On her go-to eye cream: “The formula is fast absorbing, and I notice an instant brightening immediately after applying. For the long term, it’s made a noticeable difference in reducing my fine lines”
“I used to really hate my skin, to be honest,” admits Amy Liu. “I felt like it was betraying me, and I couldn’t count on it.” The founder and CEO of vegan and nontoxic makeup brand Tower 28 suffers from “pretty severe” eczema. “There was a time I wouldn’t even wear anything above the knee because my eczema would dry into scars that looked like bruises, and strangers would ask me if I was okay,” she remembers.
Addressing issues besides eczema in her routine, Liu says, is a luxury. “Once your skin barrier is in a good place, then you can add things like ceramides and hyaluronic acid to keep things moisturized,” she explains. “Over the years, I’ve inherited new problems, like sun spots and wrinkles, that I didn’t have before, but now that I have more knowledge about how to keep my skin balanced and consistently eczema free, I can shift my focus to those issues.
I don’t use a cleanser in the morning because I don’t want to strip away any important oils. My sensitive skin is dry enough as is, so I try to treat it gently. Instead, in the morning, SOS is the first thing I spray on my face and anywhere else I’m prone to getting eczema, which includes hands, neck, and other parts of my body at times.
$28 at Sephora Buy The Moisturizer Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Cream $68 “I love that Drunk Elephant follows a similar no-no list to ours, which includes sensitizing ingredients like fragrance, essential oils, and chemical sunscreens. Generally speaking, sensitive skin is reactive skin, which could include any of the following: redness, dryness, flakiness, and tenderness. It’s a sign of your skin barrier being compromised.
Now that my skin is more consistently and reliably healthy, I also alternate and use the Mara Algae Retinol Oil. I’m getting older, and I find this really helps soften lines and wrinkles, too. The retinol uglies are especially hard for me because I’m a picker, and I can’t help but pull the skin off, which obviously is bad for your skin. Luckily, our SOS spray is so great at healing skin at any time, and particularly post-treatment.
$34 at Sephora Buy The Serum Furtuna Skin Face & Eye Serum $185 “When my skin is pretty consistently eczema free, I’ll use the Furtuna serum. I am just careful not to use them every day, in case it’s too active.
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