The ingredient you’ve never heard of that will transform your skin

‘Nature’s answer to Botox’: The ingredient you’ve never heard of that will transform your skin in isolation – and the EXACT order to apply your skincare products in

• Malachite is the brand new skincare ingredient brands are touting right now
• It is a mineral that is most often seen in its crystal form, looking opaque & green
• In skincare, malachite’s high copper content is used to stimulate collagen
• Can act as a recovery ingredient to sun exposure and for those exposed to smog

By Matilda Rudd For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 06:48 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 07:13 BST, 14 April 2020

A new skincare ingredient dubbed ‘nature’s answer to Botox’ promises to stimulate collagen and heal the face if it has been exposed to sunlight, making it the perfect treatment to try while in isolation.

Malachite is a mineral that has the power to evolve into an opaque green crystal, and has been used by the ancient Egyptians, and more recently the Native Americans, to ‘detoxify the spirit’, Rawkanvas reported.

It has a high copper content which encourages the production of collagen within your body.

Copper activates an enzyme called lysyl oxidase that’s required for collagen maturation. Active lysyl oxidase cross-links fibers with other supportive fibers, helping to form the scaffold that supports your tissues.

A new skincare ingredient dubbed ‘nature’s answer to Botox’ promises to stimulate collagen and heal the face if it has been exposed to sunlight (Rawkanvas customer pictured)

Malachite is a mineral that has the power to evolve into an opaque green crystal (pictured)

Over time malachite can improve skin elasticity and diminish the appearance of wrinkles, which is where the connection to Botox comes from.

It can also strengthen the skin’s natural defences, fight free radical pollutants (such as smog and UV exposure), and can act as a recovery ingredient to sun exposure. 

Skincare brand RawKanvas has created a serum called Eternal ($59) that contains malachite and works wonders to brighten, revitalise and rejuvenate the overall complexion for eternally youthful skin.

It can also strengthen the skin’s natural defences, fight free radical pollutants (such as smog and UV exposure), and can act as a recovery ingredient to sun exposure

Eternal serum by RawKanvas (pictured)

You can also purchase the miracle ingredient in the Eye Contour Mask ($170) by Sisley Paris, the G.Tox Malachite + AHA Pore Refining Toner ($98.55) by Goop Beauty and the Hydraskin Intensive Moisturising Serum ($91) by Darphin.

Some customers have noticed the difference in their skin’s elasticity after one use, according to those who tried Sisley Paris’ Eye Contour Mask.

It is safe for all skin types and textures to use, even those who suffer from sensitivity.

What order should you apply your skincare?

1. Cleanser

2. Toner

3. Eye Cream

4. Serum

5. Moisturiser

6. Facial Oil 

Once you’ve chosen your malachite products it’s important to apply one pump of your skincare products in a certain order, to the get the best absorption and results. 

Firstly start with a cleanser, before reaching for your toner, eye cream, serum, moisturiser and facial oil.  

In this order your skin has time to feel clean and replenished before the deeply moisturising products with anti-ageing properties are applied.

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