Summer Skin Saviours - Summer Essentials Set

There are two very special Mar Galliti products that are must haves for anyone to keep the skin happy, especially during the summer months (or when traveling). These are my Lavender Hyrosol and the Restorative Sea Buckthorn Cleansing Balm and together they are the Summer Essentials Set.

Summer is all about spending more time outdoors, on the beach, on the sun that means more sunscreen, sweat and dirt, and even chlorine from the swimming pool on the skin and to clean all that off gently but effectively the Restorative Sea Buckthorn Cleansing Balm is the perfect chooice. The beautiful plant oils & butters gently remove excess sebum, sunscreen and grime without disrupting your skin's natural barrier. It also can help decongest pores, calm inflammation and support cleaner skin. Don't be affraid of oils on your skin. Oil cleansing helps rebalance the skin by gently removing impurities while preseving the microbiome and keeping oil production in check. Throughout the day your skin collects pollution, sweat, sebum and dead skin, even if you haven't worn any makeup. These oil-based impurities require oil to be properly dissolved and removed. That tight, squeaky feeling some people associate with clean skin is actually a sign that your skin barrier has been stripped. Oil cleansing works deeper. It dissolves and lifts out buildsup, SPF and debris while keeping your skin barrier intact, leaving your skin clean and soft and supported. Oil cleansing is returning to balance.

The Restorative Sea Buckthorn Cleansing Balm is not only an oil cleanser and that's where we dig deeper into what kind of plant oils, butters & extracts I use to create it. Some of them comes from Africa & South America like the shea butter, cocoa butter & the jojoba oil (it's a liquid wax), so they have a particullar protective affinity against wind, weather and the sun. They also help retain moisture while also balancing, softening and firming, so they are very benefical for dry, mature and damaged skin. Added to this sesame oil has warming, calming and cleansing properties and helps regulate sebum production. While borage oil is soothing and has the highest gamma-linolenic acid content of any oil. It helps to regenerate the skin's natural barrier function and prevent moisture loss. It is tightening, toning and has a firming effect that is brilliant for mature skin. And I want to highlight the wonderful extracts that give the Balm it's beautiful colour too and those are the calendula macerate and the sea buckthorn CO2 extract. They are really healing, anti-inflammatory and great for damaged skin. They are especially brilliant for treating burns, ulcers, eczema and sun damage and has UV blocking properties.

As you can see with all the "buildt-in" protection and repair the Restorative Sea Buckthorn is your perfect companion keeping your skin happy and healthy in any weather.

Let's talk about my Lavender Hydrosol and its amazing and versatile properties too. First of all, let me introduce my lavenders properly, they are Lavandula angustifolia or true lavander and the hydrosol or aromatic water is created together with the essential oil through steam distillation. The essential oil and the hydrosol are different in their form but equally important and have similar healing propeties. The hydrosol is more gentle and can be used freely on the skin, face & the whole body, and even around babies and children. Lavender hydrosol is one of the most effective hydrosol, together with neroli, for promoting sleep. It is calming and sedative. It balances nervousness and brings harmony. During summer when you might be travelling more and sleep a bit difficult in a new environment, lavender can help lull you into sleep. But also, it is cooling and soothing for redness, itchiness, insect bites and sunburns. In case of sunburn it is best to use it as a compress leaving it on the skin for at least 20-30 minutes and repeat it a few times during the day, depend on the severitiy of the sunburn. (Apply the Restorative Sea Buckthron Balm in between compress applications and spray generously with extra hydrosol too.) With its cooling and calming properties the lavender hydrosol is refreshing and regenerating for the skin.

So, I hope the above details about the beautiful properties of the Balm and the Hydrosol can help you see them in a new light. But if you still have any questions about them, application etc,. then let me know and get in touch.

Have a wonderful summer!

Zita

All photos: Szendeff Lőrinc