Silymarin is an active ingredient extracted from milk thistle seeds that has antioxidant properties. The antioxidants in silymarin for the skin work to prevent oily skin from oxidizing and causing blemishes.

Derived from the milk thistle plant, silymarin is an effective antioxidant that helps prevent skin damage and premature signs of aging caused by environmental free radicals. Silymarin and milk thistle benefits for skin may also include preventing oil oxidation on the skin’s surface, which plays a role in creating favorable conditions for blemish formation. Designed especially for oily and blemish-prone skin, Silymarin CF is a potent daily antioxidant serum that provides naturally-derived protective and preventative silymarin benefits.

Oily and blemish-prone skin produces more sebum than other skin types and may have a lower level of natural antioxidant protection against free radicals. When free radicals cause oil on the surface of the skin to oxidize, the chance of blemish formation may increase. Silymarin CF provides oily and blemish-prone skin with antioxidant milk thistle benefits for skin—and has been clinically shown to help prevent oil oxidation.

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SkinCeuticals is an industry leader in antioxidant skincare science and has extensively studied silymarin benefits for oily and blemish-prone skin. Found to provide protection against skin-damaging free radicals and help prevent the oil oxidation that has been shown to contribute to blemish formation, this ingredient is combined with L-ascorbic acid (pure vitamin C), ferulic-acid, and salicylic acid an OTC ingredient that treats blemishes, to make Silymarin CF a first-of-its-kind daily topical antioxidant for these specific skin types. Silymarin CF is a first-of-its-kind daily topical antioxidant that provides protection against skin-damaging free radicals and helps prevent oil oxidation that has shown to contribute to blemish formation. Silymarin combined with L-ascorbic acid (pure vitamin C), ferulic-acid, and salicylic acid form a powerful formulation for blemishes.

The easiest way to provide oily or blemish-prone skin with silymarin and milk thistle benefits is to apply Silymarin CF to clean skin every morning before other corrective serums and moisturizers. For optimal protection from environmental skin damage, follow with a broad spectrum sunscreen as your final skincare step every morning.

Silymarin CF is designed for daily morning use in order to provide the skin with antioxidant silymarin benefits throughout the day. Silymarin can be found in our Anitoxidant Lip Repair and also in our Face Cream for dry and aging skin, which is suitable for use in the morning and/or evening.

Milk thistle is beneficial for the skin. The natural milk thistle benefits for the skin come from antioxidant properties that help the skin repair itself by reducing inflammation, revitalizing, and brightening the skin.