In a world saturated with skincare, Monika at Distingué believes true healing requires stepping away from the lab and embracing nature's oldest pharmacy, “The Forest”. Her unique Soothing Forest line, featuring the Face Cream, Restoration Face Serum, Healing Salve, Face Milk, Bath and Body Butter is a tangible embodiment of this philosophy, containing powerful natural compounds that modern science is only beginning to fully appreciate.
The efficacy of this line starts with Monika’s deeply personal commitment to the raw material. She doesn't source pre-made extracts, instead, she ventures into the woods to gather and prepare the key ingredient herself. A rich blend of pine and spruce needle extract combined with their resin. This is not a fast process. Monika knows that quality cannot be rushed, and so the gathered materials undergo a painstaking maceration process that takes several months. This long, slow immersion is the only way to fully guarantee that the full, concentrated strength of the forest is captured in every single batch.
As Monika explains, purity and safety are non-negotiable - “I gently heat the forest extract to 70°C to eliminate harmful pathogens while preserving its active compounds. I then enrich it with pure vitamin E to naturally protect and stabilize the extract, and finally filter it through a 300-mesh fine strainer to ensure absolute purity before formulation.”
Monika is drawing on a tradition rooted in time-tested wisdom. The natural pitch, or resin, from conifers like pine and spruce is far more than a pleasant scent. It is a potent natural medicine used across cultures for centuries. Just as resin seals and heals a wounded tree, it offers powerful protection and repair for human skin. Modern research now validates what ancient healers long understood. Spruce resin accelerates wound recovery and has strong antimicrobial effects against a wide range of bacteria and fungi. It is also deeply anti-inflammatory, traditionally applied to soothe skin abrasions, calm irritation, and relieve pain.
By honoring this slow, traditional process, Monika ensures that every product in the Soothing Forest line delivers its full, research-backed potency. Her careful blending preserves the integrity of these months-long extracts, along with protective oils and soothing botanicals, resulting in formulas that truly restore and strengthen the skin.
At Distingué, each creation is more than skincare, it is a healing ritual, crafted with intention, guided by nature, and grounded in wisdom.
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