Dermalogica has come up with a solution to that age old skincare problem: can an exfoliant be strong enough to make a difference to your skin but also so gentle that it can be used every day?

Dermalogica’s Daily Microfoliant® (£38.50) is a truly unique, rice-based enzyme powder which micro-exfoliates dulling debris and instantly leaves the skin noticeably smoother and brighter.

Could you be over-exfoliating?

Tell-tale signs of over-exfoliated skin include noticeable dehydration and patchy areas of dryness; skin tautness, itchiness, irritation or breakout; a transparent-looking epidermis or redness and dilated capillaries. 

The microfoliant powder formula activates upon contact with water, releasing papain, salicylic acid and rice actives to smooth the skin and accelerate cell renewal. The process has been named ‘microfoliation’ because of its unique combination of enzyme, hydroxy acid and physical exfoliants which deliver immediate smoothing on a microscopic level via non-invasive chemical and mechanical means.                                                                  

The unique skin brightening complex of bearberry, aspergillus, grapefruit and liquorice helps to balance uneven skin pigmentation.  Melanin production is regulated by active agents derived from rice bran and rice extracts which also micro-exfoliate dead cells. A super-soothing blend of green tea, ginkgo and collodial oatmeal calms inflammation, leaving skin extraordinarily clear and refreshed.

For thousand of years, Japanese women known as ‘Nuka-Bijn’ (Bran Beauty) have rubbed rice bran on their faces to soften and smooth their skin.  Rice farmers also used the water left over from washing the rice for bathing, to maintain their luminous skin.

Dermalogica has harnessed the rice actives as a key ingredient in its Daily Microfoliant®. Rice bran contains up to 10% of phytic acid which binds calcium ions, helping to loosen the cohesion of dead, dull skin cells to the skin’s surface. It also helps to control those menacing brown age spots. The enzyme inhibitors, proanthocyanidins help protect the skin’s collagen and elastin to ensure suppleness and resilience, while the tocopherols and tocotrienolsb (both vitamin E derivatives) help protect the skin from environmental assault and reduce the progress of premature ageing.

Sound good to you?

For more information visit: www.dermalogica.com/uk/

Dermalogica products are only available in appointed skin care centres on the recommendation of a qualified skin care therapist. For stockist details, call 0800 591818.