the clean start story
As the first skin care system aimed at helping teens cut through the hype to get their healthiest skin ever, you may be surprised to find Clean Start is rooted in skin health legacy!
Clean Start was created by the skin health experts at Dermalogica, the brand that’s been changing the face of skin care for more than 25 years. It became clear that no one was addressing the needs of teens – not only with products that get results, but also with the education they need – when Dermalogica Founder Jane Wurwand’s own daughters entered their teenage years.
Skin care product choices available to teens may be ample, but they aren’t good choices. Products for teens often contain harsh and inexpensive ingredients to strip the skin of oil, and are filled with artificial fragrances and colours – all things that can irritate and strip oil from skin, causing more problems than you started with!
And so we began to develop Clean Start, but not without knowing that we needed real skin care situations from the teens we were trying to help! Instead of creating a focus group (too formal, and quite simply, not fun), we invited a council of young adults to work with us on the naming of the products, the labeling, packaging copy, and what worked – and what didn’t.
The result is Clean Start, a system of eight dual-action, fun, fresh, skin-healthy products that feel and smell great without being full of stuff that’s bad for skin – such as artificial fragrances, colours, mineral oil, and S.D. alcohol. Another thing you might like: we don’t test on animals.
We invite you to explore this site to learn more about your skin, and how Clean Start can help you build a better relationship with your skin for a healthy future.
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FAQs about clean start
Q: How are Clean Start and Dermalogica related?
A: Clean Start was researched and developed by the skin health experts at Dermalogica. This means your Clean Start products are backed by over 25 years of skin health results, are held to the same standard, and backed by the same research as Dermalogica products. Clean Start products are free of artificial fragrance or colours, mineral oil, S.D. alcohol, comedogenic and allergy-causing ingredients.
Q: Does Clean Start test on animals?
A: Clean Start was never tested on animals – because it’s just not nice and it’s not something we believe in.
Q: How is Clean Start different from Dermalogica?
A: Clean Start is a brand designed exclusively for teens, rather than a system customized to specific skin conditions such as ageing, sensitivity, or oily-prone. The eight, dual-action products help get skin clean, take on issues, and protect skin to help bring it into balance.
Skin care issues first arise as you enter your teen years, and Clean Start is your exclusive system for taking on these skin issues, while developing good habits of skin care that will last a lifetime.
Q: Where are Clean Start products made?
A: Clean Start is native to Southern California, and we are proud to make all our products in Southern California. Having our manufacturing facilities so close to our headquarters allows us to maintain a superior quality standard and level of oversight, and also support the local economy. We ship from Southern California to over 50 countries around the world.
Q: Where is Clean Start sold?
A: Clean Start is available in skin treatment centres, salons, spas, nail salons, and physician’s offices and of course at www.johnandginger4teens.co.uk
Q: Why does Clean Start not have professional products, or a professional treatment regimen?
A: Clean Start is a retail-based brand, meaning it’s simple to self-select. This positioning will help make Clean Start the most visible and accessible brand for teens.
Q: What are Clean Start’s philanthropic efforts?
A: As part of Dermalogica, Clean Start believes in giving back to the community. In 1999, the Dermalogica Foundation was established to provide charitable contributions to local, "grass roots" organizations that primarily benefit women and children in need with emergent supplies of medical care, shelter, food and clothing. Charities chosen by the Dermalogica Foundation are non-denominational and not supported by any other major sources of funding.
Clean Start Kit Review
"My skin is combination and blemish prone and the reason for this kit is to clear up spots, so does it? Yes, it does. Reviewing a skin care routine is a lot different to just reviewing one product by itself, this is because you can’t see if one product is superior to the others. But when all of these are used in conjunction with each other, my skin cleared up within around 2-3 days. I could see an improvement the morning after though; my spots had reduced in size. The only problem that I had with this kit is that it wasn’t very moisturising so I would recommend this product for people with oily skin and no dry patches; it didn’t dry my skin out though I must add, it just didn’t moisturise my already there dry patches. One of the greatest things about this skin care routine (except that it cleared my spots), was that it smells beautiful! It’s nice to finally find spot products that don’t smell of chemicals and smells beautiful. Would I recommend this? Definitely if you have oily skin that is spot prone. It is also great at encouraging teenagers to get into a skin care routine, which I find very important.
As for me, I will be repurchasing the Ready, Set, Scrub, Smart Mouth Lipshine, Hit the Spot and Brighten Up SPF 15 as I love these products."
