Refining Body Scrub

With clothes continually compressing dead skin cells into our skin, we need to regularly exfoliate the skin on our bodies, to promote silky, smooth, radiant skin. This can be achieved in part with regular body brushing or using a loofah - which is the skeleton of a plant from the pumpkin family. But to obtain the best results, a specialist product, like our Refining Body Scrub can be most useful, as it not only contains an exfoliating medium, but a selection of active ingredients to promote a soft, healthy and glowing skin.

This product has been discontinued.

• Benefits of our Refining Body Scrub
• Ingredients
• Directions for use
• Buying our Refining Body Scrub
• Links to other products

Benefits of our Refining Body Scrub

When our research and development people started discussing a body scrub, they looked at the market and found that there are literally thousands of body scrubs on the market, in all shapes, sizes, colors and fragrances - yet none really contain any active ingredients to bolster the quality of the skin, as they all contained a scrubbing medium, and here and there an afterthought of an active ingredient.

With this in mind, they then decided to break the mold and formulate a body scrub, that not only contains scrubbing compounds, but an entire formulation of active ingredients as well - and in doing this, they knew that this product could never compete with its cheaper cousins, as the cost of the active ingredients add an additional cost factor to the product, not found with the other products on the market.

We included the above explanation on this web page for the benefit of our visitors, which may wonder why our body scrub is more expensive than other body scrubs on the market. As stated, the reason is that we include active ingredients not normally found in other body scrubs, but since it is in keeping with the philosophy of the company, we were willing to produce a more expensive, yet vastly superior product, for the benefit of people that wish to have products that actually work.

To remove dead skin cells from your body, and have a healthier, vital and toned skin, you need to exfoliate it regularly - especially areas that are prone to flakiness, like your shins and the top of your arms.

Our Refining Body Scrub effectively removes the dead cells, with a combination of finely ground apricot kernel meal and specialist wax phyto beads - and at the same time gives your skin a boost with its range of active ingredients.

The botanical extracts and range of volatile essences contained, are selected to help regenerate and balance the skin, nourish, boost collagen, improve circulation - and as a result leaves you not only with a clear, satin smooth skin, but with a vital, healthy looking skin as well.

Since our Refining Body Scrub is more than just a mere exfoliating medium, it is better to leave it on your skin for a few minutes after you have finished the scrubbing action, to give the active ingredients time to penetrate the skin and achieve their goals.

Ingredients

We believe that consumers should be well informed, and for this reason we list our ingredients, and provide a hyperlink per ingredient to a page dealing specifically with that ingredient, in order for consumers to understand why the ingredient was included in the formulation.

• Extracts
  • Our super luxurious body scrub includes Aloe, for it rejuvenating and healing properties and for increasing blood circulation;
  • Horse chestnut for its venous protection properties, as well as the support it gives to the elastin and collagen;
  • While Centella asiatica (gotu kola) helps to revitalize the skin, improve circulation and has some good anti-aging properties.
  • Heather is included for proper cell functioning and cell protection.
• Essences
  • The essential volatile principles of Rosewood oil are included for their cell stimulant and tissue generating properties. They also have a balancing action on the skin;
  • While Calendula is used for toning the skin, assisting with circulation, healing of any skin problems or imperfections and to fight skin irritation.
• Emollients
  • Rose hip is included since it is rich in vitamin C, as well as linolenic and linoleic fatty acids, and helps regenerate the skin, fighting sun damage and  moisturizing.
• Other ingredients
  • Silk amino acids are added for their water-binding ability and humectant properties, to create softer and smoother skin;
  • Ground natural apricot seed powder, as well as state-of-the art wax , to provide the mechanical means by which to exfoliate the dead cells and to leave your skin satiny smooth and vibrantly healthy.
• Full list
  • The above is a short summary of benefits of the active ingredients used, but to view the full list of ingredients, please click here.

Directions for use

• Apply liberal amounts to your body and massage the Refining Body Scrub in circular movements - this can be done on either a dry skin, or a wet skin. Wet skin will facilitate a better spreading of the scrub.
• The massaging movement should be done with constant, yet gentle, pressure, to remove dead skin.
• After completing this action, bath or shower to remove the Refining Body Scrub.
• It is suggested that you leave the scrub on your skin for a few minutes before removing it, as this will give the active ingredients time to do their required tasks.
• After drying, apply Dermaxime Moisturizing Hand and Body Balm.
• The Refining Body Scrub can be used every 2 - 3 weeks, or whenever necessary.