Israeli women's common skin issue: Grumpy skin & solutions

Everything in life is a matter of balance, the Dalai Lama once said. Or maybe it was Golda Meir? Ok, it might be a phrase we saw on Pinterest, what matters is that it's true. We all know how we feel when we get out of balance - whether it's because we're too tired, too hungry, too cold or too hot or simply uncomfortable - we get nervous. The same thing happens to our skin when it is unbalanced, and just like us it also starts to complain. The problem is that we don't always understand what he says. We can think that our oily, red and open-pored skin is simply fate, when in fact these are just complaints from our Grumpy skin, begging us to bring it back into balance.

What is Grumpy skin and why is it so grumpy?

If you suffer from more than one of the following symptoms:

· Oily skin · Irritated skin · Redness · Open pores · Dull, tired and lackluster skin appearance · Tight skin · Dry skin

You probably have Grumpy skin. Your skin is grumpy, and rightfully so - it's unbalanced and it's not pleasant. 

Why was the imbalance created in the first place?

Broadly speaking, this can happen due to a variety of factors that damage the skin barrier such as weather changes, hormonal changes, stress. Also, excessive use of care products or use of the wrong products for your skin may throw it out of balance and cause it to frown. "Oily skin, for example, is often treated incorrectly and achieves the opposite result," explains Miri Flom, chief instructor of Estee Lauder Israel. "There is a common misconception that oily skin should be dried and not moisturized, but when there is a lack of moisture in oily skin, it goes out of balance and in response it produces more oil." 

The good news is that it is possible to balance the skin back, but to do it properly without causing an imbalance in the other direction, you need to know which products to use. Happily, the luxury makeup and care brand Estee Lauder decided to address the Grumpy skin phenomenon and developed a new care series that is exactly what your grumpy skin needs to be happy again. If you've always wanted to use Estee Lauder products but couldn't find an answer because most of them address the skin concerns of the older crowd, now it's finally possible. The new series caters to a younger audience, aged 18-30, who suffer from the aforementioned skin concerns, and more good news - its pricing is the most affordable to date in the brand's range of products.

Balanced and satisfied skin = radiant skin with radiance and natural vitality.

As a brand that is always at the forefront of scientific innovation and is known for its groundbreaking technologies that are protected by its patents, Estee Lauder's new care series - Nutritious Collection - is also based on scientific research, this time in the field of nutrigenomics. According to the nutrigenomic research, there is an essential connection between a holistic, varied diet, based on nutrients, and a healthy body.

Similarly, there is a fundamental connection between nourishing the skin with nutrients and healthy skin. When the skin suffers from a lack of nutrients, it tends to lack balance and stability, which manifests itself in the Grumpy skin phenomena. As part of the study conducted by Estee Lauder, 6 important "nutrition" categories were found for maintaining healthy skin - minerals, vitamins, phytonutrients, polyphenols, isoflavones and essential fats. Accordingly, the formulas of the Nutritious series were developed, based on an exclusive complex of ingredients called NUTRI-9. 

The unique complex includes 9 powerful components that are naturally produced and provide the skin with balanced nutrition that allows it to stabilize, strengthen and return to its happy place, where it radiates and has natural radiance and vitality. Among other things, the complex includes the following components:

Sweet seaweed - which undergoes a gentle cold extraction process, while preserving the natural nutrients in it, and helps to regulate the lipids in the skin and minimize the appearance of pores.

Red algae fermentation - which is produced from microalgae that grow in farms and are vibrant with the power of the sun, and helps to calm the skin and reduce redness.

Fermentation of coconut water - an exclusive development straight from Estee Lauder's laboratory, which includes a precise purification and filtering procedure, increases the production of natural collagen in the skin and helps with continuous nutrition and moisture.

The series, which includes four products, provides an immediate and long-term solution to all grumpy skin symptoms, and produces a complete and multi-purpose skincare routine: 

1. A cleansing foam that is also a cleansing mask - Estée Lauder Nutritious 2-in-1 Foam Cleanser: rich foam for deep cleansing with a velvety cloud-like texture. Removes dirt and excess fat, reduces the appearance of pores, restores the glow to the skin and leaves it soft and smooth. It can be used for daily cleansing, morning and evening, or as a weekly cleansing mask: apply a thin layer to the skin, focusing on the T-zone, wait a minute and wash off.

2. Nourishing and refreshing toner - Estée Lauder Nutritious Radiant Essence Lotion: a therapeutic facial water that is like an infusion of moisture that stimulates, balances, nourishes and soothes the skin, reduces the greasy shine and the appearance of pores, strengthens the skin barrier, prevents redness and restores the natural glow of the skin In addition, the toner prepares the skin for successful absorption of the moisture components.

3. Light and airy moisturizing lotion - Estée Lauder Nutritious Airy Lotion: despite its lightness, which makes it almost imperceptible, this lotion, which will be launched in Israel in May, provides the skin with moisture for 24 hours. In addition, it reduces the appearance of pores and oily shine, reduces red post-acne marks, calms visible redness, strengthens the skin barrier, restores the skin's healthy oil-water balance and leaves skin radiant and glowing.

4. A velvety moisturizer that is also a night mask - Estée Lauder Nutritious Melting Soft Creme / Mask: For those looking for a moisturizer with a more creamy texture, which is on the one hand velvety and rich but nevertheless melts into the skin and is easily absorbed - this is the product for her. The cream soothes the skin, renews and strengthens it, moisturizes for up to 24 hours, reduces the appearance of pores and greasy shine, blurs red post-acne marks, prevents redness and restores the skin's natural glow. The cream can also be used once a week as a night mask - just put a slightly thicker layer on the face before going to bed, without the need to wash it off.

"This series is real news," says Flom, "it provides an answer to a variety of skin concerns that also characterize young people, and is a holistic solution that is committed to clean care, sustainability and environmental responsibility. Every component that goes into the formula is tested not only according to our safety, efficiency and quality standards, which are very strict, but also grown and produced in precise processes and conditions that preserve the ecosystem and environmental profile. 

The entire series is vegan, includes over 92% natural ingredients, without fragrance, without silicone, oil, alcohol, parabens - nothing that could harm the skin, and the beautiful packaging is also made of at least 27% recycled materials."

So if you were still too young to join the family Estee Lauder and you haven't found an answer in the brand's excellent products, from today you can provide the best quality answer to your skin concerns, at a completely reasonable price of Estee Lauder.

In collaboration with Estee Lauder