Alastin Skincare INhance Post-Injection Serum 0.33 Fl Oz

A ten day course in a ten millilitre tube, with a cooling metal tip you roll over the injection site, built for the days right after filler.

What is Alastin INhance Post-Injection Serum?

INhance is a small format serum Alastin makes to sit alongside injectable treatments. In Alastin's words it is "designed to complement injectable treatments like dermal fillers, formulated with ChromaFADE Technology to help improve the appearance of skin post-injection." It carries the same TriHex Technology as the full size serums. Four applications a day, until the tube is empty.

What is in it

ChromaFADE Technology is what separates this from the rest of the line. Alastin says it "helps accelerate recovery from injectable treatments and enhances the overall appearance of skin", and marks that claim "Data on file at ALASTIN Skincare".

Ledum, or marsh tea, with Arnica Montana extract "calms the skin and reduces appearance of redness and swelling", in Alastin's wording. TriHex Technology supports the skin's natural production of new, healthy elastin and collagen.

INhance specifications

Alastin INhance reviews

Alastin's claim for the arnica and ledum is redness and swelling. Bruising is not a claim Alastin makes. It is what buyers keep telling us about, so here is what they say rather than what we would claim.

• Bruising is the reason people repurchase. "I noticed a decrease in bruising in 1 day." "This worked great on injection site bruising." One buyer reports it working on everyday bruises too.
• One reviewer got a better result starting before her appointment. Used only afterwards the first time, she bruised heavily. The second round she began almost a week beforehand: "I had hardly any bruising." That is her experience, not Alastin's instruction, which is to start after. Ask your injector first.
• One tube covers one round. The same buyer got a week before and four to five days after out of one tube.
• The cooling tip gets noticed. Buyers elsewhere call it "cooling and soothing".
• Expensive for the size, and people buy it anyway. One reviewer weighs it against drugstore arnica gel and stays with this one.

Who INhance suits

Anyone with filler, injectables or RF microneedling booked. It is the cheapest way to try TriHex before a full size bottle, so if you are working out where to start in Alastin, this is the low risk door. For skin being prepared ahead of a treatment rather than settled after one, that is Regenerating Skin Nectar. For the everyday serum once recovery is done, Alastin Restorative Skin Complex.

How to Use

• After your treatment, squeeze a small amount of serum onto the cooling applicator tip.


• Apply directly on and around the injection area.


• Repeat four times a day, until the tube is empty.


• A tube lasts about 10 days at that rate.


• Your injector's aftercare instructions come first. Ask them before adding anything new.

Does it help with bruising?

Alastin's claim is that the ledum and arnica calm skin and reduce the appearance of redness and swelling. They do not claim bruise reduction, and we will not claim it for them. What we can tell you is that bruising is what our buyers write about: one reports a decrease within a day, another that it worked on injection site bruising and on everyday bruises. Ask your injector what they recommend.

How often do I use it, and how long does a tube last?

Four times a day, until the tube is empty. Alastin says that works out at roughly 10 days. It is a short course rather than a product you keep on the shelf, which is why the tube is 10 mL.

Should I start before my appointment or after?

Alastin's instruction is to start after treatment. One of our reviewers found she did noticeably better starting almost a week beforehand and continuing after, and that is her experience rather than brand guidance. Your injector knows your history and what was done, so ask them first.

What is the cooling tip for?

The serum is squeezed onto a metal applicator tip and rolled over the area, so the metal cools the skin as you apply. Buyers describe it as comforting on skin that has just been worked on.

Can I use it with the rest of my routine?

Yes, and it is formulated for all skin types. It goes on the injection area rather than the whole face, so it sits alongside the rest of your routine.

KEY INGREDIENTS

• ChromaFADE Technology. Helps accelerate recovery from injectable treatments and enhances the overall appearance of skin. Alastin marks this claim "Data on file at ALASTIN Skincare".


• TriHex Technology. A blend of active peptides that works with the skin to help clear out damaged elastin and collagen and support the skin's natural ability to produce new, healthy elastin and collagen.


• Ledum, marsh tea or wild rosemary, with Arnica Montana extract. Calms the skin and reduces appearance of redness and swelling.


• Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer and Acetyl Hexapeptide-38. Support natural hyaluronic acid levels, for plumpness and moisture. Fourteenth and twelfth of forty three.


• Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone and silver mushroom. Sit alongside them in the hydration side of the formula.

FULL INGREDIENTS

Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Polyacrylate-13, Lactoferrin, Ledum Palustre Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Hexapeptide-11, Acetyl Hexapeptide-38, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Peucedanum Graveolens (Dill) Extract, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Betaine, Phospholipids, Xylitylglucoside, Squalane, Caprylyl Glycol, Anhydroxylitol, Polysorbate 20, Xylitol, Butylene Glycol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Xanthan Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Potassium Sorbate, Caprylyl Methicone, Polyisobutene, Lecithin, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol

Who Is This For?

Anyone with fillers, injectables or RF microneedling booked, which is the list Alastin names. All skin types, in their words oily, combination and dry. Non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic.

Where it goes in the routine

1. Cleanse gently, avoiding the treated area for as long as your injector advises.


2. Squeeze INhance onto the cooling tip and apply on and around the injection area.


3. Repeat four times through the day, until the tube is empty.


4. Moisturizer and sunscreen as normal elsewhere.