Schwanen Garten 10-Piece Limited Edition Kit

Why Moisturize?
Everyone can benefit from using a moisturizer after cleansing. The key is finding the appropriate moisturizer based on your skin type. Moisturizers seal moisture into the skin, so the effect is hydrating while also inhibiting evaporation. Many moisturizers contain active ingredients that deliver vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and skin supporting compounds to provide therapeutic benefits that sooth, protect and ultimately delay the onset of early aging.
Eye creams are optional, but may be desirable for those with dry or aging skin as a welcome addendum to a moisturizer. Some individuals have very delicate eye areas that are more susceptible to wrinkling, dark circles and puffiness. An eye cream can help address these specific concerns with intense moisture and a high concentration of active ingredients.

How to Choose a Moisturizer
The oilier your complexion, the lighter and more liquid your moisturizer should be. Some moisturizers even have oil free ingredients that still serve to moisturize the skin without adding oil. Conversely, dry or aging skin requires a more moisturizing-nourishing preparation. Use a moisturizer labeled with your skin type or specific skin concern. If you live in a particularly harsh climate, consider wearing a more moisturizing face cream during the winter and switch to a lighter formula during warmer months.
Night creams tend to be thicker and more moisturizing than day creams. It is generally recommended to have separate moisturizers simply for the fact that you will want a day cream with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF). This will provide you with added protection from sun damage that ultimately leads to premature aging.
Based on the amount of time you spend outside on any particular day, you might want to wear a moisturizer designed for outdoor use with a significantly higher SPF. You must also factor in how easily your skin burns and take precautions to protect your skin with a sufficient SPF. As a general rule, it is recommended that your day moisturizer should have at least 15-20 SPF, and if you spend more time outdoors, consider a moisturizer with 30+ SPF.

How to Use Moisturizer
After you wash your face and apply toner or a serum (optional), scoop out enough moisturizer to comfortably cover your face and neck area. Using your finger tips, rub it in using upward strokes, making sure to moisturize the neck, décolletage and earlobes. In order to prevent streaks, allow your moisturizer to penetrate before applying foundation.

When skin ages, its collagen and elastin are produced more slowly. This causes gradual changes like hyperpigmentation, discoloration, dryness, sagging, wrinkles, crepe-like folds, loss of muscle tone, textural unevenness and loss of elasticity.

The topical application of key skin firming ingredients works synergistically to protect and strengthen the skin. Skin care products should have a combination of naturally occurring active ingredients. They will contain compounds to protect which will likely be in the form of extracts containing antioxidants. Another set of ingredients will firm the skin by penetrating through its seven layers to support the collagen process at a cellular level.

Skin firming creams are usually formulated as night creams. They tend to be richer, thicker and more emollient and should be able to stay on long enough to absorb for maximum benefits. In general, face creams are designed to minimize lines/wrinkles, improve skin density, firm, plump and decrease puffiness (especially in the eye area).

Many manufacturers describe their product as a "cocktail" of ingredients that work together to decrease the effects of aging. Skin firming and anti-aging ingredients often include antioxidants, minerals, seaweed, herb extracts and different kinds of oils like Vitamins A and E. Other ingredients attributed to having a firming effect on the skin include green tea, aloe vera, beech bud extract, alpha lipoic acids, shea butter, hyaluronic acid and the very exotic sounding emu oil. Some firming and anti-aging products also contain light reflecting pigments, such as mica, to enhance the glow and make the skin look radiant.

What is a Serum?
Deciding to use a serum can depend on various factors including skin type, age or degree of damage. They are able to effectively absorb onto the skin, delivering active ingredients for maximum benefit. Depending on ingredients, serums contain anti-aging properties that help to firm, tighten, provide anti-oxidants, re-texturize, or address the signs of aging. If you decide to use a serum with your moisturizer, select one with the ingredients or benefits associated with the concerns you wish to address.

Why Cleanse?
When you cleanse your face, you can help control the clarity, suppleness and condition of your skin. Cleansing rids your skin of excess facial oil, dust, bacteria, dirt and dead skin cells. This process helps keep the pores unclogged, improves circulation, and prepares your skin for the next step in your cleansing ritual. Quite possibly the most fundamental step in the beauty routine, cleansing is integral to maintaining a balanced complexion.
Cleansing is recommended twice per day for most skin types, once in the morning and once in the evening. Any more than that, the natural oils become stripped, while any less and your skin can become susceptible to congestion and eruptions.

How to Choose a Cleanser
Choose a cleanser that is appropriate for your skin and is specifically formulated for the face. Dry skin types will need to use a creamy based cleanser, while oilier types will need a gel based or foaming type cleanser. Sensitive skin needs a fragrance-free formulation, most likely labeled as gentle and non-irritating.

How to Cleanse
Make sure to start with clean hands. Splash your face with warm or tepid water to open up your pores. Never use too hot or too cold water. Too hot and your skin can dry out, while water that is too cold will not remove the surface oils sufficiently. You can use a washcloth, sponge, exfoliation puff, facial brush or your fingers for cleansing - It all depends on your preference.
Use approximately a dime to nickel sized amount of cleanser, follow product packaging instructions. You can apply the cleanser with your fingertips or washcloth. Depending on the cleanser type, you might want to work up a lather in your hands first.
Use gentle upward circular strokes moving around the face, paying attention to the crevices of the nose area and hair line while extending down your neck and around the ear area. Take extra care to use a gentle touch around the eyes. Do not over-scrub or scrub too hard, as your facial skin is susceptible to become easily irritated.
Once the cleansing is completed, rinse liberally with tepid water. Make sure all areas are rinsed including the neck, hairline and eye area. Cool water may be used, as it helps to close the pores. Finish by blotting your face gently with a towel using a patting technique.

Features

Antioxidant Nourishing Cream

• Offers intense nourishing benefits to the skin leaving it feeling replenished, smooth and plumped. It is suitable for dry, dehydrated skin and great for nighttime treatment.
• Bakuchiol, a plant-derived ingredient found in the leaves and seeds of the psoralea corylifolia?plant, is a natural alternative to retinol.
• Compared to the latter, bakuchiol has no side effects such as skin irritation and photo-stability issues and is stable in sunlight. The soothing properties of bakuchiol help comfort skin with acne and sensitivity.

Antioxidant Serum

• Based on natural antioxidant complex SGAC™, a proprietary product of Schwanengarten Laboratory, tis serum helps to protect the skin from free radical damage.
• The unique formula of the natural antioxidant complex in conjunction with natural anti-aging ingredients helps to increase skin's resistance against aging by allowing the skin to absorb natural active ingredients.

Antioxidant Treatment Essence

• Helps the skin feel refreshed and look revitalized.
• Formulated with an exclusive, naturally-derived antioxidant complex, these active ingredients neutralize free radicals and provide nourishment to combat premature aging.
• Serum-like viscosity, leaving skin soothed, plumped, and dewy.

Multi-Active Antioxidant Ampoule

• Based on a proprietary natural antioxidant source SGAC™, provides intense protection against free radicals to prevent premature aging.
• It can be mixed or used in conjunction with other serums, moisturizers, creams or balms to work as a booster, helping the absorption of its active ingredients.

How To Use

• Antioxidant Cleanser: Apply a few drops and gently press onto skin until absorbed.
• Antioxidant Eye Cream: Use daily in the morning and at night. Apply a pea-sized amount in small dots by tapping around the eye area after serum, before a moisturizer. To boost the efficacy of its antioxiant benefit, mix 1-2 drops of Schwanen Garten Antioxidant Multi-Active Ampoule.
• Antioxidant Facial Oil: Use daily in the morning and at night. Use a few drops and gently pat until it is completely absorbed. Can be combined with a moisturizer or applied on top.
• Antioxidant Foaming Cleanser: Use daily in the morning and at night. Dispense one to two pumps. Massage onto wet skin for 30-50 seconds. Wash off thoroughly with water. For best results, follow with Schwanen Garten Antioxidant Treatment Essence or Mist.
• Antioxidant Mist: Mist 2-3 times across the face. Can be used on clean skin or after makeup application. Repeat throughout the day to refresh skin or makeup.
• Antioxidant Moisturizing Cream: Use as a priming moisturizer before makeup. Apply a nickel-sized amount all over the face and tap it in until fully absorbed. Allow about 30 seconds before applying SPF or makeup products.
• Antioxidant Nourishing Cream: At the last step of skincare, apply a nickel-sized amount all over the face and gently tap until fully absorbed.
• Antioxidant Serum: Use daily in the morning and before sleep prior to using your moisturizer. use a few drops and gently spread the serum until it is completely absorbed.
• Antioxidant Treatment Essence: Use daily in the morning and at night. Shake the product before use to properly mix the active ingredients. Dispense one to two pumps and gently pat into the skin until fully absorbed. Follow with Schwanen Garten Antioxidant Serum or Multi-Active Ampoule for best results.
• Multi-Active Antioxidant Ampoule: Use daily in the morning and at night. Shake slightly before use to evenly disperse the active ingredients. Apply a few drops and gently press onto skin until absorbed.

Ingredients

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