5 New Anti-Aging Skincare Ingredients to Turn Back the Clock

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5 New Anti-Aging Skincare Ingredients to Turn Back the Clock

If you've ever paid a visit to the anti-aging skincare aisle, you've likely seen tried-and-true workhorses like retinol, vitamin C, hyaluronic acid and more pop up in serums, masks and creams, but there is a new crop of time-defying ingredients hitting the market that work to brighten, tighten and tone. While turmeric, mushroom and kombucha may sound like something you'd find in your kitchen, they have proven anti-aging properties (think: calming inflammation, evening skin tone, brightening the complexion) that make them ideal additions to your skincare regimen. Cannabis oil, meanwhile, is touted for its therapeutic properties in face and body products alike, and prickly pear seed oil is great for balancing the skin and keeping breakouts at bay. Keeping scrolling for a guide to the best new anti-aging ingredients!

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5 New Anti-Aging Skincare Ingredients to Turn Back the Clock

If you've ever paid a visit to the anti-aging skincare aisle, you've likely seen tried-and-true workhorses like retinol, vitamin C, hyaluronic acid and more pop up in serums, masks and creams, but there is a new crop of time-defying ingredients hitting the market that work to brighten, tighten and tone. While turmeric, mushroom and kombucha may sound like something you'd find in your kitchen, they have proven anti-aging properties (think: calming inflammation, evening skin tone, brightening the complexion) that make them ideal additions to your skincare regimen. Cannabis oil, meanwhile, is touted for its therapeutic properties in face and body products alike, and prickly pear seed oil is great for balancing the skin and keeping breakouts at bay. Keeping scrolling for a guide to the best new anti-aging ingredients!

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Turmeric

Not just for cooking, the spice is rich in curcumin (a naturally occurring antioxidant), which means it's great for fighting UV damage. The First Aid Beauty Hello FAB Ginger & Turmeric Vitamin C Jelly Mask is a 10-minute superfood-packed treatment to revitalize dull, tired skin. $32, sephora.com

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Cannabis Oil

Perhaps the buzziest ingredient in skincare, cannabinoids like CBD, hemp seed oil and more are increasingly being infused into creams and serums for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. The new Herbivore Emerald Deep Moisture Glow Oil includes the non-psychoactive cannabis sativa seed oil, which is rich in vitamins and omegas that reduce redness and sooth irritation. Cannabis essential oil, meanwhile, adds an aromatherapy quality to the glow-boosting tincture. $48, herbivorebotanicals.com

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Mushroom

The nutritional and therapeutic properties of fungi have been used in Eastern medicine for centuries, but different species of mushrooms (think: reishi, chaga and shiitake to name a few) have serious skincare benefits as well. The Volition Beauty Snow Mushroom Water Serum, for example, utilizes the deeply hydrating tremella fuciformis (a.k.a. snow mushroom) to minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines while locking in moisture. $62, sephora.com

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Kombucha

Whether you enjoy the vinegar-y taste of the gut-friendly fermented tea or not, you can still reap of the brightening and skin-smoothing benefits of the vitamin-B and probiotic-rich tonic. A daily application of the Fresh Black Tea Kombucha Antioxidant Essence after cleansing but before moisturizing, is ideal for combatting environmental aggressors like pollution and free radical-damage. $68, nordstrom.com

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Prickly Pear Seed Oil

An alternative to argan and jojoba, the desert essential is rich in fatty acids (omega 6 and 9) and antioxidants (vitamin E) and is touted for its ability to boost collagen production, increase cell turnover and promote skin elasticity. It also has anti-microbial (read: breakout-busting) properties, and the Carter + Jane's The Everything Oil is made of cold pressed, organic and sustainably-sourced prickly pear seed oil that leaves skin brighter and hydrated. $128, carterandjane.com