As our skin evolves over time, it requires tailored care focused on hydration, firmness, and protection from environmental stressors.

Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence addresses these needs by serving as a multi-functional skincare product that replaces multiple items in a routine, making it ideal for anyone seeking simplicity without compromising on effectiveness.

Let’s dive into each benefit and explore how Aspen Dew meets your skin’s needs with powerful ingredients and thoughtful formulations. Plus, discover additional tips for enhancing your overall skin health.

1. Facial Toner: Prep and Balance Skin pH

• Why Toners Matter: Toners play a key role in balancing the skin’s pH after cleansing, which can be disrupted by tap water and harsh cleansers. A balanced pH is essential for skin resilience and moisture retention.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Aloe vera is rich in polysaccharides that soothe and hydrate, while rose oil offers mild antibacterial properties and a refreshing effect.
• Pro Tip: For best results, apply Aspen Dew on slightly damp skin to lock in additional moisture. This enhances the absorption of the following ingredients and preps your skin for hydration.
• Lifestyle Tip: Consider reducing the number of cleansing steps to prevent over-stripping natural oils. Gentle, non-foaming cleansers or oil cleansers are especially beneficial for mature skin.

2. Retinol Alternative: Gentle Cell Renewal

• Why Retinol Alternatives are Important: Retinoids promote cell turnover, helping improve texture and tone. However, they can sometimes cause dryness and sensitivity, particularly in skin that’s prone to dryness.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Dew bean extract is a plant-based retinol alternative that supports smooth, fresh-looking skin without irritation.
• Pro Tip: Incorporate Aspen Dew into your nighttime routine to take advantage of your skin’s natural repair cycle, allowing dew bean to work effectively while you sleep.
• Lifestyle Tip: Nourish your skin from the inside out by eating foods rich in Vitamin A and beta-carotene, like sweet potatoes and carrots, to support healthy skin renewal.

3. Wrinkle Cream: Support Firmness & Reduce Fine Lines

• Why Supporting Firmness is Essential: As skin changes over time, it may lose its natural elasticity, which makes ingredients that support firmness a key part of maintaining skin health.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Edelweiss extract is rich in antioxidants that promote elasticity and smoothness by supporting collagen, fortifying the skin’s natural structure.
• Pro Tip: Pair Aspen Dew with a gentle facial massage to boost circulation and encourage deeper penetration of edelweiss into the skin. Use upward motions to help lift and firm.
• Lifestyle Tip: Adding collagen-boosting foods like bone broth to your diet can support skin's elasticity, helping it retain a more lifted appearance.

4. Antioxidant Cream: Protect Against Environmental Stressors

• Why Antioxidants are Crucial: Environmental stressors such as pollution and UV rays can accelerate visible skin changes by generating free radicals. Antioxidants neutralize these harmful molecules, helping to prevent damage.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Superoxide dismutase is a powerful enzyme that breaks down free radicals, while edelweiss offers extended protection against oxidative stress.
• Pro Tip: Apply Aspen Dew in the morning to ensure antioxidant protection throughout the day. Follow with SPF 30+ to maximize defense against the elements.
• Lifestyle Tip: Consider an antioxidant-rich diet by incorporating berries, green tea, and dark chocolate to support skin health from within.

5. Vitamin C Serum: Reduce Dark Spots & Hyperpigmentation

• Why Vitamin C is Essential: Dark spots and uneven skin tone often develop due to sun exposure and slower cell turnover. A brightening vitamin C serum helps create a more even, glowing complexion.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Bearberry extract is a natural source of vitamin C and arbutin, both which works to fade hyperpigmentation without the risks associated with harsher alternatives. 
• Pro Tip: Consistency is key! Apply Aspen Dew twice daily to allow bearberry extract to work gradually, reducing dark spots over time.
• Lifestyle Tip: Supplement your routine with Vitamin C-rich foods like citrus fruits and bell peppers to naturally brighten skin from the inside out.

6. Hyaluronic Acid: Deep Hydration & Plumping

• Why Hydration is Key: Hyaluronic acid can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water, making it essential for maintaining a hydrated, plump appearance.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Sodium hyaluronate, a smaller molecule form of hyaluronic acid, penetrates deeper to provide lasting hydration and visibly smooth fine lines.
• Pro Tip: Apply Aspen Dew on slightly damp skin, followed by a moisturizer to seal in the hyaluronic acid’s moisture-boosting benefits.
• Lifestyle Tip: Stay hydrated throughout the day by aiming for at least 8 glasses of water. Adding hydrating fruits like watermelon and cucumbers to your diet can also benefit your skin.

7. Niacinamide Serum: Enhance Barrier Function & Even Skin Tone

• Why Niacinamide is Essential: Niacinamide, or Vitamin B3, strengthens the skin barrier, reducing dullness, redness, and visible signs of environmental stress.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Niacinamide in Aspen Dew promotes elasticity and supports ceramide production, improving moisture retention and tone.
• Pro Tip: Use Aspen Dew daily to reap the cumulative benefits of niacinamide, helping to reduce the appearance of enlarged pores and uneven tone.
• Lifestyle Tip: Add niacinamide-rich foods like nuts, seeds, and whole grains to your diet to support your skin’s barrier function from within.

8. Facial Mist: Refresh & Hydrate Skin 

• Why Mists are Beneficial: Mists provide quick hydration boosts and help lock in the benefits of other products when layered.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Phytoceramides help strengthen the skin’s moisture barrier, while aloe vera and sodium hyaluronate keep skin soft and refreshed.
• Pro Tip: Use Aspen Dew throughout the day to replenish moisture, especially in dry environments or after sun exposure to cool skin.
• Lifestyle Tip: Keep a facial mist at your desk or carry it with you to rehydrate skin on the go, which is especially helpful in dry indoor spaces like office buildings and in airplane cabins.

9. Ceramide Serum: Strengthen & Restore Skin Barrier Health

• Why Ceramides are Important: Ceramides are lipids that occur naturally in the skin barrier, crucial for retaining moisture and protecting against environmental damage.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Glycosphingolipids, or plant-derived ceramides, enhance resilience and moisture retention, fortifying the skin barrier.
• Pro Tip: For optimal barrier protection, apply Aspen Dew as the first layer of hydration, followed by an oil serum to reinforce the barrier and lock in moisture.
• Lifestyle Tip: Consuming healthy fats, like avocado and omega-3-rich fish, supports your skin’s natural lipid levels, which can help keep your skin’s barrier strong.

10. Calming Elixir: Reduce Redness

• Why Calming Ingredients are Needed: With age, skin can become more sensitive and prone to redness. Calming ingredients help soothe inflammation and provide relief.
• Ingredient Spotlight: Aspen bark extract is both anti-inflammatory and antiseptic, while aloe vera and edelweiss calm and nourish sensitive skin.
• Pro Tip: Use Aspen Dew as a post-sun treatment to cool and calm reddened skin. Apply chilled for an extra-soothing effect.
• Lifestyle Tip: Avoid extreme temperatures on your skin, like hot water or direct sun exposure. Incorporate anti-inflammatory foods like turmeric and ginger to calm your skin from the inside out.

Streamline Your Routine with Aspen Dew

Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence is more than just a single skincare product— it’s a  10-in-1 facial treatment, designed to nourish, protect, and revitalize your skin.

By incorporating Aspen Dew into your daily routine, you’re not only saving time but also ensuring that your skin receives comprehensive care to stay resilient, radiant, and healthy.

For those looking to simplify their skincare regimen while maintaining a luminous, refreshed appearance, Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence offers a convenient, powerful alternative that delivers exceptional results in a single bottle.

“Our skin is the main interface between our bodies and pollutants from road traffic, power generation, agricultural/waste incineration and industry. Features of skin aging, such as wrinkles and dark spot formation, are accelerated in heavily polluted environments and the number of those suffering with skin conditions, such as acne, is increased.” - Dr. Kluk, Harper's Baazar

And since the latest figures show that 91% of the world’s population live in places where air quality exceeds the World Health Organization’s guideline limit, and 4.2 million deaths every year occur as a result of exposure to ambient (outdoor) air pollution, anti-pollution skincare is here to stay.

If sun exposure is our skin’s number one enemy, pollution is the number two.

Obviously it's important to be vigilant about keeping your skin immaculate and removing pollutants as often as you can, and never, ever sleep with the day's grime on your face.

TellurideGlow Skin Recovery is nutritional skincare that supports cleanliness because every ingredient contains one or more antibacterial, anti-fungal, antiviral, antiseptic, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. You can reapply the serum during the day by rubbing one drop (not a full pump) between clean hands and pressing over your make-up to refresh.

The Best Anti-Pollution Skincare Ingredients

There are many ingredients commonly used in TellurideGlow products that help fight the toxic effects of pollution.

Antioxidants: Vitamin C, A + E plus Superoxide Dismutase and Edelweiss

Antioxidants like vitamin C are top of the list to repel skin damaging free radicals common in pollution and UV rays and have many benefits for the skin. They increase microcirculation, which helps stimulate the skin's self-cleansing, self-healing and self-regenerating ability. They can also reverse some of pollution's side effects by brightening skin and stimulating collagen to keep skin looking and feeling firmer.

No one encompasses more antioxidants in skin care than TellurideGlow, so there is no need to purchase additional anti-pollution products, especially if you are using the two-step ritual of the Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence plus your choice of one Serum night and day. Where to find these ingredients: Aspen Dew, The Purist, The Alpine

Mineral Clays

The mineral-loaded cocktail of New Zealand Glacial Clay and Kaolin in Snow Rose Recovery Mask will help counter the effects of pollution on skin. The magnesium, iron, potassium and calcium found in this product help replenish what pollution depletes and rebalance for proper skin function. It encourages vibrancy, stabilizes hydration levels and helps skin absorb vital trace minerals and nutrients. Where to find these ingredients: Snow Rose Recovery Mask 

Dew bean, Rosehip, Shavegrass, Aspen Bark Extract, White Willow Bark, Camellia, Frankincense

This combination helps to strengthen and balance the skin and work together to nourish, cleanse tissues, assist in the skin purging process and increase skin's ability to bounce back. Where to find these ingredients: Aspen Dew, The Purist, The Alpine 

Rose Damascene

Finely powdered rose petals hydrate while helping to draw pollution toxins up and out of the skin then exfoliate them to oblivion. If applied once a week, this ingredient can help reverse the side effects of pollution and leave skin fresh and smooth. Where to find these ingredients: Snow Rose Recovery Mask

Micro-mollecular Hyaluronic Acid, Phytoceramides, Tremella Mushroom, Aloe Vera, Shiitake & Chamomile Hydrosomes

Hydration is key to soothe the skin and maintain suppleness. These ingredients protect your skin against dryness and irritation caused by pollution by reinforcing and protecting the skin from trans-epidermal water loss. Where to find these ingredients: Aspen Dew, Snow Rose Mask, The Purist, The Alpine 

Sunscreen

Sunscreen is an obvious essential. After much trial and error, my favorite is Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 because it has no questionable ingredients and feels like a velvety, clear primer.

Day in, day out exposure to exhaust, smog, smoke, free radicals and even extreme climate can cause many offensive side effects for your skin, like dehydration, wrinkles, fine lines, premature aging, weakened skin, dullness and sensitivity. Incorporating anti-pollution ingredients and diligent sunscreen application is now more necessary than ever.

Sources:

Parrado, C., Mercado-Saenz, S., Perez-Davo, A., Gilaberte, Y., Gonzalez, S., & Juarranz, A. (2019). Environmental Stressors on Skin Aging: Mechanistic Insights. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10, 759. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.00759

Love, beauty, purity. The rose is a symbol of them all. This alluring Queen of Flowers has been used in perfumery, skin care, and healing for thousands of years.

Rose oil production is a fascinating process that transforms the delicate petals of the Rosa damascena plant into an exquisitely aromatic, therapeutic oil. Harvesting begins before dawn by hand-picking rose petals and continues with a careful steam-distillation process to extract the essential oil. The oil is further purified, yielding a deeply intoxicating oil.

Just a single drop of Bulgarian rose oil takes more than 60 flowers to produce. Imagine, a massive bouquet of roses distilled into a single drop!

We source our precious rose oil from the "Valley of the Roses" in Bulgaria, a region with a rich history of producing highly prized rose oil dating back all the way to the Ottoman Empire.

You can find Bulgarian rose oil in our Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence and rose petals in our Snow Rose Recovery Mask.

Rose oil contains over 300 active compounds found in rose oil, including fragrant compounds as well as vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, and antimicrobial compounds. This makes rose oil one of history's most highly prized beauty oils. It also makes it one of the most powerful therapeutic botanicals on the planet.

Here are just a few ways rose oil nourishes and supports skin health.

Calming

The scent of rose oil is revered for having a calming effect on the mind, easing feelings of stress or sadness, and providing comfort for those suffering from grief or the loss of a loved one.

Moisturizing

Rich in B Vitamins, and especially high in Vitamin B3, rose helps restore skin barrier function and reduce trans epidermal water loss (TEWL). This helps the skin stay hydrated and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Strengthening

Rose oil contains polysaccharides and complex sugars which support skin barrier integrity and function. Polysaccharides work to help to lock in moisture by attracting and retaining moisture in the skin. By forming a protective film on the skin surface, polysaccharides help keep out pollutants, and irritants and protect the skin from environmental aggressors.

Nourishing

Rose oil is rich in lipids and lipid-soluble nutrients, like Vitamin E and Palmitic Acid. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that helps protect the skin from free radical damage, while Palmitic Acid is a fatty acid that helps to nourish and strengthen the skin barrier. These lipids and lipid-soluble nutrients keep the skin hydrated, plump, and healthy.

Clarifying

With high levels of linoleic acid, a fatty acid that helps to regulate sebum production, rose helps balance and clarify acne-prone skin.

Have you ever wondered why your skin can look great one day, then have issues the next day? That's because inflammation is at the root of many skin disorders.

A significant percentage of diseases start with inflammation. Like any other part of your body, your skin can be involved in immune responses, typically as a response to infections, internal disease or condition, or allergic reactions (even from skincare).

Luckily there are skincare ingredients that fight inflammation, and Telluride Glow uses them in abundance so your skin stays balanced daily.

Skin problems like acne, eczema or psoriasis have inflammation at the core. Even less severe issues like redness, puffiness or dryness are exacerbated by inflammation.

We've got you covered

The majority of our 50 whole plant ingredients are naturally anti-inflammatory to keep your skin beautiful every day, with no surprises. When our products are combined, the benefits are magical.

Our Snow Rose Recovery Mask contains nine skin calming whole plants actives:

• Mullein
• Marshmallow Root
• Willow bark
• Aspen bark
• Shavegrass
• Tremella
• Vanilla
• Rose
• Chamomile