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Part 1. Evan on holistic skin care

Evan discusses her philosophy of holistic skin care based on restoration and restoration. Restoring the skin’s ability to self-regulate and regeneration of skin tissue at a cellular level. Other themes include: the skin breathes; long-term skin health; the less you interfere with the skin’s own ability to achieve balance the better; and the false promise of the magic bullet. As a holistic aesthetician Evan does not rely on cosmeceuticals and other invasive treatments such as AHAs and fruit acids, which dissolve the epidermal layer of the skin. Rather Evan borrows from the wisdom of nature visible in her ingredients. Evan has 20-plus years experience & wisdom in natural skin care working with artisan growers & distillers, using the whole wisdom of the plant.

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Part 2. Evan on 'the skin breathes'

Evan discusses ‘the skin breathes’ and how to restore moisture & hydration through her Oil Serums and Facial Tonic Hydrosols (‘oil and water’). Evan describes the skin as ‘little lungs’ being made up of thousands of tiny dermal pores inhaling nutritive substances and exhaling metabolic impurities; underlining her belief that products used on the skin should not contain synthetic ingredients, which clog the pores.

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Part 3. Evan on Clay - the unsung hero

Evan exfoliates the skin with clays, mixed with active ingredients, to draw out metabolic impurities, to detoxify. Clay has been used for millennium; it is alive, a product of the Earth’s crust, full of minerals and silica – the building blocks of hair, skin and nails. Clay draws out dead skin cells, absorbs excess oil, and leaves the skin polished and refined.

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Part 4. Evan on Shea Butter - the ultimate protection for skin

Evan rebuilds the epidermal layer of damaged skin with her Whipped Shea Butters, which she describes as ‘the ultimate protection for skin’. A product of Equatorial Africa, they are handmade, certified organic & unrefined. Enlivened with gentle flower essences, they can be used as a daytime moisturizer or as a cream treatment mask.

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Release metabolic impurities

Holistic skin care stimulates the elimination of toxins; Evan says it's like a deep sigh of relief for the skin. Conventional skin care blocks, counteracts and suppresses the skin’s own innate ability to heal itself.

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The skin is always changing

The skin participates with other organs of digestion and metabolism. It is always changing and adapting you to your environment.

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Farm to Face: Hydrosol Distillation with Evan

Evan harvests and distills rose geranium hydrosol on a certified organic farm in northeastern Washington, August, 2011.

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