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Symmetry Fluid Anti-Pollution Serum

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Symmetry Fluid is KLUR’s pollution-fighting serum that’s designed to keep free radicals at bay. When asked how free radicals could negatively impact the skin, Thornton started off by giving a brief definition of what exactly free radicals are.

“Free radicals are ROS, ‘reactive oxygen species.’ They’re in the world, they’re in our air, and they’re around us all the time,” she said.

“What we want to do is incorporate antioxidants into our skincare routine on a daily basis. It’s an overlooked step, but it’s all about prevention because exposure to those reactive oxygen species is what breaks the skin down,” she continued. “It creates a loss of collagen, and pokes holes in the skin barrier.”

“I think it’s actually the environment, the sun, and the irritation that our skin barrier faces every day that’s overlooked in our aging process. We’re all going to age, but we’re not just aging because we’ve been around for a long time. We’re aging because we’ve been around these reactive oxygen species. Antioxidants really help stabilize the skin, and an unstable molecule is what we call a ‘free radical,” she added. “This product is all about the balance of prevention and repairing the skin at the same time. It’s preventing new damage and it’s balancing the skin through certain types of lipids and ingredients that are needed to restore the skin barrier. It’s also so soothing and calming. It’s not one of those products you’ll see a huge difference with but you’re really using it to prevent any new damage and repair the old damage.”