Protect your skin against tech-induced damage

If you’re reading this, your skin is being bathed in blue light… Although this may sound like a new relaxing spa-like treatment, it’s actually the complete opposite. Similar to how the sun emits UV rays, computer, phone and tablet screens throw off damaging rays of their own—and dermatologists are sounding the alarm, especially since screen-time has skyrocketed since the pandemic began.

So there’s never been a better time to try a product that can help protect your skin when you go down those Instagram rabbit holes. Foster’s Lab’s Anti-Tech Serum does just this, and throws in a bunch of other skincare benefits you’d probably like, too. Serving up antioxidants like cacao seed extract and vitamin C along with the natural retinol alternative bakuchiol, this serum does the jobs of several other products with just one step. But I’m most excited about a novel skincare ingredient called biphenyl azepanyl methanone (or BAM), which is designed to help off-set the effects that stress (and the hormone cortisol the body produces in response) can have on the skin and its collagen. And let’s admit, 2020 has been the most stressful year ever. 

Believe me, I get about 100 emails a day about new products, but this one caught my attention. And then when I saw that renowned cosmetic chemist Ron Robinson touted this serum’s potential for helping to improve skin texture and tone, I knew I was looking at something legit. (He’s the formulator behind my go-to BeautyStat Universal C Skin Definer and Universal C Eye Protector.)

With vaccinations officially underway, there’s finally light at the end of the tunnel we’ve all been in since March and we can breathe a sign of relief that our lives will eventually get back normal. How is your skin going to look when that happens?