Ageing & Sun Damage
Renew. Restore. Defend.
Much of what we think of as "skin ageing" is actually the cumulative effect of years of ultraviolet exposure and environmental stress.
Over time these factors generate free radicals that gradually damage collagen, elastin, DNA and the skin barrier. The result can include uneven pigmentation, rough texture, dehydration, reduced firmness and visible wrinkles.
This protocol focuses on supporting healthier skin renewal while protecting skin from ongoing environmental damage, helping maintain smoother, stronger, more resilient skin over time.
Best For
✔ Visible sun damage
✔ Early or advanced photoageing
✔ Rough texture
✔ Uneven tone from UV exposure
✔ Fine lines associated with environmental ageing
Healthy-looking skin is shaped not only by time, but also by years of sun exposure and environmental stress. Ultraviolet radiation and free radicals gradually damage collagen, elastin and other essential skin structures while slowing healthy skin renewal. Over time this can contribute to uneven skin tone, rough texture, fine lines, reduced firmness and skin that appears less resilient.
Rather than trying to reverse the ageing process, this ritual supports the biological functions that help skin repair, renew and protect itself. By combining daily hydration, antioxidant protection and targeted skin renewal, it encourages stronger skin function that translates into smoother, more resilient and healthier-looking skin over time.
your ritual goal
Healthier, stronger skin with improved resilience, smoother texture, more even tone and visible support for the signs of environmental ageing.
✨ Ritual Benefits
✔ Supports healthy collagen renewal
✔ Improves visible skin texture
✔ Helps maintain skin firmness
✔ Provides antioxidant defence
✔ Supports barrier resilience
✔ Helps minimise future environmental damage
🌿 INGREDIENTS
Retinal → supports collagen and healthy cell turnover
Vitamin C → antioxidant protection + brighter-looking skin
Niacinamide → barrier support + even tone
Ceramides → strengthen barrier resilience
Multi-weight Hyaluronic Acid → hydration
Botanical antioxidants → defend against oxidative stress
Morning
Healthy skin develops through consistency rather than intensity.
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Morning focuses on hydration, antioxidant protection and defending the skin from daily environmental stress. Evening is when skin naturally shifts into repair mode, making it the ideal time to support healthy skin renewal, replenish moisture and improve the appearance of fine lines over time.
Your daytime routine
1. Cleanse
Glow Cleanser
Gently removes overnight impurities while respecting the skin barrier.
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2. Prepare
Repair Hydromist
Replenishes hydration and supports the skin barrier, preparing skin for active ingredients.
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3. Treat
Vibran-C Serum
Provides antioxidant protection while supporting brighter, firmer and more even-looking skin.
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4. Hydrate
Hydrate Moisturiser
Provides lasting hydration to support a smoother, healthier-looking complexion.
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5. Protect
De-Light SPF
Helps protect collagen and elastin from daily UV exposure while helping prevent premature skin ageing.
Weekly Renewal Options
Healthy skin renewal develops gradually.
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Once your skin is comfortable with your daily ritual, you can introduce weekly exfoliation to help maintain smoother skin texture, support healthy cell turnover and enhance the appearance of radiance.
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Choose the treatment that best matches how your skin feels that week.
Dual Action Peel
Intensive Refinement
Combines exfoliating acids with fruit enzymes to support deeper skin renewal, helping improve the appearance of texture, uneven tone and visible skin vitality.
✓ Supports deeper skin renewal
✓ Helps improve texture and radiance
✓ Promotes a smoother, more refined complexion
Reveal Tonic
Gentle Refinement
A gentle enzyme exfoliating tonic designed to support healthy skin renewal between A-New treatments. Ideal when your skin feels dull, slightly rough or is not ready for a stronger exfoliation.
✓ Supports healthy cell turnover
✓ Smooths rough skin texture
✓ Enhances natural radiance
Personalise Your Ritual
Support your ritual with targeted treatments that provide additional hydration, nourishment and antioxidant protection as your skin's needs change.
Glow Cleanser
Morning Brightening Cleanse
Recommended for your morning routine to gently refine skin texture, remove overnight impurities and prepare the skin for antioxidant protection. Fruit-derived AHAs and nourishing botanical oils help reveal a smoother, more radiant complexion.
✓ Gently refines and brightens skin
✓ Supports healthy skin renewal
✓ Prepares skin for Vitamin C
Vibran-C
Daily Antioxidant Defence
A concentrated Vitamin C serum that helps protect skin from environmental oxidative stress while supporting brighter, firmer-looking skin and a more even complexion. An ideal morning partner to A-New.
✓ Supports healthy collagen
✓ Brightens uneven skin tone
✓ Defends against free radical damage
B-Strong Serum
Recovery & Resilience
Use between A-New nights to help strengthen the skin barrier while supporting skin resilience against environmental stress. High-strength niacinamide, antioxidants and botanical extracts help improve the appearance of uneven tone and maintain healthier-looking skin.
✓ Strengthens skin resilience
✓ Helps improve uneven tone
✓ Supports recovery between A-New nights
Weekly Mask
Weekly Recovery Treatment
A cooling hydrogel mask that replenishes hydration and comforts skin after active treatments. Rich in beta-glucan, panthenol, centella and soothing botanical extracts to help restore comfort and support the skin barrier.
✓ Deeply replenishes hydration
✓ Comforts skin after renewal treatments
✓ Supports a healthy skin barrier
Radiance Elixir
Nourishing Overnight Finish
A luxurious blend of botanical oils and antioxidant-rich plant extracts that replenishes essential lipids, locks in moisture and leaves skin softer, smoother and more radiant by morning.
✓ Replenishes essential skin lipids
✓ Enhances overnight radiance
✓ Leaves skin soft and nourished
Restore Cream
Intensive Barrier Nourishment
A rich moisturiser formulated for skin that feels dry, depleted or overexposed. Ceramides, colloidal oatmeal, squalane and nourishing botanical oils help restore comfort while strengthening the skin barrier during periods of increased renewal.
✓ Intensively nourishes dry skin
✓ Strengthens the skin barrier
✓ Ideal after A-New when extra comfort is needed
FAQs
Begin gradually and increase frequency as tolerated. Always wear SPF during the day when using retinol products.
Daily UV exposure is one of the primary contributors to premature skin ageing, pigmentation and collagen breakdown.
Many people notice improvements in hydration and radiance within weeks, while firmness, pigmentation and texture improvements typically develop over consistent use.
Continue your Learning
Shanga Academy
Understanding Photoageing
• Free Radicals Explained
• Why Daily SPF Matters
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Collagen
• How Skin Ages