Garden of Wisdom's Wynter Wonder Serum addresses all of these things by soothing and healing damage to the dermis. Winter weather affects us negatively with dry, irritated and cracked skin. Anti-inflammatory actives calm swelling and irritation, while also nourishing skin. Rejuvenating and moisturizing, our Wynter Wonder Serum takes care of rough, dehydrated and scaly skin, leaving soft, healthy and glowing skin in its place.
Method of Application Apply 2-3 drops to your skin before oils and creams. Spritzing with spring water or a hydrosol first will help the serum to penetrate the layers of the skin, and offer an easier and more complete application.
Shelf Life and Storage Information for Products and Ingredients
Finished Products generally don't need to be refrigerated as they are preserved, but you can refrigerate them to extend their shelf life. The shelf life for most products is 9-12 months. Vitamin C Serum(s) and VitaResurface products should always be refrigerated to extend their shelf life.
Sample Sizes do have a shorter shelf life (generally 3-6 months) and items in jars can dry up quicker than this if the lid is not tightened well enough (except our Vitamin C Serums - use within 90 days).
Please keep your products out of high humidity, heat, and direct light, and keep them in a dark cabinet when possible.
Exfoliating Acid products have a shelf life of 9-12 months. The only things we don't suggest refrigerating are the Mandelic Acid Serums or the Salicylic Acid Serums as those can crystallize in the refrigerator. If this happens you can set the product into a hot water bath to see if the crystals will dissolve.
Additional Items Requiring Refrigeration and/or Kept in the Dark
Hydrosols - remove 1 ounce of hydrosol and add it into a separate, sterilized spray bottle and spritzer. Keep the larger bottle in the refrigerator. Carrier Oils - generally you can refrigerate all carrier oils although some of the very rich oils will solidify. This is fine. All you have to do is take it out, warm it up at room temperature and it should liquefy. If not, setting the bottle in a hot water bath and occasionally shaking the bottle will hopefully turn into a liquid. ^There are some oils that have a super long shelf life like Coconut Cream and Jojoba Oil. Refrigeration is not necessary, but it surely won't hurt. Essential Oils - essential oils are best stored in a cool dark place. Co2 Extracts - these should always be refrigerated. Butters - we suggest refrigerating our "skincare' butters. You can take out what you need and keep the rest in the fridge. Clays - keep in a dry, dark place. Shelf life is at least 2 years. Herbs - all herbs (whole or ground) should be kept in a dark, cool and dry location. Herbal (liquid) Extracts - these are created using alcohol. The alcohol pulls the constituents from each herb. Root, Trunk, Leaves, and Flowers. Extracts have a shelf life of 3-5 years. They can be kept in the refrigerator (or a dark DRY place) Other Various Raw Ingredients - i.e. Sodium PCA, Honeyquat, Oat Beta Glucan, etc. will all have a different shelf life.
Hyaluronic Acid (infused into young coconut water) healing, hydrating
Sunflower Seed Extract conditions skin
Honey Water very healing, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral
Avocado Fruit Extract healing, nourishing, fights wrinkles, excellent for mature skin
MSM(Methylsulfonylmethane) natural analgesic, penetration enhancer, dilates blood vessels to allow actives to penetrate, healing
Calendula Blossom Infusion anti-inflammatory, calming, healing to damaged or irritated skin
Milk Protein hydrating, gives skin a glossy, smooth look, protective
Galactoarabinan(polysaccharide) humectant, helps to stop transepidermal water loss, binds moisture to skin
Hydrovance humectant, literally draws moisture out of the air to skin when applied topically
Allantoin relieves dry-itchy and irritated skin, believed to heal skin by promoting new tissue growth
Ceramide Complex with aging, skin loses its youthful moisture, suppleness, and smoothness, thanks to the loss of essential ceramide molecules. Skin ceramides make up 50% of the lipids in the extracellular "cement" that binds together protective cells in the outermost skin layer, the stratum corneum. The loss of skin ceramides renders aging skin permeable to moisture, leaving skin dry, rough, and itchy; ceramide loss is also a major contributor to wrinkles.
