In the space of a year, women's beauty concerns have been shaken up completely by the covid-19 pandemic, with mask-wearing, the switch to home working, and successive lockdowns. Right now, skincare is all about going back to basics, protecting skin from the harm it can face day to day, and deep treatments that don't involve leaving the house—no matter where in the world you may be.
Protecting skin ... from screens
The blue light emitted by screens can be harmful for skin cell renewal, and can affect skin's natural radiance and accentuate wrinkles. So it's no surprise that internet users have been searching en masse for skincare to combat this phenomenon. The global search platform Stylight notes a +136% increase in Google search interest for "blue light skincare" since the beginning of 2019, peaking at +336 per cent in May 2020, during lockdown.