Skin Care

9 Weird Beauty Ingredients You're Going to See Everywhere In 2018

Experts weigh in on nine buzzworthy ingredients that are sure to set the industry ablaze.

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Pearl Asian beauty has already introduced us to exotic ingredients like snail mucin and pig collagen in the past few years, but expect pearl to take center stage in 2018. "Creams containing crushed pearl can act as great exfoliants," says Bard. "Pearls also contain nacre and conchiolin, which not only provide iridescence but also lighten by inhibiting tyrosinase, one of the enzymes involved in pigment production in the skin."

Using pearl in skin care isn't entirely new, as pearl extracts and infusions have been included in La Prairie and Tatcha serums and essences for years. But delivering brighter and healthier-looking skin isn't all pearl can do. "Pearl is a prized beauty tonic in Asian cultures due to the amino acids that are thought to be reparative, helping in tissue growth, wrinkle reduction, tightening, healing blemishes and discoloration," says Klein.

Try Sephora Collection Sleeping Mask - Pearl, $4, to brighten your skin while you snooze.

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