The Independent on Saturday

GREEN PEEL appeal

New herbal treatment revitalise­s tired skin

- THOBILE MAZIBUKO

AGREEN peel treatment is a combinatio­n of herbs that work on all skin types to penetrate and cleanse the skin, removing dead skin to give a radiant glow. It is not as complicate­d as it sounds, it’s a calming process in four easy phases.

PHASE 1:

Before anything else, the skin needs to be cleansed using herbal mix lotion, which is for all skin types and all ages. It helps skin get rid of sunburn and irritation­s. It does not contain alcohol and keeps your skin PH balanced.

After balancing your PH, apply a gel super purifiant and leave it for three minutes. It opens the pores to the channels of the skin and keeps the skin calm.

PHASE 2:

There are three levels of green peel: The beauty to go: This is perfect for red carpet, an instant booster for the skin. The energy level: It’s good for a vital complexion as it stimulates circulatio­n. The classic: Works well in the whole body as it’s good with skin renewal. The green peel is basically the amount of herbs that you use; the more herbs, the more you stimulate and are able to work deeper into the skin and promote exfoliatio­n. There are different measures for all the levels: With beauty to go you only use one gram of herbs, two grams for energy and three grams for classic. The herbs are organic, containing horsetail, aloe, calendula and spirulina, among other natural things, which are then mixed with calming foam. It also comes in a concentrat­e, forming a paste. The calming foam helps balance the herbs so that they’re not too aggressive and don’t overstimul­ate where they’re not supposed to.

The concentrat­e (mixed with the herbs and the calming foam) contains peppermint and aloe vera. Gently massaging the face with light pressure stimulates the herbs, and the beauty to go stimulatio­n takes only 60 seconds. Cleanse the skin and calm it with the herbal care lotion to balance PH and polish the top layer, a must-do after every phase.

PHASE 3:

This is the cooling of the skin after it has been stimulated by herbs using a mask.

Hydro maximum mask, which increases moisture on the skin, acne tone serum and calming foam are all mixed together and applied to the skin. Leave on for two minutes to cool and sooth the skin.

The mask achieves optimum results – it’s organic and contains mild acids to prevent irritation of the skin.

PHASE 4:

This is the last step, recommende­d as a follow-up at home, especially after the first week of treatment. Once again, you apply herbal mix lotion (it’s vital that you do this after every phase). Next, apply a blemish balm, acne cream and special regulating cream to remove excess oil and regulate oil production.

• It is not recommende­d that you perform green peel treatment on yourself. See a profession­al.

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