Sapelo Skin Care products are formulated with the highest levels of multiple clinically proven, naturally active ingredients to treat serious skin issues and realign damaged skin. All products are cruelty-free and formulated without fillers, silicones, parabens, sulfates, GMOs, triclosan or petrochemicals.
BEAUTY
Challenging the“ Hurt to Heal” Myth
Most anti-aging treatments hinge on a paradox: in order to heal your skin, you must first harm it. From peels and punctures to acids and lasers, the prevailing philosophy has been to“ attack” the skin to force it to repair itself. Cindy and Stephanie dared to ask why, wondering,“ What is the impetus behind tearing and burning skin? Why would you‘ attack / assault’ your skin to heal your skin?” Their revolutionary approach turns this dogma on its head. Instead of injury and inflammation, Sapelo replicates the body’ s own regenerative processes— stimulating renewal, repair and radiance— without ever wounding the skin. It’ s counterintuitive at first, but when you think about it, it makes perfect sense: the most powerful beauty secret is working with your body, not against it.
The Science Behind Sapelo
Embracing the provenance of Southern beauty practices, Cindy and Stephanie instinctively knew that skin should be treated gently and with respect. They researched the science behind skin damaging procedures and overuse of retinoic acids. What they discovered
Sapelo Skin Care products are formulated with the highest levels of multiple clinically proven, naturally active ingredients to treat serious skin issues and realign damaged skin. All products are cruelty-free and formulated without fillers, silicones, parabens, sulfates, GMOs, triclosan or petrochemicals.
was that all these prevailing practices were simply recruiting an immune system response. Simply put, these common strategies rely on the miracle of our body’ s own immune system. The damage initiates a biological process that heals, repairs and rejuvenates the injured components of the skin. The questions continued.“ Can we reproduce a healthy immune response without first damaging the skin?”
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