Pollution Is Hazardous To Your Your Skin

Pollution Is Hazardous To Your Your Skin

by | May 25, 2018

There is more to taking good care of your skin than the skin care products or specific cleansing regimens that you use. While using quality skin care products and having good skin care routines are important for healthy skin, one of the things you may not have considered is the effect that pollution has on your skin.

Research shows that pollution can cause skin damage and as important as proper sun protection is, we should also work to protect it from pollution in the environment.

Pollution comes in all disguises including smog, smoke, car emissions and a host of other environmental chemicals that can wreck your skin. Regular exposure to pollution can cause premature aging and skin damage. Wrinkles, fine lines, and dark spots are a few of the signs of aging that can show up even earlier when you are exposed to pollution. Everyday environmental pollution can contribute to free radicals building up in the body, leading to inflammation and acne and a host of other diseases.

Luckily, there are some important safeguards that will help to minimize the negative effects that the sun and pollution can have on your skin. Be sure to use skincare products that contain UVA/UVB-ray protectants to prevent the sun’s harmful rays from damaging your skin.

Along with your skin care products, taking care to wash your face really well each day is an important part of preventing skin damage due to excess pollution. Rinsing off residue with your regular cleansing routine is crucial to managing the effects of pollution. Using a good moisturizer after cleansing is another important part of your skincare routine to provide protection and restoration for your skin. 

While you can’t control your exposure to everything, you can make a conscious effort to try to minimize your exposure by providing your skin with effective protection. Taking these important steps in your skincare routine can go a long way to prevent the negative effects of the sun and pollution from damaging your skin.

If you need to restock your sunscreen supply (or get an extra for the car), we have sunscreen for your BODY , and one for every Regimen: REDEFINE, REVERSE, UNBLEMISH and SOOTHE.

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Feeling Empty Inside? You Might Need to Fill Up on Some Self-Love

Feeling Empty Inside? You Might Need to Fill Up on Some Self-Love

by | Apr 23, 2018

Many of us are looking to fill an emptiness inside, thinking that the answer to our ultimate happiness lies in changing our external circumstances – the partner, the job, the house, even our body. New clothes, a nip here a tuck there, a fancy watch, a shiny car only add to long-term credit card debt and short-term temporary surges of serotonin.

Why is it then that even when on the surface it looks as if we have everything we need to feel happy, we often don’t feel happy?

Pay close attention:  in order to fill that void, you must first learn to do the very thing that will change how you feel about everything.

You must learn to love yourself.

When you love yourself, you’ll be able to celebrate the inner peace,  happiness, and joy you feel participating IN the outside world, not THROUGH it.

When you love yourself, you can enjoy and receive love from others and not worry that they may lose interest or leave you.

When you love yourself, you are unapologetic about living your life for yourself that speaks to you and who you really are. Your truth. You don’t feel any longer that you have to prove anything to anyone.

Learning to love yourself is powerful, but easier than you may think.

Learning to love yourself can be one of the most uplifting and life-changing things that you can do that will improve all areas of your life.

But it’s a process that has to start from within, not from outside of you.

If you don’t meditate, learn how!

As long as you look to the outside world, people, or material things to make you feel wanted, accepted, valued, and happy, whatever you try to do will never quite feel like you’ve done enough.

Only truly loving yourself can help you find the sense of inner peace and contentment you’ve been longing for in this lifetime.

Let self-love fill your cup!

~Debi G

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10 Things Women With Great Skin Do For Their Skin

10 Things Women With Great Skin Do For Their Skin

by | Apr 10, 2018

As the Rodan + Fields product-expert-in-residence, Mary Radford, RN, knows a thing or two about getting flawless-looking skin. These are 10 daily habits she, and other women she’s encountered, swear by:

1. Eat well. What you put into your body is as important as the products you put on your face. Eat a healthy diet, including a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. They’re packed with vitamins and antioxidants that can do wonders for your complexion.

2. Drink lots of water. When you’re properly hydrated, skin looks and feels softer, smoother and younger. Mary recommends drinking extra water during and after exercise and when you’re out in the sun and heat.

3. Exercise regularly: Daily exercise not only boosts your mood; it relieves stress, improves circulation and can lead to more radiant skin.

4. Hands off. Breakout-triggering, pore-clogging bacteria is everywhere. Avoid touching your face, and when you do, wash your hands with soap and water first. Keep the other objects that touch your face as germ-free as possible, too. Clean your cell phone regularly, and sanitize your makeup brushes and applicators weekly.

5. Wear SPF. A broad-spectrum sunscreen is “the most important product to use every day,” Mary says. Yes — every single day, rain or shine, indoors or out. Remember to apply it to your neck, chest and hands, too.

6. Seek shade. Speaking of the sun, your best bet is to stay out of it. “Get your Hollywood on,” says Mary, with a wide-brimmed hat and large sunglasses to protect your face and eyes from damaging rays.

7. Wash nightly. Each day, your skin is exposed to pollution, bacteria, sweat and grime, not to mention makeup. None of these things belong on your face — or your pillow.

8. Cleanse kindly. Don’t traumatize your skin. Stick to lukewarm water (too-cold or too-hot water can be irritating) and avoid overzealous scrubbing.

9. Exfoliate regularly. Use a gentle product, like ENHANCEMENTS Micro-Dermabrasion Paste, on your face and body up to three times per week to reveal brighter, smoother and softer-looking skin.

10. Moisturize daily. As you age, notes Mary, natural moisture levels decrease. If skin is over dry, it can become easily irritated or start over-producing oil.  All skin types can benefit from our Active Hydration Serum; according to an 8-day U.S. clinical study, it increases hydration levels by 200% after just one use and keeps it there for eight hours.

Have a skincare habit you swear by?  Share your go-to tip below!

*information provided by Derm RF

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Does Glass Block UVA/UVB Rays?

Does Glass Block UVA/UVB Rays?

by | Mar 29, 2018

While window glass effectively blocks UVB rays, UVA rays, which cause premature signs of aging, still get through.

This means that whether you’re sitting at a desk by a window, are in a window seat on a plane, or are in a car, your skin is likely being exposed to damaging rays.

Studies have found that in the United States, skin damage is worse on the left side of the face and body since that’s where we sit when driving. Windshield glass is usually treated to block UVA and UVB rays, but side windows are not.

To best protect yourself, slather on the SPF each morning, whether you’re going out or staying in, and reapply every two hours.

 If you need to restock your supply (or get an extra for the car), we have sunscreen for your BODY, and one for every Regimen: REDEFINE, REVERSE, UNBLEMISH and SOOTHE.

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*information taken from Derm RF.

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Fact or Myth? You Should Wear Sunscreen Indoors

Fact or Myth? You Should Wear Sunscreen Indoors

by | Mar 27, 2018

DID YOU KNOW? ?

?That you should be wearing SPF when you are inside, too.

Why? It turns out that UV exposure from lamps and other indoor light sources has the potential to harm your skin. Over time, UV exposure can add up, causing skin damage and early signs of aging.

Indoor sources of potentially harmful UV exposure include fluorescent bulbs, halogen lamps and even tablet and computer screens. It’s not just your face you should be concerned about: UV curing lamps used during gel manicures have the potential to damage the skin on your hands. (Tip: Bring your REDEFINE Age Shield Hand Balm with SPF 30 to the nail salon.) PM me for the best options to suit your budget 🙂

*information taken from Derm RF.

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