Martina Gebhardt
Every day we get older one day, the same applies to our skin. Unfortunately, the aging of the skin can not be stopped. But on the other hand, nature provides us with a multitude of vegetable agents which enhance skin's moisture, elasticity and tension, protect it from harmful environmental influences and let it appear younger. Undoubtedly, the conventional cosmetics industry has performed an outstanding job in research and development, resulting in many new products. But can these products do the same to the skin as mother nature? And what effect will these synthetic components have in the long turn?
Martina Gebhardt only applies natural ingredients. Core factor of the high quality of Martina Gebhardt skin care products is the application of fresh herbs and oils, as well as formulations of them. The raw materials originate mostly from controlled organic cultivation or from Demeter-monitored sources. Sin creams from Martina Gebhardt contain moisture - for example as herb brews utilizing pure spring water - on the one hand, and fatty substances on the other, like vegetable oils, wax and fat. This resembles roughly a real hydro lipid coat of a twenty year old woman and provides a healthy looking, smooth and vital skin. All creams from Martina Gebhardt are easily combinable with all other Martina Gebhardt products.
There is no everlasting youth. The aging of the skin starts right at the time of birth, but this process becomes visual only after around 25 years. The catalysts for this are especially free radicals, which weaken the body's own defence mechanisms and attack cell structures. Two factors contribute to skin aging: the pure biological aging and the individual lifestyle. The latter is influenced by healthy nutrition, regular exercise and the use of appropriate products for skin care.
The Martina Gehardt Happy Aging series consists of high efficient, 100% pure-nature care products. In the production process only vegetable materials are used, whose effectiveness has been known for centuries. High tech and isolated agents are consistently avoided. Happy Aging relies upon a combination of carefully selected fresh herbs and pure-nature essential oils. Cell regeneration is stimulated by grape seed oil. The body's own repair system is activated by cat's claw, a Peruvian vine. Essences of the water lily support the skin's ability to hold moisture. Essential fatty acids, abundant amounts of vitamins and selected antioxidants vitalise the demanding mature skin and therefore counteract cell aging naturally.
The foundations of a successful skin care are thoroughly clean skin pores. Therefore, the skin should be perfectly clean before any application of high quality creams. It is only then that agents can show their impact to the full extend. In most of the cases water and soap are not sufficient to completely remove residual cream, make-up, skin fat and sweat. Additionally, many soaps irritate the skin and dehydrate it. Especially mature skin suffers from reduced sebaceous gland activity, resulting in a decreased capability to produce and hold moisture. Therefore, when selecting a skin cleansing product, one should consider two points: the product should not grease the skin too much and it should keep the skin's natural moisture. The skin cleansing milk from Martina Gebhardt utilises ingredients that clean the skin without drying it too much. Fresh herbs and vitamins activate and harmonise the skin to make it feel clean, soft and smooth again.
The cleaning of the face should be finalised by applying a facial toner, which disinfects and clarifies the skin in a mild way. The high quality vegetable ingredients of Martna Gebhardt facial toner vitalise and regenerate the skin.
Martina Gebhardt products do not contain any preservatives, tensides, synthetic or nature-identical substances, paraffin or perfume. Substances that could cause skin irritation are abdicated deliberately. Consciously, in all formulations only non-irritating substances are used. Cleaning milk, facial toner and skin cream of one series are concerted to each other. It is suggested to clean the skin in the morning and in the evening - before applying the day or night cream. But it is not only the quality of the skin care products that define the skin's freshness. A important contributing factor is night activity too. There is truth in the expression „beauty sleep“, as the hormones responsible for cell renewal are mostly liberated at night. Is it a party, watching television or reading fun, night-time activities dramatically reduce the production of these hormones.
The moisturising face milk from Martina Gebhardt refreshes and vitalises the skin. The activating plant extracts strengthen resistance and contribute to skin's regeneration. Selected fresh herbs and plant oils smooth the skin and balance it. The creamy lotion freshens the skin and activates the skin's natural moistening. Like all Martina Gebhardt products, the face milk is free of chemical synthetic fragrances, colorants and preservatives.
Two thirds of all women use decorative cosmetics regularly. As decorative cosmetics stay on the skin the whole day and therefore can influence skin flora, they have to be especially gentle to the skin and as natural as possible. A toning cream is not only supposed to colour-up the face, but also to mask smaller skin impureness, protect from environmental influences and leave a fresh and natural general impression. Martina Gebhardt uses healing earth for this. The combination with high-value vegetable substances such as olive oil, avocado oil, bees wax, shea butter and more, generated a toning cream that gives skin a velvety, transparent tone and additionally fights impureness. The latter is a pure-natural composition of avocado oil, clear spring water, rose petals and other highly valuable ingredients, making it ideal for fighting skin aging, especially in the sensitive area around the eye. Skin's elasticity is enhanced, wrinkles and fine lines are reduced. Due to its skin-friendliness, the avocado eye cream can not only be used for face care but also to remove make-up.
Sun, wind and weather can stress the sensitive skin at the lips. Martina Gebhardt's rose lip balm nourishes try and chapped lips and makes them soft and smooth again. It is rich of essential fatty acids, and its combination of genuine essential rose oil from the seed of Chilean wild rose with almond oil, cacao butter, lanolin and bees wax makes it the first choice when it comes to very dry skin.
Our skin renews itself approximately every four weeks. Old skin cells die, while others form new. But the dead dander form a corneal layer which on the one hand block the pores and on the other hand can grow blackheads. Therefore, this corneal layer should be removed on a regular base. This is best done by applying a peeling, which just abrades dead dander by using fine abrasive particles. Different cosmetics manufacturers use different types of abrasive particles. As peeling is not cleaning in a classical sense, but a noticeable interference of the skin's structure, an extended use or the application of too aggressive abrasive particles can lead to irritation of the skin. Martina Gebhardt's peelings do not peel, but clean softly. Abrasive particles are olive and almond pits, as well as jojoba pearls, together with natural olive oil and precious hydrates. The jojoba pearls are round and smooth. When they liquefy during application, they additionally pamper the skin. Loose dander is removed and the skin's purification is activated by the agents. This is how a convenient massage can be combined with soft skin cleansing.
Martina Gebhardt Baobab
Natural foot cosmetics
There are a lot of legends around the African Baobab tree. Many Africans believe that this tree wanted to be the biggest of all and therefore put his twigs into the ground only to touch the sky with its root. The African word Baobab means „The tree whose feet point up“. The Baobab is traditionally the centre of an African village. When the tree dies, the inhabitants of the village will together search for a new Baobab. The villagers believe that gods, ghosts and ancestors live in the tree to keep away illness. Whether there are really magic forces in that tree is not proven. But it is true that the Baobab contains substances that reduce infectious diseases drastically. In African traditional medicine nearly all parts of the Baobab are used. For example, excerpts of the Baobab fruit are a medication against infections. The seed of the Baobab is used by the medicine men as heart medicine, as a treatment for liver infections and even as medication against Malaria.
Martina Gemeinhardt's Baobab foot cosmetics focus on leaves and bark of the Baobab, which are antimicrobial and fungicidal. Baobab foot balm can also protect from unwanted fungal attacks in shoes, especially after extended sweating. The all-natural essences, which are extracted from fruits, are rich of Vitamin C and B, calcium and antioxidants. This combination refreshes and strengthens tired feet and makes every foot a sight to see.
Martina Gebhardt Wild Utah
Natural Cosmetics for Men
Whether a man has sex appeal or not depends on the preferences of the respective lady. Body builder or everyday man - there are many different views on what is to be preferred. But there is one point that is agreed upon: only a well-groomed man is an attractive one! Regular body care therefore has become an integral part of men's life. That men's skin is thicker, oilier and more robust, but still more sensitive than the female one has also become general knowledge. And even if wrinkles show up later compared to the ladies: the male skin definitely needs care.
Wild Utah, the men's care series from Martina Gebhardt was especially created to suit the very sensitive and allergic skin of men. Native American's medicinal herbs support the skin's natural functions and contribute to a well-balanced defence system. Herbal extracts and vitamins boost a fine-pored skin surface structure and give vitality, accompanied by a healthy and well-groomed look.
In newborn's first months, skin is the gateway to the world. It reacts to any kind of touch most intensively. Cuddling, caressing and blowing onto the belly extraordinarily enhance the baby's wellbeing and lighten its mood. Furthermore blood circulation is boosted. With their skin, which is far thinner than the one of grown-ups, babies unfortunately absorb pollutants from the environment as well as gentle care products. Fortunately, mother nature thought of this and so healthy baby skin gets more resistant day by day. To back skin's health of the young generation, care products are needed that are custom-made for gentle and sensitive children's skin. It takes approximately one year for a new born child's skin to build up its normal defence functions completely. For example, baby skin is far dryer compared to the one of grown-ups. Oil glands work only limited in the beginning, sweat glands react slowly and the skin's natural UV protection is still in its build-up phase. Additionally, the acid mantle, which is protecting the skin from bacteria and fungi, is not working in the first six weeks. The Martina Gebhardt Demeter Calendula Cream is a especially mild and abirritant cream. Calendula is the Latin name for the orange blooming pot marigold, which is often used for grooming sensitive skin.
The skin in the area of the diaper is especially vulnerable. Should the bottom get sore despite of utmost care, one can rely on a natural all-purpose aid: fresh air. Let your baby's skin breath longer, even if there is the chance that the couch gets wet instead of the diaper. The area covered by the diaper should be cleaned carefully using skin oil. An anti-sore cream is additionally soothing the irritated skin and backs the healing process. Martina Gebhardt Demeter Diaper Protective Cream contains a large fraction of lanolin, which properties are similar to the vernix of the newborn. Therefore it caresses the skin gently and makes a perfect moisture protection.
Babies have - except of the little „dumps“ in the diaper - only little chance to get dirty. Therefore, periodic bathing would not be necessary. But bathing does not only contribute to cleanness, it also largely adds to the baby's relaxation. There is no difference between the small ones and the grown-ups: babies play cheerfully in warm water and are indulged by mom's and dad's attention. Nevertheless, babies should not have a bath more often than once or twice a week, as the water tackles baby's acid mantle and dries out its skin. As babies are not really dirty, no detergents are needed. The Martina Gebhardt Demeter Caring Oil Bath contains vegetable oils that back skin's oil replenishing, as well as healing herbs extracts that soothes the skin.
