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Embryoval AHA Nighttime Moisturizer
Made in our own factory and laboratory in Pine Brook, NJ
Description+
For Dry or Aging Skin
Dry skin has a problem with exfoliation. It needs it, because dead cells are most of what makes skin look dull and feel rough. It also can't afford to lose moisture doing it.
Embryoval is built around that tension. It's a nighttime moisturizer that exfoliates while it hydrates, so neither job costs you the other.
The exfoliation is lactic acid, one of the milder alpha hydroxy acids, and it loosens the dull dead cells sitting on the surface so they release overnight. The cream underneath replenishes what dry, depleted skin loses while that happens.
Turmeric brightens the look of uneven tone. Ginseng revives skin that reads tired. Lotus, pumpkin and cucumber keep the formula comfortable, which is what makes an exfoliating night cream usable on sensitive skin at all.
Apply it at night as the first step, before your serum or night cream. Work it around the eyes, neck and mouth, which run drier than the rest of the face. A mild tingle going on is normal.
Ease in slowly, two or three nights a week to start. Always wear SPF the next morning, because AHAs leave skin more sensitive to sun.
How to Use+
At night, apply to clean face and neck as the first step of your routine and massage until absorbed. Follow with serum or night cream. A mild tingle is normal. Ease in slowly, and wear SPF the next morning since AHAs increase sun sensitivity.
Ingredients+
Water, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Isopropyl Myristate, Mineral Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Propanediol, PEG-40 Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate, Polysorbate 60, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Extract, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Fruit Extract, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Cholesterol, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Lanolin Alcohol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Powder, Phytic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Potassium Sorbate, D-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethanolamine, Benzyl Benzoate, Fragrance, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Linalool, Geraniol, Citronellol, Benzyl Alcohol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Limonene
Our Philosophy
I go about [the formulas] in a very different way than a regular chemist. I always look for what conditions I’d like to correct. I look at what skin types and problems that I want to work with, and then I try to find the best possible ingredients that will work for the skin.
By Our Founder & Director of Innovation - Marina Valmy
Exfoliates
Lactic acid clears dull surface cells overnight.
Hydrates
Replaces the moisture dry skin loses.
Brightens
Skin looks smoother and brighter by morning.
Lactic Acid
A mild AHA that loosens dull surface cells.
Curcuma Longa
Turmeric
Brightens the look of tone.
Vitis Vinifera
Grape Seed Oil
Softens dry skin.
Cucumis Sativus
Cucumber
Soothes the skin.
Made by the People Who Know Skin Care
Since 1965, Christine Valmy has run the first school of esthetics in America and trained over 20,000 professionals worldwide. Every formula is made to that professional standard, naturally.