Beauty


Top Skincare Products from Southwest Florida Brands

We've tapped some of the best local lines—many from doctors and dermatologists—to create the ultimate skincare haul.

BY June 29, 2023
SWFL skincare brands
(Photo by Anna Nguyen)

The right products can make or break your skincare routine. Fortunately, Southwest Florida beauty pros know a thing or two about creating powerhouse formulas. Sunscreen is a must to keep damage at bay. Since you wear it daily, the best formula layers beautifully, never leaves a white cast and always protects from harsh rays with SPF levels above 30. Project Glammers’ tinted DEFEND Sunscreen Anti-oxidant Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 has nourishing vitamins C and E, and is tinted for a blurring effect.

At-home spa days call for a good detox. We’re all about Envio Skincare’s Cranberry Clarifying Clay Mask, infused with Vitamin C-rich cranberry, chamomile and rosemary leaf oil for baby-soft skin. The Naples-based brand has mastered the art of lightweight, non-greasy formulas (we also love their Gel Hydrator, with hyaluronic acid to lock in moisture, lilac leaf to restore the skin barrier and a redness-fighting green tint that combine to eradicate stubborn acne).

For a good cleanser, look to the Vintner’s Daughters Active Renewal Cleanser, created by the heir to Naples Winter Wine Festival royalty Jeff Garguilo and Valerie Boyd, April Garguilo. Her brand earned a loyal following after she launched her silky, phytoceramide- and phytonutrient-rich Active Botanical Serum in 2013. The recently-released cleanser utilizes her trademarked Phyto Radiance Infusion to nourish while whisking away built-up oil, makeup and SPF.

And, because skincare doesn’t stop with your face, surgeon and skincare guru Dr. Kiran Gill created a Clarifying Body Scrub, infused with smoothing salicylic and glycolic acids that gently exfoliate to reveal supple skin. To moisturize, we like Guess My Age Super Fruit + Peptide Intense Rejuvenating Cream from Naples’ dermatologist Dr. Cyndi Yag-Howard and her daughter, Aubrey Howard. The fruit-driven, antioxidant-packed moisturizer has collagen-producing peptides and moisture-retaining emollients. Now, you’re covered from head to toe.

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