Q: What makes this range suitable for all skin types?
A: By careful screening and curation of our ingredients we have designed many formulas that are suitable for all skin types. For example, we have looked after people with sensitive skin by only using gentle ingredients, and we have carefully selected non-comedogenic materials to look after oily skins, and a multitude of intelligent hydrating and anti-ageing ingredients to look after dry and mature skins, without over-burdening oily skins. There are scores of ways in which this formulation philosophy plays out, but, for example, we might use shea butter, Olive Squalane and Vegan Ceramides to provide hydration and barrier repair that suits dry skin, mature skin, sensitive skin and oily/problematic skin. On the hydration side, we employ a Xylitol (a natural sugar) derived complex that brings optimized hydration in an balanced way so that dry skin is looked after without over-moisturizing normal or oily skin. One of our main hero ingredients, Yeast Beta-Glucan, is also fundamental in making LYCON Skin products very ‘adaptive’ and suitable for multiple skin types.
Q: Is LYCON Skin non-comedogenic and what makes it non-comedogenic?
A: When we are 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 panelists 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 TikTok fad though – we have remained rational and balanced in creating the LYCON Skin range which focuses on natural but effective ingredients.
Q: Why are Australian plum extracts beneficial?
A: Some of our LYCON Skin products incorporate a blend of three indigenous Australian plum extracts, Kakadu, Burdekin and Illawarra. These plums are regarded as ‘superfruits’ due to their remarkably high antioxidant levels. For example, Kakadu plum has about 100x the vitamin C content of oranges, while the anthocyanin-rich Illawarra plum has about 7x the antioxidant level of blueberries. This blend of Australian superfruits provides potent antioxidant activity (to protect your skin from damaging free radicals) and it also contributes to hydration and the activation of anti-ageing processes (for instance, vitamin C boosts collagen production).
