Aestival™ Skin Facial Cleansing Gelee - STEP 1
Begin your facial care regimen with Facial Cleansing Gelee, an effective and gentle cleanser that loosens and removes topical dirt, debris and makeup. This special cleansing formula is perfectly pH balanced to protect against moisture loss and to prepare the skin for the other synergistic Aestival formulas.
Safe for all skin types, Facial Cleansing Gelee features a blend of botanical extracts, essential oils and the GlycoActive® System. No artificial dyes or synthetic fragrances. Aestival products are never tested on animals.
Facial Care Strategy:
When caring for your delicate facial skin, be sure to include the skin on your neck in your daily regimen. Like your face, your neck endures stressful environmental conditions and is virtually always exposed. Protect this highly visible skin by providing the same special care as you provide for your face.
Directions for Use:
Use two times daily. Apply with fingertips or washcloth with a gentle, circular, upward motion over the entire face and neck area. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Immediately follow with Aestival Gentle Skin Polish, step two. When using products around the eyes, be careful to avoid contact with eyes. If contact should occur, rinse with cool water immediately.
Skin is the largest organ in the body, both by weight and surface area. In adults, the weight of your skin accounts for about 16% of your total body weight. The skin separates the internal environment from the external. The skin serves as a barrier to the environment, protects us from water loss, protects us from UV rays of the sun, produces vitamin D, helps regulate body temperature, helps regulate metabolism and has aesthetic qualities. However, skin diseases and infections can compromise that barrier.
The skin is composed of several layers. The lowest layer is called the dermis. This layer is composed of a connective tissue, blood vessels, nerve endings, hair follicles, and sweat and oil glands. The outermost or top layer of skin is called the epidermis. This is the layer of skin we see. This layer rests on top of the dermis. The thickness of the epidermis varies with your age, your sex, and the location on the body of the skin. For example, the epidermis on the underside of the forearm is about five cell-layers thick. On the sole of the foot, the epidermis might be 30 cell-layers thick. The epidermis is, for the most part, impermeable to water.
The epidermis consists of many layers:
The stratum corneum, or outer layer. This layer is made of flattened epithelial cells in multiple layers. These layers are called keratinized layers because of the buildup of the protein keratin in those cells. Keratin is a strong protein that is specific to the skin, hair and nails. This layer of skin is, for the most part, dead. It is composed of cells that are almost pure protein.
The translucent, or transitional layer. This is a translucent, thin layer of cells. This layer is sometimes visible in thick skin; however, nuclei and other organelles are not visible. The cytoplasm (the amorphous area between the nucleus and the outer membrane of the cell) is mostly made of keratin filaments.
The suprabasal layers. This is three to five layers of flattened polygonal cells that have granules in the cytoplasm. Below them is a layer of cube-shaped cells that also contain bundles of keratin filaments.
The basal or cell-division layer. This layer is just above the basement membrane and the dermis. It is a single layer of cells that undergo cell division to renew the upper layers of the epidermis.
The human epidermis is renewed every 15-30 days. Proper surface nutrition feeds the cells of the basal layer. Exfoliation will remove dry or damaged skin of the outer layer to allow newer cells to be visible.
Q. Can the Facial Cleansing Gelee be used to remove eye makeup?
A. Our Facial Cleansing Gelee is designed to remove makeup that has been applied to your cheeks, forehead, nose and chin. It should not be used on your eyes. Exercise caution when using Aestival products around your eyes and avoid contact with your eyes. If this should occur, simply rinse with cool water.
Q. How much time should I put aside for the entire Aestival facial treatment?
A. A five-step process was developed because it only requires a minimal time commitment on your part and enables the active ingredients in each unique formulation to work synergistically, enhancing and building on each other's effectiveness. The entire program takes only about five minutes to use.
Q. If I don't use all five steps, will I still see positive results?
A. You may find that you are particularly fond of one step or another, but we highly recommend that you use the entire system to achieve maximum results in a minimal amount of time. Each step is designed to work synergistically with the other four steps to yield maximum results.
Q. How is the aloe vera gel in the Aestival facial care products processed?
A. Aloe vera gel found in Aestival products is cold pressed, meaning it has not been subjected to heat of any type. We have chosen this process to protect the aloe's active properties. Once this extraction process has been completed, the aloe vera gel is blended with purified water to provide a soothing water-based formula.
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