Something In the Water Avene

If you've ever read the ingredients list of a skin care product, you know that most beauty ingredients are as foreign as they are unpronounceable. After scanning the hydroxys and propyls, not to mention the potentially hazardous parabens and sodium lauryl sulfates, your skin care product seems more likely to be an alien energy drink than a nighttime moisturizer.

But, would the opposite be any more reassuring? What would you say to a skin care product containing nothing but water? Believe it or not, such a product exists, and it's users are more than satisfied; they're obsessed!

These skin care products aren't simply a manufacturing plant's tap water; they contain a supposedly healing dose of Thermal Spring Water from a natural, bacteriologically pure source. Thermal Spring Water sprays are used to hydrate the skin, calm irritation, set makeup, and treat more serious skin conditions such as eczema.

Cooling and refreshing, the fine mist certainly helps when it comes to the heat of summer, and can be a lifesaver when itchy, dry winter skin takes its toll. However, aside from the obvious benefits of basic water, what makes Thermal Spring Water worth the purchase?

According to Avene, the skin care company responsible for the most popular Thermal Spring Water spray, the pure water used isn't your ordinary tap water. Their Thermal Spring Water spends 40 years in the Cevennes Mountain, allowing it to gradually acquire trace elements and silicates. These essential elements are what enables Thermal Spring Water to protect, purify, soothe, and hydrate the skin. The low pH (7.5) and naturally cool temperature means that Avene Thermal Spring Water can be sprayed directly onto wounds, irritation, and sensitive skin.

In addition, Avene offers the unique benefit of having a direct source from the mountain into the manufacturing plant, which means that their Thermal Spring Water does not come into contact with the outside world until its sprayed onto your skin! This allows them to ensure completely pure water, making it safe for extremely intolerant skin.

These purported properties certainly do sound promising, but many consumers are still unsure about spending $7.00-$16.00 on something of which they already have plenty on tap -- literally! Is Thermal Spring Water really worth the price? According to customer reviews and unbiased clinical studies, it really is! Over 25 users on DermStore.com alone rave about the product's efficacy, and over 300 clinical studies have proven that Avene Thermal Spring Water calms, soothes and softens the skin.

Whether or not you personally believe in the healing properties of Thermal Spring Water, you can be assured that many of your contemporaries do. Consumers are using Thermal Spring Water to treat atopic dermatitis, eczema, keratosis, and psoriasis. It is also used to relieve discomfort associated with surgery, medical procedures, rosacea, allergic reactions, irritation, sensitive skin, burning, itching, stinging, redness, diaper rash, and inflammation. On top of these more medicinal uses, Thermal Spring Water is perfect for spritzing over the skin after shaving, cleansing, exercise, sunburn, and to set makeup or refresh during travel.

For once, a skin care product can boast a benefits list that's longer than the ingredients list. If you're still uncertain of this back-to-basics skin care product, skip the Starbucks this week and invest in a $7.00 travel bottle of Avene Thermal Spring Water. Chances are, you'll experience more than hydration; you'll experience an incredible reversal of the plagues of irritation, all with a soft dose of nothing but water.