Christmas Retail: Teenage Skincare Gift Sets

For parents and carers keen to encourage their teenagers into a regular skin routine, these festive gift sets are ideal as an introduction that could improve their skin and boost their confidence into 2022. 

Featuring key ingredients of Salicylic acid to gently exfoliate, Hyaluronic acid to intensely hydrate, antibacterial Tea Tree and prebiotics to balance the skin's microbiome, these products are not only effective at treating acne, blemishes and congested skin but also care for skin at the same time without drying or irritating. Plus, their packaged into cute gift sets that will put a smile on faces on Christmas morning – what's not to love!

Clarins Perfect Cleansing Kit for Combination to Oily Skin includes three products to cleanse and exfoliate. The cleanser and toner used twice a day remove make-up, impurities, excess oil and pollution, whilst the scrub will purify for a matte, smooth and balanced complexion when used once or twice a week. 

The set includes Clarins Velvet Cleansing Milk, Purifying Toning Lotion, and Pure Scrub Purifying Gel Scrub, in a Clarins Pure Happiness Bag.

Clarins: www.clarins.ie / 01 533 9970

Dermalogica's Clear Start Breakout Clearing Kit includes a three-step regime to deep cleanse and purify, treat and clear spots and breakouts and hydrate skin, with travel-sized products to introduce teenagers to the range. 

The kit includes Dermalogica Clear Start Breakout Clearing Foam Wash, Cooling Aqua Jelly and Breakout Clearing Booster. Products are formulated with Salicylic acid, Hyaluronic acid, Tea Tree oil and Niacinamide.

Dermalogica: www.dermalogica.ie / 1800 832 296

DMK's Holi-Klear Christmas Gift Set is a complete treatment kit for inflamed acne, oily and congested skin. Products reduce redness and soothe inflammation, whilst a hand-held blue LED device kills acne-causing bacteria. 

The set contains Acu Klenz, a cleanser that prevents pores from clogging by slowing down the shedding of cells inside hair follicles. Acu Klear uses Salicylic acid to kill acne bacteria and dry up active acne. Acu Moist is a gentle non-oily, light moisturising lotion.

Acu Masque fights acne-causing bacteria, purifies the skin, soothes and reduces redness and inflammation. Acu Mist is formulated with Aloe and plant extracts that help to normalise the skin's acid mantle.

Treatment is boosted with the Acu Zap which combines the benefits of blue LED, thermal heat energy and microcurrent to kill acne-causing bacteria and reduce inflammation, acne lesions and congestion.

Chleo Enterprises: www.chleoenterprises.ie / 01 408 0820

Nimue's Y:SKIN range, specifically formulated for younger skin aged 10-20 years, features a full range of products that control oil production and breakouts whilst protecting skin from environmental factors. 

This Nimue Y:SKIN Youth Essentials Gift Set includes Cleansing Gel Lite 3ml Sachet, a soap-free, 2-in-1 gel cleanser, Y:SKIN Youth Moisturiser/Facial Balance 60ml that delivers gentle daily moisturisation, Y:SKIN Purifying Youth Mask 60ml with antiseptic and soothing properties, and a Sun-C SPF50 3ml Sachet to protect against UVA and UVB damage. A Nimue Mask Brush for even application of the clay-based Purifying Youth Mask is also included in this festive gift set.

Sweet Squared: www.sweetsquared.com / 01 408 9191

Green People Organic's Young My Skin Goals three-step skincare routine has been specifically designed for younger, blemish-prone skin. 

Key ingredients in these vegan formulations include Organic Green Tea, Willow Bark, Prebiotics, Rosehip and Tea Tree.

Packaged in a recycled gift box, the set includes Clear Skin Foaming Face Wash with antibacterial properties, Clear Skin Cleansing Moisturiser, and Clear Skin Purifying Serum to target spots and clear the complexion when used daily.

Green People: www.greenpeople.co.uk / 0044 01403 740350