This month we did our first YOSEP Sweepstake to mark the launch of our two products, Yosep’s Enchanted 15 Day Treatment and Yosep’s Three Miracle Shots. For a week we held an Instagram and Facebook Giveaway Period and last week we selected a winner. 

Congratulations to Lidia Rodríguez Moreno from Toledo for your Three Miracle Shots prize! We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed creating this product! 

One of our core values is transparency. As such, we want to make sure that we share with you how our winner was selected. After participants entered the sweepstakes following the steps outlined in our Instagram, Facebook, and Blog stories, we used an application called EasyPromos to randomly select a winner. 

We would like to thank all who participated and helped spread the word. 

Join us next week as we dedicate some time to our male audience! 

Do you want to win a THREE MIRACLE SHOTS?

You only have to:

1. Follow us on Instagram and on our Facebook page.

2. Like the publication on Instagram and Facebook.

3. Comment by mentioning 3 people on Instagram and Facebook posts.

.... you can participate as many times as you want!

The giveaway will be open from today, November 5, 2020 until Thursday, November 12, 2020. The drawing will be held next Friday the 13th and we will announce the winner in our stories!

Sweepstakes rules:

• You must be 18 years of age to enter the sweepstakes.

• The sweepstakes is organized by YOSEP and does not belong to Facebook or Instagram.

• You can participate as many times as you want.

• No purchase necessary to participate.

Life has a way of throwing some unexpected curves at us. For YOSEP, the 2020 Pandemic brought about some interesting delays which we gracefully accepted. We know that there is a plan for everything and everyone and this must have been the path that was meant for us. But now, THE WAIT IS OVER!!! 

“15 Day Enchanted Treatment and Three Miracle Shots are AVAILABLE!!!”

This 15 Day intense treatment is the perfect jumpstart to your YOSEP journey or any skin care routine. It is also amazing to use when you feel like your regular routine has hit a plateau.

YOSEP’s Three Miracle Shots include the ampoules used on the last three days of the 15 Day Enchanted Treatment. They can be used as a boost anytime you’d like. 

We are so excited about this that we want to give away some of our amazing products! 

This Thursday, November 5, 2020, YOSEP will run its first GIVEAWAY! 

Check back in this Thursday to enter!

You could win one of our Three Miracle Shots! 

These past few weeks we have focused on taking a look at each of the ampoules included in the Enchanted 15 Day Treatment. The last one we will take a look at is the 3D Express Lift Ampoule which is used on the last day of this 15 Day Treatment. This ampoule is the one that seals the treatment. It has three main active ingredients: Corn Extract, Cassava Extract, and Schizophyllan. 

Each one of these ingredients provide a particular function that ‘seals’ the deal: 

1. Stimulates cellular breathing

2. Produces immediate stretching and smoothing effects

3. Activates the synthesis of collagen in fibroblasts

The other ampoules in this treatment repair, hydrate, and replenish your skin. This final ampoule provides a firming and lifting effect after the other ampoules have prepared your skin for these ingredients to maximize its effects. Remember that skincare is not a ‘quick fix’. Anything that provides immediate solutions is temporary - easy come, easy go. These ampoules provide an amazing base for your skincare routine. The same way we take care of our bodies by exercising, we must take care of our skin by cleansing, moisturizing, and providing whatever nutrients our skin needs which depend on your skin type, age, amount of sun exposure, etc. 

Now that you have a more in-depth look at each ampoule, stay tuned for some exciting news about our Enchanted 15 Day Treatment!

Although we are near the end of the month, we wanted to include this calendar that has self-care ideas for every day of the month. Feel free to double up and do more than one using the ones listed on days prior to today. 

Source: https://www.actionforhappiness.org/

Who likes tension? It depends. What kind of tension are we talking about? Lately there’s a lot of tension, meaning stress, due to the ongoing state of health in the world, this pandemic, global warming, etc. That kind of tension is the one that negatively affects our body, inside and out. But, did you know there is a good kind of tension? Yosep’s Enchanted 15 Day Treatment has a Tension Ampoule, used on days 6 and 12 of the treatment, that helps your skin combat the bad kind of tension.

This ampoule has two active ingredients:

• Oat Grain Extract: Generates a film with an immediate lifting effect and long-lasting anti-wrinkle effect. It is recommended for all makeup and skin care products for its immediate aesthetic benefits.

• Orange Extract: Antioxidant.

These two ingredients help your skin become tighter - which is the good kind of tension. When you have a lot of stress, your body responds by producing cortisol and destroying collagen. The first, cortisol, produced in excess can result in oily skin, extra weight, and several other unpleasant body changes. The second, collagen, is needed by your skin to stay healthy and beautiful, so when it is depleted due to stress, your skin will not look as young, radiant, or wrinkle-free.

We believe our skin products are amazing, otherwise we wouldn’t use them ourselves! We know that your skin will see a complete transformation after using Yosep’s line of carefully crafted skincare products. That said, we also believe that a sound body and sound mind, are crucial in maintaining the health of your entire body, skin included. This is why we love Mindfulness exercises. Tension, the bad kind, can be reduced through Mindfulness exercises. Try the exercise below once a day and see if you feel less stressed!

Source: https://www.waterford.org/resources/mindfulness-activities-for-kids/

The ingredients in all of Yosep’s products are carefully curated to make sure you have everything you need and nothing that you don’t. One of the ampoules we want to present today, the Protective Ampoule, has only two active ingredients. You don’t need a million ingredients to achieve a positive result and this is what Yosep is all about. All the goodness of natural ingredients without nonessentials. Days 2 & 8 and days 3 & 9 of the Enchanted 15 Day Treatment use the Nutrient and Protective Ampoules.

Nutrient Ampoule (Days 2 & 8):

• Sodium Hyaluronate: Hydraulic acid is a polysaccharide, a natural component of the dermis, whose main function is to collect water, thus regulating the level of hydration and maintaining the skin structure.

• Hydrolyzed Collagen: Improves the elasticity of the skin. Increases moisture retention. Provides a silky smooth appearance to the skin and reduces irritation and cracking caused by soaps.

• Sodium PCA: Naturally moisturizes the epidermis, helping to provide softness and smoothness to dry, wrinkled or cracked skin.

• Biosaccharide Gum-1: Polysaccharide with a high content of fucose, galactose and galacturonic acid that provide powerful hydration even to the most sensitive skin. It has restructuring and anti-aging properties, since it increases cell longevity thanks to the stimulation of sirtuins-1.

Protective Ampoule (Days 3 & 9):

• Hydrolyzed Collagen: Provides smoothness and firmness to the skin. Improves the elasticity of the skin. Increases moisture retention and strengthens tissues. Provides a smooth and silky appearance to the skin.

• Albumin: Tensor effect and filmogenic capacity, which prevents transepidermal water loss.

The Nutrient Ampoule’s ingredients focus on hydration, moisture and moisture retention while the Protective Ampoule’s ingredients also focus on hydration and moisture retention. These ingredients, which focus on your body’s water intake, lead us into our Mindfulness idea for the week - Mindfulness Through Art! Here are two printable mindfulness coloring pages with images of waves. Get as creative as you want - water is not always blue - it is whatever color you mind and soul perceive it is right now. Remember to clear your mind and think of your body hydrating and being at peace while you work on your art. Click on the image to download a PDF.

Source for Coloring Page: https://lonerwolf.com/free-coloring-pages-for-adults/

Our bodies are in constant need of nutrients. Vitamins and minerals are constantly consumed by our body to help maintain this magnificent machine working. Some people diligently take a vitamin supplement while others rely on a cautiously laid out balanced diet to provide all the vitamins they need. Sometimes people do both.

Our skin also benefits from vitamin boosts. Yosep’s Vitamin Ampoule not only has our blend of Hydrating Plants Extract and Desensitizing Plants Extracts, it also has some very important vitamins that our skin needs to retain moisture, regenerate, and protect itself from environmental factors. 

Our Vitamin Ampoule has Vitamin B12, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E. These vitamins, applied directly to the skin, through this ampoule, provide a very important and usually much needed supplement.

• Vitamin B12: Reduces inflammation. Improves balance, texture and moisture retention in the skin.

• Vitamin A: Can regenerate UV damaged skin to some degree. It improves the natural functions of the skin and is especially suitable for the care of aging.

• Vitamin E: Contains antioxidant properties and protects against oxidative stress.

It is not the same to eat foods high in these vitamins than to apply skin products specifically made with these vitamins. That said, because we are focusing on these ingredients, we want to make sure you can include these in your diet as well, here are some helpful images that have foods high in Vitamins B12, A, and E. Because Vitamin B12 is usually found in meat proteins, we have also included an image with foods high in B12 specifically made for a vegetarian diet. Incorporating vitamins through food is a great way to stay healthy. As always, please consult your primary care physician before making any big changes to your diet.

Hydration is the key to staying healthy. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day helps maintain your body well hydrated and improves your overall health. Sometimes it’s hard to remember to drink enough water. A good way to make sure you get enough H2O is to carry a bottle of water. We love the environment so we suggest a reusable bottle. You can get a fancy one for very little that will keep your water nice and cool for hours!

Our face, like the rest of our body, needs moisture. One of the ampoules in Yosep’s Enchanted 15 Day Treatment is a Hydrating Ampoule used on days 1 and 7 of the 15 day treatment. The four active ingredients in this ampoule are:

• Witch Hazel Extract: Contains antioxidant properties and helps with the treatment of aging and wrinkles.

• Hydrating Plants Extract: Combination of English Ivy, Arnica Montana, Elderberry, Mallow, Largeleaf Linden, Cucumber, and Lichwort. Helps regulate transepidermal water loss. Hydrates, decongests and has anti-aging properties.

• Desensitizing Plants Extract: Combination of St. John’s Wort, Chamomile, Calendula, Largeleaf Linden, and Cornflower. It improves the comfort of the skin and regulates the hydric balance of the skin.

• Amniotic Fluid: Contains moisturizing and emollient properties due to its high protein and amino acid content. It has a biostimulant and trophic effect. Helps to repair the stratum corneum.

Starting the Enchanted 15 Day Treatment with the Hydrating Ampoule allows your skin to get some great moisture to begin its transformation. The plants used in both the Hydrating Plants Extract and the Desensitizing Plants Extract are known for their amazing healing properties.

To practice mindfulness this week, find a good water bottle and try to hydrate daily. It is a simple thing we can do to improve our health. If you need to keep track of your daily water consumption, here’s a nice chart.  

Tracker Source: https://www.101planners.com/water-intake-tracker/#page-part-3

As the summer months start to wind down, and we get ready to welcome cooler weather, this week seemed like a good time to introduce the Regenerating Ampoule from Yosep’s Enchanted 15 Day Treatment. 

The Regenerating Ampoule only has two main active ingredients: Glycolic Acid and Ammonium Glycolate. They both act as chemical scrubs. Sometimes we need to scrub the dead skin cells a bit more in order to make a base for other ingredients that allow the skin to heal. This is what the Regenerating Ampoule does. It scrubs in order to allow for the regeneration of healthy skin cells. It’s important to note that the Regenerating Ampoule is used the day before the Vitamin Infusion Ampoule. This allows for better absorption of all these amazing vitamins. The Regenerating Ampoule is used after three other ampoules have prepared your skin for this scrub. 

Although we have been focusing on highlighting our Ampoules this month, we do want to make sure we make some time to remind you to be mindful and allow the rest of your body to be pampered and heal - both physically and emotionally. It’s because of that, that this anecdote and recipe come to mind. Back in elementary school, a teacher once mentioned that our feet never receive as much praise and attention as they should. Those who have two feet that take them all over, rarely stop to think of how grateful we should be for those two feet. Every so often, a foot scrub and a moment of gratitude for this body part that works so hard, seems like an easy and much needed moment of mindfulness. Here are two simple recipes for a foot scrub that you can use while you remember to thank your feet for all the hard work they do!

Soybeans

This healthy snack’s main ingredient is well known as a skin care agent. Read on to see how Hydrolyzed Soybean Protein is used in our Skindrops Serum Bio Age Ampoule. As a bonus, there’s a recipe for a tasty snack!

Last week we started introducing you to individual ampoules in Yosep’s Enchanted 15 Day Treatment. Each week we will introduce another ampoule and allow you to dig deeper into one or more of its ingredients. This 15 day treatment provides you with an amazing baseline for your skincare routine. It can also be used whenever you feel the need to give your face that perfect boost. 

Yosep’s Skindrops Serum Bio Age Ampoule is used on the 14th day of the Enchanted 15 Day Treatment. It’s active ingredients include Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 and Hydrolyzed Soybean Protein. Bio Age is definitely the right name for this ampoule. If you’re not familiar with Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, which is a mouthful, here is what you need to know: it is sometimes referred to as ‘Botox in a jar’. It is a huge deal in the skin care industry because it provides a quick firming and plumping of the skin. What better way to get a boost without all the pins and needles? Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 works with brain transmitters sending signals to relax your facial muscles reducing the depth of those fine lines and wrinkles we are not so fond of.

What about Hydrolyzed Soybean Protein? What’s the big deal about that? Hydrolyzed Soybean Proteins come from the soybean plant. ‘Hydrolyzed proteins are proteins that have been broken down into smaller chains of amino acids by reaction with water.’ Yosep is committed to bringing you natural, organic solutions to your skincare challenges. Using plant derived ingredients that have been proven to be safe for your skin allows us to give you the tools to provide your skin the best natural way to heal. 

Both ingredients in this ampoule focus on relaxing your skin and softening the lines and wrinkles on your face. We use it towards the end of the 15 day treatment because the other ampoules have provided a good base on your skin for the more targeting ingredients to maximize their effects. 

And just because we’re talking about soy… Here's a fun and easy recipe for a healthy snack!

Research Sources:

https://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/ingredient/hydrolyzed-soy-protein

Recipe Source:

https://www.verywellfit.com/crispy-baked-edamame-snackable-roasted-soybeans-4122488?print