When we talk about our Moisture Duo, we are are talking about the synergistic combination of our Nourish & Replenish Oil and our Mineral Mists to create an instant and customized moisturizer in the moment. Together, they support the skin’s natural processes by providing nourishment for healthy cell growth while strengthening structural integrity.
We do this by dripping 3 drops of Nourish & Replenish Oil into the palm of our hand and pumping 5 sprays of the Between You & The Moon Mineral Mist of our choice directly into the oil to emulsify them together.
We recommend this method for use in the morning after gently bathing our faces with warm water or an herbal infusion (tea). We don’t think moisturizing is necessary or particularly desirable at night, as nighttime is a great time for us to allow our skin to perform metabolic functions and renew on its own.
Conventional moisturizers (creams and lotions) are complex emulsions. They need emulsifiers, binders, stabilizers and preservatives to get together, stay together, and not “go bad.” Keeping the oil portion and the water portion separate until the moment we use them means that none of those additives are needed. In 2006, Between You & The Moon (Marie-Emma Graves in particular) came up with the idea of spraying our Mineral Mists directly into our Nourish & Replenish Oil with the intention of creating a fully functioning moisturizer that can be used daily to promote healthy, functioning skin for the long term. She called this a Moisture Duo.