Background

Skyn Iceland claims to be the first and only skincare brand worldwide, created specifically to fight the physiological effects of stress on the skin. Acne In Review team was eager to find out whether their claims are true. Sarah Kugelman, the founder of Skyn Iceland has a rich experience of more than 15 years in creating, developing, and launching skin care products. At Skyn Iceland, they believe that beauty and wellness are interrelated. They offer a wide range of products and solutions for your acne breakouts, baggy eyes, and dull skin.

At Skyn Iceland, their main aim is to promote a stress-free life that is full of balance, beauty and wellness. The team of experts at Skyn Iceland understands and knows the harm stress can do to the skin. Through extensive research, they have developed products that promise to take stress out of your skin and make it glow with health.

Specifically, Skyn Iceland promises to do the following….

• Soothe, stabilize, and nourish skin
• Take stress out
• Work both internally and externally to clear acne
• Free of paraben
• Calm skin inflammation
• Unclogs the pores
• Brightens dull and lifeless skin

Ingredients

Skyn Iceland ingredients come from the purest and coolest region on Earth – Iceland. This part of the world is home to the untouched and unspoiled natural resources such as arctic tundras, volcanoes, glaciers, nutrient rich soil, and waterfalls. These natural resources are meticulously preserved and maintained in their natural habitat. Skyn Iceland products are developed using the most advanced skin care technology. They are made of the most effective and potent ingredients to soothe, stabilize, fortify, and nourish skin from inside out.

Our acne review team took a closer look at the Anti-Blemish Gel offered by Skyn Iceland and found that the active ingredients in the product include:

Willow Bark

Green Tea

Salicylic Acid

Willow Bark is a highly effective, natural antibacterial that helps in reducing the acne causing bacteria. The product also contains vitamins and green tea antioxidants that help to protect the skin from free radicals. They help to minimize the flare-ups effectively without the drying or irritating the skin.

Website

The website of Skyn Iceland is well designed and loaded with information. Our review team liked the clean and white background of the website. It contains several tabs and sections that make it easier for the visitors to look for information. Those who require more navigational help can refer to the sitemap at the bottom of the homepage.

At the top of the homepage, they have tabs like: Products, Environmental Stress & Skin, Stress 101, The Iceland Connection, In the News, and Events.

Under the ‘Products’ tab in the website visitors will find a list of products by Skyn Iceland. On clicking on the products, it will take visitors to individual product pages that contain detailed product descriptions, along with the symptoms, solutions and usage directions.

With tons of articles and information on stress, acne, and how Skyn Iceland helps in curing them, our acne review team could help but get impressed.

At the bottom of the homepage, visitors will find tabs like: Site Map, Skyn FAQs, About, Contact, Return Policy, and Shipping Rates.

Lifestyle

The website contains sections like ‘In The News’, ‘Events’ and ‘Skyn FAQ’s’ which gives detailed information about the company and where their products have been featured by the media.

Skyn Iceland products have been featured in several health and beauty magazines such as “Elle Canada”, “Vouge”, “In Style”, “Elle Girl” “Time Style” “Fashion”, “Brides”, and “Sherman Travels” to name a few.

Skyn Iceland also has its presence in social networking media like Facebook. It also has a blog of its own.

Pros

All skyn products are made of natural stuff. They are free of parabens, petroleum, mineral oil & sulfates. The products are 100% vegetarian, cruelty-free, and allergy tested.

If you are not satisfied with the product then you can return it within 30 days of delivery and obtain a return authorization.

They offer free sample products, but only to people staying in United States.

Cons

They do not guarantee returns after 30 days of delivery.

Tricks

Visitors can request for sample products by sending an email. Products bought from retail outlets cannot be returned, so its better you buy directly from the website.