A Review of Elizabeth Grant Vitamin C Collection--Excellent Skincare!

In 1948 when makeup artist Elizabeth Grant discovered a natural substance used to treat wounds, and had specially formulated with other ingredients to treat her own skin, damaged in the war. She started her own skin care treatment line to share the secret formulation she had created, called: "Torricelumn™" The line used to be available by special order only, but now the Elizabeth Grant line of skin care and beauty products is now available at select retail locations around the world.

The star ingredient is kelp: extracted from the fronds and hidden within the pods that keep the clusters of fronds afloat. These pods lift the leaf-like fronds to the ocean's surface, allowing them to absorb sunlight, photosynthesizing oxygen, the source of life and energy. The seawater absorbed by kelp is similar to human plasma, allowing beauty buffs using Elizabeth Grant products to obtain beauty bennies of the sea's vitamins and minerals, too.

The great news is that these are exceptional skincare products. The bad news if there is any is that the products are not for budget minded beauties. But products with unique ingredients are costly to create. For example, the kelp has to be fresh, which means the plants must reach the laboratory by nightfall. where they go through an endothermic process and are mixed with a blend of other biologically active substances, natural sea vitamins, nutrients and minerals.

By now, my readers all are aware that Vitamin C isn’t just good for colds. It is a powerful anti-oxidant that helps to reduce skin damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules in the environment caused by pollution, smoking and ozone that damage the skin. Vitamin help strengthen Collagen, our skin’s support structure. The Vitamin C plus Torricelumn in the Elizabeth Grant Vitamin C collection gives skin a real boost. The tapered, mustard yellow plastic tubes with shiny gold pump tops makes me feel elegant and pampered, but the products inside are stellar, delivering hydration, nourishment and protection in a single application. The products are lightweight on your skin, and they're very lightly scented. They also absorb more quickly than most products I’ve tried (and I do try a lot of them). The only thing left behind is instantly smoother, softer, hydrated skin. Using these makes you feel as if you’ve had a facial: The Vitamin C Day Treatment $59.99 1.7 fl. Oz and Vitamin C Night Treatment $59.99 1.7 fl. Oz. And the Vitamin C Body Lotion 6.6 fl. Oz. may just reduce your need to run to the spa (save your money for other treatments or treats).

I like the travel-friendly flip-top tubes. I love the Body Lotion that has staying power, but it's easily absorbed. Hours later, the softenss is still evident.

Another luxe product from Elizabeth Grant that is NOT in the Vitamin C Collection but that is a quick pick-me-up for glamour gals are the Caviar Rejuvenating Eye Pads $39.00/6 pads. These target the skin below your eye super-nourishing and hydrating ingredients such as caviar extract, sea proteins and of course, Torricelumn. Apply a set of pads for 15 minutes and think about how much better you’ll look (let the phone ring or take if off the hook and feel like you’ve been transported “away” for a short while). Caviar has a rich supply Omega 3 Fatty to hep that delicate skin under your eye stay firm and supple, plus the bennies of Torricelumn and Vitamin E, an algae-based skin firmer, magnesium, agiriline (helps reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles).

For more luxe skincare, try Elizabeth Grant’s Biocollasis Advanced Cellular Radiance $149.00. You can’t get more luxe than real gold...and these products have the revitalizing energies of gold, plus natural extracts in them. Caviar, gold.....you can't treat yourself too much! Your skin will benefit with an improved, natural “glow,” and hydration you will love.

Visit www.elizabethgrant.com for ordering and information