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…and Do I Need to Try It?

Hydrate. Hydrate. Hydrate. Whether outside in the heat of the summer or planning an activity-filled weekend, you know the essentials of keeping your body happy. But who knew there’d be a buzzworthy term for “sandwiching” your skin with hydration and moisture?

This may sound like just a current trend, but Epionce has been in the field of keeping your skin happy, healthy and well-hydrated for more than two decades. So we’re here to tell you all about it!

How to Moisture Sandwich

Moisture sandwiching refers to the process of applying products on top of damp skin to ensure it stays hydrated. However, it’s about more than just hydration according to Epionce founder and board-certified clinical dermatologist, Dr. Carl Thornfeldt. “If the skin barrier is healthy and intact, it will lock in moisture. If the barrier is not healthy, any additional moisture added will only evaporate and provide no long-term benefit.” He explains that a healthy barrier is about 30% water. If you add additional moisture beyond this level your skin may begin to break. Bottom line: it’s about getting the barrier healthy with an Epionce regimen so it can hold the right amount of moisture necessary to keep skin happy.

As a pioneer in the skin barrier-bettering field, Dr. Thornfeldt knows the importance of layering gentle yet effective products to trap moisture to help smooth and refine texture.

Applying your preferred toner, mask, serum and moisturizer to damp skin right after cleansing allows your skin to hold water better than if your face were dry, resulting in ultimate hydration and maximized product benefits.

Is it necessary? For most people, dehydration, dryness and a compromised skin barrier can occur from time to time. These are scenarios when we would recommend trying the moisture sandwiching technique.

Recommended Products

Epionce Balancing Toner does the work of removing any traces of dirt, oil, makeup and other surface impurities gently without damaging the skin or causing unnecessary dryness, but its concentrated blend of botanical extracts and humectants is where its hydrating properties come into play. Humectants boost moisture and refine texture, resulting in a surge of hydration for your barrier.

Enriched Firming Mask is expertly formulated with highly emollient botanical ingredients to help soothe skin, calm redness and give a visible boost of hydration. Expert tip: leave on overnight for optimal skin-plumping benefit.

An Epionce award-winner, Intense Defense Serum is a highly advanced anti-aging serum using botanical sources of Vitamins A, B, C, D and E for healthier-looking skin. It’s a clinically-proven serum that visibly improves signs of skin aging better than leading professional-strength serums.

Last but not least, follow your Epionce regimen with our Intensive Nourishing Cream, which contains maximum levels of key complexes to improve radiance and help reduce the visible appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on the face, neck and décolletage. An ultra-rich cream, award-winning Intensive Nourishing Cream provides superior hydration for all skin types, especially photoaged skin.

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Rooted in hard science, our philosophy is simple: healthy skin is beautiful skin. But what does that mean for keeping your specific skin type clear? While some of us may be more oily or blemish-prone than others, our unique approach paired with industry-leading clinical proof allows you to find products that truly work for YOUR skin. All while keeping it protected, hydrated, and blemish-free!

Avoid Harsh Chemicals

With blemish-prone skin, one may be tempted to try the “strongest” or “fastest-acting” skin care product on the market. But as a barrier-first company, we’re here to tell you that it’s best to be highly selective towards the ingredients you put on your skin.

At Epionce, the latest trending ingredient rarely makes the cut. That’s why, unlike many other products on the market, our products do not contain harsh ingredients that irritate the skin or cause unnecessary dryness. Our well-balanced formulas used for your step by step skin care routine are vigorously tested and clinically proven.

We recommend staying away from parabens, fragrances, sulfates, and other harsh chemicals that can strip the skin of its naturally-occurring and necessary oil and leave you feeling irritated and exposed for other barrier issues to arise.

Be Kind To Your Skin Barrier

As the outermost layer of our skin that covers our entire body, it’s important we always treat our skin barrier with some love. It’s the kindest thing you can do, even when you’re frustrated by imperfections. While it may feel counterintuitive, keeping your skin’s natural production of oil in place is essential. Stripping too much oil can result in a feeling of dryness and oil overproduction, leading to clogged pores.

Finding the right balance of skin care essentials, like a cleanser and moisturizer for your unique skin type can be tricky, especially if you’re prone to blemishes. But Epionce carries a variety of products that are gentle, effective, and nourishing for your barrier.

For example, our Lytic Gel Cleanser is dermatologist-recommended, and a must-have for oily and problem skin types. It effectively dissolves dirt, oil and makeup, and calms the visible appearance of irritated skin without over-drying! Pair it with our Renewal Lite Facial Lotion. An ultra light-weight hydration for oilier skin types, it’s expertly formulated to improve skin clarity and radiance for more healthy-looking skin.

Protect Your Skin Barrier

It’s no secret that we’re fans of protecting the skin barrier. While we often consider barrier protection as only SPF, it’s essential to safeguard and support the barrier with the right products and adjust them to the weather in other ways. For example, use a lightweight moisturizer in warmer, more humid climates.

Our Daily Shield Tinted SPF 50 Sunscreen provides broad-spectrum protection that evens out skin tone while imparting a natural-looking healthy glow. It’s also water resistant (for up to 80 minutes), a light, quick-absorbing antioxidant rich sheer formula, and was awarded “Best Under Makeup” by the Shape Magazine 2017 Sun Awards!

See An Epionce Pro For Your Unique Regimen

Epionce provides the foundation to address your skin care needs, but we always recommend meeting with our Aesthetician to understand your unique skin type and start a weekly skin care routine that meets YOUR specific concerns.

Call us to schedule an appointment today!

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We all know that it’s smart to toss a favorite sunscreen in your bag for a tropical getaway, trip to the beach, or summertime picnic at the local park. But we often don’t consider the necessity of wearing sunscreen every day of the year.

Protecting the Skin Barrier

When it comes to your daily skincare regimen, protecting your skin’s barrier is a top priority. From fine lines and wrinkles, to sun spots and sunburns, too much sun is a leading cause of many harmful and unappealing skin issues. Protecting your barrier from harmful UV rays is not only good for your health, but has anti-aging benefits as well.

Choosing a sunscreen that contains physical blockers of harmful rays is important even in the cooler and darker months. Ingredients like Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide, which protect against the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays, are key ingredients you should look for in an everyday sunscreen.

A Year-Round Sun

While the harsh rays of a summer afternoon spent outdoors are an easy reminder to reapply your sunscreen, it’s easy to make it less of a priority in the snow, rain, and darker seasons. But regardless of how sunny a day seems, harmful rays are ever present. With its reflective properties, sunshine’s UVA and UVB rays will still affect your skin especially during winter sports in the snow and near water.

You may even need to reapply sunscreen regularly (AKA every 80 minutes) during winter sports, as the wind and water can wash it away. Another tip for easy application? Choose a sunscreen with tint, so you won’t be wondering about a greasy or white residue, just a lightweight formula that blends in and elevates your skin tone.

Daily Shield Tinted SPF 50

Epionce Daily Shield Tinted SPF 50 Sunscreen is recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation as an effective broad spectrum sunscreen, and was awarded “Best Under Makeup” by the Shape Magazine 2017 Sun Awards. It helps prevent sunburn and, if used as directed with other sun protection measures, decreases the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging caused by the sun. A light, quick-absorbing anti-oxidant rich sheer formula with just the right amount of color to let skin look bare, Daily Shield Tinted SPF is ideal for most skin types and tones. It’s water resistant for 80 minutes, and provides-spectrum protection from both UVA and UVB rays.

No matter how little you may have considered SPF sunscreen in previous years, this spring is a great time to start taking your SPF-wearing more seriously!

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