June's New Skin-Care Launches Are So Much More Than Just Sunscreen

If you're a fan of what niacinamide serums do for your face, why not share the love with your body? The Paula's Choice 5% Niacinamide Body Serum was developed specifically for the rest of you to boost skin's moisture barrier and help improve unevenness and discoloration. This lightweight formula is a must for anyone who tends to leave marks behind with haphazard leg-shaving "techniques."

Dune is a new sun-care brand that, in addition to totally nailing it with the hip packaging, is getting sunscreen so right. The Mug Guard is the brand's star facial sunscreen, with chemical filters that provide broad-spectrum SPF 30 protection. Meanwhile, the gel-cream formula feels refreshing as it hydrates all damn day (though you should still reapply because them's the sunscreen rules), and it improves the look of lines and discoloration. 

Chocolate lovers may be disappointed to learn that the key botanical ingredient in Naturopathica's new Chill Chocolate Vine Restorative Eye Balm isn't actually chocolate — it's a plant whose smell resembles the treat — but all will be forgiven when you apply this melty formula. It smooths puffiness under stressed-out eyes with the help of avocado and babassu, lessening the look of dark circles and blurring little lines.

Although the retinol in Monastery's new Rei Gentle Retinol Cream is a hard worker on its own when it comes to things like smoothing fine lines and evening tone, it gets an assist from a number of other key ingredients. The cream features moisture-retaining mushrooms and a slew of skin-softening, soothing botanical oils that make using a retinol treatment feel more luxurious than clinical.

For areas where even the richest creams aren't enough to fight dryness, Gisou The Honey Infused Beauty Balm is the real MVP. In addition to its titular honey, this golden balm features damage-preventing propolis, brightening turmeric, and a whole host of other botanical extracts and oils that come together to soothe, heal, and (most importantly) intensely moisturize the skin that needs it most.

Solawave is already beloved among beauty-gadget fans for its small but mighty Advanced Skincare Wand, a multitasker that uses microcurrent and red light technologies to fight a variety of skin concerns. The new Solawave Bye Acne is destined to gain a whole new fanbase thanks to its effective, easy, and honestly kind of adorable way of addressing mild to moderate breakouts. Just hold the little guy over areas that need help clearing up and its blue and red light therapy moves things right along in just three minutes per session.

Saint Jane Luxury Sun Ritual Pore Smoothing SPF 30 doesn't rely only on zinc oxide for its effective protection. This sunscreen also includes extracts from plants that shield themselves from sun damage as a nice supplement to the broad-spectrum shield provided by the mineral filter. The peachy-beige formula never leaves a white cast, but it always leaves skin looking and feeling smooth, moisturized, and radiant.

"Don't exfoliate every day," says anyone who hasn't experienced the merciful exfoliation provided by the new Dermalogica Daily Milkfoliant. The oat-based powder is an inherently soothing form of physical exfoliation, and a surprisingly gentle combination of alpha hydroxy acids and enzymes provides more resurfacing benefits. Your skin will look and feel smooth immediately — and every day — without irritation.

We love skin care that respects both science and nature, and Luma & Leaf Fresh Lift Moisturizer is a perfect example. It's packed with botanical oils and extracts to provide line-smoothing moisture, like hibiscus; but it also gets a firming, collagen-boosting helping hand from a tetrapeptide, which also encourages more natural hyaluronic acid production. 

Peter Thomas Roth has reimagined the patches you love to wear under your eyes to hydrate and smooth lines by including patches perfect for the forehead and mouth area. Each one — in half-moon and oval shapes — is doused in a firming, moisturizing treatment full of hyaluronic acid, squalane, fatty acids, peptides, and three forms of collagen to let you spot treat the lines you're looking to lessen. After 10 to 15 minutes, you're all set with smoother-looking skin.

In a perfect world, clouds alone would be enough to block out sun damage. In reality, it's sunscreens like Kinfield Cloud Cover SPF 35 that really do the job of keeping your skin protected. This water-resistant mineral formula is made with a sweaty body in mind, and because sweat doesn't really do much to hydrate, it's packed with aloe, glycerin, and sea kelp to moisturize.

In-office redness treatments tend to be time-consuming and pricy, so Lancer Redness Relief Intense attempts to capture their benefits in a jar — and quite expertly. Manuka honey, Centella asiatica (a.k.a. cica), and eperua bark extract have an anti-inflammatory, soothing, and protective effect. The result is a noticeable reduction in redness, not to mention overall smoother-looking skin.

Whether it's your skin's tone or texture that's uneven — or both — Venn's new Collagen Intensive Phyto-Retinol Resurfacing Mask has got you covered by uncovering a fresher complexion. Enzymes, polyhydroxy acid, niacinamide, amino acids, bakuchiol, tranexamic acid, and two forms of collagen work together to lessen the look of scars, smooth and soften skin, and improve elasticity. The non-irritating formula is safe to use up to 20 minutes three times a week.

This overachieving toner does wonders for boosting skin's radiance without a single exfoliating acid. Instead, Charlotte Tilbury Glow Toner gets you glowing with an alternative source of liquid sloughing, a prickly pear cactus flower extract. Meanwhile, niacinamide gives the impression of smaller pores, and a special peptide boosts cell turnover. So instead of leaving skin stripped and dry like so many toners are wont to do, your complexion is thriving with smooth, plump luminosity.

You already know Hero makes amazing spot treatments called Mighty Patch, which have become the gold standard for pimple patches. And if you've ever tried one, you've probably wished there was an extra-large version for your entire face. Well, that's exactly what Might Patch Face is: five hydrocolloid patches to cover your skin for broader breakouts. "I immediately noticed that my face felt lighter and most of the blackheads on my chin and nose were gone," says Allure senior commerce writer Angela Trakoshis. "I also really enjoyed that these patches are made as separate pieces, rather than a sheet mask design because you don't have to use them all at once, making them very customizable to everyone's needs."

It's so convenient when some of the most effective skin-care combinations — like vitamin C, vitamin E, and ferulic acid — come together with another cooperative combo — ceramides and lipids — like they have in the new Dermadoctor Calm Cool + Collection Ceramide C Ultra Rich Moisturizing Cream. Much more than a moisturizer, it provides intensive antioxidant protection and a boost in elasticity, all the while ensuring that skin's moisture gets and stays replenished.

Your face is going to be jealous of your body when it hears about what's in Tata Harper's new Resurfacing Body Serum. The ingredient list reads like a who's-who of botanical extracts and oils, each one chosen for the hard-working ingredients within them, like alpha hydroxy acids, peptides, and vitamins. The milky formula undoes dryness, and rough texture fades away with each use.

Seed Phytonutrients Daily Protective Moisturizer SPF 30 is the perfect sunscreen for those easily irritated by chemical filters — and pretty much everything else. Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide provide gentle mineral protection, while green tea serves as a soothing antioxidant, and coconut alkanes keep skin's barrier ready to hold in comforting moisture. Sensitive skin can now be well-defended skin.

Botanicals beloved in traditional Asian medicine are found in full force in Yina's beautiful Hydracloud cream. Four forms of ginseng contribute to the brightening and soothing effect, helped along by cica, ceramides, allantoin, and niacinamide. Skin feels more supple and firm, and has a noticeable dewiness from long-lasting hydration.

You'll want to apply it everywhere, but Pear Nova Hydrating Cream is intended specifically for your hands. Although packed with intense moisturizers and hydrators like shea butter, coconut oil, and aloe, your hands are never left greasy by this lightly scented formula. Instead, skin looks smooth and feels soft.

You may already be familiar with Shiseido's Ultimate Sun Protector Lotion SPF 50+ and know why it's such a great sunscreen pick — "Though this product won a 2020 Allure Best of Beauty Award for best body sunscreen, it also works just as wonderfully as a face sunscreen and layers well underneath foundation without pilling," says commerce editor Sarah Han — it's now an even better pick. The brand has teamed up with the World Surf League and will donate a portion of the proceeds of its beloved sunscreen to the organization's mission of ocean protection. And of course, you still get the same lightweight, water-resistant, broad-spectrum skin protection.