At Nakin we love seaweed. We love the sea and we especially like the benefits that seaweed has for skin. This is why we use so much seaweed in our natural skincare range. If you want to know why we are obsessed with seaweed face products, then read on.

The Top 10 Benefits of Seaweed in Skincare Products

Oceans are so rich in life and diversity from the salt water and the sun, that it is no surprise that seaweed has some powerful skin caring properties. This includes nutrition to skin in the form of proteins, bioactive peptides, enzymes, minerals, polysaccharides, fatty acids and vitamins. This special combination of nutrients makes seaweed help skin from its antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and general anti-aging ability. It is one of the best bio-actives available for skin, and this is why we use it so much in our anti-ageing skincare. Here are the top 10 benefits for skin of using products that contain seaweed.

1. Cleansing and detoxing
2. Improving skin tone and pigmentation
3. Increasing hydration and trans-epidermal water loss
4. Helping to balance oil production
5. Delivering antioxidants to fight free radical damage
6. Supporting collagen production
7. Helping to smooth out wrinkles
8. Being anti-inflammatory and calming
9. Providing intense vitamin, mineral and nutrient delivery
10. Being 100% natural and safe to use

The Best Skin Products Containing Seaweed Extract

As we love seaweed extract so much, we have included it in our award-winning range to help make them the best skincare products available.

• Our anti-ageing Advanced Cleansing Milk contains seaweed extract to help it remove make-up and grime, while being kind and without stripping skin. Seaweed is super cleansing to skin, and it works with the other plant ingredients to condition skin at the same time. Our cleansing milk can also be used as an exfoliator for skin, simply remove the cleansing milk with a lukewarm muslin cloth in circular motions.
• The anti-ageing Purifying Face Toner removes the last traces of cleanser, revives and detoxes; plus prepares skin to be most receptive to the actives applied after cleansing. Its power comes from detoxing seaweed of course, plus hyaluronic acid and natural botanicals. It is also perfect as a double cleanse, but without stripping skin.
• Our anti-ageing Performance Face Serum is a hero in helping with lines, sun damage and an uneven skin tone. Seaweed is just one of the powerful plant extracts in this multi-purpose serum that helps with many skin concerns like line smoothing hibiscus, plumping hyaluronic acid and powerful antioxidants, such as pomegranate for all around skin enhancement. The seaweed is especially helpful in helping with an uneven skin tone and pigmentation.
• The anti-ageing Eye Cream Complex gives the skin around eyes silky soft hydration and combats dark circles, wrinkles and puffing. This is from an array of plant extracts for an amazing natural eye treatment for skin around the eyes. It has a silky soft hydrating formula that glides onto skin beautifully, for fresh bright eyes. The formula contains seaweed to help tone and smooth lines, as well as algae which helps with dark circles.
• Our anti-ageing Matt Formula Face Cream is a moisturiser for oily, normal, combination and sensitive skin. It is also great as a foundation base and provides long lasting smooth hydration without greasiness. This is from the special blend of plant actives to hydrate, condition and protect skin from things like pollution. The seaweed in this face cream is just one of the many actives, it helps with moisture levels without greasiness and boosts overall conditioning for a glowing complexion.
• The anti-ageing Active Dew Face Cream is for dry, normal, combination and sensitive skin. This is the best face cream if you have drier skin, or like a rich cream and dewy finish. The seaweed is just one of the many amazing extracts in this cream and helps to keep hydration in skin and with overall conditioning. It is a cult favourite with customers; and is a real treat for the face and neck with sublime moisture, nutrients and protection.

We hope that you found our feature helpful about the benefits of seaweed for skin. To find out more about Nakin and our natural face products then view the full range here. Everything is suitable for sensitive faces, as well as being cruelty free and made in the UK. Visit our website at www.nakinskincare.com for more information. Our range is designed to offer the best skincare products and is made with amazing natural ingredients, to bring the best out in all of our complexions. The range includes everything that you need for a natural anti-ageing face regime.