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MARINE LAYER • Use gauze to apply layer of Brightening Pigment. Let remain on skin, covering eyes with pads. • Using a tongue depressor, combine a teaspoon of Kojic Clay TCA with one dropper of Melanin Suppressant Solution. Apply mixture to face and neck with a firm brush. Offer client a handheld fan (the mixture becomes very hot on skin), and leave mask on for 10 minutes. • Using gauze sponges and tepid water, wipe away the mixture one section at a time, rinsing skin well. KOJIC CLAY LIGHTENING TREATMENT products by Rhonda Allison, rhondaallison.com Spa: The Treatment Room, San Francisco, CA Selling point: Delivers comprehensive anti-hyperpigmentation actives, but in a natural, non-invasive manner. Protocol: • Cleanse client's face and neck with Skin Brightening Cleanser. • Apply Sea Gems serum. Finish treatment with very thin layer of Retinol Supreme, instructing client to leave on overnight. Ensure client uses Epidermal Growth Factor and SPF 30 on a daily basis. Why clients love it: "Marine-based ingredients combine to remineralize, strengthen, brighten and protect the skin tissues; red sea algae offers antioxidant support," says Devin Romero, spa owner and esthetician. "This treatment works on all skin tones and most skin conditions, including acneic, hyperpigmented and aging skin." SUSTAINABILITY AT SEA (CONTINUED) otherwise be discarded as waste." Phytomer collaborates with the government to determine the safest times to harvest raw micro- and macroalgae, as well as the safest quantities to extract. This is determined by species, to ensure that seaweed beds can fully replenish in between harvests. The company's sustainable sea farming program also allows those species that do not naturally grow in great quantities to flourish on ropes that float in protected waters. And for the rarest microalgae and seaweed species, specialists utilize laboratories that replicate their natural marine ecosystems. At La Prairie's facilities, aquaculture technology allows ocean-derived wild marine algae, kelp and other sea plants to 54 DAYSPA | APRIL 2013 flourish in controlled, land-based production laboratories. There they are cultivated with purified seawater and customized nutrients. "This technology overcomes concerns about wild plant populations, seasonal changes and accessibility— and moves a technical process out of a fragile natural environment already stressed by pollution and waste," notes Andrea Ford, director of education and special events for La Prairie. "We can harness the nutrients of marine life without depleting nature's resources and endangering the balance of the oceans' ecosystems." Sustainability crusader Céline Cousteau, granddaughter of the famed explorer and eco-activist Jacques Cousteau, emphasizes that such progressive technology impacts not only spa and beauty goods, but also touches the pharmaceutical, food and perhaps one day even fuel, industries. She notes that conscientious spa clients are driving the demand for such natural, environmentally safe products. "After all, the technology exists to reproduce the conditions of the ocean—and sustainable, in-lab harvesting is a win-win for the environment and the consumer, preserving oceans and creating purer products," she points out. "Think about the possibilities: There are new microalgae discovered all the time, as well as new formulas and new benefits to be gleaned from oceanic materials—and it's possible to get all these benefits from oceans, without harming them."