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This all-natural alcohol-free toner is a far cry from the Bonne Bell Ten-O-Six we used back in the day. That foul-smelling potion, probably repackaged nail polish remover, stripped the skin, leaving it what we called “toned” and what dermatologists call a disaster area. That’s the problem with alcohol-based toners. They’re the main culprits in a vicious cycle that ends in the heartache of breakouts, mottled complexions and general facial woe. (Click “more details” under the photo at left to get the full scoop.) That’s why the skin cognoscenti have switched to a new generation of alcohol-free toners formulated with exotic plant extracts chosen for their specific skin balancing, enriching and refreshing properties.
Our ingredients are top-grade and offered at an astonishing value. We begin with copious quantities of one of the rarest, most costly extracts available today: neroli (orange blossom). Besides its otherworldly aroma, neroli is famed for its natural antiseptic and antibacterial properties, as well as its salutary effect on mature skin (that’s us folks) because it helps treat sub-dermal broken capillaries. It’s paired with nature’s age-old skin remedy and astringent, steam-distilled extract of the witch hazel plant, used for centuries to treat swellings, eye inflammations, bites, stings and skin sores. It’s an ideal antioxidant to boot. The premium sea kelp extract we use is hydrating, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and soothing, while aloe is a general skin-healing turbo-charger. Topped off with gingko biloba from the Gingko tree, one of the oldest living tree species on earth, for anti-aging and anti-inflammatory benefits.
As a basis for comparison, you could pay (and evidently people do!) $60 for just 5 ounces of Julisis Gold Neroli Toner, though their ingredients list isn’t half as impressive as ours…other than something freaky they call “Aurum potabile (liquid gold).” When you consider it’s actually an Italian Liqueur made from brandy colored with saffron, you sorta gotta wonder if they haven’t been getting high on their own supply over there at Julisis. Do click on “more details” for even more fascinating info, including ingredients and why the heck you use a toner in the first place. (Word Of Warning: Since we came up with this fab unguent, I’ve been using it when I travel and during the day as a quick “wash-my-face-when-there’s-no-sink-around” and all-around fragrant refresher. I seem to be spending way too much time looking at the cotton ball after I’ve used it. In fact, it’s turned into somewhat of a compulsion, along the lines of my unhealthy fascination with used Swiffer cloths.)
PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE WE USE ONLY NATURAL PRESERVATIVES IN THIS PRODUCT, WE RECOMMEND PURCHASING ONLY ONE BOTTLE AT A TIME.
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When you're on the move is one of the best times to use this product, because it's a great refresher, but even better, it's a quick way to wash your face when there's no sink or soap handy. Just squirt a bit onto a cotton ball (or even a paper towel in a pinch) and you're good to go--a lifesaver in a pinch.
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When you’re at the pharmacy and they ask if you want to pay $150 for the “brand name” or $15 for the generic (with the exact same active ingredient), do you plunk down the $150? Neither do we. When it comes to ultra high-end anti-wrinkle products, savvy consumers should simply read each brand’s ingredients listing to get the best deal. That’s because every manufacturer, including us and Estee Lauder (and the 20-odd brands they own, including La Mer, Clinique, Prescriptives, M-A-C, Origins, Aveda, etc), has the same access to state-of-the-art anti-wrinkle technology peddled by the top European skincare labs. (For the last seven years, we’ve worked with France’s Institut Sederma—click “more details” under the picture at left for a complete ingredients listing and to find out what makes this updated formulation work so hard.) We fell on the floor in hysterics when we read the B.S. copy for Estee Lauder’s Re-Nutriv Re-Creation Night Cream, value-priced at $450, in which they suggest that centuries-old (?) Okinawan women got that way by slathering their bodies with the stuff found in this cream, when, in fact, Lauder's using the same exact active ingredients as we are! (Check it out: http://www.esteelauder.com/templates/products/sp_nonshaded.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY13532&PRODUCT;_ID=PROD9463 ) You’ll get excellent results with ours or theirs; it’s up to you whether you want to spend $450, so their chairman Ronald Lauder can buy another $135 million painting or $45, so we can, um, achieve world domination. But forget about living for centuries because you put some cream on your face. (Do the folks at Estee Lauder think we're all complete morons or are they just passing around the wacky weed at work on a daily basis?) While we don't claim you'll live forever, we do deliver all the proven anti-aging results of our esteemed competitor--your skin will look significantly firmer, less wrinkled (by up to 45% in length and density) and more dewy and youthful--at exactly one-tenth the price. Miraculous.
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Compare to Sisley's Cucumber Moisturizer at $145! See below for details.
This light, fresh facial moisturizer is ideal for everyday use because it goes on so easily and absorbs instantly, while hydrating without an oily feel or greasiness. Its clean refreshing effect is heightened by the addition of pure steam-distilled cucumber essence, so you get that spa sensation of cucumber-slices-on-the-eyes without actually having to go to the trouble. Maybe the most amazing thing about it though is the value. You could buy the same thing (actually one third of an ounce less) from Sisley of Paris (Botanical Fluid Moisturizer with Cucumber, 1.7oz) for $145, which is, let's see, just 5800% higher in price. J. B. an eczema sufferer from New York and cherished Nancy Boy customer told us that until he found our moisturizer he was shelling out thousands of dollars a month on Sisley, because nothing else gave him relief. Now he gleefully buys 10 jars a month of this cucumber facial moisturizer (which he uses, we have to imagine, all over his body) and everything else in our Replenishing line.
Some people really believe that there is something you can put in an everyday moisturizer (that is, one without an anti-wrinkle formulation like our ultramarine night cream) that could make it cost $145--or even half that much. There isn't. The most expensive ingredients you could ever purchase don't add up to nearly that much. We know because we scour the globe for the rarest, most effective ingredients available, like the steam-distilled cucumber in this moisturizer that is as costly as caviar by weight; however, we don't have to put an ounce in each jar--and neither does our Parisian competitor, although at $145, they're charging you like they are. What they--and any advertised brand--are actually demanding that you pay for are their magazine, TV, billboard and online ads. A single page in a magazine like "In Style" or "Real Simple" costs more than $150,000. To run one time. But that's just for the space. There's the ad agency to pay, the photographer, the models, the printers, the media buyers and all the people at the company's marketing HQ who manage all the people running up the meter. So for highly-advertised brands, these astronomic costs have to be passed on (and of course marked up) to you the customer or the company doesn't make its numbers (95% of these brands are owned by massive publicly-traded conglomerates like Estee Lauder, L'Oreal, Revlon). When that happens, the stock tanks and oopsie, the CEO has be paid $20,000,000 to "spend more quality time with his family." Which has absolutely nothing to do with what's in the jar. $145 with ads or $25 without them, the choice is up to you. (Obviously there are other facial moisturizers out there, but none that we've found with real steam-distilled cucumber extract and the high-grade ingredients found in both Sisley and our brand.)
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To formulate this product, we spent the first six months simply researching every natural remedy used since the dawn of recorded history, both to soothe sunburn pain and replenish and condition skin that's had any sun exposure. There is nothing like it on the market because the plant-based ingredients are so rare and costly. Yarrow, which Achilles is reputed to have used to stanch the bleeding wounds of his soldiers (hence its Genus name Achillea) is a powerful healer and skin protector, as is Seabuckthorn berry oil which is used by Russian cosmonauts for protection against radiation burns in space. Comfrey has been cultivated since 400 BC as a healing herb, and the name derives from the Latin word for “grow together” reflecting its legendary ability to heal wounds and treat broken bones. White Willow bark is a source of salicin and other salicylates, compounds similar in structure to aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid) and was used by Native Americans as an anti-inflammatory for eons. Aloe, of course, is a potent sunburn remedy that, in combination with this formulation’s potent array of rarely-used plant-based ingredients soothes blazing, painful burns. Luckily, not every outdoor excursion ends in a burn. But any time spent in the sun has a searing, drying effect on the skin. That’s why this balm also includes so many richly moisturizing nut oils—walnut, kukui nut, sesame, evening primrose, hemp seed—chosen specifically for post-sun moisture replenishment and to avoid peeling and prolong tanning. The scent is derived solely from the ingredients themselves and is bright, fresh and lemony. Now paraben-free.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE WE USE ONLY NATURAL PRESERVATIVES IN THIS PRODUCT, WE RECOMMEND PURCHASING ONLY ONE BOTTLE AT A TIME.
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This product has been proven from the beaches of the Big Island to the deserts of the Sahara. It's that good. If you can't take my word for it (golly, I'll try not to take it personally) and don't want to splurge on the full-size, why not try the travel-size instead? To find out more about why it's so damn effective, you might also want to read about it on its main page in the Moisturizers section of the site. Click "more details" to get the ingredients listing.
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New upgraded formula. Click "more details"' under photo at left for information and an ingredients list.
We have customers who buy 10 bottles of this product at a time and I wonder if they’re in some kind of affinity group with people who have exceptionally sensitive skin and fragrance allergies, and they all get together to have wild orgies now and then. Anyway, you’d think we wouldn’t be the only folks with an unscented ultra high-grade moisturizer, but the people who are ga-ga for this say they’d been searching for years til they found it and will hunt us down and kill us if we stop making it. So we won’t. Stop making it.
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Body oil is no-holds barred, “I want my parched skin to drink in the rich, hydrating moisture right now and I want it to GLOW” solution. It’s not for everyone, because not everyone likes the feel of oil on their skin, and the uniquely amazing glow it imparts. But for those who do, it’s impossible to find a better product on the market. That’s because we didn’t skimp on the oils. In fact, we explored the globe for the rarest, most luxuriant and skin-enhancing ones available: macadamia nut, kukui nut, evening primrose, jojoba and sweet almond. That’s it—no cheap fillers or additives. If you use this after you’ve been in the sun or in the winter when your skin is at its driest and most unattractive, you will feel sleek, sexy and reborn—like the love child of Jackie O and Sean Connery (can you imagine?). Also lovely as a scented massage oil. Choose signature, citrus, or sweetgrass scent. For more details on the scents, just click "more details" under the picture at left. PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE WE USE ONLY NATURAL PRESERVATIVES IN THIS PRODUCT, WE RECOMMEND PURCHASING ONLY ONE BOTTLE AT A TIME.
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Even though an important function of this salt scrub is to exfoliate dead, yecchy skin from the body, our scrub also hydrates the tender skin underneath. We start with high-grade spa quality salts and unlike low-end products, we add a good helping of ultra-refined shea butter, topped off with jojoba, sweet almond and sunflower oils. As the salt sloughs off the dead skin cells from the topmost dermal layer, the shea butter and rich plant oils nourish and protect the tender skin layer beneath. You won’t believe the effect—it’s like getting a whole layer of brand new, silky-soft skin. Available in signature, citrus and sweetgrass scents. For more details on the scents, just click "more details" on the picture at left.
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It seems like you can divide the world in two groups: hand lotion people and non-hand lotion people. The great thing about these two kinds of people is that they’re so civilized; they never feel the need to fight a war over their different worldviews. If you’re in the “yes” camp, read on, because we spent a heck of a long time developing a hand lotion that quickly penetrates, soothes and moisturizes the skin without leaving a greasy residue. It lasts a good long time without needing to be reapplied, and with our extensive scent selection, provides an awesome aesthetic experience to boot. Available in signature, citrus, sweetgrass and tea rose scents. For more info on the scents, just click "more details" under the photo at left.
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When we formulated these facemasks, we split them up to take advantage of the fact that I have oily skin and Jack has drier more sensitive skin. Because an oily complexion like mine benefits greatly from an occasional but rather rigorous purification ritual, I got to go a little wild here and let Jack perform his more subtle but equally effective miracles on the moisturizing mask (see below). First, this toning mask really tingles during the first five minutes of its active phase. Next, the ingredients are exceptional—rare, costly, the best of the best. Bentonite clay, a combination of montmorillonite and volcanic ash, is highly absorbent and pulls oils and toxins from the skin. Neem leaf is a rare natural anti-bacterial and anti-acne while rice bran powder is one of the oldest Japanese secrets for smooth soft skin. This facemask doesn’t just lie there; it works hard for the money and it better treat you right.
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This mask is formulated especially for drier or more sensitive complexions and is gentle, soothing and emollient. Reading the ingredient list is a virtual walk-through of the Swiss apothecary that supplies Gstaad’s top spas. Camelina, rarely used in masks due to its prohibitive cost, is particularly high in linolenic and A-linolenic acid, both associated with improved skin elasticity. Colloidal oatmeal is 12.5% protein/8.5% fat and is a pharmaceutical grade oat flour that works like nothing else to soothe, hydrate and calm dry or irritated skin, while rosehip oil has natural antioxidant properties, improves skin elasticity and reduces scarring and wrinkle formation. This is the mask to use when you barricade the bathroom door, light some candles, run a bath and let your shoulders drop from their full, upright and locked position to something approaching relaxed. After this miracle transpires, you step out of the bath, rinse off the mask and notice your face is newly dewy, glowing and rejuvenated.
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This cucumber-based mask, a companion product to our Replenishing Facial Moisturizer, provides a rapid treatment for facial skin that’s showing the effects of your stressed, sleep-deprived lifestyle. Most of us aren't getting the rest, nutrients or exercise we need, deprivation which often shows up on our kisser. At the same time, we work in drying climate-controlled offices or outside where environmental toxins affect the skin’s tone, appearance and overall health. (Not to mention the occasional woo-hoo party night with its OMG “is-that-pulpy-swollen-mess-really-my-face?” morning mirror moment.) This 10-minute mask will help your skin look and feel less muddy, splotchy and puffy--clearer, brighter and more even in tone, like you’ve had a facial. It accomplishes this feat naturally, through the use of the rarest and most refined natural ingredients. These include Green French Clay, which draws excess moisture from swollen tissue; cucumber, a spa essential used to even skin tone and reduce puffiness; Gotu Kola powder, an ancient Chinese and Ayurvedic remedy used for thousands (!) of years to rejuvenate the skin and underlying dermal layers; Grape Seed oil, which contains high amounts of linoleic acid and facilitates moisture absorption while hydrating tissue and binding with collagen to improve elasticity; Avocado oil, highly therapeutic because it’s rich in Vitamins A, B1, B2, B5, D, E and protein, lecithin and fatty acids, all of which are in a form that is easily absorbed by the skin and Cornflower extract, one of nature’s most potent anti-inflammatory agents. (These are just the highlights.) This balanced formulation is appropriate for all skin types because it both replenishes the skin with rich emollients while drawing out puffiness and impurities.
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