This Serum Is Like "A Big Drink Of Water For Your Skin"

Is anyone else’s skin seriously thirsty at the moment? Over the past few weeks, despite a decent skincare routine, my skin has decided to throw a proper tantrum; dull, dry and screaming for a drink (I don’t blame it to be honest...)

Could it be the seasonal transition, stress, heating? Who knows - all I know is that my skin is refusing to cooperate with me and something needs to change.

If your skin is feeling the same as mine, then I'd like to introduce you to the serum that may just help to solve these iso-skin problems: Elemental Herbology's Cell Nourish Serum.

Created by award-winning British natural skincare and body care brand, Elemental Herbology, this inspired by the five elements of traditional Chinese medicine. 

The Cell Nourish Serum is a great introduction to the brand; it's suitable for all ages and ideal for dull, dry, dehydrated, and tired-looking skin. 

Thanks to the highly aromatic natural fragrance that comes from the rose water content, it's luxurious enough to give you that spa-like feeling. With real spas off-limits (for now), hit play on your favourite relaxing Spotify playlist, light a candle, put a Do Not Disturb sign on your door, and take your skincare regimen to the next level. Or just apply in between the time it takes for Netflix to load your next episode - you do you!

At the risk of making you thirsty with all this talk of beverages, consider this serum a health supershot for your skin. Don’t let its size deceive you; it’s packed full of proteins, vitamins and antioxidants. This is skincare for brightening. Bring on the glow!

Having first become addicted to Elemental Herbology's Cell Nourish Serum working at Mecca several years ago, makeup artist and skinfluencer, Amelia Singson describes it as “love at first drop” that has endured for over a decade.

“As a makeup artist, I had this in my kit for years and found clients loved the texture and feel it gave their skin,” she says.

“I’ve always looked to it as the ultimate thirst-quencher for skin, but have found it also works wonders to soothe and brighten.”

There’s a few powerful ingredients that make up this the multivitamin equivalent of serums, including kombucha, Co-Enzyme Q10, green tea, olive squalane, aloe and rose damask water, designed to protect the skin from free radical damage, provide intense hydration, promote repair and help to calm the skin.

First, a quick reminder about terminology.

When we say dry skin, we’re talking about a skin type. Dehydrated skin on the other hand is a state or condition/concern. So yes, you can have oily AND dehydrated skin - don't @ me, blame the skin gods. Both require hydration of different kinds; the former lacks oil, while the latter wants water.

This hydration is essential so your skin can function as normal. To do its basic job; protect.

If your skin is lacking either type of moisture, your skin can neither produce nor retain hydrating properties. It also makes it more susceptible to outside factors like the environment, heaters, stress etc that will exacerbate the dryness. It’s a vicious cycle. 

Unfortunately drinking gallons of water won’t fix it alone, so supercharged and hydrating skincare is the way to go.

The easiest rule to structure your skincare regimen is by texture: from thinnest to thickest. 

You’re paying more for the powerful and active ingredients in a serum, so you don’t want it to go to waste by them not being able to get through to your skin because you’ve already layered five products before it. 

Your Elemental Herbology Cell Nourish Serum is best used immediately after cleansing so all that goodness can be applied directly to your clean skin. Give it a good shake before each use, then apply a few drops onto your face, neck and decolletage. Then you can go on to apply thicker products, like oils or moisturisers.

Amelia uses it in her regimen both morning and night. And just from looking at her dumpling-like skin, I'll do whatever she tells me to.

“I usually do a full dropper amount and press it into my skin, then follow up with a moisturiser,” she says.

“The botanical scent evokes the feeling of being in a spa which I find so relaxing - whatever can give me that feeling I'm here for!” she says.

At $93 it’s on the upper end of the scale, but for brighter, hydrated and more radiant skin it’s worth every cent in my humble opinion.