Jurlique

Jurlique

It’s been a bumpy ride with Jurlique. No pun intended. Well, maybe a bit intended.

I stumbled across this luxurious natural skincare line at Whole Foods about a year ago. I thought the packaging was pretty so I bought a bottle of their lavender hydrating mist. After using it during the sweltering summer months, I found that my skin really liked it. So I went back to Whole Foods to find out more about this stuff.

Initially I went with the travel size starter kit. It’s a great price for what you get. The kit is $50 for about a 2-4 week supply. They have 4 different formulas that the starter kit comes in: Oily, Dry, Sensitive, and Normal. They were sold out of most of the kits so I was left with the one for Normal skin. I figured, it’s all-natural, how can I go wrong? Well something I’ve been discovering lately, just because the product is natural, doesn’t mean your skin can’t get irritated.
The products in the “normal skin” kit all irritated my skin. My face was red, dry, and I broke out in little whiteheads all around my chin and forehead. But I had seen Jurlique written up in a bunch of magazines so I didn’t want to give up. I went back to Whole Foods and bought the starter kit for dry skin. I figured the dry skin kit would help soothe the redness, and it did.

These are the products that come in the kit:
Cleanser
Exfoliater
Hydrating serum/mist
Day cream
Night cream or and eye cream depending on the kit

My skin began to heal and all seemed better for about a month. The one thing I didn’t like in the kit was the exfoliater. The consistency felt like a fruit spread that would be better on toast than on my face. When I rinsed my face it felt as if no dead skin cells had been exfoliated. I still had dry flakes of skin on my forehead after using it.

But I really liked the other products. They seemed to be working, so I went back to Whole Foods to see if Jurlique had an alternate exfoliater that felt more like what I was used to. I’m accustomed to the exfoliaters with tiny granules that as you spread them across your skin you can feel a slight scratch, and you know its removing the dead skin cells.

I finally found a different exfoliater in their age-defying line. It was exactly what I was looking for. I used it during my “before bed” skin regimen and everything felt fine. My skin was smooth and clean. About a week later, I used the exfoliater again and 2 hours later I broke out in hives all around my chin, mouth, forehead and jaw line.

I’m stumped about what caused the sudden breakout. I don’t know if the fragrance was too much, or perhaps it took a few weeks for my skin to figure out what was being applied to it and then it decided to reject it. It’s been a month since the breakout and I still can’t figure it out. I’m disappointed because Jurlique is one of the top natural skincare lines on the market right now.

Luckily, my mom was searching for a new skincare line and I had recommended Jurlique to her. I gave her everything I had and here’s what she has to say about it.

Andrea’s thoughts on Jurlique

"After experimenting with a number of paraben-free skin care lines, my daughter Anita turned me on to Jurlique. I have been using these products for the past four months. As an older woman, I was interested in the “Purely Age-Defying” products in the line and began with them first. These include the Refining Treatment (exfoliator), the Facial Serum, Eye Cream, and the Night Lotion. The Refining treatment is a very gentle exfoliation of the skin that leaves my skin soft without irritation. It works as a once a week facial and does the job. The Facial Serum provides a layer of protection that actually allows the Night Lotion to get absorbed. These two products create a rich combination and really moisturize my skin at night. I’ve noticed that my skin has begun to take on a much more youthful glow since I’ve begun using these products. I particularly like the Eye Cream. A small pearl of the cream goes a long way. It is easy to use; the tube allows you to use a tiny bit without contaminating the rest of the product. It goes on smoothly and soothes as well as moisturizes the delicate under eye area. It is not too rich for daytime use either.
The Jurlique line has several cleansers. I’ve tried two of the three: Replenishing Foaming Cleanser for dry skin and Soothing Foaming Cleanser for sensitive skin. While the Replenishing Cleanser certainly is gentle and helps get rid of the tell tale signs of make up at the end of the day, I actually prefer the Soothing Cleanser in terms of how my skin feels after using it. It doesn’t leave a film and I feel as if my skin is more ready to absorb the Serum and then moisturizer.
There are at least two moisturizers for daytime. The Moisture Replenishing Day Cream is extremely rich. It feels terrific but takes a bit of time to absorb into the skin. I need to wait about a half an hour before applying make up. There is the Soothing Day Care Lotion that is a much lighter moisturizer and may be more appropriate as a preparation for foundation and powder".









Jurlique

After experimenting with a number of paraben-free skin care lines, my daughter Anita turned me on to Jurlique. I have been using these products for the past four months. As an older woman, I was interested in the “Purely Age-Defying” products in the line and began with them first. These include the Refining Treatment (exfoliator), the Facial Serum, Eye Cream, and the Night Lotion. The Refining treatment is a very gentle exfoliation of the skin that leaves my skin soft without irritation. It works as a once a week facial and does the job. The Facial Serum provides a layer of protection that actually allows the Night Lotion to get absorbed. These two products create a rich combination and really moisturize my skin at night. I’ve noticed that my skin has begun to take on a much more youthful glow since I’ve begun using these products. I particularly like the Eye Cream. A small pearl of the cream goes a long way. It is easy to use; the tube allows you to use a tiny bit without contaminating the rest of the product. It goes on smoothly and soothes as well as moisturizes the delicate under eye area. It is not too rich for daytime use either.
The Jurlique line has several cleansers. I’ve tried two of the three: Replenishing Foaming Cleanser for dry skin and Soothing Foaming Cleanser for sensitive skin. While the Replenishing Cleanser certainly is gentle and helps get rid of the tell tale signs of make up at the end of the day, I actually prefer the Soothing Cleanser in terms of how my skin feels after using it. It doesn’t leave a film and I feel as if my skin is more ready to absorb the Serum and then moisturizer.
There are at least two moisturizers for daytime. The Moisture Replenishing Day Cream is extremely rich. It feels terrific but takes a bit of time to absorb into the skin. I need to wait about a half an hour before applying make up. There is the Soothing Day Care Lotion that is a much lighter moisturizer and may be more appropriate as a preparation for foundation and powder.