2008 Archives: Verabella: Green, Synthetic-Free Skincare and Kiss Zit Goodbye
Ah, the facial. There’s nothing like putting yourselves in the soft hands of a professional trained to squeeze and prod and pinch your skin until you’re just so beautiful you can’t take it any more. And though you might walk out with a healthy glow (wiping away tears of relief at the absence of pain), the real test of esthetic success comes a few days later when you either keep that baby-soft skin or break out like a teenager before prom night.
That’s because many facial finales involve a rubdown with moisturizers which, even though they may bear the labels “non-comedogenic” or “for oily skin” tend to contain just that: Oil, or oil-based creams that feel great when they’re applied on your oh-so-clean pores after a facial, but tend to sit in these open, vulnerable pores and clog them up in the hours thereafter.
Which brings us to the aloe-not-oil-based, botanically-rich, bunny-friendly line of products (free of parabens, petrochemicals, sodium lauryl sulfate, synthetic fragrances and dyes, natch) from Verabella Skin Therapy Salon, an eco-friendly oasis in Beverly Hills, CA.
Should you have recently suffered through an esthetic misstep involving oil, may we introduce you to Verabella’s secret weapon against acne, which is called, aptly, Kiss Zit Goodbye. Packaged in a lipstick-sized roll-on and loaded with powerful salicylic acid naturally derived from organic willow bark, tea tree oil, witch hazel and camphor, Kiss Zit Goodbye is a powerful chemical-free concoction of the most powerful antibacterial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory ingredients available without a prescription. It fights blemishes, kills bacteria and reduces redness on the spot. Pun intended.
