The Ingredient: Electricity
The Product: Ziip Nano ($495)
What, you thought we were kidding when we said we zapped ourselves? We don't kid about clear skin, dear friends. This futuristic device is like a Swiss Army Knife of beauty — it does everything. It works by sending a variety of powerful (yet pain-free!) electrical nano-currents into your skin.
Now, what's interesting with this particular gadget — and what got us all wide-eyed in wonder — is that it doesn't require additional attachments or creams to switch up the functionality. The founder, Melanie Simon, is an experienced electrical esthetician (apparently that's a thing) who developed the device to be operated and controlled by an app.
Choose from the menu of "electrical cocktails," which use different wavelengths and currents to address individual needs, and the app sends it to the device via Bluetooth. Place it on the skin and you're good to go — the machine will tell you when to move to a different section and when the treatment is over. And if you still aren't quite sure what to do, there are videos available to walk you through it, step by step.
The acne protocol is an eight-minute treatment that targets the blemishes that are starting to brew below the surface and stops their progress before they can form. When you apply it, you can actually feel those phantom pimples start tingling. Use it when you sense a breakout coming on. Your acne won't get the drop on you anymore — you'll always be one step ahead of it.
