It’s a new year and no better time than to hit refresh on your skincare and if your complexion has really lost its spark, shows multiple signs of ageing, or feels dehydrated and uneven, now’s the time to level up. This February, we’re making it easy to upgrade your skincare as we celebrate our ‘Rolls Royce’ age-defying Age Benefit™ Range and launch the Supersize Age Benefit™ Multi-Acid Peel and the Age Benefit™ Day and Night Duo, which will be available exclusively at QVC. Whilst the salon-grade, resurfacing multi-acid treatment exfoliates, boosts collagen, and restores radiance, delivering professional results straight into your home, the deluxe regenerating Day & Night Cream Duo works to repair, nurture, and replenish skin, completing the ultimate skincare ritual. These skincare game-changers earn their place for many reasons but before diving into the benefits, let’s explore the story behind the creation of Age Benefit™.
What led to the creation of Age Benefit™?
The Age Benefit™ range is a scientifically developed, results-driven skincare collection created specifically for mature skin showing signs of advanced ageing. Designed for skin experiencing the effects of hormonal changes, particularly during and after menopause, this range addresses the deeper, more complex needs of skin that has evolved over time whether it’s a shift in tone, a softening of contours, more visible and deeper lines, dryness, or a feeling of fragility where once there was firmness. Developed after 8 years of intensive medical research scientists uncovered a crucial truth: during menopause, growth factors that regulate skin renewal and repair go out of balance, leaving skin thinner, drier, and less resilient. The challenge was not just to restore hydration or smooth wrinkles, but to rebalance these cellular signals and give skin back its vitality. Age Benefit™ is driven by a signature power complex of Artichoke Leaf Extract and Hibiscus Extract, which directly target the growth factors that go out of balance during menopause. While Artichoke, rich in Cynaropicrin, helps protect the skin against photo-ageing, Hibiscus otherwise known as the ‘Botox plant’ smooths and promotes elasticity. These luxurious, science-backed formulas wrap your skin in a rich tapestry of targeted actives, tackling skin thinning, dryness, wrinkles, and uneven tone with precision and care.
Age Benefit™ Multi-Acid Peel - the ultimate weekly treatment that transforms skin in minutes.
This salon-grade resurfacing powerhouse targets the root causes of ageing and menopausal skin, kick-starting cell turnover, boosting collagen, and smoothing texture and tone. Formulated with a 10% strength AHA complex of Glycolic, Lactic and Mandelic Acids (optimised at a low pH level for maximum effectiveness), plus refining Caviar Lime Extract and soothing Bisabolol, it exfoliates, brightens, refines, and hydrates, all in one precise, results-driven once a week treatment.
Why AHAs are the secret weapon your skin needs.
Imagine your skin like a beautiful antique table - over time, it gets covered in a layer of dust and grime. What was once chic and eye-catching now looks tired and aged, with every scratch and imperfection standing out more than it should. In the same way, when dead skin cells build up on the surface, skin can lose its glow, appear dull, and show texture and imperfections that were always there but now feel more visible. AHAs (Alpha Hydroxy Acids) are like expert restorers, gently lifting away the buildup of dead skin cells to reveal the smooth, radiant surface beneath. But AHAs do more than clean the surface - they speed up cellular renewal slowed by age or hormonal changes, stimulate collagen and elastin for firmer, plumper skin, and lock in hydration to soften and plump tired areas. They even fade dark spots and even out tone, uncovering a complexion that’s brighter, smoother, and revitalised. Think of AHAs as nature’s hidden warriors - gentle by origin, yet they dig deep, sweeping away imperfections and kick-starting skin’s natural glow.
Meet the powerhouse acids that will transform the skin.
Glycolic Acid – The Menopause Game-Changer
Glycolic acid is the most powerful AHA especially for menopausal challenged skin thanks to its tiny molecular size, which allows it to penetrate deeper than other acids. It supercharges cell turnover, sloughing away dull, dead skin to reveal smoother, brighter, and more even-toned skin. But it doesn’t stop at the surface. Glycolic Acid stimulates collagen and elastin production, restoring firmness and reducing fine lines caused by declining oestrogen. It also draws in moisture, plumping cells and softening wrinkles, making it a true multitasker for skin that’s thinner, drier, and slower to renew.
Lactic Acid – Hydration & Gentle Renewal
Lactic acid is perfect for menopausal skin that’s drier, thinner, and more sensitive. Slightly larger in molecular size than Glycolic Acid, it works more gently to exfoliate, while drawing in and locking moisture into the skin. By improving hydration and supporting the barrier, it plumps, softens, and smooths skin, leaving it comfortable, radiant, and resilient.
Mandelic Acid – Tone & Texture Refinement
Mandelic acid is a slow-acting powerhouse that’s ideal for menopausal skin prone to pigmentation, uneven tone, or congestion. Its larger molecular size makes it gentle yet effective, refining texture, reducing dark spots, and balancing tone over time. Mandelic Acid also calms inflammation and supports skin recovery, making it perfect for sensitive, hormonally affected skin that needs results without compromise.
What gives this peel its industry-leading edge?
It lies in its expertly calibrated blend of high-performance acids, optimised at a lower pH to deliver exceptional efficacy. This is paired with Caviar Lime Extracts for gentle yet effective exfoliation, while Hibiscus and Artichoke work synergistically to address visible signs of photo-damaged skin and promote elasticity. Bisabolol completes the formula, enveloping the skin in soothing hydration to calm and comfort, leaving the complexion perfectly balanced and beautifully serene. The result is a precisely engineered peel that delivers professional-grade resurfacing results without compromising skin health, truly setting it apart in the skincare industry.
The science behind pH: why strength isn’t everything.
Not all high-strength acid peels deliver the same results, and the key factor isn’t just the percentage of acid, but also the pH level of the formula. While a peel may contain a high concentration of acids, if the pH is too high the acids are less active and penetrate the skin more slowly, reducing effectiveness. Age Benefit™ Multi-Acid Peel has been carefully balanced, combining the right acid concentration with an optimal pH to maximise exfoliation, stimulate collagen, and improve skin tone, while remaining safe and controlled. This salon-grade treatment has been formulated to work deeply but gently, delivering visible results without compromising skin health.
Age Benefit™ Day and Night Cream 50ml Duo + Paris Coffret
Meet the ultimate power duo for mature and hormonally challenged skin: Age Benefit™ Regenerating Cream by day, and Night Renewal Cream by night. By day, the Regenerating Cream steps in as your skin’s restorative bodyguard, tackling all signs of advanced ageing while strengthening thinning skin. It leaves your complexion firm, hydrated, and radiantly alive, ready to face the day. By night, the Night Renewal Cream takes over, working tirelessly while you sleep. This repairing powerhouse smooths wrinkle depth, improves elasticity, and locks in hydration, so you wake to skin that feels renewed, replenished, and visibly transformed. Together, they’re a dynamic duo working in unison to fight the markers of ageing, restore vitality, and bring back the glow that mature skin thought it had lost.
Age Benefit™ Regenerating Cream – your daily armour against ageing.
Age Benefit™ Cream is more than a moisturiser; it’s a daily shield for skin affected by hormonal changes. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, this Rolls-Royce formula has been expertly crafted to address every visible sign of advanced ageing, fortifying, firming, and deeply nourishing thinning, fragile skin. Powered by our signature Artichoke and Hibiscus Complex, Red Algae extract, and a carefully balanced trio of skin-identical ceramides - essential for maintaining smooth, resilient skin - this cream leaves the complexion supple, even-toned, and radiantly youthful every day.
Age Benefit™ Night Renewal Cream – visible renewal, overnight luxury.
In today’s fast-paced world, truly restful sleep is a rare luxury. Stress, hormonal shifts, ageing, and modern lifestyles all disrupt our nights, yet quality sleep remains the ultimate beauty secret. While we sleep, the body repairs, replenishes, and restores itself and the skin is no exception. Without it, skin loses its natural glow, suppleness, and youthful resilience. Enter GATINEAU Age Benefit™ Night Renewal Cream: a cutting-edge overnight solution powered by Regenight™ and Nephoria (a natural retinol alternative) formulated to support the skin’s natural nighttime repair and jump start collagen production visibly combating all signs of ageing. Think of it as an elite overnight renovation team for your skin smoothing, rebuilding, and fortifying every layer while you sleep, so you wake to a complexion that’s stronger, firmer, and completely renewed.
The final touch.
With Age Benefit™, women don’t just care for their skin, they honour and celebrate it, embracing every stage of life with confidence and grace. Each product is expertly crafted to strengthen resilience, restore radiance, and maintain a beautifully balanced complexion, leaving skin nourished, luminous, and effortlessly vibrant every day - proof that high-performance skincare can be both remarkably effective and indulgently luxurious.
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