Category Archives: Skin Care

Summer Sizzle!

With Summer comes the inevitable increase in sun exposure. Longer daylight hours and fair weather means we spend more time outdoors enjoying leisure activities. But, year round, we accumulate exposure to damaging UV rays in what is known as incidental sun exposure.

Incidental sun is the kind of exposure to UV rays that you receive unintentionally throughout your daily activities. This includes walking to and from your vehicle. Time spent behind the wheel. Sitting near a window at your office. Walking to lunch, or to the park.

Those minutes here and there add up. For most people, incidental sun exposure accounts for up to 80% of their *lifetime* exposure. THAT is why, as a skin care professional, I recommend you protect your skin with adequate clothing and a broad-spectrum sunscreen (SPF 15 or above) ON A DAILY BASIS.

Look for the Skin Cancer Foundation’s Seal of Recommendation on products. Visit their website for a list of adequate sunscreens: http://www.skincancer.org/seal/

For tips on sun safety, visit the American Cancer Society website:

http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/BeSafeintheSun/index?ssSourceSiteId=null

Check out this Video!

Found this on YouTube. This is the place in California where I took my specialized acne care training!

This.  Is what I do. And I love helping people get clear skin!

*~* It’s Prom and Wedding Season*~*

Whether you’re the Prom Queen or King, the Bride or Bridesmaid, even if you’re the Groom, there’s still plenty of time to get your skin clear before the Big Day!

Troubled skin is the result of a combination of factors. First, you really do get to point the finger at your parents! If they had acne, they’ve likely passed it on to you. But, beyond your genes, there’s the actual dysfunction of the pores that creates zits, pimples, bumps, whatever you like to call them.

In all the areas where your skin functions normally, it remains smooth and unblemished. These areas shed a single layer of dead skin cells each day, completely unnoticed.  But the pores that are clogged have gone haywire!  These cranky pores shed more than five layers of dead skin cells each day.  This makes congested pores underneath, and when bacteria gets out of whack, next thing you know, you’ve got a zit. Or two. Or an entire population!

This problem is made worse because the bacteria and debris are trapped under the skin’s surface without oxygen. And that’s the key to unlocking awesome-looking skin! We need to exfoliate (gently remove) the top dead surface layers.  This allows the treatment product to penetrate the pores that are clogged, and also allows oxygen to get in and destroy bacteria.

Let me have a look at your skin. I guarantee you’ll have a positive experience, AND CLEAR SKIN in the shortest amount of time possible! Call me today for an appointment! I’ll hook you up with home care products that will take 5 to ten minutes of your time twice a day.  In the office, we’ll do an acne treatment every two weeks or so.  These treatments hydrate your skin and open clogged pores for extractions.  It’s necessary to get all the debris and bacteria extracted by a professional, rather than squeeze on pimples yourself.  When you do pick, you most likely only get the top portion out, leaving a broken follicle wall, a scab to deal with, and bacteria to rebuild another pimple.

Different skin types and the degree of acne requires different products and treatment. That’s part of the reason why most over-the-counter products don’t work!  They’re made for the masses., and only work for a certain percentage of people.  I’ll customize your skin care regimen for you, and we’ll keep in touch. I want to get you on the strongest products possible to get quick results.  Some people see a difference within a week and have clear skin within just a couple weeks.  Some client’s conditions take several weeks to clear, and they may need to have their regimen changed as their skin adapts. But, fewer than 10% of cases are considered “difficult”, meaning they would take 6 months or longer to really get under control.

So, what’s the risk of this course of treatment?  You might have some temporary skin irritation. That’s it.  And if you’ll stay in touch with me, I can tweak your regimen right away to alleviate the dryness or irritation. That’s the advantage of professional care.

If you have troubled skin, I want to be your professional acne treatment specialist.  I believe the best and most efficient way of clearing acne is through the systematic use of non-prescription topical products along with twice-monthly professional treatments. Your clear skin is my ultimate goal.

You’ll look awesome in those prom and wedding pictures!  You better believe it!