New Zealand Does it Right

I LOVE finding new skin care lines.  I mean, don't get me wrong, I love buying my tried and true favorites, but there's something so fun about discovering a new brand that does exactly what you want that others don't know about.  Plus, then you get to spread the word!  It's the good kind of gossip! Ao Skincare is a holistic line that was developed by Dr. Mark Gray, a clinical dermatologist in New Zealand (dying to visit there, by the way!).  There are six total products that are referred to in numbered steps:

  1. Prepare - Cleanser
  2. Fortify - Day Moisturizer
  3. Protect - SPF30
  4. Restore - Serum
  5. Repair - Night Moisturizer
  6. Rewind - Retinal

How much do I love a system where the steps are clearly laid out and easy to follow?  So much!  I personally tried out step #6 - the Retinal (mainly because I'm testing a bunch of other stuff right now and I didn't want to get my results mixed up).  What's interesting about it is that it's an example of "raw" skin care, which is where a cold processing method is used to create an emulsion without using any heat whatsoever, which apparently lets the active ingredients and delicate botanicals hold on to their full potency. 

Who knew?  The retinal itself has been great.  Sometimes products like this that are so strong and meant to do many things (reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, hyperpigmentation, etc.) can make my skin so sensitive it just peels off, but this one didn't at all.  (They recommend that you use it two to three times a week until your skin is used to it, which is what I did).  I haven't been using it long enough (and luckily I don't have enough wrinkles yet!) to see a change in the appearance of that stuff, but I do have quite a glow going on right now.  Definitely loving that!  Check the line out now and see which of the steps (maybe all!) are right for you too.

RESTORE SKIN TO ITS NATIVE STATE OF HEALTH

From the depths of minerals pools and the heights of mountain peaks comes Ao—a line of beauty born from the wild abundance of the world’s last settled landscape.

Our fresh scientific methods filter nature’s potent energy into products designed to overcome uncertain elements and defend your skin’s dynamic boundary.

_Adaptive ingredients that stand up to the harshest conditions

_Cold processed formulas that retain the raw power of every active

_Instigative expertise that questions standard skincare practices

This is beauty from the brink that brings back your natural balance.

MEET THE DOCTOR

Dr. Mark Gray
Dermatologist, Director Product and R&D
MBChB, FRACP, FRCPC, FRCPA, ABPath, ABDermpath, FRACCS, FASMS Specialist Dermatologist, Specialist Pathologist, Specialist Dermatopathologist, Mohs Surgeon.

Harvard-trained pathologist and dermatologist Dr. Mark Gray deeply understands the science of skin. As the founding Director of the largest provider of skin medical and surgical services in New Zealand, he’s spent the past 20 years listening to his patients struggle with the skincare world’s mixed messages: effective ingredients that are harmful; natural ingredients that don’t deliver results.

Armed with the belief that skincare is evolutionary, he explored breaking scientific advancements and societal trends towards globalism, environmentalism and rising ethical standards to find the ideal balance between health and efficacy.

"Skincare science needs to be on the very edge of social change and evolution in order to succeed."

Dr. Mark Gray

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Give Ao a go. Take 60 days to try our award winning products. If you’re not convinced, we’ll take them back, no questions asked.

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