The quest for youthful skin often leads us to try some rather unusual skincare routines, from snail mucin-filled serums like COSRX’s Power Essence Gel, to face taping. One skincare ingredient that might divide opinions is bee venom, touted to help smooth and firm skin, leaving it looking more youthful.
It may sound a bit unconventional, but Rodial’s bee venom-infused skincare range is one of the brand’s top-selling and most recognised products. Each item genuinely includes bee venom – or, more precisely, melittin peptides ethically sourced from bee venom – and promises to give your skin a fuller, plumper look.
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For shoppers keen to give them a go and save some cash along the way, the Bee Venom Anti-aging Starter Kit is an excellent place to start. With £265 worth of products inside, it’s an instant three-step routine that you can get your hands on for £165 – saving you £100.
The kit includes three full-size products; the Bee Venom Moisturiser, Bee Venom Eye Cream and Bee Venom Cleansing Balm, and with the eye cream alone costing £145 you’re already making a significant saving. The skincare trio is perfect for anyone looking to tackle the signs of ageing starting to appear on their skin, from fine lines to deeper set wrinkles.
Each product in the range combines plant peptides with the brand’s signature Bee Venom technology, which controls muscle contractions in your face and boosts blood circulation. It also contains cyclopeptide-5, which restores and increases skin elasticity and firmness to prevent further signs of ageing, and juvenity which encourages cells to reactivate collagen production, making skin look younger and fuller.
Shoppers will get three full size products
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While no skincare routine can completely erase every sign of ageing, a good regimen can keep your skin looking fresh and youthful with minimal effort (or needles) required. Hydration is key, which is why all three products also contain moisturising ingredients to help prevent dry, crepey looking skin which can age you.
Another great saving is Germaine De Capuccini’s Pro-Collagen Anti-Wrinkle Routine, which has just recently launched. Offering intensive corrections and daily protections for younger, firmer skin, it’s usually priced at £189 but is now on sale down to £130.
If you’re hesitant about such a big splurge on your skincare, Rodial also offers the Bee Venom Little Luxuries Set, which contains four mini bee venom-infused skincare products worth £163 and is available for £68. This is a great way of testing out the skincare products before committing to a full size version, so you can see how your skin responds, reports the Mirror.
Shoppers are buzzing about the Bee Venom Anti-aging Starter Kit, with glowing testimonials pouring in. One happy customer exclaimed: “Great products I always go back to Rodial as I can notice a difference in my skin.”
Another fan couldn’t hide their enthusiasm: “Since I tried this kit, I haven’t stopped ordering it when I run out. All the products are amazing! They are full size and they have been a game-changer for my skin! You can buy the kit for the cost of the full-sized moisturizer! My skin seems tighter and it glows, people have remarked on the improved appearance of my skin!”
However, not everyone was completely satisfied, with one noting: “I just started using them but so far I’m not seeing all the benefits to wrinkles that I was hoping for.”
It’s important to remember that most skincare products require at least one full skin cycle (around 28 days) to truly gauge their effectiveness.
Others have found relief and results with the kit, saying: “Tried bee venom after my long standing skincare was no longer made and other products were causing irritation. Each product has soothed my skin and brought about a lovely moisturised feel. My skin feels and looks better than it has for a while.”
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