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Exfoliating Polish

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Smoother, brighter skin from the very first use.

Your skin feels rough to the touch, makeup catches on dry patches, and your serums seem to sit on top instead of sinking in.

Exfoliating Polish buffs away built up dead surface cells and excess oil, so skin looks smoother and brighter and takes in what you apply next. Ultra fine magnesium crystals give an even, controlled polish. A stable vitamin C helps minimize the look of dark spots, vitamins A and E add antioxidant support, and glycerin and linoleic acid help skin feel soft afterward.

Who It Is For

All skin types, especially skin that feels rough, congested or uneven in texture.

Acne Safe

What You Will See, and When

Skin feels smoother and looks brighter after one use. With regular use one to three times a week, texture looks more refined.

How to Use

Two to three times a week, after cleansing. Massage a small amount over damp face and neck in gentle circles for about a minute, then rinse thoroughly. Carry on with the rest of your routine, and wear sunscreen every morning.

The Science

Your skin sheds its oldest surface cells every day, as enzymes break the protein rivets that hold them together. When that process slows, cells pile up, and skin feels rough and looks less radiant.

Fine crystals lift away those loosely attached cells by hand, so the surface looks even and the products you apply next have a clear path in. Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate is an oil soluble form of vitamin C, chosen because it stays stable in a formula like this.

Questions

How often should I use it?Two to three times a week.
Where does it go in my routine?After cleansing, on damp skin. Rinse, then carry on with the rest of your routine.
Can I use it on my body?ZO directs it for face and neck, and that is where it is formulated to be used.

Why a Routine Made for You Works Better

General advice is written for everyone, so it has to assume nothing about you. It can tell you what is safe. It cannot tell you what will work for your skin.

Skin changes when it is challenged just enough, then given time to recover and adapt. That amount is different for every person, and it moves as your skin gets stronger. Ask too much and your skin spends its energy recovering instead of improving. Ask too little and nothing changes. Finding that point for you, and moving it at the right time, is where results come from.

Where that point sits depends on:

  • Your skin: its history, how it reacts, and what it is doing today
  • Your health: hormones, medications, pregnancy and any condition that changes how skin behaves
  • Your lifestyle: sleep, stress, diet, sun, exercise and climate
  • Your routine: what you use now, and what has and has not worked before
  • Your goals: what you most want to change
  • Your expectations and timeline: how soon you want to see change, and what is realistic for your skin
  • Your consistency: how much time and how many steps you will keep up with, because the best routine is the one you actually do
  • Your treatments: what you have had and what you have planned

A skin therapist weighs all of this, builds a routine you can keep, and adjusts it as your skin responds. That is why we guarantee our products when they are part of a routine designed by one of our skin therapists. If you have been reading general advice, bring your questions. We will help you sort out what applies to you and what does not.

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Key Ingredients

Ultra fine magnesium oxide crystalsPolish away dead surface cells for smoother skin
Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbateStable vitamin C that helps minimize the look of dark spots
Vitamins A and EAntioxidant support
Glycerin and linoleic acidHelp skin feel soft and hydrated afterward
Full Ingredient List

PEG-8, Sodium Bicarbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Oleth-20, Trihydroxystearin, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil/Huile minérale, Aqua/Water/Eau, Tocopheryl Acetate, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Linalool, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Retinyl Palmitate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Phenoxyethanol, Green 6 (CI 61565).

References

1. Harding CR, Watkinson A, Rawlings AV, Scott IR. Dry skin, moisturization and corneodesmolysis. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2000;22(1):21-52. doi:10.1046/j.1467-2494.2000.00001.x

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