Dullness

• Exfoliate one to three times a week.
• Use a brightening and hydrating face serum.
• Moisturize your skin morning and night.

Vitamin C-based skin care products may lighten patches that are darker than the rest of your skin, called hyperpigmentation.

Oxygen Botanicals' Ultra Correcting-C Cream, is an effective antioxidant that brightens the skin tone. Oxygen Botanicals' Specialty Cream (B), perfect for acne-prone skin, this powerful anti-blemish treatment cream. Oxygen Botanicals' Specialty Serum (B), it moisturizes the skin instead of dehydrating it, and is effective in clearing up existing blemishes while preventing new breakouts from forming. It helps to fade scars.

Most dermatologists agree that dull skin is often caused by dryness and one of the most popular reasons for dry skin, is not exfoliating enough or not exfoliating properly. Dry skin left on your face after it breaks down, needs to be removed in order to allow new, glowing cells to come forward.

It is common for skin to be red and swollen for a few days afterwards, and it may be bruised or crusty for 1 to 2 weeks. Over the next few weeks, your skin should start to fade to a lighter colour. It will be sensitive to the sun for up to 6 months.

Dull skin can be caused by: Dead skin cells. You shed millions of dead skin cells each day, which can pile up on top of each other like dust particles on a surface. This layer of dead skin prevents your skin from reflecting light and can give your face a more ashy look.