The Wall Street Journal

November 2011

The Face Oil

Known for her use of essential oils and items from the kitchen in her personalized facials, Manhattan aesthetician Andrea DeSimone is now bottling her favorite ingredient.  

Milkseed oil is derived from the milkweed plant, which caterpillars eat for 12 days until they transform into monarch butterflies.  

Ms. DeSimone's hypoallergenic face serum is packed with antioxidants, has a natural SPF of 10 and possesses anti-pore-clogging abilities ideal for calming ingrown hairs and razor burn.