The S2019 product line is done and being packed for shipment. You won’t get a fresher product anywhere- it’s made and shipped within two weeks directly from the lab to you.
Videos on how to introduce the products will be posted over the next few days.
Yours in selfcare,
Cee
In Canada, we starved for heat and sunshine for six months of the year, so during May to October, we do the opposite of hygge. The C2.5 clay bar is quick and easy to use during the warmers months when we try to squeeze as much into a day as possible, leaving us happy, albeit a little short on time at the end of the night. Producing the C2.5 clay bar is a like making maki rolls-it takes a heck of a lot of effort to make, but only takes seconds to consume. Would you like to see the progression of its creation?
When there is enough moisture to hold itself together, I weigh out 135g of wet material before forming them into balls and squishing (yes, that is the technical term I use in my lab lol!) them into disks. Dried, they weigh about 90g.
When it comes to preservation requirements, this is a special case product. Although it formulated with water, this bar will spend 20 hours in the oven (170F, convection roast). This puts the bar in in an environment that is hot enough to prevent microbial growth, thereby bypassing the requirement for chemical preservation. To preserve a product as dense as clay, we would need a lot of preservative by volume to adequately prevent microbial growth. It is important to remember as the end user, to keep your clay bar COMPLETELY DRY BETWEEN USES.
Be sure to dry out your clay bar between uses. A shallow dish or lid with edges works well. Here’s my three year old clay bar looking almost new! The flecks that you see are powdered rose petals. They were too scratchy so I removed them.
Nine out of twelve TYPES of Hyangii skincare products for summer 2019 are vegan-friendly.
Here's what's up with preservative systems in the Hyangii skin system.
C1 (also TEEN)-vegan
C2.5 (also TEEN)-vegan
C3AM (also TEEN)-vegan
C3PM (also TEEN)-vegan
M1-NOT vegan due to silk peptides
TEEN M1-vegan
M2/TEEN M2-vegan
M3-NOT vegan due to silk peptides
H1-vegan
H2-vegan
H3-vegan
Body oils-vegan
Lip balms-NOT vegan due to beeswax
M1 (mist) and M3 (cream) contain silk peptides and the lip balm contains Canadian beeswax. Everything else is vegan-it’s enough to cover you from head to toe! I am working on vegan options for M1 by request, M3 teens formula for winter 2019 will be vegan and vegan lip balm is a work in progress.
Yours in selfcare,
Cee
If I had to pick and choose from the Hyangii line, l would prioritize getting the leave-on products (M-series) over the wash-off ones (C-series). However, a large part of healthy-aging is to reduce oxidative damage which is largely caused by sun exposure but is also due to pollutants remaining on the skin. For this reason, thorough cleansing to remove environmental pollutants, household chemicals, sunscreen and makeup is imperative to maintaining healthy skin. On the other hand, cleansing must be gentle enough to protect the skin barrier. It’s possible to achieve both via DOUBLE CLEANSING. C1 (oil cleansing) followed by C2 (gentle store-bought cleanser).
Double cleansing is not enough to clean pores, which is where 2-3 times weekly clay masks (C2) are helpful. Clay removes excess sebum from pores and with frequent use, makes pores less congested and therefore, appear smaller. The summer bar is fast and easy to use. The winter bar is more nourishing and contains water-activated vitamin C. Clay also provides gentle physical exfoliation.
While physical exfoliation can feel great, gentle and consistent chemical exfoliation with C3 PM containing acids and probiotics from organic apple cider vinegar and kombucha is the key to glowing skin. Over exfoliation, on the other hand, is worse than having under exfoliated skin. If your skin is shiny but not oily, that is a sign that you’ve over-done it. This is why I prefer the consistent, gentle rituals of the Hyangii system over more potent treatments or facials which can cause inflammation. Inflammation due to irritants also causes oxidative damage to collagen. That’s another story for another time.
In the meantime, please have a read of this article called “Air pollution causes wrinkles and premature ageing, new research shows”.
Yours in clean and healthy skin,
Cee
Maybe it’s because I’m lazy or indecisive that products don’t have names. And also, the ingredients are tweaked every season and I don't want to commit. So instead of names, they have codes.
C-cleansing. There are approximately three steps and you use them in order, generally in order of thicker to thinner. C1, C2, C2.5, C3.
M-moisturizing. There are three steps and you use them in order, generally in order of thinner to thicker. M1, M2, M3 (you can switch the order M1, M3, M2).
I hope this graphic helps you remember until it becomes ingrained in your muscle memory.
Yours in selfcare,
Cee
