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The Best Skin Secret Ever? Ice Cubes.
You've probably heard that using ice cubes on the skin can be good for inflamed blemishes or to reduce puffiness, but its uses extend far beyond that. Makeup artists, estheticians, and dermatologists recommend ice cubes for everything. Pimples? Ice cubes. Puffiness? Ice cubes. Natural makeup primer? Ice cubes. The best part is that ice cubes can stand alone or be mixed with things like chamomile tea, caffeine, or even milk to promote a healthy glow by increasing blood circulation, soothing inflammation, and minimizing pores.
Soothe Stubborn Breakouts:
Sometimes it feels like everything you do to soothe an angry breakout just makes it worse! Breakouts are caused by bacteria and can be extremely painful when inflamed. Pressing ice cubes gently against the skin can constrict the blood vessels, reducing inflammation and forcing those blemishes to calm down.
Chamomile tea is a natural anti-inflammatory and works wonders for your skin. The flavinoids in the tea mixed with the cool temps of the ice packs an extra punch, leaving your skin looking tight, bright, and nourished. Here's what you'll need:
Chamomile Tea Bags
Ice Cube Trays
Filtered Water
Boil water and use it to steep 1-3 Chamomile tea bags. Let the water cool off to room temperature, and pour the tea into your ice cube trays. Let freeze overnight. When ready to use, grab 2 cubes and gently massage your face starting with the under eyes, and moving out toward the cheekbones, and onto the chin and forehead. If you have an especially stubborn breakout, use in the morning and at night on freshly cleaned skin!
Say Bye-Bye to Under-Eye Bags:
Under-eye bags can come from a variety of things - lack of sleep, sleeping in your makeup, aging, smoking, or even too much sun exposure. Cool temperatures reduce swelling and inflammation, so chamomile or iced coffee ice cubes may be just the DIY fix you need! When it comes to the eyes, these magic ice cubes can be used as a cold compress or to drain excess fluid from the eye area. Here's what to do:
Wrap the ice cubes in gauze or cotton, then, starting with the inner eye corners, slide the cubes up toward the brows in a circular motion. If your eyes look especially tired, swap your chamomile cubes for iced coffee cubes and repeat the steps above!
Packing for a trip can often be stressful, time-consuming and lead to you having 14 bags for a two-night getaway.
Make your life (and your packing) easier with beyond complexion. It's REALLY easy to keep your skin glowing even when you're out of town, or just stressed from running around town. Each of our products packs a potent (but gentle) punch, so you can easily look your best all summer long.
Easy Beauty with beyond complexion
Mandelic Acid 5+ Antioxidant Gel Cleanser
A cocktail for your skin: alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) is paired with hops, green tea to clean, clarify and rejuvenate skin all over the body. Hops brighten while the antioxidants in green tea soothe skin irritations. Mandelic acid minimizes the appearance of pores while also exfoliating and brightening skin. This potent combo leaves any spot on the body looking rejuvenated.
Daily Facial Moisturizer SPF 30
This lightweight yet super moisturizing mix of aloe vera, vitamin E, and botanical oils hydrates and protects skin without clogging pores. These natural products also improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, reduces redness, plus calms and soothes skin with acne or rosacea.
Radiance Tinted Moisturizer SPF 46
Look flawless with this mattifying, oil-free tinted moisturizer with SPF 46 that adapts to your skin color to enhance skin tone with long-lasting hydration. Containing an innovative blend of ingredients including Niacinamide, Vitamin E, Hyaluronic Acid, and the groundbreaking Knotweed Extract, this moisturizer helps smooth and restore skin, making it ideal for all skin types.
Make a Splash this Summer ????
Great Skin Starts with a Great Cleanser
Often we only think of cleansers as the product that removes the unwanted dirt and the grime of the day from our face. And while that is important...what if cleansers could also do more?
Our Green Tea & Pomegranate Antioxidant Cleanser is a powerhouse product that not only cleans, but also rejuvenates, restores, balances and hydrates the skin for a healthier-looking complexion.
Our Green Tea & Pomegranate Antioxidant Cleanser is a powerful blend of antioxidants in a soothing cleanser designed to calm the skin and reclaim a youthful glow. Antioxidants from green tea help protect the skin from harsh toxins and carcinogens while essential fatty acids provide anti-aging compounds that stimulate cellular regeneration, encouraging skin cells to make way for newer, fresher skin. Pomegranate’s natural anti-inflammatory properties soothe the skin to alleviate redness and puffiness. It's the perfect combo for clean, beautiful skin!
Cheers! We've Got a Cocktail for Your Skin ????
Our Cocktail Cleanser
Want to take care of fine lines, discoloration, and acne all with one product?! Look no further than our AMAZING Mandelic Acid 5+ Antioxidant Gel Cleanser.
This product mixes together some of our all-time favorite ingredients, leaving your skin looking fresh and rejuvenated. Cheers to that!
Get to Know the Ingredients
Mandelic Acid: Penetrates the skin for cellular turnover improving the look of fine lines and wrinkles, while also diminishing hyperpigmentation.
Hops & Green Tea: Hops brightens the skin while the antioxidants in green tea soothe skin irritations, clarifying and rejuvenating the skin.
Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA): A potent (but mild) acid that clears away makeup, dirt, and bacteria, cleaning pores and preventing ingrown hairs.
Oh, by the way: This cleanser does not mess around. Use anywhere you need it! Mandelic Acid is gentle but extremely effective in clearing up acne on the face, back and more.
Get Your Mandelic Acid Cleanser Today
How to Remove Damaging Free Radicals from Your Skin
We are absolutely in LOVE with antioxidants. Why you may ask? It turns out they are the superheroes in our fight against free radicals - those pesky molecules that can damage our cells and cause aging.
A great way to incorporate antioxidants into your skincare routine is to use an antioxidant cleanser that will cleanse and remove damaging free radicals from your skin. Our newest cleanser, Green Tea and Pomegranate Antioxidant Cleanser, pulls together antioxidants from some of our favorite components into one face wash that will restore, rejuvenate, and hydrate the skin.
Here’s how it all works…
Benefits of Green Tea:
It’s an anti-inflammatory: Green tea is packed full of antioxidants which help calm the skin. This is a huge benefit for those with sensitive skin, rosacea, or if you’re dealing with harsh winter temps.
It protects you from environmental toxins and carcinogens: The powerful antioxidants actually promote DNA repair and help prevent skin cancer.
It promotes younger looking skin: Vitamins within green tea provide anti-aging compounds that stimulate cellular regeneration.
Benefits of Pomegranate:
It brightens skin: Pomegranates contain loads of Vitamin
C which helps regenerate cells leaving your skin looking younger, brighter and
with less dark spots.
It relieves mild breakouts: Pomegranate has been shown to
hinder growth of certain types of acne causing bacteria.
It’s also an anti-inflammatory: Why stop with just Green
Tea? Pomegranate also has natural
anti-inflammatory properties to soothe the skin and alleviate redness and
puffiness.
Other Awesome Ingredients in the Cleanser:
Allantoin:
An amazing addition to the cleanser that helps moisturize skin and also
increases the water content of your cells. It helps with skin smoothness and
promotes cell longevity.
Niacinamide: An effective
skin-restoring ingredient that offers multiple benefits for aging skin
including the ability to visibly improve the appearance of enlarged pores, fine
lines, and dullness.
Oh, by the way… This fun, refreshing cleanser is also great at removing makeup! Use it before – or alternate with - our BPO 10% Cleanser + Scrub for an ultimate clean, clear face.
Now that you know, you might wonder why you haven’t been using these ingredients before! It’s time to get all the goodness of these amazing antioxidant products all in one bottle with our Green Tea and Pomegranate Antioxidant Cleanser.
The Multi-tasking Cleanser You Need
We know that everyone has different skin and different skin issues. We also know that most people are dealing with multiple skin issues all at once and don't want to buy a million different products to tackle each issue.
That is why we LOVE our multi-tasking Mandelic Acid 5+ Antioxidant Gel Cleanser. This special formula clears away makeup and dirt, helps reduce fine lines, diminishes hyperpigmentation, and combats acne-causing bacteria - all in one bottle!
A perfect cocktail for your skin: alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) is paired with hops, green tea to clean, clarify and rejuvenate skin all over the body. Hops brighten while the antioxidants in green tea soothe skin irritations. Mandelic acid minimizes the appearance of pores while also exfoliating and brightening skin. Our Mandelic Acid Cleanser is gentle but extremely effective - made of a potent combo that leaves any spot on the body looking rejuvenated.
Expert Tip: How To Wash Your Face Correctly
Washing your face, seems easy enough, right? Well if you’re one of the many who complains about your skin texture or quality, then you will benefit from a Face Washing 101 with beyond complexion founder, Olga Valencia. She has a few basics to share that will help your skin get glowing.
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It's The Most Wonderful Time for Clear Skin
Christmas Cleansers
Start Your Holidays with Clean Skin
The holiday season has arrived! Which means overindulging in food, wine, parties and likely a little more makeup for those festive occasions. It can also mean pesky breakouts due to all of the holiday fun.
Don't let acne get you down this year. Start your skincare routine off right by making sure you have a beautifully clean face! Check out our three amazing cleansers and read below to see which cleanser is the right one for you.
Green Tea & Pomegranate Antioxidant Cleanser
A powerful blend of antioxidants in a soothing cleanser designed to calm the skin and reclaim a youthful glow. The perfect cleanser for those with sensitive skin – especially after a peel or laser treatment. This is also a great addition if you are dealing with rosacea, puffiness or environmental skin damage. It’s the perfect everyday cleanser to add to your routine.
10% BPO Micronized Cleanser + Scrub
If you face acne and clogged pores (and let’s be honest, who doesn’t?!) then this cleanser is for you. This specially milled USP-grade micronized benzoyl peroxide penetrates the skin and opens up pores, letting the peroxide enter to clear out bacteria on contact. When combined with exfoliating beads, you get a potent cleanser that penetrates pores quickly and more effectively than standard benzoyl peroxide products.
Mandelic Acid 5+ Gel Cleanser with Green Tea Antioxidant
If you're concerned about more than just breakouts – maybe let’s say also with fine lines, wrinkles or skin discoloration, then this is the cleanser for you. This face wash is a cocktail of alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) paired with hops, green tea to clean, clarify and rejuvenate your skin. The hops brighten, while the antioxidants in green tea soothe skin irritations and the mandelic acid minimizes the appearance of pores while also exfoliating the skin.
Save Time with our Multi-tasking Cleanser
Let our cleanser do the work for you.
We all live in a world where time is limited and more often than not we have two or three different things scheduled to happen at the same time. What would you give to get just a few more minutes each day?
Save time with our multi-tasking Mandelic Acid 5+ Antioxidant Gel Cleanser. This special formula clears away makeup, dirt, and bacteria, helps reduce fine lines, and combats acne-causing bacteria all in one bottle.
A perfect cocktail for your skin: alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) is paired with hops, green tea to clean, clarify and rejuvenate skin all over the body. Hops brighten while the antioxidants in green tea soothe skin irritations. Mandelic acid minimizes the appearance of pores while also exfoliating and brightening skin. Our Mandelic Acid Cleanser is gentle but extremely effective - made of a potent combo that leaves any spot on the body looking rejuvenated.
How Mandelic Acid Helps Your Skin
Why You Should Add Mandelic Acid to Your Routine
Powerful, yet gentle.
Derived from almonds, Mandelic acid is a powerful, yet gentle acid that goes to battle with the oil, acne, and bacteria that disrupts the skin’s natural glow. Mandelic acid also provides a slight exfoliation, dislodging dead skin cells to loosen clogged pores and penetrating the skin to boost cell regeneration and skin elasticity. What does all of this mean? If you struggle with blemishes, oily skin, dark spots, fine lines, acne or aging skin (so pretty much everyone!), then Mandelic acid is a must in your skincare routine.
beyond complexion Mandelic Acid Products
Mandelic Acid 5+ Re-texturizing Pads
An effective combination of Mandelic acid, green tea extracts, aloe leaf extracts and skin-firming peptides, these pads are an easy way to minimize the appearance of pores while exfoliating and brightening skin. A great way to tackle a range of skin woes, from acne to hyperpigmentation to aging.
Mandelic Acid 5+ Gel Cleanser with Green Tea Antioxidant
This face wash is a cocktail of alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) paired with hops, green tea to clean, clarify and rejuvenate your skin. The hops brighten, while the antioxidants in green tea soothe skin irritations and the mandelic acid minimizes the appearance of pores while also exfoliating the skin.
Which Cleanser is Right for You?
Learn Which Cleanser is Best for Your Skin Type
It starts with a clean face.
To get your skin looking its best, you have to start at the beginning…and that means cleansing. Cleansing your face is step one to clear, beautiful skin, and what you use to cleanse your skin makes a big impact on the results. Not all cleansers are created equal though, and not all cleansers are for every skin type. We’re breaking down our cleansers so you know which is best for you.
All-New Green Tea & Pomegranate Antioxidant Cleanser
Meet our all-new cleanser! A powerful blend of antioxidants in a soothing cleanser designed to calm the skin and reclaim a youthful glow. The perfect cleanser for those with sensitive skin – especially after a peel or laser treatment. This is also a great addition if you are dealing with rosacea, puffiness or environmental skin damage (aka sunburn!) It’s the perfect everyday cleanser to add to your routine.
10% BPO Cleanser + Scrub
If you face acne and clogged pores (and let’s be honest, who doesn’t?!) then this cleanser is for you. This specially milled USP-grade micronized benzoyl peroxide penetrates the skin and opens up pores, letting the peroxide enter to clear out bacteria on contact. When combined with exfoliating beads, you get a potent cleanser that penetrates pores quickly and more effectively than standard benzoyl peroxide products.
Mandelic Acid 5+ Gel Cleanser with Green Tea Antioxidant
If you're concerned about more than just breakouts – maybe let’s say also with fine lines, wrinkles or skin discoloration (we won’t tell anyone!) - then this is the cleanser for you. This face wash is a cocktail of alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) paired with hops, green tea to clean, clarify and rejuvenate your skin. The hops brighten, while the antioxidants in green tea soothe skin irritations and the mandelic acid minimizes the appearance of pores while also exfoliating the skin. This potent combo leaves you looking rejuvenated.
How to Wash Your Face
Washing your face, seems easy enough, right?
Well if you’re one of the many who complain about your skin texture or quality (acne, blackheads, dullness…so, like, everyone), then you will benefit from a Face Washing 101 with beyond complexion's founder and resident skin expert, Olga Valencia. She has a few basics to share that will leave you thinking - “why didn’t I know that?” - and will help your skin get glowing.
Step 1: Start with a wet face, using warm (not too hot) water
That seems pretty explanatory, but I know there are a few of us who have been tired/in a rush/distracted and we (or is it just me?) slap cleanser on and start rubbing.
Take a little time; the prep is worth it. This first step removes some degree of dirt and particulate matter (nasty stuff in the air) and the warm water opens the pores to receive the cleanser.
Step 2: Choose the correct cleanser for your skin
Beware - some cleansers be harsh, y’all.
There are many, many factors to consider when caring for your skin. Just because you have one zit does not mean it’s time to unleash the full power of a heavy duty cleanser. Err on the side of gentle and seek the counsel of a good medical aesthetician to point you in the right direction. (With that in mind, beyond complexion created a line of cleansers to address the needs of different skin types. More on that later.)
Step 3: Start at the forehead, move down the side of the face...
Ok, this is where we drop some fresh knowledge on you. Here’s how you wash your face, as guided by Olga, beyond complexion’s skin-pert.
Start at forehead, move down to the side of the face (sideburn area), down to the jaw, but stop before getting to the chin
Now continue swirling cleanser into the cheeks and nose
And finally to the chin and gently around the mouth (if at all)
For healing and anti-inflammatory purposes, rinse off cleanser with really cold water
Why the this order? Why start at the forehead? Because the skin at the top of the face is tougher and the fresh swipe of cleanser should first be applied there because it needs more to penetrate. You also don’t want the more sensitive areas (like corners of the nose and around the mouth) to be the first hit.
Which brings us to why the area around the mouth is last. You may notice that the skin from the bottom of your nostrils to the the corners of your mouth can easily turn red, flake and/or become inflamed. In fact, since this area is so reactive, Olga advises not even applying heavy duty cleansers directly, and instead letting the cleanser gently move around this area while rinsing your face.
We’d love to know if this process works for you. Try it and tell us what you think!
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And if you’re like Goldilocks in search of the facial cleanser that’s juuuust right, might we suggest a few of beyond complexion’s in-house formulations, from the most gentle to the most potent:
Mandelic Acid 5+ Cleanser with Green Tea Antioxidant
Multi-tasking formula helps reduce fine lines, blemishes and acne-causing bacteria. A cocktail for your skin: alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) is paired with hops, green tea to clean, clarify and rejuvenate skin all over the body. Hops brighten while the antioxidants in green tea sooth skin irritations. Mandelic acid minimizes the appearance of pores while also exfoliating and brightening skin. This potent combo leaves any spot on the body looking rejuvenated.
Micronized 10% BPO Cleanser + Scrub
This form of benzoyl peroxide minimizes irritation and clears acne-causing bacteria on contact. Specially milled USP-grade micronized benzoyl peroxide particles penetrate the skin faster. Benzoyl opens up pores, letting peroxide enter to clear out bacteria on contact.
Green Tea and Pomegranate Antioxidant Cleanser
Antioxidant-rich extracts rejuvenate, restore, balance and hydrate the skin for a healthier-looking complexion. Antioxidants from green tea help protect the skin from harsh toxins and carcinogens in our environment. Essential fatty acids provide anti-aging compounds that stimulate cellular regeneration, encouraging dead skin cells to move along and make way for newer, fresher skin.
More details at beyondcomplexion.com.