Radiance is more than just skin deep. In Ayurveda, glowing skin reflects balance, vitality, and health in both the body and mind. At Urban Veda, we take this wisdom and unite it with modern natural science to create skincare that is both timeless and effective.
The Urban Veda Radiance Ritual — including a Facial Wash, Exfoliating Scrub, Hydrating Toner, Day Cream, Night Cream, and Facial Oil, is crafted for those seeking to combat dullness, pigmentation, and uneven tone. At the heart of this range are two hero ingredients: Supercritical Turmeric Extract and Peptides.
Together, they bring the best of ancient ayurvedic tradition and cutting-edge research to your skincare ritual.
Why Supercritical Turmeric Is Different
When most people think of turmeric, they imagine the golden-yellow spice in their kitchen, one that can stain clothes, fingertips, or even the skin. And while culinary turmeric is wonderful for cooking, it isn’t ideal for skincare. Why?
Because the powdered spice is unstable, prone to oxidation, and contains compounds that can leave a yellow tint behind.
Supercritical Turmeric Extract is entirely different. This advanced form of turmeric is created through a CO₂ extraction process that uses pressure instead of heat to gently isolate its most powerful molecules. The result is a clear, highly concentrated extract that doesn’t stain the skin, but still delivers turmeric’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and brightening properties in their purest form.
This means you get all of turmeric’s legendary benefits, without any of the yellow residue.
The Key Benefits of Supercritical Turmeric Extract
Turmeric has been treasured in Ayurveda for thousands of years as a rasayana — a rejuvenator that restores balance and vitality. In skincare, its benefits go far beyond brightening. With supercritical extraction, these benefits are magnified and stabilised, offering the skin deeper, more targeted support.
Brightens Skin Tone
Hyperpigmentation, dark spots, and uneven tone often develop from excess melanin production. Turmeric helps to regulate this process by gently inhibiting tyrosinase, the enzyme responsible for melanin formation. Unlike harsh brightening agents, turmeric works in harmony with the skin, gradually fading spots and evening out tone without irritation. Over time, this translates to skin that looks clearer, fresher, and more luminous.
Protects Against Free Radicals
Every day, skin is bombarded with oxidative stress from pollution, UV rays, and digital screens. Free radicals are unstable molecules that damage skin proteins, leading to collagen breakdown and premature ageing. Turmeric’s curcuminoids are potent antioxidants that neutralise these free radicals before they cause harm. This protection helps maintain firmness, elasticity, and youthful vitality for longer.
Calms Inflammation and Sensitivity
Redness, irritation, and reactivity are common in modern skin — especially for Vata and Pitta types in Ayurveda. Turmeric is naturally anti-inflammatory, reducing cytokine activity in the skin that drives irritation. The result is calmer, more resilient skin that feels soothed rather than stressed. This makes turmeric especially valuable for those prone to sensitivity or uneven redness.
Supports Collagen Production
Collagen is the scaffolding that keeps skin plump and smooth. As we age, production slow and breakdown accelerates. Turmeric provides two levels of support: it shields collagen from oxidative stress, and it delivers trace minerals like manganese that activate enzymes responsible for collagen synthesis. This dual action helps the skin maintain structure, reducing the visibility of fine lines and keeping skin firmer for longer.
Restores Natural Radiance
Dullness is often a sign of imbalance, from sluggish cell turnover to environmental buildup. Turmeric revives skin’s vitality by stimulating microcirculation, promoting renewal, and imparting a fresh glow. Unlike superficial shimmer products, turmeric restores radiance from within, helping the skin look lit-from-within rather than artificially brightened.
Peptides: The Messengers of Renewal
While turmeric protects and defends, peptides help the skin rebuild itself. These short chains of amino acids are essentially messengers, telling the skin to produce more collagen, elastin, and barrier lipids.
Because they are small enough to penetrate the skin, peptides go beyond surface hydration. They interact with fibroblasts, the skin’s structural cells, and encourage them to behave as they did when skin was younger.
Collagen Boosting
Peptides directly stimulate collagen synthesis, reducing fine lines and improving firmness. Over time, this makes skin feel more elastic and supple.
Barrier Strengthening
A strong skin barrier locks in hydration and keeps irritants out. Peptides support lipid production, helping skin maintain resilience even in harsh environments.
Faster Repair
Peptides accelerate wound healing and skin renewal, making them especially beneficial for stressed or fatigued skin.
Youthful Glow
By strengthening the underlying structure, peptides improve overall skin tone and texture, delivering radiance that isn’t just on the surface.
Why They Work Better Together
The Radiance Collection was designed to pair these two ingredients because of how complementary they are.
- Turmeric defends: It shields skin from oxidative stress, pigmentation, and inflammation.
- Peptides rebuild: They stimulate renewal, strengthen the barrier, and maintain youthful structure.
This means while turmeric is protecting your skin from damage, peptides are simultaneously repairing and rebuilding, creating a cycle of defence and regeneration.
The Radiance Ritual
Each product in the Radiance Collection carries this synergy, along with brightening botanicals like Liquorice, Papaya, Goji Berry, and clinically tested Arjuna.
- Facial Wash – Cleanses and refreshes with turmeric and liquorice.
- Exfoliating Scrub – Natural volcanic pumice + papaya enzymes polish skin without harsh abrasives.
- Hydrating Toner – Restores pH balance, hydrates, and preps skin for active ingredients.
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Day Cream – Lightweight hydration plus turmeric + peptides to shield skin during the day.
- Night Cream – Deep nourishment with turmeric, peptides, and arjuna to support overnight repair.
- Facial Oil – A grounding ritual with turmeric and jojoba oils to restore balance and radiance.
Ayurveda Meets Modern Science
In Ayurveda, pigmentation and dullness are linked to imbalances in Vata (dryness, instability) and Pitta (heat, inflammation). Turmeric cools and purifies, while peptides embody rasayana — rejuvenators that restore youth and strength.
By combining these two, the Radiance Collection bridges tradition and innovation. It doesn’t just improve the look of skin, it works with the body’s own rhythms to restore harmony, resilience, and true radiance.
Final Word: Radiance Without Compromise
With Supercritical Turmeric Extract that won’t stain and Peptides that actively renew, the Urban Veda Radiance Collection redefines what skincare can be. Each product is more than a formula, it’s a ritual of balance, rooted in nature and proven by science.
✨ Defend. Rebuild. Glow. ✨
