HOW TO USE
URBAN DEFENCE
Antioxidant Facial Oil
HOW TO USE Antioxidant Facial Oil:
- After cleansing, warm 2-3 drops between your fingertips and gently massage into your face and neck.
LISA’S SKINCARE TIPS…
- Less is more with my facial oils, a little goes a long way – applying it with warm hands will make the product go much further.
- Avoid the delicate eye area with facial oils.
- I recommend starting with just one or two drops initially, you can always add more if you need to. If you do find you need more, let the first layer sink in before applying the next layer.
- If time permits try to spend a couple of minutes massaging the oil into your skin, this will help it penetrate the deeper layers of the skin and stimulate circulation for a healthy glowing luminescence.
- If you are in a rush, try adding 1-2 drops of oil to your day or night cream.
- For an added dewy, healthy looking glow, add 1 drop of your favourite facial oil to your foundation – less foundation is then needed.
- If you are using multiple skincare products, layer them strategically. It’s best to start with the thinnest consistency product first, and work your way up to the heaviest – serums go on first, followed by oils, then creams.
Key Ingredients and their benefits
Beauty’s most indulgent ingredients, hand-picked for you by Lisa Armitage.
KEY INGREDIENTS AND THEIR BENEFITS
Alpine Rose Stem Cell
Harsh environmental stressors such as wind and dryness cause healthy skin to prematurely age, leading to wrinkles, fine lines and a tired, lack-lustre complexion. The ravages of weather, dehydration and toxins in the air also weaken the skin’s ability to act as a barrier against the outside world. Scientists have long sought a solution to strengthen skin from such onslaughts… and the answer may be in the Alpine Rose.
This highly resistant flower is one of the most typical and prominent alpine plants that flourishes high in the Swiss Alps and Pyrenees. It has unique resilience and regenerative abilities, allowing it to thrive in the extreme conditions of its high-altitude habitat, enduring freezing temperatures and dry air. It has developed impressive strategies to protect itself against dehydration and the attack of free radicals and pathogens. These stressors would quickly destroy the plant if it were not for its ‘resistance-charged’ stem cells, which are scientifically classed as totipotent – able to continuously regenerate cells throughout life, allowing these plants to live up to 100 years.
Stem cells extracted from the Alpine Rose (Rhododendron Ferrugineum) were shown to have the same protective effect on human skin, as they did with the plants own flowers.
Epidermal skin cells are responsible for skin cell replenishment, but as we age, epidermal cells take 50% longer to be replaced. One scientific study showed that epidermal stem cells’ ability to form colonies (a key measure of their vitality) increased by as much as 75% when penetrated with a 0.15% Alpine rose stem cell extract, indicating their potential for renewal. Skin penetrated with an extract of Alpine rose stem cells is better able to fend off environmental stress and stay more vibrant. This resistance-charged stem cell (PhytoCellTec™ Alp Rose) restores skin’s resilience, protecting skin against dehydration, oxidation and damaging free radicals.
Black Cherry Seed
This gorgeous emollient oil is naturally hydrating. Rich in antioxidants and vitamins A and E, Black Cherry Seed oil is especially beneficial for inflamed skin. The vitamins and nutrients contained within the fruit are known to play an important role in collagen synthesis and skin healing processes. The oil is abundant in Oleic Acid and Linoleic Acid, essential fatty acids that help to restore, replenish, nourish and hydrate the skin, whilst helping to defend it from UV stress.
Rosemary co2 Extract
A must-use for busy lifestyles, this natural antioxidant provides incredible protection against oxidative damage, UV stress and glycation (caused by too much sugar intake), reducing the accumulation of skin damage over time, for healthier looking skin.
CoQ10
This antioxidant-rich enzyme – found naturally in the body – is responsible for producing energy, neutralising free radicals and keeping skin cells healthy and young looking. CoQ10 levels significantly decrease with age (particularly over the age of 30) impeding the skins ability to produce collagen and elastin, causing skin to wrinkle and sag. Using CoQ10 topically, helps to keep skin in optimal health, improving firmness and elasticity, whilst protecting against oxidative damage and premature ageing.
Pomegranate Extract
This incredible botanical extract is a ‘super juice’ for the skin, promoting firmer, smoother and more radiant, even-toned skin. It contains Punicic Acid (omega 5) proven to aid in the regeneration of skin cells – and if you suffer from acne or rosacea, it’s extremely calming.
Packed with powerful antioxidants, it provides the skin vital defences from harmful UVA and UVB rays during the day, and it works hard to repair any DNA damage overnight.
FRAGRANCED WITH 100% NATURAL ESSENTIAL OILS…
Fragranced with Pink Grapefruit, May Chang, Geranium and Ginger.
This uplifting blend of essential oils has a zesty, fresh fragrance and helps to balance, tone and revive the skin, having a positive effect on the depth of fine lines and wrinkles.
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE WE COULD TELL YOU…
Learn more about the superfood ingredients that we use in our products and what they do for your skin.
FULL INGREDIENTS LIST
URBAN DEFENCE Antioxidant Facial Oil
FULL INGREDIENTS LIST
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (from coconut), Punica Granatum (pomegranate) Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (sunflower) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (olive) Fruit Oil. Persea Gratissima (avocado) Fruit Oil, Rosa Canina (rosehip) Fruit Oil, Rubus Idaeus (raspberry) Seed Oil, Citrus Grandis (grapefruit) Peel Oil, Limonene (naturally occurring fragrance from essential oils), Glycerin, Prunus Avium (sweet cherry) Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica (chia) Seed Oil, Daucus Carota (carrot) Seed Extract, Aqua (water), Brassica Napus (rapeseed) Seed Oil, Camelina Savita (gold of pleasure) Seed Oil, Crambe Abyssinica (crambe) Seed Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens (geranium) Flower Oil, Calendula Officinalis (marigold) Flower Oil, Tocopherol (vitamin E), Borago Officinalis (borage) Seed Oil, Raphanus Sativus (radish) Seed Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (rosemary) Leaf Extract, Ribes Nigrum (blackcurrant) Seed Oil, Litsea Cubeba (may chang) Fruit Oil, Citral (naturally occurring fragrance from essential oils), Citronellol (naturally occurring fragrance from essential oils), Echium Plantigineum (purple vipors burgloss) Seed Oil, Geraniol (naturally occurring fragrance from essential oils), Zingiber Officinale (ginger) Root Oil, Ubiquinone (coenzyme Q-10), Linalool (naturally occurring fragrance from essential oils), Lecithin (from soya beans), Rhododendron Ferrugineum (alpine rose) Leaf Extract, Dimethyl Sulfone (MSM, a naturally occurring sulphur from plants), Musa Scipientum (banana) Flower Extract, Olus (vegetable) Oil, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate (derived from Vitamin C), Sodium Benzoate (naturally occurring fragrance from essential oils).
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE WE COULD TELL YOU…
Learn more about the superfood ingredients that we use in our products and what they do for your skin.
