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Body Care | by Dr . Charlene DeHaven
ing in these areas . SHEALD Recovery Balm is very protective and nourishing for the skin barrier . It is an excellent choice for protection of the body skin barrier . It may also be used on open wounds to improve outcomes , as documented in the Clinical Study using SHEALD Recovery Balm plus Cleansing Complex after fractionated laser procedures . 11 Body skin is more frequently subject to wounding . SHEALD Recovery Balm is useful for abrasions , cuts , and other wounds of the body as well as for protecting and restoring the skin barrier and its crucial job of performing as a barrier .

Skin care awareness for the face has now extended to the body and consumers are desiring a more harmonized look that matches the facial skin to that of the body .

Protection from pollution is necessary in many areas of the world . Generally speaking , adverse effects from pollution are well known -- from its effects on the environment in terms of global warming , 12 but also in human health . Whether from short term or long term
11 Effectiveness of SHEALD Recovery Balm plus Cleansing Complex after fractionated laser procedures . iS Clinical by Innovative Skincare .
12 Yarussi-King K . Rising temperatures for the antipollution market . 2017 Jul3 . Cosmetics Toiletries newsletter . www . cosmeticsandtoiletries . com / regulatory / organic / 432287443 . effects , skin health also suffers from pollution daily and longer term , ultimately leading to accelerated aging . 13 The World Health Organization states that 92 % of the world ’ s urban population lives in areas with substandard air quality . 14 Pollution consists of small particles with a high-density coating of free radicals that penetrate via pores to reach the dermis , damaging skin at deepest levels . SHEALD Recovery Balm protects skin from damage caused by pollution as proven by a clinical study . 15 Reparative Moisture Emulsion is also pollution protective . 16 Although pollution was used as the free radical source in this study due to its potency , protection from other free radical aggressors in the environment is also expected because of these study results . Protection from the environmental exposure from sun and from pollution are both required . These are 2 separate sources of damage that must be separately accounted for and protected against . Both photodamage and pollution , as well as other types of environmental damage such as blue light exposure or ambient tobacco smoke , are ameliorated by properly formulated skincare products .
13 Steventon K . Ingredient insights : pollution protection . 2016 Jun 1 . www . skininc . com newsletter . 381595831 .
14 WHO . reducing global health risks through mitigation of short-lived climate pollutants . 2015 . www . who . int / phe / health _ toics / outdoorair / en /
15 SHEALD Recovery Balm Pollution Protection ( Environmental Protection ) Study . ÓiS Clinical by Innovative Skincare .
16 Reparative Moisture Emulsion Pollution Protection ( Environmental Protection ) Study . iS Clinical by Innovative Skincare .
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