I am absolutely loving getting to know Medik8 as a brand and the latest product to share with you, one which I have mentioned numerous times on my Instagram Stories is Medik8 Clarity Peptides. In previous posts on this blog I have shared the Lipid-Balance Cleansing Oil and the incredible Hydr8 B5 Liquid Hydration Serum.
Clarity Peptides is described as being the product which comes to the rescue of stressed-out, run-down skin, which ticks a huge box for me right now. It has an incredible milky lightweight serum formula which is infused with potent actives to restore lost luminosity, calm irritation and battle blemishes.
Anyone who knows me in real life, not as the person behind this blog, will know that life has been as hectic as it has been stressful for the last 6-8 months and as well as having a very angry scalp (always the first sign I need a break) my skin is just as annoyed at me, as I am at life.
As a brand, Medik8 very much rely on Science over fancy jargon and nonsense and they like to keep things pretty simple whilst being impressive. So within Clarity Peptides there is a list of ingredients to wow you, but they also have a purpose:
- 10% Niacinamide - described as being the star of the show, Niacinamide, also known as Vitamin B3 is an ingredient my skin absolutely loves. It helps to soothe and restore irritated, redness-proned and blemished complexions.
- Crystalide Peptide – Crystalide*, this works to not only normalise the way skin cells renew but also promotes skin transparency and luminosity.
- Zinc PCA - this is a natural mineral which helps to regulate oil production, promote the skins natural healing process and reduce inflammation.
- Hyaluronic Acid - never needs an explanation as to why it is included but it does help to draw moisture from the surrounding atmosphere into the skin, leaving the complexion feeling and looking both nourished and supple.
With a non-sticky formula, you can apply Clarity Peptides across face, neck and décolletage both in the morning and evening after cleansing and you only need a small pea-sized amount.
What I’ve found when using this product is how good it is at calming down my skin. I have an issue with clay featuring in products, my skin hates it as much as I want to love it. So having accidentally used a face mask which featured Kaolin Clay, my skin was not happy and became bright red and angry. Usually I would opt for Aloe Vera or depending on how annoyed my skin has become, calamine lotion, but instead, I used Clarity Peptides and there was an almost immediate soothing to my skin, that flushed hotness calmed down, the redness whilst it didn’t disappear it was less angry and over a few days did calm down. That aside, I love the creamy milky texture of this serum, it absorbs immediately on contact with your skin and does leave a lovely luminosity behind.
If you are looking for that product which is a lightweight skin-perfecting serum visibly smooths and protects skin, while restoring its natural radiance and glow, then you cannot go wrong with Clarify Peptides from Medik8, it ticks all of the boxes for me and is yet another incredible product from this brand.
Priced around £45* for 30ml it is on the more expensive side when it comes to serums, but this one is special!