Skincare Trends Quietly Reshaping 2026
Fermented vitamin C, peptide complexes, and routines that actually shrank. Here's what our beauty team is following this year.
This year is all about doing less, better. Reducing actives and focusing on barrier-supportive formulations is the dominant theme.
Bio-fermentation
Bio-fermented vitamin C is having a moment across the industry — better stability and a gentler delivery than traditional formulas.
Three-step routines
Cleanser, treatment, SPF. That's it. The trend toward longer routines has reversed.
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