Even if you're categorically opposed to New Year’s Resolutions (like me!), you've may have beautiful intentions to make health and wellness a priority in 2012. Who couldn't use a little help and inspiration with their wellness goals, right? So my resolve in the New Year is to bring you ideas for products and solutions that will help you reach your goals and that also make great gifts for anyone, all year long.
The New Year's Resolution: A natural skin care routine crafted with organic ingredients
As a young girl, I was enamored with a bottle of rose water purchased from a local drug store. I had no idea what to do with it, I just know I liked having it on my dresser - inhaling it's classic floral scent. After falling out of favor for a while, rose has seen a resurgence in poularity as an ingredient in organic skin care products. This is no doubt due to organic rose essential oil's ability to promote cell renewal, even the skin tone and balance the senses.
The Revitalizing Rose Pomegranate line of Primavera natural and certified organic skin care products combine organic rose essential oil with organic pomegranate seed oil for
I recently tested three products from the line and was instantly transported to the rose water scented days of youth, but in a thoroughly modern way:
Revitalizing Cream Cleanser ($20) - Not one to prefer a cream cleanser to a gel cleanser, I'm apt to change that preference after just a few weeks of my new twice-daily cream cleanser routine. This milky cream cleanser removes traces of dirt and makeup, leaving skin nourished and smooth.
BENEFITS
- Organic Rose Essential Oil helps reduce broken capillaries and promotes cell renewal for a radiant, even tone.
- Organic Pomegranate Seed Oil contains powerful antioxidants to help fight free radical damage.
- Organic Rose Water cleanses, balances, tones and restores suppleness.
- Organic Jojoba Oil nourishes and hydrates
Revitalizing Toner ($20) - Just a few mists on a cotton pad and a rejuvenating swipe across your face hydrates the skin and minimizes the appearance of pores.
BENEFITS
- Organic Rose Water cleanses, balances, tones and restores suppleness.
- Organic Pomegranate Extract soothes inflammation and restores youthful contours.
- Organic Green Tea Extract is soothing and rich in powerful antioxidants that help prevent free radical damage.
- Sandalwood Water stabilizes moisture in dry and mature skin, and alleviates stressed and damaged skin.
Revitalizing Nourishing Cream ($52) - Hands down, my favorite product of the bunch! This lightweight cream is packed with plant oils, antioxidants and fatty acids to smooth, hydrate and protect skin. As I apply it each morning and evening, I breathe in the scent and am reminded of a luxurious facial treatment at a favorite spa.
BENEFITS
- Organic Rose Essential Oil helps reduce broken capillaries and promotes cell renewal for a radiant, even tone.
- Organic Pomegranate Seed Oil contains powerful antioxidants to help fight free radical damage.
- Organic Jojoba Oil nourishes and hydrates.
- Organic Shea Butter hydrates and helps shield skin from environmental stresses.
- Organic Sweet Almond Oil moisturizes and helps restore skin’s elasticity.
Primavera skincare products are available online at primaveralife.com and at select partner spas throughout North America. After a long-standing history in Europe, the line recently launched here in the US. 18 growers around the world contribute over 125 ingredients to the extensive product line that includes an array of face care products, body care products, wellness and home fragrance products. The rose in the Revitalizing Rose Pomegranate line is grown by farmers in India and Turkey, lending an international flair to skin care.
*I received these products from a PR representative that works with Primavera skin care. While this has not influenced my opinion of these products, Examiner.com believes in full disclosure.
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