar AHA Mask twice per week, while someone with very sensitive skin might prefer not to use the AHA mask. Similarly, someone with well hydrated skin may choose not to use the Exotic Oil Complex, or might just use it during winter and drying conditions, whereas someone prone to dry skin may use the Exotic Oil Complex on top of their moisturiser every night.
Q: Is LYCON Skin non-comedogenic and what makes it non-comedogenic?
A: When formulating LYCON Skin products, one of the ingredient selection filters we use allows us to make sure we are keeping comedogenicity risk very low. As such, the overall ingredient properties, formulation choices and the interaction of the ingredients are carefully considered and monitored. In addition we also perform in-house panel testing of potential formulas and include panellists with blemish-prone skin. We have found that LYCON Skin formulas have very low comedogenic risk. However, we can’t claim zero risk, of course, as rare individuals can have varied responses that can be ‘outliers’ compared to the general population.
Q: Are parabens/sulphates etc used? Is this clean skincare?
A: LYCON Skin uses neither parabens nor sulphates. ‘Clean’ skincare is ultimately in the eye of the beholder, but we heavily rely on gentle natural and naturally-derived ingredients in formulating our range. We haven’t uncritically bowed down to every last Tik Tok fad though – we have remained rational and balanced in creating the LYCON Skin range which focusses on natural but effective ingredients.
