Halcyon Cleansing Gel Emulsion

The Daily Cleanse, Perfected: a refreshing, lightweight and gentle, yet powerful and thorough botanical gel emulsion cleanser that revitalizes as it cleans.

Description

Halcyon is formulated to have all the qualities that make it the perfect daily cleanser. Gentlerist's high-tech botanical gel emulsion is engineered from a base of soothing aloe vera and flower waters to mimic natural tear chemistry, at an optimal pH. A bioactive and therapeutic blend of enriching nutritive superfoods packed with vitamins, antioxidants and phytonutrients work with fruit enzymes, plant peptides, and gentle amino acids to effectively cleanse the skin of impurities, debris, pollution, and grime while fortifying skin barrier, delivering a soft, smooth, renewed and radiant foundational clean slate.

What it's for: The perfect cleanse.

Skin Feel: A botanical gel emulsion that delivers a gentle, pristine cleanse that leaves the skin comfortably nude, and renewed.

Texture: Aqueous Botanical Gel Emulsion.

Suitable for: All skin types.

-  Water-free base
-  Alcohol-free
-  pH Balancing (optimal 5.5 pH)
-  SLS/Sulfate/Sulfite Free
-  Cruelty-free
-  Vegan
-  Gluten-free
-  No Harsh Detergents
-  No Alkaline Soap-bases
-  Certified Organic & Non-GMO Ingredients
-  Non-Photosensitizing
-  Non-Comedogenic
-  No Artificial Fragrance
-  Made fresh in the USA

*THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. PRODUCTS ARE NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE, OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE.

Cleansing is a delicate balancing act between performance and gentleness. Gentlerist's innovative high-tech botanical gel emulsion is a modern approach that offers a gentle yet thorough refreshing cleansing experience without stripping skin or disturbing the delicate moisture mantle. 

Each pump of this nutrient-rich bioactive gel emulsion is a direct infusion of organic and wild-crafted botanical extracts, peptides, Vitamin C, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins brimming with radiance inducing, skin enhancing actives while effectively keeping skin free of impurities with pollution neutralizing bio-actives, decongesting herbs, resurfacing fruit enzymes, and plant amino acids.

Features:

✔️ ph-Balancing (Optimal 5.5)
✔️ Subtle, Gentle Foam
✔️ Easy Rinse-off
✔️ Non-Stripping
✔️ Free of Sulfates and Alcohol

Founder's note

"Halcyon Cleanser, we had to get right. So we'll keep it short and sweet with what we did:

You loved Halcyon's Limited Rose Edition, this is that, but better. How? It has a fuller gel emulsion texture that feels much more luxurious. The lather experience has been upgraded too, it's fuller yet produced with less surfactants for an even gentler yet more effective cleansing experience.

We also incorporated new peptides in here that work best when skin is most receptive, which happens to be during the cleansing ritual. So while we've always considered Halcyon a serum-as-a-cleanser, now it truly is one."

Science

Herbal infusions in mineral-rich thermal water engineered to be biomimetic to the body's own tear chemistry provide soothing hydration and skin refining nutrients that strengthen skin's microflora and barrier function while tackling the residue and film of impurities on the skin from environmental stressors including pollution, smog, smoke, UV radiation contaminants, oxidized sebum, and toxins.

Halcyon Cleanser utilizes an innovative emulsive gel format that is able to more deeply and comprehensively cleanse than oils and creams that have larger molecular sizes which primarily sweep superficial oil-based impurities, while incorporating advanced green technology to bypass the need for harsh detergents and chemical surfactants that can strip, imbalance and irritate the skin, resulting in a client-favorite that soothes and calms skin, as it thoroughly cleanses, leaving the complexion soft, fresh and renewed – setting the foundation for beautiful, healthy skin.

Ingredients

Herbal Superfood infusion of Red Clover, Green Tea Leaf, Red Algae, Chickweed, and Sweet Olive Flower in Thermal Water aqueous bio-nutrients that power Gentlerist's botanical gel emulsion, contains high concentrations of antioxidants, and anti-inflammatories loaded with anti-bacterial, anti-microbial and antiseptic properties that refresh the complexion, rehydrate skin cells, clear pores, and promote optimal skin health: help to tone, condition, and detoxify the skin, while renewing fatigued, distressed and devitalized complexions with a superior blend of antioxidants, phytonutrients, and vitamins that fortify, regenerate, and nourish. The ideal fusion of pH modulators and micronutrients that boost the protective acid-mantle and strengthen barrier function, making skin more resilient.

Plant Peptides derived from organic botanicals and humectant plant glycoproteins that create a mild, skin-friendly cleansing system with light, yet ample lather to efficiently rinse and dislodge debris, grime, excess oils, harmful bacteria, pollution, sweat, and other impurities. Their cell-communicating abilities heal, repair and renew skin. Enhances absorption of bio-actives into skin cells.

Hybridized Fruit Enzymes derived from Papaya, Cranberry and Pineapple are effective at dissolving away surface impurities, dead skin cells, and the film of accumulated debris at the end of a long day, and expelled waste produced overnight. Naturally gentle for daily use and clinically proven to effectively resurface skin, brighten complexion and reverse the skin aging process by promoting cell turnover and introducing repairing and hydrating action through modulating collagen & elastin fibers in the dermis. It's particularly beneficial in our cleansing step as an environmental phyto-protective that reverses damage from undue sun exposure, smoke, and pollution.

Red Marine Algae - a deeply restorative and rejuvenating active that also works to bring moisture into the skin for a fresh, plumped complexion post-cleanse. Gentlerist's Algae also works to disintegrate the layer of accumulated biofilm that forms on the skin over time composed of pollutants, impurities, sweat, and toxins.

Reishi a powerful anti-aging adaptogen revered in Traditional Chinese Medicine that enhances cell energy levels and helps calm irritation. This mega-nutrient mushroom contains over 400 bio-compounds beneficial for skin health and is made from a high concentration of polysaccharides, the plant hyaluronic acid molecule responsible for drawing hydration and enhancing skin's ability to bind moisture. A fine molecular structure primes reishi actives to penetrate deep into the skin during the cleansing process for maximizing skin's defenses against aging, and recalibrate from irritation and fatigue.

INCI

R. damascena (Damask Rose)/R. alba (White Rose) Hydrosol Blend*, D-A. barbadensis (Aloe) Leaf Juice*, Herbal Infusion of (T. pratense*, C. sinensis*, S. media, Z. officinale*, O. fragans) in Thermal Water (Aqua), A. caudatus (Amaranth Peptide) Amino Acid*, Glycerin* (Plant-derived), Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate^ (Vegetable source), Sorbitan Oleate^ (Olive-derived), Sr-hydrozoan polypeptide-1^ (Plant-derived Collagen Peptide), O. sativa (Rice Peptide) Amino Acid^, L-Proline, Rhodophyta (Red Marine Algae)*, C. sinensis (Green Tea) Extract*, Propanediol^, G. lucidum (Reishi) Tincture*, 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate (Vitamin C), C. asiatica (Gotu Kola) Extract*, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Black Tea Saccharomyces Ferment*, S. nigra (Willow bark) Extract*, Biodynamic Fruit Enzymes*, Plant Cellulose (Derived from Bamboo & Rose)^, A. barbadensis (Aloe) Leaf in Agarose Leuconostoc Ferment Filtrate*, R. damascena (Damask Rose) Extract*, R. centifolia muscosa (Rose Centifolia Muscosa) Extract*, C. bergamia (Bergamot) Extract* (Bergaptene free), S. spicatum (Sandalwood) Extract*, C. aurantium (Neroli) Extract*, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citronellol, Eugenol, Geraniol, Linalool

* Organic
^ Derived from Organic Plant Sources

Use

Use daily AM and PM.

Gentlerist’s cleansing emulsion is a conduit of therapeutic bio-actives that best benefits skin as the final treatment cleansing step.

•Shake bottle before use.

• Dispense 3-5 pumps of bio-active gel emulsion onto palms of hands.

• Sweep over damp skin in upward motions.

• Perform gentle massage in upward circular motion, along the facial contours and crevices around the lips and nose, paying special attention to areas prone to congestion, enlarged pores, extra make-up/sunscreen and where dead skin cells tend to accumulate.

• For longer massage, add water to keep cleansing emulsion active.

• Rinse with tepid water.

• Lightly pat dry.

Use within 9 months of opening for optimal freshness.

Storage: Keep in a cool, dry area away from direct exposure to sunlight.

Info

Standard size is 100 ml / 3.4 oz ultra-violet glass, Travel size is 30 ml / 1 oz ultra-violet glass. 100% Recyclable.