Vancouver Spa Featured Skin Care Product: Sunforgettable = Smart Daylight Defense
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Did you know that sun protection could be intelligent?
With this recent Vancouver heat wave we’ve had, I’ve been piling on the sunscreen. It’s so nice to have an early start to the beautiful summer weather.
I’ve been asking some of my clients recently if they’ve been applying sunscreen to their body and I’ve been shocked to find that people seem to only feel they need sun protection from the neck up!-unless they are outside for prolonged periods of time…
I have this dreaded vision of people in the future looking like collages of different skins. The faces of 30 year olds with the bodies of 60 year olds. I know I’m getting a little carried away with my imagination- but seriously, don’t forget the rest of your skin! It think it’s really important to think of sun exposure as accumulative. If you’re only outside for ten minutes a day- that ads up over a year to 60 hours of sun exposure. Considering that 80-90% of aging is attributed to sun exposure, you do the math…
On that note- I’m super excited about the Sunforgettable products which will be available at Spruce Body Lab next week. There are different colours and applications to choose from. There’s one with sparkles for a little feminine touch, two with very minimal pigment to even out the skin tone, and one that’s clear. It’s such an innovative concept to be able to dust on some minerals and get an SPF 30 without the mess of a cream or spray.
New at Vancouver Spa Spruce Body Lab! From Colorescience:
Sunforgettable Micronized Minerals Providing SPF 30 for Face and Body
- Instant protection from uv radiation… no 20 minute wait!!
- Chemical Free
- Paraben Free
- Highly water resistant
- Non-greasy feeling… no more hot and sticky skin!!
- Won’t sting, or drip into eyes… great for athletes and little ones!!!
- Cooling effect on the skin… minerals act like a mini air conditioner on the skin!!
- Zinc absorbs heat ( like a sponge)
- Titanium Dioxide reflects heat ( like a car windshield sun deflector)
- Iron Oxides are excited by sunlight and create a cooling effect on skin.
- Easy to reapply… sunscreen should be reapplied throughout the day.
- 80% of aging comes from incidental sun exposure.
- Easy to apply under and over makeup.
- 3 great colores to choose from.
- Great for sensitive skin… Titanium Dioxide has anti microbial properties once it is activated by the sun.
- The minerals sit on top of the skin.
- Act like a breathable band aid to protect skin from all environmental pollutants.
- Keeps skin clean.
- Safe for the environment. Refillable. Won’t hurt the oceans or reefs like chemical sunscreens do.
