Summer Skincare with Mineral SPF Eva Bickerton
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kincare is important all year long. It is how we build immunity and resilience that helps us get us through the summer season when the extra sun exposure can add stress and oxidation. Summer time can mean increased exposure to extreme and prolonged heat, UV rays, dehydration, pollens and more than usual sweating equals bacteria, so skin must be prepared or it will suffer, become irritated, reactive, dry, more oily, or even all of the above all at once!
Experience the bliss of the tropics with an Eminence Mangosteen Facial $105
Monday-Friday 9-5pm Saturday, Sunday and Holidays – Closed 109-2673 Beverly St., Duncan (Thrifty’s Plaza) 250 748-2056 I www.soulescape.ca
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Summer Skincare Pro Tips from Eva 1. Choose a mineral SPF - they are great even for sensitive skin 2. Add daytime Vitamin C+E serums to your face rituals. They are great to add extra antioxidants, prevent trans epidermal water loss and they offer sun protection and help to prevent aging all together. Protect, Hydrate and Restore Generally during Summer months people can use a lighter gel cleanser to wash. Adding a cooling and hydrating mist like the award winning Eminence Stone Crop Hydrating Mist can feel very refreshing on summer days. Eminence Rosehip Lemongrass Soothing Hydrator is a great product for cooling, calming and repairing dry or burned skin. For sun
protection, we have daytime moisturizers and Mineral Sun Defense Foundation with SPF32. Translucent is great for gentleman, babies or ladies but we all carry the SPF mineral powders in different shades to add a natural glow or to even out a skin tone. Moisturizer vs Mineral Sun Protection Moisturizers with SPF goes into the skin. This gives you hydration and sun protection at the same time. It is great for normal to dry skin, but may need to be reapplied. Natural Mineral powders with SPF sits on the surface of the skin to reflect the sun. They are great for people with oily skin or for those who are sensitive or unsure of ingredients. For those with sensitive skin or skin type that is prone to burn and will not tan, I recommend all three serum, cream and mineral powder on the top. Why choose natural suncare products? For years I had to work with various beautiful, expensive, #1 skin care products that are full of harmful petro chemicals. My background in chemistry and bio chemistry inspired me to look into the ingredients of these readily available products. The more research I did the more it made me wonder “is this really the price of beauty?. Natural comes natural to me. I have spent the last 18 years educating clients
