I have encountered many wonderful and generous people in the skin-care industry through writing my blog, and no one is more of a standout in this regard than Kris Campbell, the founder of Hale & Hush.  After I contacted her about her line, she not only gave me the opportunity to try and feature a complete regimen of products, she also spontaneously donated to the Lupus Research Alliance in my honor.  Talk about incredible kindness and compassion.

Hale & Hush is the first and only professional skin care line focused exclusively on sensitive skin. I was intrigued by this immediately, because my skin is both sensitive and inflammation-prone, but if I am honest, I had modest expectations.  Most of my experiences with sensitive skin care prior to this had left me feeling like the products were just watered down (e.g., leaving skin without irritation or any real improvements).  As the founder of Hale & Hush, Kris Campbell, has written (and I have found to be true), “Many brands carry a sensitive product or series, which may still be too harsh. Others might strip all active ingredients from a product and label it ‘sensitive.”  This is not true of Hale & Hush. Hale & Hush has its root in on oncology cosmeceuticals, so they understand health-challenged skin, but at the same time, Ms. Campbell and her team understand that anti-aging and sensitive skin care do not have to be separate products.

Ms. Campbell and her team at Hale & Hush have created a line that brings together the best aspects of gentle and cosmeceutical skincare.  They conduct dermatological tests on each product to test for irritation and they also opt for natural herbs, botanicals, and what they term nutricosmetics (i.e., antioxidants and nourishing ingredients) over harsher chemicals.  Every Hale & Hush product is gluten-free, sulfate-free, paraben-free, and fragrance-free. Hale & Hush products are also Corneotherapy-supportive, which means that they are restorative and corrective of the stratum corneum and the skin barrier.  You can read about some of the benefits of this approach here.

What’s amazing about this line is that it accommodates even the touchiest of skin well without sacrificing on effective active ingredients that deliver results.  For example, you can find both a vitamin C and a vitamin A serum in the Hale & Hush line, and both of these products are carefully formulated to be completely non-irritating.   As Ms. Campbell explains it, “Our line has the buzz words for anti-aging (retinaldehyde, vitamin C, peptides, probiotics, etc.), but these ingredients may not be in the typical forms that one typically sees in order to avoid triggering irritation or further sensitivity to skin.”  Along with carefully chosen forms of key actives, Hale & Hush also includes special soothing ingredients in all their formulas to calm the skin and repair barrier function. Hale & Hush also has several of what they term rescue products, designed to soothe and heal irritation from aggressive treatments and even allergic reactions.  I was fortunate enough to try several products in the Hale & Hush line, and I am excited to give you a quick overview of each along with key ingredients and my experience.  (Notice as you peruse the key ingredients that they sound almost like exotic ingredients you might see at a posh vegetarian restaurant.)

My skin improved dramatically after using Hale & Hush products.  In fact, I did a couple of video conferences with another skin care company, one before using Hale & Hush, and the other when I was a few weeks into the Hale & Hush regimen, and on the second call, the company’s esthetician immediately wanted to know what I was doing that was working so well for my skin.  My skin had done a 180, going from red and irritated to calm, even, and—dare I say it—plump!   Something about applying great actives and hydration while repairing the skin barrier did wonders for my skin.

Using Hale & Hush products, I finally realized that I don’t have to be aggressive in my approach to my skin, and that my sensitive skin looks a lot better—even in terms of anti-aging results—when I treat it with products that are designed not to trigger reactivity.  Hale & Hush products deliver results while treating skin with respect. I give Hale & Hush my highest recommendation, especially for anyone who has health-compromised skin, skin prone to inflammation, and/or wants an anti-aging regimen that works with your skin rather than against it.

Hale & Hush products are available from:

http://haleandhush.com/