Feb
Facial Treatment Mask, Skin Care
Dehydrated Skin Thirsts For Bio Cellulose
Did you know that 350 mL of water evaporates from your skin every day?
In harsh winter climes — with extended stretches of frigid temperatures and low humidity — water loss worsens, causing itching, cracking, and flaking.
These are sure signs that your skin is struggling to maintain a moisture content of 30% — the baseline for skin that is adequately hydrated.
A sheet mask can help restore moisture quickly, alleviating those annoying dry skin symptoms.
But not just any type of sheet mask.
Wintertime skin that is bordering on dehydration benefits most from the peerless physical properties of a mask that features a bio cellulose fabric.
Here is why: the synthetic fibers in a bio cellulose fabric are extremely hydrophilic; they can hold up to 1000 times their weight in water. Compare this to plant cellulose fibers found in nature, which hold only 10 times their weight in water.
And bio cellulose fibers are occlusive, enabling them to adhere tightly to skin and transfer moisture — along with reparative ingredients like humectants and amino acids – very, very efficiently.
Pentavitin And Prodew 600 To The Rescue
Bel Mondo Beauty’s Moisture Renewal Mask — the brand’s top-selling product — is a popular choice for estheticians treating skin that has been impacted by late fall and winter weather.
Click on the first link below to view a video of a wintertime facial service incorporating a Bel Mondo premium bio cellulose sheet mask, followed by a second clip of the moisture content reading taken after the treatment.
Winter Facial Treatment (Courtesy Healthy Skin By Lori)
The client’s moisture level before the facial registered 26% (definitely thirsty). The post-treatment reading was 54% (healthy), with all tightness, dryness, and flakiness gone. Best yet, the client reported that her skin still felt soft and supple 24 hours after.
A contributing reason for the successful outcome of the spa service is the ingredients used in the Bel Mondo mask: a cocktail of humectants and emollients that enable skin to both draw and retain water for long-lasting benefits.
Here is a closer look at two of the compounds in our mask formula, Pentavitin and Prodew 600.
Pentavitin is a skin-identical carbohydrate complex that penetrates deeply. Its unique binding mechanism ensures that moisture continues to hydrate the skin for up to 72 hours. This extended action results in noticeable appearance improvement and sustained comfort for dehydrated skin.
Prodew 600® is an amino acid-based humectant with excellent moisture absorption and retention properties; it mimics components of the skin’s Natural Moisturizing Factor. This compound truly nourishes the stratum corneum, producing a plumping effect.