Vaseline For Skincare

September 26th, 2009

One of the best creams you can use on your face is something you already have in your cupboards and if you don’t its really cheap and easy to find. So what is this great product you ask me about well it is Vaseline. I know what you’re thinking it can’t be that easy but the truth is it really is that easy and it makes it a great thing to add to your daily regime.

All you have to do is wash your face like normal and after your done apply a small amount of Vaseline to your face and especially around your eyes and you will notice that with just this small amount your face will be so much smoother and more moisturized just after a few days in using this product. It really is such an easy way to change your face and not for much money and not much effort on your part either. This can also be used for so many other things too like for your lips as a great lip balm and will not take the natural oils out of your skin as it does. Try this new idea and see how good your face can feel.


Clinique

September 20th, 2009

The best day cream I have ever found is Clinique redness solution. I don’t really have rosacea but I have really red skin on my cheeks and I hated it because it made my face look like I had some acne when my face was really clear. So I went on a search to find the best face cream to help me with my problem because I was sick of having red face and I was ready to have good skin.

So I went to the mall and to the big department stores and started talking to all the make up counters and none of them had what I was looking for except Clinique I had never used Clinique before but it wasn’t very expensive so I decided to try and I loved it. Inside the face cream is an ingredient that really helps you get rid of the red. I was so excited when I found this product I went right home and put it on Over the next week I noticed a big change in my skin in the redness of the skin and I was so happy I had found a cream that really helped the redness in my face. If you want to find more information try


Protecting Skin From Sun Damage

September 15th, 2009

One of the best creams actually it is the best day cream you can put on your face is an SPF cream. The reason you have all those wrinkles and age spots and your skin looks ten years older than you are is because you were out in the sun with out and sunscreen. Sunscreen didn’t really become a big deal until recently so all of us baby boomers out there have bad skin because we spent our summers at the beach with no protection and now we are paying the price.

You can go and get a facial or a chemical peel and help with the wrinkles but if you don’t follow it up with an appropriate SPF cream daily your just wasting your time because the sun will do its things and in no time you will be right back where you are today and your face will pay the price. For everyday you should be wearing an SPF of 30 because most of us spend at least that amount of time in the sun. I know your thinking you don’t but if you’re in the car or by a window you’re in the sun and that counts. So do yourself a favor and put on an SPF every day.


Bags & Dark Circles

September 13th, 2009

So many Americans these days are not getting enough sleep. You have to get the right amount of sleep each night or your body will suffer the consequences. Your face will look tired and puffy and your wrinkles will get worse and worse. The reason is when you sleep is when your skin fixes itself and repairs all the damage you did to it during the day if you never give your skin the time to heal itself then it never will and you will be left with unhealthy skin.

Nothing you put on or in your body will make up for the lost time you needed sleeping. There are things that will help with the occasional sleepless night but as for all the times you’re missing night after night there is nothing that will help you with that. You just have to get more sleep and the best way to do that is the same way you put any baby to sleep you have to create a pattern that you follow each night. If you watch TV before bed then you need to turn it off and maybe read a book. Meditation is one of the best ways to get your body ready for sleep because it shuts off the brain.


Tanning & Premature Aging

September 11th, 2009

There is nothing worse than tanning for your skin. It is the single worst thing you can do for your skin. UV rays break down the skin and cause it to get wrinkles and age spots. Aging has to do with aging skin but the biggest factor is the sun. and if you tan in a tanning bed you are just going to be worse off. If you think that by spending ten minutes in the bed you are saving yourself an hour outside and that is better you don’t know anything about tanning. Being in a tanning bed is hundreds of times stronger than beign out in the sun so its actually worse.

And not to mention the risk of cancer your giving yourself. It has been said that if you tan regulary before the age of thirty your chances of getting skin cancer go up 75%. That is huge and skin cancer is the most common cancer as it is and now your 75% more likely to get it. If you are tanning and think its ok it is not and you need to stop. If you really want a tan glow go do a pray tan your skin will thank you for it later.


Using Makeup To Look Younger

September 10th, 2009

The best way to fake your way to a better day is start off on the right foot and that means to put your face on. If you go throughout the day with no makeup you will feel like you have no makeup and you will treat the day like a no makeup day and that means you will be lazy and not get as much done. So if you are feeling down and out put on your face and makes the day a great one.

One fast way to put on your face is blush and lip gloss. You don’t need anything else if you have on blush and lip gloss you will feel so much better about yourself and the day will be started that much better. The best is a great pink blush because it makes you look awake and keeps you going and as for lip gloss a good pink is a great way but even if you wear a clear lip gloss it will better than nothing and you will feel better about the day so just go on and throw on some blush and lip gloss and love what you see in the mirror.


Menopause & Aging

September 8th, 2009

With menopause you have to deal with so many things it can be heart breaking to learn about one more thing that will happen during this time but being aware is the first step in the direction to be able to prevent or at least help what problems you’re dealing with. When you start menopause your estrogen really starts to drop off and become less and less as time goes on. Well estrogen affects many things in your skin such as the production of collagen which is the thing you need to keep wrinkles and aging skin away. So losing it will cause more wrinkles.

Lack of estrogen will also really affect your barrier function which will cause your skin to become more sensitive. If you have noticed your skin is feeling more sensitive than it has before you may really need to think about getting a new face wash specific for sensitive skin. This will make a big difference in how your skin feels. Wreaking your barrier function can also cause dehydration of the skin and hyper pigmentation which is where you get those nasty age spots so again you may have to adjust your face wash and face regime to compensate for what your body is doing to your body.


Is botox effective?

September 7th, 2009

WE all know that Botox is used to help paralyze those wrinkles on your face and help you not look older than you want too. It has become as popular as the drug to turn to to help your wrinkles but little people know what else it can do. When I was in high school I got a hormonal condition that caused me to sweat more than most people did and I hated it. I would only wear black and white shirts because they were the most likely to not see the sweat marks. I never smelled because I kept myself clean but I couldn’t get rid of the sweating.

So my mom and tried everything I could to fix the problem but we found nothing. I was online day when I say something that caught my eye. All the celebrities use Botox to stop sweating. I was so excited finally something that might really work so we made an appointment with a dermatologist and learned all we could in the mean time. When I went for my shots I was ready and willing. The only down side is they are a bit uncomfortable and you have to have your shots every about 7 months in order to keep them working but they really work I can finally wear a red shirt for the first time in a long time.


Exfoliating Skin

September 6th, 2009

As an esthetician I get questions all the time about how to get rid of wrinkles, how to stop acne, how to get rid of black heads, and how to even out skin tone and I will tell you it is all the same answer. The answer to pretty much all problems is you’re not exfoliating enough. Your skin goes through a monthly cycle where the new skin is on the bottom layer and pushes its way up the chain to become the dead skin at the top and so on its how your skin regenerates itself.

So each month your skin is adding more and more dead skin to that top layer and if you are not getting rid of them you are going to have major problems in your skin. A great way to think of it is a new car with a ton of wax on it if you never take that wax of the car will never be shiny and pretty how it should be so we have to get that skin off to be able to have our best skin. The best exfoliate depends on your skin type some skins need a bit more and some are sensitive and need less. So just go the drug store and try a few but no matter what it’s better than not exfoliating.


Retin-A

September 2nd, 2009

I have always had pretty good skin until I hit my forties and then I started noticing all those wrinkles around my eyes and my mouth I couldn’t help it but I hated it. Every time I looked in the mirror I saw this aging lady who didn’t even look like me so I tried everything I could over the counter to help with all my wrinkles and get my face tight again but none of it worked. I was so frustrated and tired of have to live like this.

Then a friend told me to go see a dermatologist. SO I did and what he told me was that with a little cream that contained retin-a I could see a big difference in my skin. Of course I didn’t believe him but I was desperate and so I tried it every day faithfully I put this cream on every morning. And let me tell you it took a little while but after about a month I did notice a change the lines around my eyes were softer and the lines around my mouth were getting smaller too. I was so excited something finally had worked for me and it can work for you too.