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So, you think because you are in your 20′s or 30′s you don’t need to worry about Anti-Aging Skin Care? You could not be more wrong! When I was at that stage in life I knew that one day I would have wrinkles. I moisturized, used good products, did what I could. Since I am an Esthetician I had access to some of the best skin care of the day. But none of them could prevent wrinkles from forming. The technology for those types of products did not exist. There were products that claimed to prevent wrinkles and reduce wrinkles, but they were just that, claims. Read the rest of this entry »

Want your skin to have that youthful snap back, or perhaps you want to maintain that snap you’ve still got?

Then let’s talk about Elastin. And no, it’s not the stuff that keeps your swimsuit on your body and not around your ankles!

But it does have a similar property. Elastin has ‘snap back’ to it, like your swimsuit, or like a rubber band.

Elastin will keep the skin tight. Elastin will keep the skin flexible. If there is enough elastin in your skin it will retain and return to it’s original shape after being pulled or stretched. Such as when you make a facial expression or when someone , I personally hate this, pinches your cheeks. Cheek pinching is for cute, chubby little babies, not grown women! Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, what about those peptides? I mentioned peptides and the importance of having peptides in your products in a previous post“Collagen Cream, Ya Think?” .

Peptides are short chains of amino acids, proteins. These have the ability to penetrate your skin and have a positive effect on your skin’s fibroblasts. Peptides communicate with the fibroblast regrading loss of youthful function and degraded DNA (also mentioned in the referenced post above). Like I said before, have a little chat, a pep talk. Wow~ I can’t believe I just typed that, a peptide pep talk? Cornyyy, but I’m leaving it. LOL. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever go to a spa for a facial and end up confused as to what may or may not be best for your skin? Many spas are offering long menus these days full of exotic treatments. What’s a gimmick and what isn’t may be very difficult for the average gal to figure out!

I found this great little article on WebMD. This should help you a bit when navigating that spa menu. And guess what? They do mention my personal favorite. Galvanic!

I will have a post up shortly going into more detail on that. It happens to be one of the best ways to get those cell communicating ingredients deep into the skin while stimulating collagen production and smoothing wrinkles, sags and bags!

Anyway, like I said, more on that later! For now, enjoy this article. Read the rest of this entry »

The Rundown…

1~ Cleanse, of course! Do it thoroughly and use a gentle circular motion. Rinse well, pat dry.

2~ Toner. Toning removes any leftover residue from your cleanser if applied with a cotton pad. Some include cell communicating ingredients that contain wrinkle reducing properties.

3~ Serums. If you skip this, add it. Serums contain anti-oxidants in their most concentrated form and can also include pro collagen peptides. These are ingredients that slow and repair the aging of the skin. Allow this to sink into your skin completely. Read the rest of this entry »