The Beautycounter Countermatch Skin Care Collection

This skincare line is by far my favorite to talk about. Although, I don’t personally use much of it. I am a Countertime girl because my super dry skin loves Countertime. But, Countermatch is great for so many reasons, and works for so many of my customers!

Countermatch was the first line for which we really received deep education as consultants. It was the first skincare line released other than the first two original product lines that we no longer have (we are always working on better performing products.) It was so fun for me to learn about skincare and why it is put together in a certain way. 

I love information and research and then allowing my brain to simplify it! Now I get to share it with you! 

I do believe that Countermatch is the line best for most skin types. When in doubt, you’ll probably be happy using this one.

You can mix and match, but, sticking to one product line regime is the ideal when possible. Each product is formulated to work in synergy along the cleanse, prep, treat, and protect steps that we use. 

You will get the most bang for your buck with each line if you use all of the products in that line, because you get a discount for buying the products together. But, that doesn’t always work for everyone, and you can definitely mix and match! I’m always here to chat about a personalized skincare line and routine! You can contact me here. 

Coutnermatch is for normal skin which is sometimes oily and sometimes dry. It is also good for sensitive skin….so basically, most skin types!

The heart of the routine is to cleanse, prep, treat, protect:

1. Foaming Cleanser: This is brand new and is a foaming cleanser that cleans well without overdrying your skin. 

2. Hydra-gel Radiance Toner: A gel that gives you the benefit of a toner without being overly drying. This will prepare your skin with Squalane, Plum Oil, and Phytic Acid which I should tell you are the hallmark of this line. 

3. Intense Moisture Serum: It has two forms of hyaluronic acid. This is a powerful and lightweight serum. It is not too much for sensitive skin.You get all the antioxidant protection you want. It also helps with fine lines. This is easy to layer and can be used morning and night and under make-up.

4. Adaptive Moisture Lotion: The entire line was built upon this. It is able to adapt with bio mimic technology to deliver more or less moisture to your skin as needed. It offers the essential building blocks of hydration, nutrition, and oxygenation to help keep your skin soft, smooth, and glowing. It almost has this hint of almond extract that actually comes from the plum oil. This product adds shea butter to help with hydration and the overall condition of your skin.

5. Recovery Sleep Cream: This is your PM moisturizer. It helps create a protective barrier and shield the skin from moisture loss during sleep. We aren’t exposed to the same environmental changes at night, but we don’t want to lose moisture during sleep. This formula replenishes hydration and revitalizes our skin. This comes in an airless jar to keep it from being contaminated. 
6. Eye rescue cream:  It is good for dark circles and decreasing puffiness. 

Bonus: I have a mini-ebook called Why Clean Beauty Matters. I want to make sure you have all of the info you need to make decisions about what you put on our skin – so be sure to grab a copy. Go HERE and download it for free!

The Science Behind Countermatch 

Did you know that in the first 4 months of the year, we will be exposed to more toxins and pollutants than our grandparents were in their entire lifetime? 

We need to take the toxicity we allow into our body seriously, you know I teach on that all the time. But we also need to protect our skin from environmental stressors and exposures too. 

We want our skin to be healthy. Our skin can be nourished from the inside out and the outside in. 

As our biggest organ we need to nourish it well on the outside and in a safe way so that our bodies are not absorbing the chemicals in conventional products. We need to be doing our part to reduce the toxic load.

It is so much more than skincare. 

Our skin needs hydration, nutrients, and oxygen. The whole idea behind Countermatch is to make products that mimic what our skin needs by using plants and getting the results of healthy skin.

From life, comes life.

Bio-mimic: Countermatch mimics the life of our skin. Our skin is formed in layers. If you look at Countermatch under a microscope it looks just like our skin. It is built in layers as well. 

A study with the Countermatch Adaptive Lotion (the key product in this line) showed that it delivered hydration over a 12- 24 hour period delivering what your skin needs, when it needed it throughout the day.

Other components: 

• It uses the Phytic Acid that comes from green rice which helps with oxygenation. 
• The plum extract helps with hydration. 
• Palm BeetRoot, Aloe Vera, and Shea Butter provide nutrition. 
• Hyaluronic acid is able to hold more water than its weight. When you put this in a skin care product, it is going to allow your body  to deliver more water to that area. 

Hydrated skin is younger looking skin.

Hyaluronic acid is also very gentle and helps to plump up your skin.

• Salicylic acid is in the Adaptive Lotion, Sleep Cream, Eye Cream, Serum, and the Cleansing Milk. It is in every product but the toner and body lotion. The amount of salicylic acid  in these products is very small and because it  is a beta hydroxy acid it is oil soluble. This means it can penetrate deeper into your skin’s lipid oil layers. Why is this important? It can go down deep and dissolve skin debris and really work to unclog pores. It is also anti-inflammatory and can work as an exfoliant as well. It breaks apart attachments between skin cells such as acne cells and clogged pores. This  helps clean them out so they will behave more naturally and your skin will look better. 

How to mix and match:

Countermatch is the backbone to Beautycounter skin care. 

For example: If you have basically normal skin, still want anti-aging but also I tend to get a little oily:

Use the base for Countermatch, add Countercontrol cleanser, use the Countertime Essence or serum, the rest of your products can all be Countermatch. 

If you are confused about your skincare needs, I am here to help you. 

That is what I do as a skincare consultant…help match you with the exact products your skin needs!

To get some skincare recommendations for free, Email me at drmeghan@meghanbirt.com 

Let me know your skin type, your concerns, and what you are looking for and I’ll put together a personalized recommendation for you! I will help you build a clean skincare routine, that works, performs and gives you really awesome skin!