Matinika Starter Kit
Sun exposure, hormones, ageing, inflammation — the causes of hyperpigmentation are well understood. The hard part is choosing a product, and knowing whether it will do anything for your skin.
Matinika is the cream used in Lavié Treatments’ pigmentation routines. The starter kit is a 20ml jar for £4.95 — a third of the full size, for under a tenth of the price. Below are fifteen of their customers, photographed before and after, with the time each one actually took.
£4.95 today for your 20ml starter jar, UK postage included. After 21 days your full-size 60ml jar — a 2-month supply — ships automatically and you are charged £44.90, then £44.90 every 2 months (£22.45 a month).
Cancel any time, including during the trial — and you are never charged again.
Real customers
Every photograph below is a Lavié Treatments customer using Matinika for fine lines and firmness, published with their permission. We have not left out the slow ones.
How to read these. They are Lavié Treatments customers, used with permission, with the timeframes they reported — not a controlled study. Individual results vary considerably with skin type, age, consistency of use and sun exposure. Pigmentation in particular is slow: the fastest result here was acne, not pigment.
Realistic timelines
This is the part most product pages leave out. Here is the honest spread from the fifteen customers above.
The formula
The full INCI list is printed on the carton. These are the components doing the meaningful work on tone and texture.
Who formulated it
Board-certified dermatologist, and part of the team behind the Lavié formulations.
What it targets
The flat brown patches that accumulate on the face and hands from years of UV exposure — the most common form in the UK, and the one that responds most readily.
The darkened marks left after spots, cuts or irritation, where the skin over-produced melanin while healing.
Hormonally driven patches, usually symmetrical across the cheeks and forehead. The most stubborn form, and the most prone to returning.
Blotchy tone and a lack of clarity across the whole face, rather than one or two spots you could point to.
The manufacturer’s trial
Read these carefully. They come from a trial Lavie Labs ran on their own product, reproduced exactly as given rather than rounded up. They are not independently published, peer-reviewed clinical data. The customer photographs above are the more useful evidence.
How to use it
Morning and evening after cleansing. It goes on after any serum and before anything heavier.
Outward and upward strokes until absorbed. Pigmentation on the neck and chest is commonly missed.
This is what decides whether any of it works. UV drives melanin production, so treating pigmentation without daily sun protection undoes the progress continuously — including through a British winter.
Before you order
A cheap starter size is only a good deal if the product was ever right for you. Here is where it is not.
Start here
You have seen seven people it worked for, and how long each of them took. The only face that matters now is yours.
£4.95 today for your 20ml starter jar, UK postage included. After 21 days your full-size 60ml jar — a 2-month supply — ships automatically and you are charged £44.90, then £44.90 every 2 months (£22.45 a month).
Cancel any time, including during the trial — and you are never charged again.
Still researching? Read our treatment guides first.
Questions
Yes — it is a trial that becomes a subscription.
Your £4.95 today covers the 20ml starter jar, UK postage included. If you do nothing, after 21 days a full-size 60ml jar ships automatically and you are charged £44.90, then £44.90 every 2 months. Each delivery is a 2-month supply — £22.45 a month.
Cancel at any point, including during the trial, and you will not be charged again.
A 20ml jar of Matinika™ Age Defying Cream, plus your choice of serum — Oulala (evening) or Ashkara (morning and evening) — UK postage included.
That is a third of the full 60ml jar for under a tenth of the price — enough to use twice daily for a few weeks and see how your skin responds before deciding on the full size.
Lavié Treatments’ customers, published with their permission. This site is an information resource; Lavié is the clinic that treated them. The photographs are theirs, not ours, and we have labelled them that way throughout.
Matinika is formulated for all skin types. If you have deeper skin, the important principle is caution rather than avoidance: irritation itself triggers post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, which is why a mild vitamin A derivative introduced slowly is usually a better starting point than a strong prescription retinoid.
Expect hydration and brightness in the first two to four weeks. Genuine change in established pigmentation takes months of consistent use combined with daily SPF. The customers above ranged from 7 days to 120 — and the fastest was acne, not pigment.
There is a 60-day money-back guarantee. If the cream is not right for your skin, contact Lavie Labs within 60 days of receiving it and you will be refunded to your original payment method.
That is longer than the 21-day trial, so you are still covered after the first full-size jar arrives.
Return postage is not refunded and comes off the refund amount. Keep your order confirmation — proof of purchase is required.
Lavie Labs, through Stripe. It appears on your statement as “L.L Medical Skincare”. Stripe handles the card details end to end — this site never sees or stores them.
No. It is a cosmetic product for cosmetic concerns. If your pigmentation appeared suddenly, is spreading, follows an unusual pattern, or you have a mole that is changing, see your GP or a dermatologist first. Skincare is the right answer for common sun spots, post-acne marks and general unevenness — not for a diagnosis.
This page contains a commercial offer. Matinika™ is a trademark of Lavie Labs. Payment is processed by Stripe on behalf of L.L Medical Skincare, which is the name that will appear on your bank statement. This is a 21-day trial that continues as a subscription unless cancelled: £4.95 today, then £44.90 every 2 months from day 21. Cancel any time. The 60-day money-back guarantee runs from the date you receive your order; proof of purchase is required and return postage is deducted from the refund.
Before and after photographs are Lavié Treatments customers, published with their permission, with the timeframes they reported. Individual results vary. Trial percentages quoted on this page are as reported by Lavie Labs from their own user trial and are not independently published clinical data. This product is a cosmetic and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The information on this page is general and does not replace personalised medical advice. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking prescription skin treatments, or you notice a mole or patch of skin changing in size, shape or colour, please speak to your GP.
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