WILL STRESS AGE ME?

Stress is something that our body naturally reacts to.

When the body is put in a position of stress, the hormone 'cortisol' gets released.

Unfortunately our skin, is an immediate stress target when life's 'overload' triggers the brain and skin cells to release the hormone called cortisol.

When we think of stress, we think of being bogged down with a million things and life getting overwhelming.

Let’s look at stress a little deeper…

IS ENVIRON GOOD FOR SENSITIVE SKIN?

Sensitive skin or Reactive skin is something that we come across frequently.

When our skin is working at it’s best, it has the protective layer that locks in moisture and prevents anything penetrating through it and causing issues. When this layer gets damaged, which can be caused by a number of factors, your skin becomes sensitive or reactive to things in the environment or what you use on it topically.

The best way to think of this is ‘irritated.’ If your skin is irritated it will feel like one, some or all of the below:

Itchy and tight
Red
Blotchy

Sensitive skin is more delicate, and more susceptible to reactions caused by external factors - weather, pollution, chemicals, makeup, household cleaning products and general cosmetics.

Let’s look at the best way of treating it…

THE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RETINOL

Retinol is a true buzz word when it comes to skincare, but there's a lot of confusion that surrounds it. Let's dig deep into what it actually is.

Fact - Retinol IS VITAMIN A. Yep. It's the same thing.

Vitamin A comes in many different forms. And Retinol is simply one of them.

The many forms derived from Vitamin A ultimately, all of these forms do the exact same thing. Inside the skin, they change to Retinoic Acid.

All of these forms of Vitamin A transform in the skin to Retinoic Acid at different speeds, and it's this that the skin recognises and thrives from to become healthy and helps to repair skin cells as well as a whole host of benefits- It will strengthen the skin, boost immunity, balance oil production and has HUGE anti-ageing benefits.

It’s the way the skin will cope with them that differentiates between them. Let’s dig deeper…

MEGAN’S FAVOURITE ENVIRON PRODUCT 'COSMETIC ROLL-CIT.'

Since training with Environ, 2 years ago, my knowledge regarding products expanded profusely and I began using their products at home. I started off using the Environ Starter Kit. This comes with a full-size AVST 1 Moisturizer, a full-size Vita Peptide Eye Gel, as well as a few other sample products. I found the Environ products so easy to use.

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