The days are drawing in, the temperature is plummeting and the central heating is going on. Great for keeping you warm, but these fluctuations in temperature are a nightmare for your skin.

TWELVE Beauty & winter skin

One mantra we always remember is “moisturise, moisturise, moisturise” but it is also important to protect the skin and reduce its sensitivity.

TWELVE Beauty has been developed by cosmetologist and pharmacist Pedro Catala, who has a specialist expertise in botany, and the science and technology of cosmetics. We’ve featured the range here before because Beauty Editor Amelia loved the products and Editor in Chief, LadyM can’t survive without a dose of the Complete Regeneration Night Cream before bed.

TWELVE Beauty

The theory behind TWELVE  is that we’re all putting pressure on our skin, whether it’s caused by stress, a bad diet, city living, or using products which are too harsh for us: TWELVE aims to set the balance straight.

The range is made up of six products, each containing purely eco-approved ingredients, and all are totally free from parabens, sulphates, silicones, petrochemicals and glycols. If your skin is stressed, over-sensitive or allergy-prone, this is the range for you. The name comes from the 12 high-grade ingredients that Catala discovered, which form the backbone of the range. Each product contains a selection of these ingredients, including White Genepi extract, Imperatoria leaf extract, Mallow Flower extract and Butterfly Bush leaf extract.

Products in this world renowned skincare range include Complete Regeneration Night Cream, Essential Bio-Technological Moisturiser, Ideal Moisture Level Serum, Ideal Rebalancing Level Serum and Ultra Revitalising Elixir. Last week TWELVE Beauty had the two serums named in Harper Bazaar (Spain), in their Beauty Hot List top 50.

Ultra Revitalising Elixir

This product has the most amazing name; it sounds really magical. It is a fabulous product, great not only at keeping healthy balanced skin but it has a high concentration of organic antioxidants like buddleja (butterfly bush) artemisia (white genepi), imperatoria and mallow extract, to give hydration and protection during the day. Pedro called it elixir because of has more concentration of active ingredients than a normal toner and does not contain any alcohol. For £16 it is a steal.

Winter Hydration

Winter time is all about keeping your skin hydrated. The Ideal Moisture Level Serum can be used to top up the levels of hydration in the skin and as a booster it can be used with the Essential Bio-technological Moisturiser.

Both products bring together an exclusive combination of antioxidants and are rich in hyaluronic acid. This is a super big molecule and as such it does not penetrate the skin but instead creates an invisible visco-elastic film that keeps the skin elastic and moisturised. (That’s the science bit!)

Wrap it all off with the Complete Regeneration Night Cream to counteract all the environmental stress that skin has suffered during the day and feel pampered as you drift off to sleep

Visit www.twelvebeauty.com for more information on the products, and to visit the online shop.