Product Spotlight: Purify Toner & Facial Cleanser

Our most popular power duo: Purify toner & purify gel facial cleanser work together to even out skin tone

Avapure products are crafted with only the highest quality ingredients that have been minimally processed. This retains their naturally occurring vitamins and minerals that healthy skin requires. We encourage you to make the switch to natural products created with nutritious plant based ingredients.

Ingredient Spotlight: French Green Clay

French Green Clay is amazing! It has wonderful beneficial properties.

French Green Clay is:

• Rich in minerals

• Super absorbent

• Detoxifying

And it helps:

• Draw out oils and impurities

• Stimulate circulation

• Remove dead skin cells

• Tone and strengthen the skin

French green clay is perfect for oily, acne, and normal skin. It is a very strong clay, therefore may not be best for dry, sensitive or mature skin types.

Find this ingredient in our Deep Cleansing Charcoal Mask and Clarifying Green Tea Mask

Avapure products are crafted with only the highest quality ingredients that have been minimally processed. This retains their naturally occurring vitamins and minerals that healthy skin requires. We encourage you to make the switch to natural products created with nutritious plant based ingredients.

Tips & Tricks For At Home Facials

At-home facials are a quick and easy way to keep your skin radiant and glowing. When too much time lapses between pamper sessions, skin becomes dull and tired looking. It is amazing how much that little 10-20 minute session can do for perking up a mood and giving your face a radiant.

 What if I told you that you could make the at home facial even more amazing! Here are some tips and tricks to add to your routine. No need to do them all at once. Just rotate or mix and match as you wish.

 1.  Add facial serum to your mask when you mix it up! This will add the amazing benefits of the raw oils and extracts to your mask as well as soften it up a bit, rather than the typical dry pull of the clay masks.

2.   Add regular exfoliation to your routine. Exfoliate several times a week and right before your mask treatment as well.  Exfoliation is an amazing skincare ritual that has many benefits. We will focus specifically on Exfoliation in a future post.

3.     You can mix and match masks as needed. If you need something soothing for chapped winter skin but also detoxifying and clarifying for oily/ congested skin, try combining a soothing mask such as the Rose and Aloe or the Pumpkin Pulp Mask with the Deep Cleansing Charcoal or Clarifying Green Tea Mask. This makes your facial options endless. Avapure offers masks trios too that is perfect for trying out mask mixing.

4.     Although you can mix your mask with simple things you already have such as water, milk, or juice- mixing your mask with Avapure’s Mask Tonic will add fabulous nutrients to your at home facial. The mask tonics are heavily concentrated with floral waters and extracts making them perfect for targeted skincare.

5.     If time is your biggest excuse for not doing an at home facial, try this little tip. Mix and apply your mask as usual. Next, use the cool setting on your hair dryer to speed up the drying process of the mask. This will cut your 10-15 minutes wait time to about 5 minutes. 

6.     If you have specific blemishes that need targeted treatment you can mix a very small amount of mask with Avapure’s Blemish Zap and apply to the blemished areas as needed. Leave the mask on for several hours or overnight.

 I would love to hear from you. Let me know what tips and trick you have tried and love!

Simple Steps to a Spa Like Facial at Home

Over the next few weeks, I will be discussing how to easily and effectively give yourself an at-home facial. This series will include basic steps for an effective home facial, tips and tricks for getting the most out of your facial, and a self-care challenge to conclude our series, committing to regular at home facials.

 The at-home facial is wonderful for a variety of reasons. It is fabulous for maintaining your skin in between those recommended professional facials every few months. Additionally, at-home facials can deeply cleanse and exfoliate the skin, while adding some skin loving nutrients your skin will drink up. Lastly, there is something so relaxing about an at-home facial. It is a mood lifter and a confidence booster too. So, everyone pull those clay masks out of your cabinet and follow these easy steps.

1.     Remove your make-up. Start with gently removing your eye make-up. I love to use Avapure’s Eye Make-up Remover and a Norwex face cloth (the face cloth alone is too rough around my delicate eye area). According to Sarah from Skincare by Sarah, the best way to wash your face is without water! Apply cleanser to dry skin. Massage into your skin for about 1 minute, or until the cleanser is nearly soaked in.  After the cleanser is absorbed well into the skin, add water and continue massaging for an additional minute. This allows the cleanser to go deeper into the pores, loosening up any make-up and environmental build up.

2.     Exfoliate! I love exfoliating. It is like a relaxing massage for your face. I love Avapure’s Honey and Herbs Scrub or the Ylang Ylang and Lime Facial Scrub. Both are gentle, non-toxic and have the added benefits of herbs and essential oils. In a pinch, some at home items will work well enough. Try making a paste out of baking soda. This is surprisingly effective, even on sensitive skin. Another option is organic rolled oats blended up into a fine grain. Whichever product you choose, apply it in circular motions avoiding the delicate skin around the yes.  Good exfoliation is the base to exposing new, healthy skin for your next few steps.

3.     The mask comes next! This is the most relaxing part of the facial. Mix up your favorite Avapure mask and apply the cool treatment to your skin, avoiding the delicate skin around the eyes. Sit back and meditate in the calm. Take this 15 minutes to focus on your skin and de-stress. If you choose, apply Avapure’s Cooling Eye Gel around and under the eye area. This cucumber gel is the perfect compliment to your mini spa session.

4.     Toner is the most underrated part of the facial. After so much cleansing and exfoliating from the past four steps, your skin is raw and exposed. What goes on your skin next is crucial: this layer should be soothing and chock-full of vitamins and antioxidants to restore your skin back to its normal pH.  Avapure’s toners are all in a range for healthy skin (4.5-5.5)

5.     The rest is up to you!  Personally, I prefer going all out during my at home spa session. I will apply an oil facial serum such as Avapure’s Balancing Serum followed by the Priming Balm or Repair Collagen Serum. Both contain Hyaluronic acid, which penetrates deep inter the dermins, hydrating and boosting elasticity of the skin.

6.     Lastly, apply your traditional cream based moisturizer such as Avapure’s Power C Facial Cream, containing Camu Camu extract which is incredibly high in Vitamin C and promotes a bright, healthy glow.

 These simple steps will create a luxurious at-home facial that will trick your supple radiant skin into thinking you spent the entire day at the spa!