Think about Iceland for a minute. It's peaceful. It's unspoiled. It is absolutely pure and pristine. Think clean air and water, mineral-rich hot springs, deep fjords, untouched glacial rivers, health and harmony. Now think about what all of our lives are actually like. Do the words overscheduled, overextended, non-stop, and sometimes just totally overwhelming sound kind of familiar? We thought so.

For us, Iceland represents a kind of ideal – a place of balance, of potent and uncomplicated beauty. Iceland also happens to be home to some of the world's purest and most beneficial ingredients. We've taken Iceland's most nurturing resources and enhanced them with the most advanced skincare science to create products that help relieve, heal and replenish chronically stressed skin. Refreshingly simple to use, Skyn Iceland transforms exhausted, irritated and depleted skin so it emerges soft, clear, fresh and glowing.

P.S. We didn't make up the name "skyn" just to look Icelandic. In the Icelandic language, "skyn" actually means "senses." So the point we're trying to make is that there's a direct link between the senses – especially when they're completely overloaded by stress – and how your skin looks and feels. Make sense?

Stress busters... Download screensavers of Icelandic serenity or fun facts about what causes stress to your skin (to remind you what not to do!)

Select photos shown on this page are courtesy of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce.