Basq Skin Care Experts Share Skin Tips For Those Expecting

Posted on June 24th, 2011 / Filed under Beauty , For the Body: , For the Face: , General

basq skin care founders Lauren Parisier and Kelli Kenny

Basq skin care founders, Kelli Kenny and Lauren Parisier share a few of their key tips and products that aide in maintaining beautiful radiant skin during and following pregnancy.

PREGNANCY GLOW
Achieving that beautiful pregnancy glow is tougher than expected going into pregnancy and certainly post baby. Hormonal shifts change the skin tone, clarity and color. Try the basq Rebalancing Cleanser regularly – keeping it in the shower is the easiest way to make it part of your daily routine. It works wonders quickly and brings back that healthy glow after a just few uses.

STRETCH MARK PREVENTION
Starting your stretch mark prevention routine early offers much better results. You wouldn’t wait to train for a marathon until the day before. Well, pregnancy is your skin’s marathon and it needs to build and strengthen if it is going to make through the big stretch without a mark. Stretch Marks are small tears in the skin that come when the skin goes beyond its limits and snaps. You need to assist your skin to build and strengthen so it can stretch more without breaking. basq Advanced Stretch Mark butter has two ingredients, Darutoside and Algisium C shown in clinically testing to prevent and help repair the appearance of stretch marks. For the best results, use basq’s Advanced Stretch Mark Butter in the morning and before bed starting early in your pregnancy and continuing through at least three months post delivery.

MUCH NEEDED ENERGYbasq Rebalancing Facial Cleanser
Basq’s Energizing Body Lotion is packed with a blend of revitalizing plant extracts and great for a lot of pregnancy related issues: achy muscles, general fatigue, swollen chest, hot flashes. We also find it a great pick me up before exercise. It awakens the skin and senses and gets one moving – which is so important for pre and postnatal wellness. It has the added benefit of leaving skin soft and silky so you feel great all day.

Beauty Brief tested: I was sent the Basq Sweet Dreams Aromatherapy oil and Illipe Body Butter. My favorite was the butter, which was super rich and contains Jojoba and Shea butter, with a soft scent that is sweet and light. It went right to work on my chapped and tired skin.  Bonus: it’s Paraben and Phthalate free, since my skin is super sensitive. The calming oil has a soft lavender scent (I did not smell much over the lavender, but you can tell that there is more than just lavender essential oils in it).  When it dries down you can smell a little more of the sweet pear and almond oils. I can see myself using this oil to steam my face and body in a long bath with some candles! This is something that can also help soothe a tired mom who’s just gotten baby to sleep. The box says you can also use it to massage baby’s feet or back so they can be calmed with the lavender scent (proven to help many infants and adults sleep more soundly).

BASQ: REAL BEAUTY, REAL RESULTS
Launched in 2005 by moms Kelli Kenny and Lauren Parisier, the brand has grown steadily in the last six years. Drawing on their own experiences and market research conducted with hundreds of expectant/new moms and healthcare professionals, the products reflect what women need and want in skin care. A favorite among physicians and midwives, editors and beauty experts, the basq line is clinically tested for Sensitivity and Allergy and all products are paraben-free, phthalate-free and not tested on animals. For more information on basq and retail locations please visit www.basqnyc.com.