24 Week Skin Care Challenge with Environ & Ibuki

Nothing is more humbling than seeing the effects on your skin from years outside, in the sun, ocean and elements than agreeing to do a 24 week skincare challenge. In January 2012 I've embarked on a revealing and hopefully regenerating experience of repairing some sun damaged skin and sharing my experience.


Luckily Margi Fox who are the stockists for the skincare range Environ and my favourite mineral SPF make up Jane Iredale - have teamed me up with the best in the business on the coast ->  Donna Gordon from the wellness and anti ageing clinic Ibuki health. 


What's in it for me? Well this is not about paid endorsement but rather a frank, sincere and open view of the fact it's never too late to start reversing the effects of sun, wind and oxidant damage. I'm always willing to try the journey and be able to share with our clients, so count me in. 


The team at Margi Fox is lead for this project by Daphne who has years in the beauty industry herself as a therapist now working on Environ Qld. The Ibuki clinic in Noosaville set up by Dr Viv Taylor has specialist  skin  therapist  Donna Gordon doing the more intense treatments. Note this is just about using standard products, no IPL, or invasive techniques - just a matter of personalising the treatment for your skin - like fitness and nutrition every body is different, every skin is different. 




Weeks 1-3
The first step was to set up at home with pre cleanse oil (my fav) gel, cleanser, toner, serum gel, AVTS 2 & 3 and eye gel  -supplemented by C Boost and Alpha Hydroxy Lotion for the evening. Sounds like a lot but 'cocktailed' together it's a super easy routine and I needed to repair my skin before starting the treatments with Donna...


So far I've had an intro appointment with Environ expert Kelly and then 3 treatments with Donna - the result so far definitely a more supple feeling and more hydrated skin ->  plus after the treatments it positively glows for days.
Apparently I'm to expect more pigmentation before it gets less (I wasn't even aware I had any - just thought that was freckles :)).  Alarmed by the wires?  It's a deeper treatment to infuse the essential ingredients deeper into the dermal layers after a peel...


Exciting! I'm meeting up with Daphne this week to assess progress so far and see what at home products I'll need to maintain the work with the weekly treatments...no use having a PT unless you do the hard work between! 




Till next week!

Nikki