Aestival ™ Skin Total Protection Body Moisturizer. A scientific complex of antioxidant vitamin E and beta-carotene with the GlycoActive® System, Total Protection Body Moisturizer helps protect your skin from free-radical damage as it smoothes and softens your hands, body and feet. Light and greaseless, its unique gel base allows rapid absorption into the skin, so you can immediately put on clothes.
This dynamic formula, with GlycoActive® ingredients, works throughout the day to help loosen dead skin cells that cause thick, rough, dull skin.
As with all Aestival products, Total Body Protection is never tested on animals.
Skin Care Strategy:
Antioxidants for your skin? You bet. Science has long-recognized the benefits of antioxidants designed for internal consumption, and now evidence suggests that topically applied vitamins - including antioxidants - may be beneficial. Antioxidant vitamins A, C and E help defend your body from free-radical damage, which can accelerate the aging process. Free radicals are atoms that contain at least one unpaired electron and are created by pollution, radiation, ultraviolet rays and other factors. When they enter our bodies, they "borrow" an electron from healthy cells, causing damage. This process can cause a decrease in the normal production of elastin and collagen and a decrease in vascular circulation, all of which are essential for vitality. Elastin provides resiliency to your skin. Collagen - a protein - gives your skin structure and cohesion and helps skin appear hydrated and taut. And, vascular circulation provides life-supporting oxygen to all your cells, including skin.
To help protect your body from free-radical damage, consume a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, augment your diet with antioxidant supplements and use high-quality personal care products that include antioxidants.
Directions for Use:
For all skin types. Use daily after bath or shower or following the Advanced Exfoliating Body Polish, step two. Massage.
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. What role do the antioxidant vitamins play in the Total Protection Body Moisturizer?
A. This scientific complex of antioxidant vitamins helps fight, protect and guard your skin from the daily assault and damaging effects of free radicals in the environment. They help stabilize the ingredients in the products and are known for their soothing, regenerative properties.
Q. Does the Total Protection Body Moisturizer contain any ingredients that will stain clothing?
A. No. The moisturizer's gel base allows immediate absorption into the skin. It was specifically designed so you could put your clothes on immediately after application without any damage to clothing.
Q. What ingredient adds the sparkle to the Total Protection Body Moisturizer?
A. Mica is included in the product for aesthetic value.
Ingredients: Aestivál Total Protection Body Moisturizer
Purified Water, Glycerin, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Dimethiconol/Cyclomethicone, Laureth-7, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Propylparaben, Citric Acid, Oak Moss Absolute, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Vitamin E, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Beta-Carotene, Chamomile Extract, Galbanum Oil, Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Pettigrain Oil, Lemon Oil, Labdanum Cistus Labdanite Oil, Styrax Resin, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40