Essential Spring Skincare Tips For Fresh, Glowing, And Healthy Skin

Spring has arrived, and with it comes warmer temperatures, bright blooms, and a fair share of seasonal skincare struggles. From dryness to breakouts to increased sensitivity, spring can be an especially tricky time for your skin. Not only do you have to temporarily retire your heavier winter wardrobe to the depths of your storage closet, but the change in temperatures can require a recalibration in your skincare routine as well.

We’ve created a list of spring skincare tips that will get you looking fresh as a daisy (and make it easier for you to step into summer with refreshed and healthy skin). You’ll find valuable advice to build your spring skin care routine towards a more radiant complexion all season long.

Tip 1: Exfoliate To Shed Dead Winter Skin

After experiencing months of the freezing-cold temperatures in tandem with the dry warmth of your indoor heater, your skin is most likely in need of some TLC to get springtime ready. Give your complexion the extra attention it needs by shedding your dead winter skin—which can cause clogged pores, breakouts, and dull, rough-looking skin—through exfoliation. Not only can it help your dry skin look more supple, but it also helps skin absorb moisturizers and other skincare products more easily. (Source)

Physical Exfoliation

There are different types of exfoliators, including physical scrubs and chemical exfoliants. Physical exfoliants work by using friction from tiny particles or brushes to slough off the dead, dull skin that’s been sitting on the surface of your face or body, helping to reveal smoother, brighter, and more radiant-looking skin underneath.

It’s important to remember that a good physical exfoliant should not feel too rough on your skin, and that a gentle, light hand with minimal pressure should always be used with physical scrubs. The last thing you want to do is aggravate your skin, damage your skin barrier, or push the dirt, dead skin, and bacteria further into your pores.

We Recommend:

Best Physical Scrub for Spring-Ready Skin:

Microdermabrasion Scrub

DERMA E’s award-winning, luxurious Microdermabrasion Scrub is one of our best sellers thanks to its amazing ability to help remove build up of dull and dry skin. It combines Dead Sea Salt and a fine-textured crystal blend that helps buff away dullness and smooth the look of fine lines, wrinkles, roughness, and acne scars. It’s infused with a blend of citrus oils that helps refresh and soften the skin for a radiant complexion. Use it as a weekly skin rejuvenator for silky smooth and revitalized skin.

Chemical Exfoliation

Chemical exfoliants work by using acids to dissolve the bonds between dead skin cells, which increase the cell turnover cycle and cause the top layer of your skin to shed in different cycles. Chemical exfoliation also helps with unclogging pores and reducing the appearance of pore size, smoothing skin texture, reducing uneven skin tone, and improving clarity on acne-prone skin. (Source)

What Exfoliating Acids Should I Use For My Skin Type?

The amount of different exfoliating acids available might be daunting to sift through if you’re new to chemical exfoliation. For example, Glycolic and Mandelic Acids are great options for those with oily, blemish-prone skin, while Lactic Acid and Azelaic Acid are gentler choices for folks with dry or sensitive skin. And for those dealing with hyperpigmentation, Vitamin C and Kojic Acid can work wonders.

We Recommend:

Best Chemical Exfoliant for Supple Skin in Spring.

Vitamin C Multi-Acid Radiance Liquid Peel

Another best-seller of DERMA E’s, this antioxidant-rich peel is formulated with stabilized Vitamin C (meaning it doesn’t lose its potency, efficacy, or degrade as easily as other forms of Vitamin C), plus Lactic Acid to gently encourage the shedding of the top layer of your skin. The addition of vegan Bromelain, an enzyme naturally found in pineapple, also helps with exfoliation as well as reducing inflammation that could occur. It’s a powerful liquid peel for those who seek help with collagen production, brightness, and evening out skin tone and texture.

Tip 2: Use Targeted Serums

Instead of slathering on countless serums in a bid that one will eventually improve your skin health, pay closer attention to how your skin reacts to any new product in your regimen and deduce your needs accordingly.

Are you experiencing dry patches after going too heavy on the active ingredients? You might need a boost of hydration with a super-moisturizing serum that contains a humectant like Hyaluronic Acid in it, which draws moisture to your skin.

Experiencing dark spots or sun damage, or want a boost in collagen production? You could benefit from a brightening Vitamin C Serum, or a formula that contains Pycnogenol® for a glowing complexion, reduced hyperpigmentation, and plumper-looking skin.

If it’s breakouts that got you feeling blue, choose a serum with anti-inflammatory ingredients that help you treat acne without being too harsh, or one with a gentle exfoliating acid like Glycolic or Salicylic Acid.

We Recommend:

The perfect serum for your spring skincare routine:

Pure Biome Balancing Serum

Packed with nourishing yet gentle and replenishing ingredients that aid in balancing your skin microbiome, this serum is a dream if you need help with calming down irritation, redness, dryness, or inflammation.

Probiotics support the restoration of your skin microbiome with “good bacteria” that assist in skin-barrier function, while Prebiotics feed the beneficial microbes with nutrients to help them thrive. Finally, a blend of protective and free-radical-fighting antioxidants like Cica help to soothe your complexion so that you’re glowy and fresh this spring.

Tip 3: Switch To Gentler Cleansers

It’s time to retire your rich face washes or thick cleansing balms for a lighter, gentler cleanser. Why? Because you’re (hopefully) dialing it back on the heavy foundation use and full-coverage complexion products in the spring and opting for cosmetics with lighter coverage, like tinted moisturizers or pigmented serums that don’t require the same level of heavy-duty lifting as their winter predecessors.

Since transitioning from the colder climes into warmer weather might freak your skin out, a gentle cleansing product that is safe to use on acne-prone or sensitive skin is a good call to protect your complexion.

If you have normal skin or a skin type that is much less reactive to weather changes, then consider yourself lucky!

We Recommend:

The perfect gentle cleanser to transition into spring:

Pure Biome Balancing Cleanser

Our Pure Biome Collection is ideal for those who have experienced a bit of irritation and inflammation from either the weather or over-use of harsh products, and for those who just want to establish a calmer complexion.

This sulfate-free cleanser is designed to help you achieve a skin-soothing clean that doesn’t strip away moisture or healthy bacteria on skin’s surface, and actually helps to restore balance of the flora that make up a healthy skin microbiome. Best of all, the entire Pure Biome collection is safe for all skin types.

Tip 4: Wake Up Tired Eyes

Whether your eyes are still dealing with heavy baggage from staying indoors and staring at a computer or phone screen all winter, or they’re experiencing puffiness from allergies this spring, your eyes could be suffering from a lack of proper care.

As we age past our 20s, our skin loses its ability to naturally produce collagen, resulting in looser skin, fine lines, and wrinkles. Our eyes tend to show signs of aging before other areas of our face due to the thin, delicate skin that surrounds our orbital bone. Excessive rubbing, squinting, and irritation can also lead to crow’s feet, dark under-eye bags, or puffiness.

A great way to wake up your tired-looking eyes is with a brightening eye cream that contains protective antioxidants, provides hydration, and energizes eyes.

We Recommend:

Vitamin C Eye Cream, No Dark Circles Perfecting Cream

This super soothing and line-smoothing eye cream enlists the help of its shining and bright star ingredient, Vitamin C, to improve the look of dark under-eye bags while adding antioxidant protection. Anti-inflammatory Turmeric helps impart a luminous glow to dark circles while Caffeine helps to reduce swelling around the eyes, making this the perfect eye cream to ensure it’s all smooth sailing for as far as the eye can C.

Tip 5: Swap Heavy Creams For Lighter Formulas

Replace your heavier, thicker moisturizers or facial oils with a lighter lotion or moisturizer. Your skin is better able to retain moisture during the spring and summer seasons compared to the fall and winter seasons. Compared to how dry and chapped skin can get simply from the cold winter winds whipping the air, your skin in spring may feel overwhelmed using the same daily moisturizer.

Instead, reach for a cream that is gentle and doesn’t contain heavy occlusives. Aloe Vera is a great hydrating ingredient that can help soothe irritation and inflammation without clogging pores.

We Recommend:

The Perfect Lightweight Spring Moisturizer:

Pure Biome Balancing Cream

This super-soothing and microbiome-balancing moisturizer is safe for all skin types including skin with sensitivities like acne, rosacea, and eczema. It’s light in weight but super hydrating, thanks to the high content of Aloe Vera it contains.

It’s especially great for balancing red, inflamed, irritated, and chapped skin, thanks to Probiotics and skin-nourishing Prebiotics that reset your skin microbiome. Antioxidant Pycnogenol helps to protect your skin from free radicals, and Panthenol (also known as Provitamin B5) helps add another layer of skin-conditioning hydration.

Tip 6: Sun Protection EVERYDAY (Regardless Of The Season!)

This should go without saying, but if you’re not wearing sunscreen every day (yes, even during winter or on overcast days), you might want to adopt doing so as a daily habit.

Tip 7: Don’t Forget About Your Body

Since the human’s largest organ, your skin, covers more than just your face, it’s important to also keep your body moisturized throughout spring as well. After all, you’ll be showing more of your skin now that the heat’s starting to rise, and the key to smooth skin is by keeping it nourished and healthy.

A light, soothing body lotion worn underneath a broad-spectrum sunscreen will help keep your skin soft and comfortable throughout the day. If you don’t like the feeling of having to apply body lotion to dry skin, we suggest applying it while skin is damp right out of the shower so that your application is smoother.

We Recommend:

The Best Body Lotion for Spring:

Vitamin E Fragrance-Free Sensitive Skin Shea Butter Body Lotion

This soothing and super-hydrating body lotion is free of fragrance and helps keep your skin silky-smooth all day long, thanks to healing Vitamin E, soothing Aloe Vera, calming Chamomile, and moisturizing Pycnogenol. Shea Butter further soothes any itchiness and irritation, making this perfect for sensitive skin types.

It might not sound flashy or “aesthetic,” but taking care of the bacteria that live on your skin should be a major focus of your skincare routine.

For years, scientists have been begging us to pay more attention to our skin’s microbiome and care for its health. But it still hasn’t become a big enough conversation in the skincare world, perhaps because the topic of the tiny critters living on our skin can make some feel a little squeamish.

So we’ll let you be one of the first in on this secret: if you can’t get rid of acne, dry skin, inflammation, or other skin problems, your skin’s microbiome might be unbalanced. By diving into this topic and getting the right products for it, you can do incredible things for your skin’s health and appearance.

That’s because the complex ecosystem made up of millions of microorganisms plays an essential role in your skin’s (and body’s) health. Those microorganisms work constantly in tandem with you to protect you from diseases and keep your complexion looking smooth and cared for. However, when that delicate ecosystem gets thrown off, it can lead to problems.

If you are dealing with issues like acne, dry skin, inflammation, or more, then there may be an imbalance in your skin’s microbiome.

Fortunately, there are things you can do to restore equilibrium and get your skin health back to where you want it.

Skin Microbiome Definition & Quick Facts

When we discuss the skin’s microbiome, we’re referring to the millions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms that live on the skin’s surface. As is true for other parts of the body (think: our gastrointestinal systems), these tiny organisms play a vital role in protecting our skin and maintaining homeostasis.

Why Is The Skin’s Microbiome Important?

The primary role of our skin’s microbiome is to defend against foreign invaders, like pathogens, and to help keep the skin healthy and balanced.

As the largest organ of the body, our skin is important for a lot more than just looks: it serves as a barrier between the outside world and the human body’s vulnerable insides.

But even skin needs some level of protection, which is where bacteria and other microorganisms come into the mix. A healthy skin microbiome can fend off potential threats from the outside while also creating byproducts, like enzymes, that our skin needs to thrive. You can think of it as an additional layer of your skin’s barrier, almost painting a clear finish on top of a painting to seal in its contents.

Without this microbiome, our skin would likely be far more susceptible to infection and injury. Likewise, the moisture and suppleness that we expect from our skin would probably be lacking.

How Microbiome Skin Care Works

Because the microorganisms living on the skin are such a critical part of its natural ecosystem, microbiome skin care works to support their health and supplement bacteria that may be lost.

There are lots of ways to support a healthy microbiome as you take care of your skin, but using products that are specifically meant to help you achieve this goal will likely yield the best results.

Types Of Bacteria Affecting Skin Microbiome

As you venture into the world of microbiome skin care, you’re likely to see mentions of different types of microorganisms. But which ones are best for your skin?

• Prebiotics: These are supplements or topical products that serve as great food for bacteria. Prebiotics are not bacteria themselves, but instead the fuel that “good” bacteria need to function.
• Probiotics: These are likely what you think of when you hear about bacteria in or on the body. Probiotics are live bacteria that can be found in certain foods or taken as a supplement, or administered directly to the skin.
• Postbiotics: These are the waste products, such as vitamins, that get left behind as your body processes prebiotics and probiotics.

In terms of supplementing bacteria, fungi, and viruses on the skin, probiotics are your best friend. Of course, to promote the health of probiotics, you’ll need to provide your skin with plenty of prebiotics, too. We’ll discuss how to achieve each of these goals in more depth later on.

Benefits Of A Healthy Skin Microbiome

Ensuring that your skin’s microbiome is not just present but also thriving is an effort well-worth pursuing, especially if you experience frequent acne breakouts. Below are some of the main benefits of maintaining a healthy microbiome:

• Healthy, balanced skin. Because the tiny organisms living on your skin produce useful waste – the kind that can be used to moisturize and nourish the skin – keeping them around can help your skin look and feel its best.
• Strengthened immunity. Research has already begun to explore a potential connection between our gut microbiome and skin health, but studies examining how the bacteria on our skin affect other parts of the body are still evolving. What we know for now is that our microbiome seems to have a link to the immune system; that is, a strong microbiome is linked to higher rates of immunity from infection and vice versa. This suggests that taking good care of the bacteria on our skin and in our bodies might have implications for our overall health.
• Fewer acne breakouts. While it may seem counterintuitive, having more “good” bacteria on the skin can help you lower how frequently you break out. Acne-causing bacteria can be fended off or weakened by a healthy skin microbiome. In other words, a strong microbiome can make your skin a less habitable environment for foreign pathogens and bacteria and thus prevent acne from forming.

How To Restore Your Skin Microbiome

Perhaps the best way to restore your skin’s microbiome is by replacing bacteria that have been lost and creating an ideal living environment for those that haven’t.

It’s easy and common to disrupt our skin’s microbiome; typically, our skin is able to restore itself to a good balance on its own. But when exposed to multiple irritants, especially over a long period of time, our skin’s microbiome can weather and begin to break down.

A compromised skin barrier can be hard to spot, but it typically leads to symptoms like dry, irritated skin, frequent breakouts, and sensitivity to products.

Fortunately, it’s relatively straightforward to begin rebuilding your skin’s microbiome with the right techniques.

Shift Your Focus

If your skin microbiome is already damaged or weakened, it’s possible that the products you’re using are to blame. Skincare products that are drying, irritating, or overly aggressive can kill good bacteria or lead to inflammation, which is one of the main causes of acne.

Take a look at your current routine to see where there’s room for change or improvement. Look out for fragranced products or those formulated with ingredients like alcohol or harsh detergents. These sorts of options tend to do more harm than good, even if you’re using them to address a specific skin concern.

Use The Right Products

Because your cleanser’s goal should be to rid your skin of dirt, oil, and other grime that can clog pores, it should be strong enough to get the job done but not so aggressive that it can harm your microbiome. Finding a cleanser that

The Pure Biome Balancing Cleanser is an ideal option for protecting your skin’s microbiome because it’s rich in prebiotics, the food microorganisms need to prosper.

This cleanser is also formulated with soothing ingredients like green tea to ensure that your skin is clean without over-stripping.

Put Products To Work

It’s much harder to restore your skin’s microbiome to good health without products that share this goal. That’s why it’s important to look for treatments that supplement lost bacteria and help create an ideal environment for skin microorganisms to grow.

Our Pure Biome Balancing Serum is lightweight enough for daily use and

packed with probiotics. Its gentle formula is suitable even for sensitive skin or skin with a damaged barrier.

Keep Skin Hydrated & Protected

Moisturized skin is happy skin, especially when you’re trying to make sure that the microorganisms living there are protected. Keeping your skin hydrated can help promote healing, keep your complexion looking its best, and may even help you limit your risk of breakouts in the future by limiting irritation.

The Pure Biome Balancing Cream is a great option for keeping irritation at bay and soothing the skin, especially when paired with the Pure Biome Balancing Moisturizer Eye Cream. Each formula contains probiotics and gentle ingredients meant to help your skin rebuild its protective barrier.

Vitamin C is highly effective at evening the skin tone, fading dark spots, brightening the skin, and giving the skin an overall youthful glow. Many of our Dermatologist recommended clean beauty solutions in our clinically proven Vitamin C line, contain 5% stabilized Vitamin C which is a highly potent form of Vitamin C that is less likely to degrade than un-stabilized Vitamin C. To get even toned, brighter skin with DERMA E, keep reading for our daily Vitamin C routine.   

Clinical results confirm: 82% Improved in skin radiance / brightness*  

Notes: *Based on results from independent 6-week clinical studies on the Vitamin C line that included the Vitamin C Daily Brightening Cleanser, Vitamin C Concentrated Serum, Vitamin C Renewing Moisturizer, and Vitamin C Intense Night Cream. 

Step 1: Cleanse the skin with our Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleanser with Golden Turmeric and Ancient Rice. This multi-use cleanser also acts as a facial mask and gentle exfoliant.   

• Cleanser – Gently lather over dampened face and neck, then rinse thoroughly with water and pat dry. Use in the morning and evening. Gentle enough for daily use. 
• Mask – For more intense results, apply generously to face, hands and other skin areas, avoiding eye and lip area.  
• Leave on for 3-5 minutes or until dry.  
• Moisten fingertips, then massage to activate exfoliants.  
•  Rinse thoroughly with warm water and pat dry.  

Step 2: In an upward motion, apply our clinically proven Vitamin C Concentrated Serum with Hyaluronic Acid to your face and neck area. Our stabilized Vitamin C infused serum intensely moisturizes while guarding skin against environmental stressors.   

Step 3: In the mornings, apply our clinically proven Vitamin C Renewing Moisturizer with Rooibos and Probiotics to your face and neck area. This lightweight day moisturizer supports collagen health while protecting skin.

Step 4:In the evenings, apply our clinically proven Vitamin C Intense Night Cream. The skin-balancing Probiotics and antioxidant-rich Rooibos infused night cream provides rich moisture while renewing the tone and texture of your skin while you sleep. 

With society becoming increasingly more health conscious, consumers are looking beyond just vegan food products and wanting beauty options that aren’t just good for them but also the environment.  Vegan skin care is becoming increasingly popular in the skincare market and for great reasons. 

 Vegan skincare is free of animal products and animal byproducts. Vegan skincare also does not utilize animal testing, making it cruelty-free. If you’ve been looking for the best vegan skincare products that are good for your skin, the environment, and ecosystem, keep reading. 

 WHY CHOOSE VEGAN SKIN CARE? 

A major reason to choose vegan skin products is to avoid supporting companies that harm animals and to avoid using animal products in your skincare. Vegan skin solutions can be enriched with vitamins, natural minerals, and botanicals that makes them highly effective to use on the skin. Non-vegan products can be harmful to those with sensitive skin and can cause irritation.  

 Using products with animal ingredients can also be harmful to the environment. Animal agriculture is one of the largest contributors to man-made greenhouse gas emissions and is also one of the main causes of water and air pollution.  

DERMA E VEGAN CLEAN BEAUTY SOLUTIONS 

DERMA E specializes in 100% vegan, cruelty-free skin care. We create eco-ethical products that aren’t limited to what’s inside our jars and bottles but extends to the packaging itself. 

We take pride in using only the highest-quality ingredients in our vegan beauty products. We don’t use harmful substances such as parabens, petrolatum, sodium lauryl sulfates, mineral oil or artificial colors, and we ensure our formulas are free of soy, gluten, and GMOs. By using exceptional vitamins, minerals, and other natural ingredients, we strive to ensure you get a healthy-looking complexion. 

We also strive to create a healthier planet through our products. We do that through the skin care we create, and we are proud of our formulations that emphasize natural ingredients. For instance, our sunscreens feature minerals such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, not the dangerous chemicals that have been found to damage coral reefs. We source the finest vitamins, botanicals and other ingredients, all of which we clearly state on our product labels. 

 Also, in products that contain fragrance, we use only natural ones, not chemical versions that can contaminate our water supply and the air we breathe as well as can be harmful to the skin. We only use necessary preservatives that have passed stringent standards for safety, and we use them in small percentages in our formulations so that they are not irritating to the skin. And, we never use animal byproducts or test on animals. 

 OUR VEGAN BEAUTY PRODUCT PACKAGING 

Our packaging also reflects these same environmentally friendly standards. Many cosmetic and skin care products come packaged in plastic bottles, jars, tubes or compacts that value style over substance. They may look shiny and flashy, but once you get past the glitz and it’s time to throw the empty container away, you’re left with packaging that just sits in a landfill for years and years, causing long-lasting ecological damage to our planet. 

 At DERMA E, we take our passion for sustainability and invest in making packaging where the components are recyclable. The only exceptions to that are our facial wipes that are completely biodegradable and then our foil packs which are not biodegradable. With these efforts, we want to model responsible stewardship of our planet’s resources.
 

When it comes to crafting our products and their packaging, we also keep sustainability at the forefront. For more than 10 years, our manufacturing facility has used wind-generated power. By offsetting all of our conventional energy use with purchases of wind energy certificates, we reduce our environmental footprint while at the same time helping to offset carbon dioxide emissions. 

 Plus, by supporting a U.S.-based producer of wind power, we play our part in creating a strong marketplace for renewable energy, which also benefits the environment while supporting the American economy. 

We want to make a positive difference as a company, not just by giving you healthier-looking skin and a healthier world, but also by supporting those organizations that exist to help others and do good in their communities, whether local or global in scale. DERMA E has supported a wide variety of initiatives, including Keep America Beautiful, World Wildlife Fund, Vitamin Angels, Heal the Bay, Project Paraguay and the Special Olympics: Ventura County. 

When you use DERMA E vegan beauty products, you, too, are playing an active role in preserving our planet’s precious resources. Avoiding skin care products packaged in cheap, disposable bottles that use harmful chemical ingredients is good for everyone. 

 Our company’s roots are in a Southern California health food store, and our ethos and mission haven’t changed over the years. We are committed to our responsibility—to our customers and to our earth—to offer only the best products. These are what we call our “reasons to believe,” and once you try DERMA E skin care, you will become a believer, too. 

THE BEST WEEKLY VEGAN SKIN CARE ROUTINE  

The best vegan skin care routine starts with cleansing the skin. To thoroughly cleanse the skin, cleanse in an upward circular motion. You can use a cleansing brush, facial cleansing pads, wash cloth, or your clean hands. Apply your favorite DERMA E cleanser and remove any dirt, oil, and makeup from the skin.  

Next, you want to exfoliate once every week or biweekly depending on your skin type. Our Microdermabrasion scrub formulated with dead sea salt and citrus oils works to remove surface dead skin cells while helping to maintain an even complexion. 

After exfoliating, apply your favorite DERMA E face mask once a week or biweekly. Our plant-based ingredients and dermatologist recommended formulas work to purge pores of deeply rooted toxins, while the exfoliating properties remove any micropollutants.  

Once your mask is thoroughly rinsed, it’s time to tone your skin with one of our highly effective toners. Toning helps to restore your acid mantle layer after cleansing as well as works to prepare the skin for serums and moisturizers. 

Add your DERMA E serum once your toner has set in. Apply in an upward circular motion for optimal results. Once your serum has set into the skin, you can apply a complementing DERMA E Moisturizer to achieve essential skin hydration.  

• Step 1:Cleanse the skin 
• Step 2: Exfoliate 
• Step 3: Mask 
• Step 4: Tone 
• Step 5: Serum 
• Step 6: Moisturizer 

THE BEST VEGAN INGREDIENTS  

In the past, many people believed that in order for a product to be effective, it needed to have some form of chemical ingredients. However, many chemical-produced products can be detrimental to skin health. There are some highly effective ingredients that are plant-based and work to help to achieve beautiful, radiant skin. Check out these vegan ingredients for your skin care needs. 

Hyaluronic Acid – Known as nature’s “moisture magnet,” vegan Hyaluronic Acid delivers intense moisture, infusing skin with healthy hydration. Hyaluronic Acid moisturizer is especially beneficial for dry skin. Hyaluronic acid can be found in our dermatologist recommended and clinically proven Hydrating line.  
 

Stabilized Vitamin C – More effective and stable than regular Vitamin C, stabilized Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant with skin-brightening and anti-aging properties that may help support collagen health. This highly effective form of Vitamin C is found in our clinically proven, dermatologist recommended Vitamin C line. 
 

Retinol/Vitamin A –This highly efficacious vitamin works to reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles for a fresher, newer appearance. Found in our clinically proven and dermatologist recommended Anti- Wrinkle line. 

Resveratrol- This age-defying ingredient works to protect the skin from daily environmental stresses. Found in our dermatologist recommended Firming line, skin is renewed with each use.  

Phytocannabinoids (CBD) – Found in our CBD line catering to sensitive skin,this effective ingredient is Known to deliver potent antioxidant benefits to help skin feel soothed and calm. Hemp Seed Oil helps to promote a protected, hydrated skin barrier. 

These are just a few effective ingredients that can be found in our proven clean beauty products. Remember, vegan products are highly effective solutions to many skin issues and can help you achieve your desired skin results. If you’ve been looking for highly effective vegan products, be sure to visit our site.  

DO YOU EXCLUSIVELY USE VEGAN SKINCARE PRODUCTS? 

Proper hydration levels, internally and externally, can have significant effects on the function of the body’s largest organ, the skin.  Our skin cells consist of 64% water, and many factors can make that essential moisture evaporate. Luckily, there are also several ways in which we can prevent tight, dry, flaky skin caused by a lack of moisture. Keep reading for tips on how to keep skin hydrated. 

STAYING HYDRATED 

One of the most important things you can do for your skin is drink water. Drinking water helps create a barrier between the sun and your skin, carry nutrients to skin cells, and flush away toxins. You should aim to drink 2-3 liters a day. When it comes to your skin, H2O is the closest you can get to the Fountain of Youth.  

AVOID DRYING INGREDIENTS 

Drying ingredients like alcohol and sulfates in your toners, cleansers, and moisturizers might be effective at things like killing acne but are counterproductive in the long haul. Sulfates are what make cleansers foam and lather. They are supposed to help with removing dirt and oil from the skin, but if you have dry skin then sulfates can do more harm than good. Cleansers with sulfates are considered harsh because they disrupt the function of the epidermal layer at the top of your skin, which is responsible for locking in moisture and preventing it from evaporating. Instead, use products with gentle, pH neutral ingredients like our Ultra Hydrating Anti-Wrinkle Toner and Vitamin C Brightening Cleanser. 

USE HYDRATING INGREDIENTS 

Radiant, dewy, glowing skin requires long-lasting moisture. Without proper hydration, the skin can start to age prematurely. That dryness can cause fine lines, uneven complexion, dullness, and dark under eye circles. No matter what your skin type, it is important to have a moisturizer with hydrating ingredients.  An ingredient that plays an important role in maintaining the skin’s hydration and elasticity is Hyaluronic Acid (HA). Hyaluronic Acid’s water-binding properties can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water. Dermatologists recommend incorporating HA’s paired with Vitamin C and/ or retinol for added potency into your skin care regimen. Try DERMA E’s dermatologist recommended Hydrating Collection and the guide to help you get started. Our hydrating line utilizes the extraordinary properties of Hyaluronic Acid to promote plump, youthful, healthy skin.  

AVOID LONG, HOT SHOWERS 

A steamy shower might sound nice after an exhausting day, especially in this winter air. However, you could be stripping your skin of the necessary moisture that is needed to be soft and healthy. That hot temperature can be damaging to the skin barrier and strip it of its moisture. Instead, take a mostly lukewarm shower and finish off with a cold rinse at the end. Lowering the temperature of the water alone can help improve your skins moisture levels. After hopping out of that warm or cool shower, apply a moisturizer to damp skin to really lock in that moisture! 

ADD FATTY ACIDS TO YOUR DIET 

You are what you eat, so what you put into your body can affect the appearance of it. Incorporating foods rich in essential fatty acids helps improve the skin’s health by rejuvenating and improving the skin’s hydration levels. Eating hydrating, moisturizing food like salmon, avocados, walnuts, sweet potatoes, and spinach can nourish dry and aging skin. 

HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR SKIN HYDRATED? 

Diet, lifestyle, genetics and age can all play a part in the brightness of the eyes and dark circles. While genetics and age are inevitable, there are steps you can take to help get brighter eyes and reduce the look of dark circles. 

BRIGHTENING EYE PRODUCTS  

At DERMA E, we understand the need for clean beauty solutions that effectively help to brighten the look of dark circles under eyes. Our Vitamin C Bright Eyes Hydro Gel Patches instantly transform puffy-looking eyes into well-rested, wide awake eyes. Enriched with Vitamins C & B3 to visibly brighten the look of dark circles, while Caffeine depuffs, and Allantoin and Aloe combine to soothe, leaving you with refreshed, brighter-looking eyes.  Our Vitamin C No Dark Circles  Perfecting Eye Cream  instantly helps to color correct, diminishing the look of dark circles and laugh lines around the delicate eye area for instantly brighter eyes. Infused with antioxidant-rich Vitamin C to even tone, golden Turmeric and Mica to help instantly and visibly brighten the eye area, Hyaluronic acid to hydrate and Caffeine to help depuff skin revealing bright, rejuvenated eyes. 

MASSAGING

Many people aren’t aware how much massaging can help when it comes to giving skin a brighter, more youthful appearance. When you wash your face it’s important to always cleanse in an upward circular motion to help with brightening. Applying products works the same way. Applying eye creams by gently patting around the eyes and massaging into skin helps the cream not only with absorbing into the skin, but also with giving skin a brighter appearance and improving the look of aging such as fine lines and wrinkles.

AT HOME REMEDIES

For quick fixes, at home remedies can help brighten the look of eyes and dark circles. Cucumbers are a great at home remedy for brightening the look of dark circles. Cucumbers have natural skin-brightening and astringent properties that can help to brighten skin around the eyes. Cut cucumbers into thick slices, refrigerate for 30 minutes, then apply under your eyes for 10 to 15 minutes. Cold tea bags are another effective home ready for brightening eyes. Green Tea is a potent remedy to use for brightening. To use, first submerge the tea bags in cold water, allow to sit in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, then apply to skin for 10 to 15 minutes. Turmeric found in our Vitamin C No Dark Circles Perfecting Eye Cream is another effective home remedy. Turmeric mixed with water or pineapple juice into a paste, then applied under eyes for 10 minutes before removing can help to brighten the look of dark circles.

STAYING HYDRATED

Dehydration can cause skin to look dull and highlight the look of dark circles, fine lines, wrinkles and signs of aging. Staying hydrated by drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day can help improve the look of dark circles and help to give skin a brighter, healthier appearance. In addition to drinking plenty of water, it’s best to avoid drinking alcohol and caffeine excessively which can further dehydrate skin. If your eyes are dull, dehydrated, or consistently dry, our Ultra Hydrating Alkaline Water Eye Gel works to nourish skin in this multi-powered combination of Hyaluronic Acid, botanical antioxidants and pH balancing Alkaline Water instantly helps to hyper-hydrate and balance moisture around the delicate eye area. The silicone roller-ball cools skin on contact while soothing Cucumber Extracts and Aloe Vera Juice actively help to de-puff, smooth, and awaken skin for visibly radiant-looking skin.

SUN PROTECTION

The sun’s harmful UV rays can cause dark spots, age spots, and rapid premature aging. To keep eyes bright and prevent the look of dark circles, avoid exposing skin to the sun between the hours of 10am and 2pm when the sun is at its brightest. In addition to staying out of the sun, wearing sunglasses that cover the eyes and sunscreens for the face can help prevent sun damage and dark spots. Our Sun Defense Mineral Oil Free Sunscreen Face SPF 30 helps shield skin from harmful UVA/UVB rays, oxidative damage and premature signs of aging. With nanoparticle-free Zinc Oxide, this formula provides safe, mineral-based, broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection without irritating skin or clogging pores.

7 Simple Scar Gel Hacks You Need to Know

1. Moisturizes rough feet

First, prep your feet. One of the easiest ways to prep is to buff your feet with a pumice stone while you are in the shower. Once you are out of the shower, dry your feet and apply the scar gel. Have a pair of thick warm socks nearby, because you’ll want to slip them on as soon as the scar gel dries. This will help seal in moisture—and you can just kick up your feet and relax for the rest of the night. Wear the socks while you sleep and wake up to a noticeable difference in the look and feel of those rough heels and calluses.

Follow this method consistently for a few days for truly soft feet.

2. Remove calluses

Scar Gel works to remove calluses on your body. Rough knees, hands, elbows—you name it, and scar gel is great at softening them. Just rub in the gel and enjoy as rough skin becomes soft.

3. Helps ease burns

Sunburns, curling iron accidents, or just a simple clumsy kitchen mistakes, we all have had them at one time or another. These burns don’t have to leave a nasty scar behind as evidence. If your burn is minor, then put cold water or a cold compress on it first before applying the scar gel to help reduce redness, increase hydration and encourage healthy skin. If you have a scar from a previous burn, scar gel can help alleviate that as well.

4. Diminishes acne scars

Applying DERMA E’s Scar Gel like a serum on clean skin before you moisturize can help your red marks soften. For the perfect one-two punch to fight those acne scars, use DERMA E’s Microdermabrasion Scrub one to two times a week along with daily application of the Scar Gel.

5. Scars and scrapes aid for little ones

Your little explorers are always getting bumps, cuts and scrapes because that’s just what kids do. Scar Gel is a great all-purpose product to help soothe your children’s skin faster so they can get back to life’s many adventures

6. Post wax irritation and irritation relief

Brow, lip, face or bikini line waxing mishaps or sensitivity can happen to the best of us. Scar Gel is a go-to for calming and cooling sensitive, tender skin while helping to prevent scarring in those delicate areas.

7. Stretch mark diminisher

Scar gels works great at preventing and diminishing stretch marks and c-section scars. Moms to be can begin rubbing the scar gel on their stomach before stretch marks form to help prevent them. The gel also helps to diminish existing stretch marks.

Our 100% vegan and cruelty-free Scar Gel has proven clean beauty science behind it, so it’s highly effective while also extremely nourishing. It has high-quality natural ingredients such as Panthenol and Allantoin that help smooth skin, and it doesn’t have problematic ingredients such as parabens, sulfates, mineral oil, petrolatum, artificial colors, GMOs, gluten or soy.
Have you tried our Scar Gel?

BB Cream or Foundation: Know the BB Basics

BB Creams have become a popular alternative to traditional foundation since hitting the market in the early 2000s. BB Creams were originally called a “beauty balm” by a dermatologist in Germany who wanted to create an all-in-one cream that provided color coverage as well as skin benefits. The result was an all-purpose product that served as a foundation, sunscreen and moisturizer.
When they first entered the market, BB Creams became an instant sensation in South Korea and spread fast throughout Asia. The lightweight coverage and SPF qualities of BB Cream resonated with many Asian consumers and it became the preferred complexion base product. After they became a hit in Asia, BB Creams arrived on Western shelves around 2012, and have grown in popularity since then. When deciding between BB Cream or foundation, it’s important to know what makes BB Creams unique

What’s the Difference Between BB Creams and Foundation?

One of the differences between BB Cream and foundation is that BB Creams don’t come in an overwhelming number of shades that you have to laboriously try to match to your skin. Instead, most BB Creams come in four to five color shades that are lighter in coverage and consistency. BB Cream can be applied with a sponge or brush, similar to foundation, but BB Creams can also easily be blended onto skin with your fingers for extra convenience. When it comes to choosing BB Cream or foundation, BB Cream offers amazing benefits

BB Cream created a new category of makeup. It’s one of the few makeup products that offers skin benefits we’d normally have to get by using additional skin care products. BB Creams revolutionized how we thought about applying our makeup. Now, we not only consider how a product makes our complexion look, but we also think about how a product can benefit our skin beyond its surface appearance. The difference between BB Cream and foundation, it turns out, is quite substantial

DERMA E’s BB Creams

Here at DERMA E, we believe that skin health can be visibly improved through the right combination of potent vitamins, wholesome nutrients and nature’s most effective ingredients. We have formulated a BB Cream that is enhanced with Vitamins C +E, Bilberry Extract and SPF. In addition to providing color coverage and skin benefits, our BB Cream is unique in that it is formulated with non-nano (and reef safe!) mineral zinc oxide, making it good for you and for the environment. Also, you won’t find any of those “dirty dozen” chemicals in our BB Cream because we are a proven clean beauty brand. Our BB Cream is formulated to be 100% vegan and cruelty free, and it does not contain parabens, sodium lauryl sulfates, petrolatum, mineral oil, artificial colors, gluten, soy or GMOs. These amazing skin benefits make the choice between BB Cream or foundation a simple one

Also, application is made easy with our Tinted Moisturizing BB Creams SPF 30+. Our BB Cream comes in five shades with endless possibilities for customization. Mix two shades to find your perfect match as your skin tone color changes with the season and occasion. Once you find your perfect shade, use the BB Cream as the last step of your skin care regimen by applying with your fingers, a blender sponge or stippling brush, and then blending evenly on your cheeks, forehead, nose, chin and neck. Our BB Creams are easy to carry on-the-go so that you can reapply all day for sun protection. In the matchup of BB Cream v. foundation, there is a clear winner. Try DERMA E BB Cream and meet your match to hydrate, illuminate and protect skin, all in one step