You do not need to give up the moisturizer you already love. Mix in a Kinis gel booster, or layer a serum underneath, and it becomes your own targeted moisturizer, shaped around what your skin needs right now.
Why we don’t make a moisturizer, on purpose.
Most of us already have a moisturizer we trust, and we know how our skin gets on with it. So Kinis does not make one. Instead, our serums and boosters are designed to sit under your moisturizer or mix straight into it.
Think of your moisturizer as the base and Kinis as the targeted part. Change the booster and the same cream does a slightly different job. It is a simple way to adjust as your skin changes.
Meet the three you mix in, side by side.
- Vitality, our Antioxidant Ginkgo Gel Booster. Ginkgo biloba leaf extract with green tea, oak bark and grape seed, in an oil-free, vegan gel. It helps protect, refresh and hydrate. Mix a small amount into your moisturizer, morning and evening.
- Awaken, our Caffeine Gel Booster. 1% caffeine with glycerin, in an oil-free, vegan gel, to help skin look refreshed and less puffy and feel hydrated. Mix it into your face moisturizer or your eye moisturizer, morning and evening.
- Harmony, our Bioactive Prebiotics Jelly Serum. Prebiotics with two forms of hyaluronic acid and sodium PCA. It is vegan and dermatologically tested, and helps skin feel balanced, soothed and hydrated. Mix a few drops into your daily cream whenever your skin needs it.
If your skin looks tired or dull, Vitality or Awaken is a natural place to start. If it feels dry, tight or unsettled, try Harmony first.
How to mix it, step by step.
- Cleanse. Start with clean skin. Refresh, our sulfate-free gel wash, works morning and evening. Pat your face dry.
- Serum first, if you use one. Apply it to clean skin and give it a moment to settle (more on serums below).
- Measure your moisturizer. Put your usual amount in the palm of your hand.
- Add the booster. A small amount of Vitality or Awaken, or a few drops of Harmony. Start small: you can always add a little more next time.
- Mix and apply. Blend with a fingertip until it looks even, then smooth it over your skin as you normally would.
Mix fresh in your palm each time rather than stirring a booster into the jar. That way your moisturizer stays exactly as it is, and you can choose a different booster tomorrow.
More than one booster? Take it gently.
All three boosters go into your moisturizer, so you can change them as your skin changes. You might reach for Awaken on mornings when you look tired, and Harmony on days when your skin feels unsettled. Begin with one, and only add or swap once you know how your skin responds to it.
Layering serums underneath, thinnest to thickest.
Gel boosters go into your moisturizer. Serums go on before it, onto clean skin. These four sit underneath:
- Nourish, with two forms of hyaluronic acid, sodium PCA, sunflower seed oil, watercress and elderberry. It helps skin look and feel hydrated, plumper and smoother. Morning and evening, before your moisturizer.
- Poise, a peptide serum with hexapeptide-11, dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline, ginkgo, aloe and hyaluronic acid, to help skin look smoother and firmer and feel hydrated. Morning and evening, before your moisturizer.
- Radiance, our vitamin C serum with ferulic acid and sea buckthorn oil, to help skin look brighter. Mornings only, before your moisturizer. Please note it contains almond oil.
- Restore, a natural retinol alternative oil serum with bakuchiol and rosehip oil, to help skin look smoother and more even. Evenings only, followed by your moisturizer.
When you use a serum and a booster together, the order is simple: serum, then your moisturizer with the booster mixed in.
Or let a ritual do the choosing.
If you would rather not choose piece by piece, our ritual sets pair a serum with the right booster for you. The Glow Ritual brings together Refresh, Radiance and Vitality for brighter-looking mornings. The Comfort Ritual pairs Refresh, Harmony and Nourish for skin that feels dry or tight. The Boost Collection layers Nourish, Poise and Restore under your moisturizer. You can compare them all on our rituals page.
One new step at a time, always.
However you build your routine, introduce one new product at a time and give your skin a few weeks to settle before adding the next. Read the full ingredient list on each product page, and if you are unsure where to begin, our FAQs can help.
Kinis Skin products are cosmetics. They are not intended to treat menopause symptoms. If you have concerns about your skin or your health, please speak to your doctor or pharmacist.