Monday, February 2, 2009

DID YOU KNOW . . .

a brief hug with someone you love can reduce the effects of stress?  Research shows a hug a day can lower your heart rate and your blood pressure.  Make a difference in someone's life.  Share a little bit of love and lots of hugs too today!  






Monday, January 12, 2009

Turn Back Time, Slow Down Aging and Other Woes

What Helps? Here's my tips . . .

Take a step forward by finding a customized treatment and skin care products with ingredients that renew and help with the signs of aging without damaging or causing inflammation to your skin.

ASK and seek my help . . . I will evaluate, analyze your skin type and current skin condition. Precancerous spots are more common now, so continue (or begin) getting regular skin- cancer checks.

All skin tones need protection from sunlight -- find out which solar defense is best for your skin type and condition. You still need SPF during winter months.

Regular exfoliation (removal of dead cells from the surface of your skin) will automatically cause skin renewal by pushing new cells upwards toward the surface of the skin helping cell turnover, stimulating collagen, fading and brightening pigmentation. Ask me and find out which exfoliant is best for your skin.

Before bed, cleanse, tone (hydrate) and seal in moisture; use an eye treatment that targets all your eye woes.

Don't pick at clogged pores it will lead to scars and hyperpigmentation.

IF your skin is becoming inflamed, red, irritated or flaky more easily than ever -- beware of outside irritants, including the environment and the wrong skin care products.

Don't forget to drink water -- it is vital for a healthy body.

Finally, it's never too late to learn new habits, de-stress, relax and take action.

Looking forward to hearing your comments and/or any questions you might have.

Elle

What's New -- Online hot spot for skin health

Happy New Year!

I'm so very happy to announce "Dermalogica" was voted the #1 Skin Care Line by the 2008 American Spa Award!

Dermalogica's website get's a new interactive website. Now you can check out all the products at once, or by function, system, skin concern, or favorites. If your looking to know more about skin, you can easily access articles by Dr. Diana Howard and other Dermalogica skin health experts. Be sure to go online and visit Dermalogica or just link to Dermalogica from my blog.

Elle