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How to Defend Against Stressed Skin

If you’re experiencing feelings of skin discomfort or visible signs of stressed skin, this could be due to the stressors in your environment. Skin can be impacted by external and internal factors, ranging from pollution to stress from daily activities, but there are skincare practices that will help you care for, treat and defend against stressed skin to help prevent future signs of aging.

Explore the Best skincare products for stressed skin

Defend against stressors with kiehl's

Our unique formula demonstrated to help repair stressed skin, helping correct signs of visibly stressed skin while defending against the early signs of aging to visibly renew skin, boost radiance and improve texture for skin that’s more resilient to stressors.

11kDa Hyaluronic Acid
In a clinical penetration study, our strengthening serum demonstrated that our formula with 11kDa Hyaluronic Acid penetrates deeper than some other forms of Hyaluronic Acid to reach the skin’s most vulnerable surface layers, up to eight surface layers deepiii. Our clinical skin strengths and hydrationv studies show our formula delivers skin-strengthening hydration for improved skin resiliency and suppleness for skin that’s better equipped to defend against stressors.

Our Adaptogenic Herbal Complex
The Kiehl’s chemists have created a formula that contains anti-stress, antioxidant-rich and anti-fatigue adaptogens Holy Basil, Red Ginseng Root and Schisandra Berry to help replenish and fortify skin for visibly improved texture and resilience.

Vital Skin-Strengthening Super Serum

Vital Skin-Strengthening Super Serum

Our formula with 11kDa Hyaluronic Acid and an Adaptogenic Herbal Complex helps strengthen the skin’s surface layers and resist the aging effects of stress. Due to the simultaneous strengthening of skin, resistance of stressors and correcting of visible signs of stressed skin, our serum should be the cornerstone of your skin-strengthening skincare routine, a first-step to decreasing susceptibility to stressors that can cause signs of aging for skin that’s more fortified and healthy-looking.
Boost your skin's natural hydration with this lightweight, fast-absorbing serum for stressed skin

I “Free Radicals and Extrinsic Skin Aging,” US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, 2012.
II “Generation and Reaction of Free Radicals in the Human Body: A Major Cause of Aging and Chronic Degenerative Diseases,” ECronicon, 2015.
III Results based on clinical penetration study on 25 subjects comparing Super Serum penetration in skin compared to a control.
IV Results based on a 4-week clinical study on 58 subjects living in polluted, urban environment. Skin Strength Index based on a composite, average score of the clinically graded parameters Skin Suppleness, Plumpness and Resiliency after using the product for 4 weeks vs one week of use.
V Results based on a clinical 24 hour hydration study on 25 subjects.

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