AMPERNA® Skincare Range

If you have issues with your skin including sensitivity or acne, or you are looking for an ultra-gentle skincare range which is also highly active, AMPERNA® is an Australian skincare brand which ticks all the boxes.

• What Is It: A range of soothing, nourishing and probiotic skincare products.
• Why buy: They can ease a multitude of skin problems, and you can purchase an entire set of essentials in containers deal for travellers.
• The Details: The AMPERNA® range can be purchased as a bundle for $240, however, you can also buy each item individually as required. Available from www.amperna.com. 

Road Test

Five years ago the founder of AMPERNA®, Kiri Yanchenko, found herself struggling with acne for the first time as an adult due to a health condition. Her skin was reacting to many common irritants, including sulfates, parabens and synthetic fragrances, so she went in search of an ultra gentle skincare range that was free of these nasties, but contained key active ingredients which would help to bring her skin back to good health. Kiri couldn’t find anything that existed that would work, so she did what a number of skincare product founders do, and she developed her own range, AMPERNA®. Holistic and practical, this innovative range of products contains only the necessary ingredients, plus a lineup of active ingredients including a probiotic complex, glycolic acid and vitamins A, C and E. They are also free of nasties including sulfates, parabens, aluminium, synthetic fragrance, synthetic colours and bleaches. A key element of the formula is the probiotic complex, which delivers good bacteria to the skin to act as a protective layer and help boost healthy looking skin, as well as calm and soothe troubled skin. Probiotics also help defend the skin against age-accelerating environmental stressors, so it’s a win-win outcome for the user. The AMPERNA® range consists of five key products; Ultra Gentle Soothing Cleanser, Lightweight Soothing+ Emulsion, 10% Pro+ Resurfacing Lotion, Pro+ Vitamin C Hyaluronic Serum, and Probiotic+ DS Soothing Serum. 

The Ultra Gentle Soothing Cleanser is a light gel cleanser that helps remove makeup while balancing the skin; it has a lovely, light fragrance and leaves skin feeling soft and smooth. Lightweight Soothing+ Emulsion contains a groundbreaking probiotic formula, along with ceramides, hyaluronic acid and emollients to help nourish the skin and protect it from free radical damage; it is virtually fragrance free, and literally melts into the skin. There’s also 10% Pro+ Resurfacing Lotion which contains 10% glycolic acid (AHA) and antioxidants to help calm redness and improve the skin’s texture, and which you apply at night. And there’s Pro+ Vitamin C Hyaluronic Serum, which has a deeply hydrating formula that helps create a more youthful-looking complexion, and which you can use morning and/or night. And finally the Probiotic+ DS Soothing Serum is a deeply restorative formula that helps cool and soothe irritated skin and calm redness. AMPERNA® isn’t just for problem skin, however, they are well worth considering for use during the Australian summer months, when the skin can get clogged from sunscreen, pigmentation can occur from the sun, or you can experience dryness from sunbathing and too many trips to the beach. Using these products can also help to prevent breakouts of sensitivity and eczema, and they keep your skin looking healthy and nourished. And what's not to love about that?

Beauty In Travel Loves 

• The containers are lightweight and easy to travel with.
• The products contain very little fragrance and don’t irritate.
• The cleanser is very gentle and won’t dry out your skin.

Insider Tips

• A little of the 10% Pro+ Resurfacing Lotion can be added to your body lotion to give a real boost to your skin from head to toe.
• The Probiotic+ DS Soothing Serum can also be applied several times a day to any problem areas of the skin, and used only when needed.