Harnn: Beautifying And Protecting Your Skin

Get your outer layer ready for summer with these fine lotions and creams.

Not to jinx anything, but if the last week is any indicator — warm weather days are here at last! Your knee-jerk reaction might be to run outside wearing as little as possible to absorb all the natural elements, but your skin has been tucked away for months — a little pre-exposure treatment might be in order.

A leader in natural home spa products, Harnn ascribes to the Asian cultural belief that harmony can — and should — exist between the mind, body and spirit. The brand’s latest line of summer topicals is a fine example of their commitment to making products that not only enhance the beauty of your skin, but nourish and protect it as well.

Photo: (from left) Himalaya Magnolia Brown Sugar Body Scrub, Water Lily Blossom Essence Toner Mist

Himalaya Magnolia Brown Sugar Body Scrub

Lengthy cold spells – like the one Seattle recently experienced – are usually a death sentence for your skin. Luckily, after a few applications of this exfoliating godsend, you’ll glow as if you spent the winter in the tropics. Made from a blend of Himalayan crystal salt scrub and a handful of botanical extracts – such as sweet almond oil, safflower oil and organic rose flower water – this body scrub rids you of dead skin cells and gets your blood moving just in time for bikini season.

Water Lily Blossom Essence Toner Mist

Seattleites know better than to complain about the summer season, but as we all know there’s “nice hot” and there’s “uncomfortable hot.” Symptoms of the latter include excess oil, clogged pores and feelings of embarrassment. As it turns out, there is a cure – this alcohol-free botanical extract toner balances the pH of your facial skin cells. As a result, you’ll experience less bacteria build-up, fewer breakouts and overall healthy complexion – all without being ‘shiny.’

Photo: (from left) Jasmine Intensive Body Moisturizer, Ginseng and Green Tea Foot Scrub and Mask

Jasmine Intensive Body Moisturizer

Yeah, most Seattleites survive the winter by dreaming of days spent basking under the hot sun. However, the bitter reality is that if you choose to sunbathe, you’ll probably get pink – unless you’re one of those freaks of nature that doesn’t burn. For the rest of us, this miraculous topical works to soothe your tanned hide while exfoliating your pores and reducing free radicals at the same time. The list of ingredients is a veritable who’s who of anti-oxidants and skin protectors, such as moringa seed oil, cocoa butter, vitamin C and tannin rich pomegranate extract. Using this moisturizer is the next best thing to not getting sunburned at all.

Ginseng and Green Tea Foot Scrub and Mask

Sometimes we forget that ‘bikini season’ is also ‘sandal season,’ and our feet haven’t seen the light of day in a long time, either. This scrub and mask combo softens feet with ginseng, green tea, cucumber and fruit extracts, while the natural exfoliates take care of excess dirt and dead skin. After a few applications, open-toed shoes will be your new best friend.