First Thoughts: Sanitas Skincare

I recently bought a skincare kit from Sanitas and on Instagram I asked if y’all wanted to see a post now or wait until I have been using it a while. It was pretty close, so I just decided to do both. For this post I wanted to tell y’all more about Sanitas Skincare, what products were in the kit, and what they do. After I have used all of everything in the kit I will do another post telling y’all my final thoughts on the products and if I can tell a difference in my skin.

I first heard about Sanitas Skincare from a YouTuber/Business Owner Brianna Stanko. She runs Premire Look (UPDATE: new company is called Your Skin Truth), which is a website that sells medical grade skincare. She always has great things to say about this line, but I just never got around to buying anything because I didn’t know where to start. One of my friends is an esthetician and about a week ago I went to get a facial by him. He has personally been using Sanitas for a while and recently started using it for his facials as well. I bought my kit from him because he is now selling it, and his skin is always flawless, so I thought I would give it a try. I haven’t really found a good consistent skincare routine yet, so I’m hoping this kit gets me started.

Sanitas Skincare began with one product, their Topical C daily moisturizer. It is still their number one selling product. Sanitas created this product to treat a critically burned patient using biogenic technology to mimic the very mechanisms that trigger the skin to heal itself. Through this they discovered that biogenic topical skin nutrition, also helps reverse the signs of aging and improves overall skin health! They still use this to formulate their products. Sanitas is cruelty free and their products are formulated without parabens, phthalates, dyes, harsh preservatives, and gluten. Any product that stays on the skin, meaning you don’t wash it off, are also completely fragrance free. The only essential oils they use are ones with medicinal purposes.

While reading more about Sanitas Skincare I also learned that they formulate and manufacture all of their products here in the United States, Boulder, Colorado to be exact. I love that because they can control the quality and the whole process from start to finish. I also read that they give their employees paid time off to volunteer with a cause of their choice and each year they select several causes to volunteer for as a team. I think that is so amazing when companies do that! They also never do business with countries or companies that engage in the violation of human rights. All of their suppliers go through a lengthy process to make sure they don’t engage in child labor, forced labor, or human trafficking. Whenever possible they source ingredients from fair trade companies and always do business with ethical companies as well.

Reading all this when researching for this post made me love this company even more. When they care about their employees and the world that makes me respect them more and make me want to give my money to more companies like that. They also care about the environment. They take many steps to be eco-friendly and if you want to read all the different ways you can click here.

So far I have been loving everything. They say to give skincare at least a month to notice a difference, so I’m going to wait to give my feedback on the products, but so far so good. My favorite as of right now has been the moisturizer because it makes my skin glow, and y’all know I am all about that glow. I will put pictures of everything individually down below with the description of the product and what it does. You can also click on the picture to go to the product on their website.

Let me know if y’all have any questions about the line or the products I've been using!

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UPDATE: This post is several years old, but I wanted to keep it up so yall could read my beginning with Sanitas. I have been using Sanitas ever since and it is now my favorite skincare brand. I actually reached out to them several months ago to try and work with them and they gave me a discount code for yall! You can now use code: Alicia15 for a discount on Sanitas website. I do receive a small commission from this code, but it is at no additional charge to you!

Removes surface debris without stripping or dehydrating the skin. A citrus infused blend of antioxidants helps detoxify, promote skin renewal and maintain skin balance. Complexion is left smoother, brighter and softer.

I use this as my cleanser every other morning and night. It removes impurities and exfoliates spent skin cells to encourage skin renewal. An active formulation of glycolic acid and hyaluronic acid helps reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and age spots while boosting moisture retention. Skin appears smoother, softer and more radiant.

You spray this right after cleansing before you apply any serums or moisturizer. It enhances the absorption and spreadability of serums and moisturizers. A collagen cofactor complex, combined with biogenic humectants, helps soften and smooth dehydrated skin. Perfect for setting mineral makeup or as a light skin refresher throughout the day.

This is a toner that you use after you have cleansed your skin. I use this every other day with the Glycolic Citras Cleanser. It removes spent skin cells and helps stimulate skin renewal. An amino acid complex, blended with glycolic acid, helps smooth the appearance of wrinkles, boost moisture retention and brighten dark spots.

I use this every morning after cleansing. I good rule to remember for skincare, thinnest consistency to thickest. This serum helps accelerate skin renewal, retexturize and prevent the visible signs of aging. Leaves skin firmer, smoother and brighter.

Replenishes skin's moisture reserve and targets environmental aggressors that can contribute to skin aging. Deeply nourishes to help minimize fine lines and wrinkles and leaves skin plumper, firmer and brighter.

Tarte Maracuja Oil: Ways to Use It

I don't know if y'all have ever tried Maracuja Oil by Tarte, but you need to! I call it the miracle oil because there are so many uses for it. I thought I would share all the different ways, but before I jump into it I want to tell y'all more about the actual product. The oil is cold-pressed from the maracuja fruit. It is naturally rich in vitamin C and essential fatty acids to protect and feed your skin. It also helps to balance out the skin, by providing moisture to dry skin and helps control oily and acne-prone skin. A lot of people with oily skin think they can't use an oil since they already have oily skin, and I used to be one of those people before I learned more about skincare. It doesn't clog pores either, so it is good for all skin types, even sensitive. Who doesn't want firmer, brighter, smoother skin?

I also made a YouTube if y’all want to check it out! I will link it here and below.

Now let's see all the uses for it.  

1. For dry skin or during the winter months. You can put the oil under your morning moisturizer.

2. Use it as a nighttime serum under your night cream for the anti-aging benefits of vitamin C.

3. You can apply a few drops to your foundation for a dewy, radiant look. It looks really nice mixed with the Tarte amazonian clay foundation.

4. Press it onto the top of your cheek bones for more glow. Who doesn't love a good glow?

5. Use it for dry, chapped lips.

6. Use a drop to tame fly-aways and add shine to your hair.

7. It can also help strengthen split ends, which I have from always straightening my hair.

8. Apply some all over for a hair mask. I honestly haven't tried this one because I don't want to wash it all out, haha.

9. Put on your cuticles to condition and hydrate them.

10. If you want smoother hydrated skin you can put it on your hands before your hand cream at night.

11. Lastly, you can add a few drops into your body lotion.

Like I said, miracle oil. There are probably so many others that I just don't know about. It is also great if you have eczema or psoriasis because it is a natural anti-inflammatory. It has made some of my dark spots completely go away because of the vitamin C in it. I think it even helps my eyebrows grow! I know a lot of people who would like that! So you can buy Maracuja Oil at Ulta and on tarte.com. The travel sized bottle is $16 and the big bottle is $48. It is a little pricey, but you get more bang for your buck getting the big bottle because mine has lasted well over a year.

Have you tried the maracuja oil before? If so, do you love it or not crazy about it?