SKIN CARE

How to get started:

Many experts agree that is necessary to follow a basic skincare routine to maintain and enhance your beauty and youthfulness. Such a typical skincare program normally includes a cleanser, exfoliator, toner, moisturizer, and lets not forget the all important sunscreen!

To be most beneficial, experts recommend to adhere to this routine twice a day. If you have very sensitive or dry skin, it might be more beneficial to only cleanse your face once a day and moisturize more often to avoid irritation. Additionally, once a day exfoliation might be too much for sensitive skin and could lead to chronic irritation. Once a week is normally sufficient. A good sun block is essential and needs to be applied at least once a day after your moisturizer.

Find out your skin type:

Oily skin & Acne:   Most people will suffer from blemishes and oily skin at some time during their teenage and adult years. Contrary to popular belief, acne is not caused by your diet, stress, or surface dirt and oil. "Clogged pores" that cause acne actually originate within hair follicles below the skin's surface. Hormones, genetic factors and certain drugs can trigger acne flare-ups.

What do you see?

• Skin imperfections (open and closed comedones)
• Oily, shiny, thickened skin
• Dull complexion and rough skin

For a daily skin care routine for oily/acne skin and more tips click here!

Sensitive & Intolerant Skin:    Sensitive skin can be defined as an abnormal skin response to various physical or chemical factors. Intolerant skin is usually hereditary or a constitutional sensitivity resulting from skin conditions such as rosacea and atopy. Environmental stress, fragrances, preservatives and allergies to certain topicals  frequently aggravate intolerant skin.

What do you see?

• Delicate, fairly clear, highly sensitive skin that reacts to everything
• Skin that pulls, stings or burns
• Signs of dehydration
• Red spots or patches
• Puffiness, signs or irritation

For a daily skin care routine for sensitive/intolerant skin and more tips click here!

Prematurely Aged Skin:    Prematurely aged skin suffers from decreased cellular turnover, photo-damage and a loss of collagen and elastin.  When dead skin cells do not shed rapidly, it results in a dry, dull, wrinkled, uneven complexion. 

What do you see?

• Fine lines and wrinkles
• Deep tight grooves
• Rough skin texture
• Dull complexion
• Brown spots
• Uneven skin tone

For a daily skin care routine for aging skin and more tips click here!

Dry to Severely Dry Skin:    Dry skin can be caused by a lack of natural moisturizers within the skin or by damage to the protective film that prevents moisture loss. Severely dry skin, usually caused by an existing skin condition triggered or aggravated by external factors, is most often recognized by scaling, itching, flaking and burning. 

What do you see?

• Signs of dehydration
• Dry skin lacking suppleness and elasticity
• Dry patches
• Rough cracked skin that is peeling in spots

For a daily skin care routine for dry skin and more tips click here!

Using advanced skin care treatments:

For women (and man) over thirty, the basic skin care routine might not be effective enough. That's when you would add one or two advanced skin care treatments with scientifically proven ingredients like retinol, ascorbic acid, hydroquinone or salicylic acid

The effectiveness of such treatments depend on how and when they are applied and how many percent of the active ingredient the product actually contains. It is most beneficial to apply your skin care products on a clean, warm face that is still slightly moist. When you wash your face or take your make up off, avoid any excessive rubbing and only pat your face slightly dry. Wait until the product is completely absorbed by your skin before you apply the next product.