Beautifully Clean: E is for essential nutrients

by Therese Bowen

With warmer weather approaching, we will surely be baring more skin. The ravages of this long winter have certainly taken a toll on the skin’s condition. Instead of feeling self-conscious about how your skin looks and feels, why not be proactive and feel “tres magnifique?” Freshlife has the tools you need to treat your skin. We have a new line of body-care products from a favorite company that already takes care of the skin on your face. Derma-e has created a line of shower gels and body lotions. Not only do they smell delightful, these products are also supercharged with skin-loving nutrients.

The bath & shower gels are designed to refresh, revitalize and moisturize your skin while you cleanse. Melon & Ginger is a soothing formula that thoroughly cleanses while natural ingredients such as Avena Sativa (oat extract), chamomile, olive and aloe vera help calm and heal the skin. Tangerine Burst is a refreshing citrus scented formula that washes away impurities leaving skin clean and revived while providing ester-c, olive and other botanicals for nourishment. Pink Grapefruit is an invigorating and moisturizing formula, designed to cleanse, soften and mildly scent the skin while ingredients such as olive, green tea, vitamin Eand other herbs help recharge the skin. They are all free of sodium lauryl sulfates and are 100-percent biodegradable.

The hand and body lotion collection is diverse in fragrances as well as in treatment properties. Each unique formula is enhanced with essential skin vitamins and botanicals to deeply quench thirsty skin, optimize skin health and offer additional benefits tailored to your skin’s needs. The Orange Blossom Age-Defying lotion is an invigorating formula with two of the world’s most powerful antioxidants: astaxanthin and pycnogenol. The Lavender Age-Defying lotion is enriched with super antioxidants astaxanthin and pycnogenol as well as the relaxing lavender essential oil. The Fragrance Free Age-Defying lotion is a potent anti-aging formula with pycnogenol and green tea extract. This formula is highly recommended for sensitive skin. The Pink Grapefruit Ultimate Moisture formula is enriched with healing aloe vera and restorative vitamin E for even the driest of skin. All derma-e natural body-care products are free of parabens, pthalates, petrolatum, mineral oil, artificial colors and fragrances and are pH balanced, 100-percent vegetarian and are cruelty-free. All of the packaging is 100-percent recyclable.

When used together, the shower gel and body lotion will maximize the benefit your skin will receive. Think of it as a little “mini spa” visit. Take your bottle of water in with you and play some relaxing music. Nobody deserves it more than you do. When you give yourself these simple little pleasures you will feel uplifted. Whether you begin or end your day with this ritual, you will feel pampered, blessed, and your skin will look great. Before you know it, your closest friends will be saying, “Something is different about you, what is it?” So with a dollar off both products for the entire merry, merry month of May, now is the time to give them a try. And, by the way, your mom called: she would love them too! (Hint, hint) Happy Mother’s Day!