Your Questions Answered with our Soother Range and Recovery Mask
What are inflammatory skin conditions?
Dermatitis and eczema are both inflammatory skin conditions that are often common in skins that also suffer from skin sensitivity. These external skin flare ups are often physically uncomfortable - presenting in a red, dry, rash-like appearance and often feel hot, itchy and sore to touch and can be triggered from both internal and external factors.
What causes the skin to flare up?
For some, genetically, they may have had skin sensitivity, eczema or dermatitis from birth and find this skin condition flares up in stressful times - when the body's immunity is low and therefore, the skin's immunity is too. These skin conditions can also flare up in certain seasons (commonly in winter) when the skin is under more external stress, from by miss-use or overuse of active ingredients within skincare or due to consuming certain foods, that cause internal inflammation in the gut, that then reflects in the skin.
How can we manage inflammatory skin flare ups?
The key is understanding your own personal triggers and finding effective solutions that keep your skin's barrier strong, to prevent future flare ups as much as possible and to give you back some control over your skin.
One of those effective solutions is maintaining a healthy, strong skin barrier. Our barrier is there to protect our skin from all of the external elements that it is exposed to in our everyday life (think sun, wind, pollution, UV) and to maintain optimal hydration levels within the skin, to allow the skin to function at its best. The healthier the skin barrier, the less likely our skin is reactive and prone to inflammatory skin flare ups.
How to best maintain a healthy, strong skin barrier?
Our Soother Range has been designed for sensitive skins that are prone to inflammation, while ensuring that the skin's barrier remains healthy, long term.
We use
- Gentle, natural Ingredients: Chosen specifically for their anti inflammatory, calming, nourishing & strengthening properties
- No irritants: such as artificial fragrances and alcohol that can worsen skin irritation
- Ingredients rich in omegas: Essential for repairing the skin barrier, nourishing skin dryness and easing inflammation.
- Calming Plant Extracts: Offering immediate relief from the flare up - helping to reduce itching, heat and discomfort.
- L22 - Our hero ingredient for the skin's barrier function - a blend of 3 natural oils, scientifically proven to repair and strengthen the skin's lipid barrier, back to a healthy 22-year olds (when our skin is usually, at its healthiest)
What Makes the Recovery Mask a Must-Have for Stressed Skin?
The Recovery Mask offers targeted relief with:
Barrier Repair: Utilises plant based ceramides and oils, along with hero ingredient L22 - to repair and strengthen the skin's barrier, giving it more resilience
Anti-inflammatory Benefits: Aloe vera and chamomile reduce inflammation and soothe redness.
Nutrient-Rich Formula: Antioxidants and B-group vitamins promote skin healing, calming and nourishment to dry skin
Feeds the skins Microbiome: Part of our skins natural defence system, this mask contains a probiotic, to ensure our skins contains the good bacteria needed, to provide extra support and resilience to its environment, preventing flares
A gentle PHA acid - plant derived, to very gently exfoliate, helping to buff off old, damaged skin cells, to reveal a healthy skin complexion and smoother skin texture, aiding in product absorption for faster skin results
How Should I Use the Soother Range and Recovery Mask for Best Results?
For inflamed, sensitive skins, it’s important to remember that less is more. By stripping back your skincare routine and focusing on nourishing the skins barrier, we are giving your skin all that it needs, to be more resilient for the future.
Below is our suggested skincare routine, to get your skin started, focusing on strengthening the skin's barrier, while calming surface irritation and redness.
AM:
Cleanse: Using our Soother cleanser, for a gentle, nourishing cleanse, without stripping the skin of its natural oils or irritating surface inflammation
Treat: Using our Soother treatment; this light blend of natural oils will instantly soothe the entire face + neck or affected area, while nourishing surface dryness and providing a physical shield to your skin to help protect it from its environment
to calm and shield the skin
PM:
Cleanse: Using our Soother cleanser, for a gentle, nourishing cleanse, without stripping the skin of its natural oils or irritating surface inflammation
Treat: Using our Soother treatment; this light blend of natural oils will instantly soothe the entire face + neck or affected area, while nourishing surface dryness and providing a physical shield to your skin to help protect it from its environment
OR
Mask: Apply the Recovery mask 2-3x weekly, especially during skin flare ups, in place of the Soother treatment, after cleansing, at night, and leave on overnight, as you sleep
