Aestival™ Skin Ultimate Hydrating Body Cleanser This gentle formula has been designed to deeply cleanse your body while nourishing your skin with vitamins for a soft, refreshing feeling. This gentle, effective cleanser, which features our exclusive GlycoActive® System, will eliminate the harsh, drying effects of soap. Mild surfactants effectively remove surface dirt and oils while hydrating the skin with a vitamin-enriched formula.
The Ultimate Hydrating Body Cleanser gently prepares the skin for step two, Advanced Exfoliating Body Polish.
As with all Aestival products, this product is not tested on animals.
Skin Care Strategy:
When selecting skin care products, look for those that are water-based, like all Aestival products. A water-based product will not clog pores and will allow your skin to breathe naturally. In addition, these products deliver beneficial moisture to help skin maintain its natural softness.
Directions for Use:
For all skin types. Use daily in the bath or shower. Pour a small amount onto the Aestival™ Body Sponge and apply directly to skin while showering. This product is also an excellent shaving lubricant. Follow immediately with Advanced Exfoliating Body Polish, step two.
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. Since this product is more gentle than a bar of soap, how can I be sure it will clean effectively?
A. Ultimate Hydrating Body Cleanser features an effective combination of mild surfactants and the exclusive GlycoActive® System, which helps release dead skin cells.
Q. When referring to the coloring of the Aestival body care products, the packaging mentions FD&C. What does that abbreviation stand for?
A. FD&C stands for Food, Drug and Cosmetic and indicates that a particular color has been certified by the Food and Drug Administration for use in cosmetics.
Q. Why are the percentages of glycolic and lactic acids in the body care system different than in the skin care?
A. The skin on your body is thicker than the skin on your face, so the body care products can provide more benefit through higher levels of glycolic and lactic acids.
Ingredients:
Aestivál Ultimate Hydrating Body Cleanser
Purified Water, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide Dea, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Vitamin E (Tocopherol), Retinyl Palmitate (vitamin A), Beta-Carotene, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Bitter Almond Oil, Polysorbate-20, Propylene Glycol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone/Methylisothiazolinone, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Imidazolidinyl Urea, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Red No. 33