Q: Why does the neck and decolletage show signs of ageing earlier than the face?
A: While we’re meticulous about applying skincare and the highest SPF to our faces, it’s easy to overlook the neck and décolletage. Yet, these areas are often neglected despite being more delicate and having thinner skin compared to other body parts. That’s why it’s vital to extend our skincare and protection regimen beyond our faces and give our necks and chest some love too!
Q: Why is Yeast Beta-Glucan the signature ingredient?
A: Yeast β-Glucan has several important modes of action: it enhances the skin’s natural protective, antioxidant, detoxifying and restorative functions. It also acts to calm and soothe the skin. Since it works with the skin’s own natural functions and potentialities and as it complements the activity of many other hero ingredients, it is a natural choice as the LYCON Skin signature ingredient. Additionally, it has a high suitability and affinity for multiple skin types
Q: What makes this range suitable for all skin types?
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).
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 a balanced way so that dry skin is looked after without over-moisturizing normal or oily skin. One of our main hero ingredients, Yeast β-Glucan, is also fundamental in making LYCON Skin products very ‘adaptive’ and suitable for multiple skin types.
Q: What is Adaptive Skin Science technology?
A: This refers to our holistic formulation approach (as described above), where we have sought to make each product adaptable and responsive to multiple skin types and conditions simultaneously. A prime example is our use of Yeast β-Glucan. Yeast β-Glucan is a multi-functional biotech ingredient that delicately communicates with all skin types to enhance skin’s natural protective, anti-oxidant, detoxifying and restorative functions.
