Summer is officially here, and with that comes sunshine, beach days, BBQs and…dark spots? Every summer I inevitably end up with unwanted, sun-induced spots, no matter how diligent I am with SPF. Add that to (increasingly common) age spots, and discoloration is an issue I struggle with now more than any other time in my thirty-six years. I haven’t had to turn to more drastic methods—yet—but one product I added to my virtual shopping cart just today is SkinMedica’s Even & Correct Brightening Treatment Pads. These pre-soaked, alcohol-free exfoliating pads are formulated with powerful brightening ingredients like glycolic acid, tranexamic acid and niacinamide to address pigmentation of various concerns.
Why did I wait until today? SkinMedica (whose parent company Allergan is the pharmaceutical company behind Botox and Juvederm) is celebrating 25 years of skin-care solutions informed by physicians and rooted in science. To mark the milestone, all SkinMedica products are an unprecedented 25 percent off across the brand’s site and on Dermstore.com.
“The ingredients [are] unmatched,” says a shopper about SkinMedica’s Even & Correct Brightening Treatment Pads (originally $60, now $45), “And as always, Skinmedica’s products consistently deliver amazing results.” A customer over 55 says they “clarify” and “brighten” their skin, while another reviewer agrees, “My skin looks so bright.” Other reviewers comment their skin is “softer and smoother,” and a shopper in the 40’s says the exfoliating pads have made the “biggest difference” in their skin.
Take advantage of SkinMedica’s unheard of quarter-century birthday sale now through June 25 on their site and Dermstore.com. In a testament to SkinMedica’s age-defying and pioneering formulas, it’s a brand we’ve covered countless times over the years, and it’s one of the select brands dermatologists recommend over and over again. Keep scrolling for some of their best-sellers and new arrivals you won’t want to miss out on.
Key ingredients
Lotus seed extract, tranexamic acid, niacinamide, vitis flower stem cell extract
How to use
Apply in the morning and evening after cleansing and toning.
Key ingredients
Growth factors, peptides, French flax seed, Spanish marine extract, green microalgae
How to use
Apply to the entire face, neck and chest in the morning and evening after cleansing and toning.
Key ingredients
Hyaluronic acid, peptides, vitamin E
How to use
Apply twice daily—in the morning and at night—after cleansing, toning, and treating your skin, and before moisturizer and SPF.
Key ingredients
Bakuchiol, salicylic acid, aloe, olive leaf
How to use
Apply to the entire face as the first product used in your morning and evening skin care routine.
Key ingredients
Hyaluronic acid, caffeine, marine extracts, Persian silk tree extract, vitis flower stem cell extract
How to use
Apply a thin layer twice daily to skin adjacent to and beneath the eye area and eyelids.
Key ingredients
Retinol, antioxidants, algae extract
How to use
Apply a single pump to face in the evening. If you have never used a retinol product before, begin by limiting use to twice a week, gradually increasing frequency to every other night, and then advancing to each evening or as tolerated.
Key ingredients
Green microalgae extract, lemon balm extract , shitake mushroom extract, rice protetin, peptides, paracress extract, knotgrass extract, dunaliella salina
How to use
Gently apply to clean skin on neck and décolleté using upward strokes twice a day.
