Get brighter, more even-looking skin with SkinCeuticals and Reversa!

Did you know that everyday elements including UV exposure, prescription drugs, and some professional treatments, can trigger the production of excess melanin in the skin’s lowest, unseen epidermal layers? This excess melanin rises to the surface of the skin causing visible and often stubborn discoloration such as post-acne marks and brown patches.

SkinCeuticals Discoloration Defense - 30ml - $125 - a daily serum that targets visible skin unevenness for brighter looking skin.

Formulated to target multiple stages of discoloration with the latest generation of discoloration-fighting ingredients that include:

3% Tranexamic Acid helps to minimize the appearance of discoloration and brown patches with continued use and well as targets the hyperpigmentation pathway upstream, before excess melanin production even begins to prevent it happening;
5% Niacinamide helps reduce the appearance of discoloration
5% HEPES accelerates cell turnover; and
1% Kojic Acid improves skin brightness.

In just 12 weeks you can look forward to a reduction in the appearance of stubborn brown patches, discolouration, post-acne marks and overall skin tone and not only is it an excellent all-in-one product, it maintains and enhances the results of dermatologists’ procedures for hyper-pigmentation like lasers or chemical peels.

Available now at select dermatologist offices across Canada and online at SkinCeuticals.ca.

Of course, as with any product that deals with brightness and tone, you are wasting your time and money if you don't pair it with sun protection - you can use your favourite SkinCeuticals sunscreen or if you prefer to combine your sunscreen with your moisturizer here's a great new choice:

Reversa Urban Protection Hydrating Care SPF 30 - 50ml - $47 -  a lightly tinted moisturizer that reduces the appearance of skin blemishes and even out complexion while providing multi-protective action against environmental stressors with a formula containing antioxidant vitamin E and French Polynesia kopara extract - to help protect skin against urban pollutants causing dry skin and reduce the signs of aging; fragmented hyaluronic acid - brings a moisture surge and keeps skin deeply hydrated; and broad spectrum sun filters -  to provide UVA/UVB protection and maintain healthy, luminous skin.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -