Aestival™ Skin Soothing Hand Lotion
While many of us believe we're following a comprehensive skin care regimen, we often overlook one of the most exposed areas of our bodies: our hands! The skin on your hands weathers some of the most strenuous conditions as it's constantly in use and is seldom shielded from the sun's harmful rays or other environmental elements. Damaged skin on your hands can make a dramatic statement about your age, but there are steps you can take to protect this highly visible area of your skin.
Your hands need to be properly moisturized, nourished and protected, and that's why we developed Soothing Hand Lotion. Formulated with tea tree oil, the GlycoActive® System and antioxidant vitamins, Soothing Hand Lotion helps fade discolorations and rehydrates with an assortment of moisturizing aromatic oils. Soothing Hand Lotion is ideal for dry, weathered or chapped hands and helps give skin a soft, supple touch. No artificial dyes or synthetic fragrances. Aestival products are never tested on animals.
Directions for Use:
The Aesitval™ Soothing Hand Lotion is intended for daily use immediately after washing hands. Reapply as needed throughout the day to keep hands soft and protected. Apply two generous drops of lotion to the palm of your hand and gently massage into skin
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. How frequently should I use the Aestival Soothing Hand Lotion?
A. Apply the lotion as often as you like to nourish, soothe and soften hands, but especially after washing, exercising or exposure to irritants or harsh environmental conditions.
Q. Why does Soothing Hand Lotion contain alpha-hydroxy acids?
A. Alpha-hydroxy acids gently exfoliate dead layers of skin so that even dry, weathered or chapped hands look and feel softer.
Q. Why are antioxidant vitamins in Soothing Hand Lotion?
A. Antioxidant vitamins A, C and E help protect your skin from free-radical damage and also provide cell nourishment.
Q. What role do essential oils play in Soothing Hand Lotion?
A. Essential oils soothe and rejuvenate the skin, plus they provide pleasing, natural fragrances.
Ingredients Aestivál Soothing Hand Lotion
Purified Water, Canola Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Avocado Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Bergamot Oil, Mandarin Orange Oil, Orange Oil, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Allantoin, Panthenol, Ceteareth-20, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben