AZ DAILY XTRA - KEY NATURAL INGREDIENTS

Aloe Vera: For centuries, Aloe has been used as an intensely soothing, moisturizing, and restorative skin beauty treatment with a powerhouse of antioxidants, (vitamins A, C, E), anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, protective (from UV damage), and soothing skin-calming anti-ageing effects. The amino acids, and active enzymes also help to deliver a visibly smoother, brighter, more youthful complexion

AZ Natural proprietary formula: uses purified flavonoid fractions from multiple sources (including seaberry and grapeseed extract) and combines them with natural peptides and a Ceramides complex to create a powerful, non-irritating barrier for the skin. Suitable for all ages and skin types, this clean and deeply nourishing formula helps to restore a healthy youthful balance and strengthen skin’s natural barrier.

Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil (CBD): This natural oil is extracted from the hemp plant. It is known to strengthen/support the skin’s natural moisture barrier. It moisturizes and soothes, and restores tone and texture to the skin and has anti-inflammatory properties which are useful for reducing dry and itching skin, and potential triggers of eczema, dermatitis, and psoriasis type conditions. It does not clog pores, It is a natural source of healthy polyunsaturated fatty acids, and rich in antioxidants, Vitamin E, and minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, iron, and zinc, and linoleic and oleic acids which are essential fatty acids contained in hemp seed oil. Neither are produced in our bodies but are very beneficial to the health of our skin. Linoleic and oleic acids provide anti-inflammatory, moisturizing and healing support, as well as fight acne and keep skin supple and youthful looking. These essential fatty acids found in hemp seed oil will also reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and fight early signs of aging.

Caprylyl Caprylate/Caprate (Coconut or Palm oil): Is a natural fatty ester derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. It contains lipids, amino acids and minerals. Helps prevent moisture loss and known for its hydrating effect, absorbs quickly, leaves skin feeling smooth. Used in products for babies, children and adults with sensitive skin. Good for those with dry skin.

Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil (Safflower oil): is a natural plant oil, easily absorbed by the skin and helps support its barrier function. It's extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant, and is a rich in two fatty acids (omega-6, also called linoleic acid, and omega-9, also called oleic acid), which enable it to promote skin cell renewal, and is ideal for hydrating dry or acne-prone skin type conditions while soothing irritation, rashes, and inflammation. It won’t clog pores.

Ceramide NP&NG: Ceramides form the natural skin barriers holding cells together, these keep the skin barrier intact and healthy helping seal in moisture and keep out impurities. These lipid molecules found naturally occurring in the stratum corneum of human skin, dairy products, soybeans, wheat germ, sesame, coconut, grape seeds, peanuts, spinach, sweet potatoes, rice, millet, and some fruits. This ingredient helps to reduce free radicals, repair the skin barrier, retain collagen and elastin, hydrate the skin, help its resiliency, and suppleness, reduce the appearance of sagging skin, fine-line and wrinkles, so the skin looks and feels healthier and younger.

Citric Acid-Vitamin C: Has antioxidant and protective properties, i.e. promotes production of collagen I, and procollagen I, to support and protect skin. It helps to exfoliate dead skin cells, unclog pores, targets hydrating to support smoothing, even skin tone, brightening, for anti-ageing matrix to reduce signs of fine lines, wrinkles, and age-spots.

Grape Seed Oil (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oi): Contains vitamin E, flavonoids, OPCs (Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins-a class of antioxidant compounds widely found in grapes) and is a natural skin-protecting and conditioning components, with high content of linoleic acid, and polyphenols, and antioxidants which helps to strengthen skin’s barrier, reducing redness, and inflammation, and for care of acne, oily and combination skin, and counteracting age spots. Is noncomedogenic, (does not clog pores.) Shown indications of being anti-seborrheic, antimicrobial and antioxidant.

Hemp CBD: The AZ unique patented Hemp oil contains broad-spectrum natural CBD, omega-3 & 6 fatty acids, vitamins, A, C, E, B, Beta-carotene, and minerals like iron, Zinc, Potassium, Calcium, Selenium, Phosphorus, Manganese, Magnesium, Flavonoids, and 20 amino acids, and antioxidants and is ideal for hydrating dry or acne-prone skin while soothing irritation, rashes and inflammation, psoriasis type conditions. This ingredient also facilitates Hydrating the skin, with excellent anti-ageing properties to help the skin normalize and maintain its youthful appearance.

Hippophae Rhamnoides Extract (Natural Seaberry/Sea Buckthorn): Since the days of Cleopatra, this powerful super berry rich in essential fatty acids, and natural flavonoids, antioxidants, minerals, nutrients and phytonutrients—including folic acid, vitamins C and E, and omegas 3, 6, 7 & 9, has been a royal beauty treatment. This powerful beauty promoting berry, is most notable for helping to nourish, smooth, and maintain-restore your body's normal youthful, glowing skin by also offering your skin nutrition support against conditions that cause, dryness, flaky, or irritated red, inflamed skin, or related fine-lines and wrinkles. Seaberry (Hippophae rhamnoides the national fruit of Northwestern mongolia), and was rumored to be the closely guarded beauty secret of Cleopatra. (the queen of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC).

Natural Organic Peptide Matrix (from Eggshell): Helps to form an invisible biopeptide nourishing (cell feeding) matrix mask to help tighten-tone-lift-firm, smooth pores, improve trans-epidermal water loss for increased retention of moisture, and support the skin’s natural barrier. Provides proven elemental skin building blocks of natural collagen, elastin and Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) that in clinical trials has shown to increase cellular activity and collagen to reduce UV damage, inflammation, skin ageing, i.e. to create clearer, smoother, healthier and more youthful looking AgeLess skin.

Niacinamide (B3): is a water-soluble form of vitamin B3 in nature it is found in grains, (nuts, seeds) green vegetables, fish and other foods. Helps stimulate the skin to boost collagen production to improve troubled broken out skin, texture, smoothness, brightness and help prevent/reduce enlarged pores, age-spots, improve skin tone, diminish dullness, and soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, for a smoother, healthier, younger looking skin.

Oleic acid: Rich in omega-9s this ingredient is an excellent moisturizer, an ideal ingredient for mature, outdoor or damaged skin, it helps support skin repair, balance, calm, while working to lock in moisture, and provide a natural protective barrier to the skin against external environmental factors like climate, dry air, pollution, and sun exposure. Is ideal for hydrating dry or acne-prone skin while soothing irritation, rashes and inflammation, psoriasis type conditions.

Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil (Rose Geranium oil): This natural ingredient is an antioxidant, that can help balance oil production, and improve elasticity. It actively boosts skin’s health and natural glow, soothing irritated or breakout prone skin, helps protect against effects of harsh weather conditions prone to cause dry, itchy or acne type skin. This ingredient is reputed to help eliminate dead cells, tighten, and tone the skin, reducing the appearance of fine-lines, wrinkles, age spots, and diminish signs of ageing, for a more youthful complexion. The oil (in diluted form i.e. 5 drops to 10ml) makes a great massage lotion, and can be used on all skin types, including oily, dry, mature and combination skin.

Safflower Carrier Oil (Carthamus tinctorius seed oil): Contains beneficial fatty acids, primarily linolenic acid (omega-6), and oleic acid (omega-9), and omega 3, which enable it to promote skin cell renewal, and can help diminish signs and occurrences of dry skin. i.e. it is ideal for hydrating dry or acne-prone skin while soothing irritation, rashes and inflammation, is psoriasis type conditions. It is found to be noncomedogenic, meaning it won’t clog skin pores. Because its anti-inflammatory effects, it potentially is helpful in treating troubled pimpled or acne type skin. It also inhibits UVB induced photo-ageing, and contains acacetin, which can also help prevent the appearance of photo-ageing skin.

Salix Alba Bark Extract: Is a natural plant extract derived from the bark of the willow tree containing salicin, (from which salicylic acid is derived), and has both anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties which contributes to gentle exfoliation, promoting cell turnover, helping in clearing pores and soothing acne-prone skin, irritation, rashes and inflammation, of psoriasis type conditions.

Sodium Hyaluronate (Sodium salt form of hyaluronic acid): A substance that occurs naturally in the body. It attracts moisture (1000 times its weight in water), is ideal for hydrating the skin and reducing inflammation. This ingredient is excellent for improving skin texture, moisturizing, and reducing the appearance of dryness, fine-lines and wrinkles to promote a more youthful complexion.

Ubiquinone (CoQ-10): Is a natural occurring quinone. Helps to protect cells from environmental exposures and stressors. Is said to help prevent premature aging by mitigating photodamage, neutralize free radicals, deeply hydrate, rejuvenate skin rightens (reducing dark spots), and smooths the appearance of skin-texture, fine-lines, and wrinkle for a more youthful looking skin.

Vitamin E: This is a powerful antioxidant that supports cellular function, and that has also been shown to reduce effects of UV radiation and environmental pollutants, strengthen the skin’s barrier, improves skin’s water-binding capacity, helping to better hydrate and nourish the skin to lessen the appearance of fine-lines, wrinkles, dark-spots and overall premature skin ageing. This ingredient can reduce dryness, redness, and flaking, and soothe uncomfortable symptoms associated with conditions like eczema and psoriasis.