The Biggest Skincare Ingredients to Know in 2024

But, with so much information out there, it can feel overwhelming when choosing the right skincare ingredients for your routine. And deciphering between TikTok’s buzziest beauty trends as a fad or a game-changing investment can make the process even more complex. Thankfully, we’ve curated an essential handbook on the ingredients to know. As well as the usual suspects (vitamin C, retinol, and collagen), you’ll notice that there is a focus on skin-barrier-supporting ingredients that can help rebuild and soothe sensitive skin. Plus, we’ll be turning to mother nature for botanicals that help heal and calm skin (mushrooms and witch hazel taking centre stage). Not forgetting, of course, the biggest ingredients taking over the skincare world this year (exosomes and peptides, looking at you). Whatever your skincare needs, we’re sure you’ll find the right hero for you in our guide to the hottest skincare ingredients to know in 2024. 

You want it? We’ve got it. These are the trending ingredients that everyone is talking about for 2024.  

We have AHAs, BHAs and PHAs, then there is hyaluronic acid, glycolic, lactic, mandelic and polyglutamic … yes, there are a lot of acids in the skincare ingredient world, all with very important roles to play to give you the best skin of your life. Being the parents of the group, AHAs, BHAs and PHAs come in handy to help resurface and brighten skin. Loosening dead skin cells (AHAs), de-clogging pores (BHAs) and gently exfoliating (PHAs) – they are key in revealing new, healthy skin underneath. Within these ingredient families we have exciting new formulas that are brightening, blemish-busting and fortifying for your skin barrier.

Want to know what the experts and those in the know call upon as part of their daily skincare routine? From the under-the-radar ingredients to those clinically-proven staples, here’s what you’ll find in the skincare bags of the most clued up skintellectuals. 

Skin sensitivity is on the rise and the cause is down to myriad factors. Genetic differences in the skin’s protective barrier can mean that your skin is more likely to react to a whole range of influences such as over-exfoliation, environmental aggressors and even the change in temperatures can disrupt the balance of your skin’s microbiome. This means that you may experience unwarranted breakouts, dry and flaky skin, redness and inflammation.

If you’re looking for advice, you can speak to our world-class experts in The Pharmacy and The Wellness Clinic for tailored-to-you guidance. You can also streamline your skincare shelf with products that have a calming effect. Look to cooling, alcohol-free and anti-inflammatory ingredients such as aloe vera, chamomile and calendula to soothe your skin. Plus, bolster your barrier between your skin and environmental aggressors with hydrating hyaluronic acid and ceramides.