✨ A professional antioxidant cream mask from Christine Valmy built specifically for dry and dehydrated skin — where multi-pathway free radical defense meets intensive nourishment in a single 15–20 minute treatment.

🧪 Lactic acid opens the door: its gentle AHA action loosens surface dead skin cells during dwell time, increasing receptivity to the mask's full antioxidant payload — sweet cherry fruit, lycopene, and grape seed oil working in combination. Tucuma butter anchors the formula's rich emollient base, delivering visible softness and suppleness to compromised, depleted skin. Bee pollen extract rounds the service with soothing, calming support — useful for sensitized clients who struggle with reactive responses post-treatment.

💡 Compatibility with a High Frequency Machine supports enhanced penetration for practices running advanced facial protocols, and the lactic acid's brightening effect creates a natural retail conversion moment — clients see and feel the difference immediately after removal.

A strong fit for facial menus targeting clients presenting with dullness, fine lines, or chronic dryness who need visible results in one service.

• Antioxidant Defense: Sweet cherry fruit, lycopene, and grape seed oil combine to deliver multi-pathway antioxidant protection at the skin surface, helping visibly defend against environmental free radical damage and the early signs of oxidative aging.
• Enhanced Active Penetration: Lactic acid gently loosens the uppermost layer of dead skin cells during the 15–20 minute treatment, increasing the skin surface's receptivity to the mask's nourishing and antioxidant actives for more effective delivery.
• Intensive Hydration for Dry Skin: Tucuma seed butter and the rich emulsion base deliver deep nourishment and conditioning to dry, dehydrated skin, leaving the complexion visibly smoother and more supple after each professional treatment.
• Visible Fine Line Refinement: The combination of lactic acid surface renewal and multi-antioxidant support helps visibly improve the appearance of fine lines and uneven texture, lending the skin a fresher, more youthful look.
• Soothing & Calming Effect: Bee pollen extract contributes flavonoid-based soothing and mild astringent properties that help calm the skin during and after the treatment, supporting a comfortable salon experience even for sensitized or reactive skin types.
• Brightened Complexion: Lactic acid's gentle exfoliating action combined with the antioxidant polyphenols from sweet cherry and grape seed oil helps improve clarity and radiance, leaving the complexion visibly brighter and more even-toned.

Lactic Acid: An alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that gently loosens surface dead skin cells and increases ingredient penetration during the 15–20 minute treatment window, helping the rest of the mask's actives absorb more effectively while improving the appearance of skin texture and radiance.

Prunus Avium Fruit - known as Sweet Cherry Fruit Extract: A polyphenol-rich cherry fruit ingredient that delivers antioxidant protection and emollient conditioning at the skin surface, helping defend against environmental free radical damage and support a nourished, smoother appearance.

Lycopene: A carotenoid antioxidant that provides potent free radical scavenging activity at the skin surface, helping visibly defend against oxidative stress from environmental stressors such as UV and pollution.

Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil - known as Grape Seed Oil: A lightweight, polyphenol-rich oil positioned above the 1% line that contributes linoleic acid-based emolliency and oligomeric proanthocyanidin (OPC) antioxidant activity, supporting the formula's nourishing and free radical defense profile.

Bee Pollen Extract: A botanically derived extract containing flavonoids and amino acids that contributes soothing and mild astringent properties, helping calm the skin during treatment and supporting a refined appearance after mask removal.

Astrocaryum Tucuma Seed Butter - known as Tucuma Butter: A nutrient-rich Amazonian seed butter positioned above the 1% line, high in lauric acid and carotenoids, that delivers deep nourishing emolliency and contributes to the rich, creamy texture while supporting the mask's intensive conditioning function for dry and dehydrated skin.

1. Cleanse and prepare the client's skin thoroughly before beginning the mask service.
2. Apply the penetrating cream beneath the mask according to skin type: use Valissima, Embryoval, or Cell Renewal Cream for dry skin clients; use Valmarina for dehydrated skin clients.
3. Apply a thick, even layer of the Cherry Mask over the penetrating cream, extending the application around the eye area.
4. For enhanced active penetration, pass a High Frequency Machine over the applied mask according to device protocol.
5. Allow the mask to remain on the skin for 15 to 20 minutes.
6. Remove the mask gently using moistened cotton pads, working in upward strokes across the face.
7. Refresh the skin with Valmist II toning mist immediately after mask removal.
8. Complete the service by applying a daytime protection lotion appropriate for the client's skin type.

Pro tips for this service

The lactic acid in this formula makes it particularly effective on clients presenting with congested or textured dry skin — the mild AHA action will visibly refine skin tone after a single service and supports a compelling retail conversion moment. After mask removal, while applying the Valmist II, walk the client through what they will notice over the next 24 hours (improved softness, brightness) and recommend the complementary Christine Valmy home-care line to extend treatment results between appointments.

For first-time clients or those with known sensitivity, apply a slightly thinner layer and reduce dwell time to 12–15 minutes rather than the full 20. High Frequency Machine use should follow standard contraindication screening (no metal implants near application area, no active breakouts over the full face).