Why You Need To Try Anti-Pollution Beauty

This can lead to a whole host of skincare issues, including premature ageing, acne and lacklustre complexions. Plus, toxic air can also damage your hair, causing scalp irritation, breakage and dryness.

It’s impossible to avoid these harmful pollutants (unless you have a time machine at the bottom of the garden), but thankfully radical-neutralising hair care and powerful cleansers can help you fight back.

Skin savers

Combat pollution with an antioxidant-rich face wash like Wander Beauty’s Drift Away Cleanser. Antioxidants intercept free radicals and halt their attack on your skin, stopping accelerated ageing in its tracks. This gentle gel-to-foam wash will leave your skin squeaky clean and, most importantly, protected from pollutants.

Another great way to combat the spot-inducing and elasticity-draining effects of pollution is with vitamin C, which tackles free radical damage, calms inflammation and plumps skin. We love Balance Me’s Vitamin C Repair Serum, which is also formulated with super-hydrating hyaluronic acid - an all-round anti-pollution winner!

Haircare heroes

Pesky pollutants can strip your silky strands of their moisture and irritate your scalp. Luckily, forward-thinking products like Klorane’s Anti-Pollution Detox Shampoo are here to save the day. Based on a wealth of scientific knowledge, it’s chock-full of deeply-cleansing and purifying aquatic mint, which wipes out impurities and polluting particles to rebalance your scalp, leaving your hair feeling light, airy and refreshed.

Next up in your anti-pollution hair routine is infusing moisture, and Klorane’s Anti-Pollution Conditioner instantly hydrates, detangles and leaves your locks lightweight and full of shine. Plus, the aquatic mint purifies even further and provides antioxidant protection (are you sensing a theme here?) to put an end to daily damage.

Body boosters

Pollutants accumulate on the surface of your skin throughout the day, so be sure to thoroughly cleanse to slough away dead skin cells and rid yourself of these nasties. Thanks to detoxifying charcoal and its exfoliating scrubber, Daily Concepts’ Multi-Functional Soap Sponge is a supercharged way of sweeping away every last particle.

The final defence? Make sure you’re keeping your skin’s moisture barrier intact. (This is the top layer of your skin that retains water and moisture - the stronger this is, the fewer irritants can penetrate through). Full of soothing anti-pollution extracts including grapefruit and orange, John Masters Organics’ Geranium & Grapefruit Body Milk both hydrates and protects.