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What's the best daily skin care regimen?
I need advice for facial skin care. Please recommend daily skin care steps that promote great skin tone.
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23 months ago
Target skin needs by skin color, texture, sensitivity, medical issues
I recommend specific regimens based on the patient’s skin color (fair, mid or dark), texture (thin or thick), sensitivity (easily irritated or not) and other medical issues such as rosacea, eczema or psoriasis.
For most people, I recommend cleansing morning and evening, application of antioxidants following this, application of sun protection in the morning and of moisturizers and repair ingredients in the evening.
In addition, I would add retinol or a retinoid product a few times per week and I also like to have my patients exfoliate with a home microdermabrasion system that I use.
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23 months ago
Proper skin care at-home + professional skin care
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
Answer by Henri P. Gaboriau, MD
The best skin care regimen is twofold: There should be a good at-home skin care regimen and there should be a skin care program in place outside the home and supervised by skin care professionals at a medical spa.
- The regimen at home consists of using a high quality facial wash, a toner, exfoliant and a moisturizer. It is extremely important to use a sunscreen every time you step outdoors.
- In the medical spa, skin care begins with regular microdermabrasian and perhaps glycolic peel treatments. Great looking skin is enhanced with non-invasive procedures such as Botox and cosmetic fillers. It is so important to take care of your skin every day.
I would like to see all of my clients taking really good care of their skin by developing a skin care regimen. It must be an ongoing, daily routine. Wrinkle prevention and sun care protection begins by having a great regimen in place.
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unregistered guest
31 Jul 2007
Watch Nina from Ummelina International Day Spa (Seattle) explain the benefits of face masks.
unregistered guest
26 Jul 2007
A skin care daily routine My clients should create a daily routine: Clean Tone Hydrate Exfoliate I never leave home without my Gel Purifiant (cleanser), my Herbal Care Lotion (toner), and my elixir or super rich cream (hydrate). If your skin has blemishes, just add a pea size of blemish balm to your day cream. This is the best way to look younger for a long period of time, just add a Herbal Deep Peel and you will look at least 5 years younger in only 5 days.
unregistered guest
7 Aug 2007
I think you need to assess your skin daily. One day you may need moisturizer, the next day not. Many factors come into play, like the weather, stress, diet, etc.
unregistered guest
15 Aug 2007
Try not to over complicate your skin care regime. It doesn’t have to be so complex. You can achieve healthy, balanced, glowing skin in just a few simple steps a day.
unregistered guest
24 Jul 2007
Start with an oxygen mask to separate the myriad of toxins that everyone's skin gets exposed to on a daily basis. After such a deep purification, moisturizing and UV sun protection are a must! In cold and dry environments, it is very important to use lotion to moisturize the skin. In moist and humid areas, be sure to use facial scrubs with exfoliates to clear out your pores. Also…nighttime replenishment is probably the one thing most people completely forget about. This is when your skin does almost all of its reconstructive work, so give it the tools it needs to be an efficient healer. The payoff will be a wonderful one.
unregistered guest
22 Jul 2007
I do not over-do my skin care. Like I said, I prefer to keep it simple. For cleansing, I use NeoStrata, which I got from my dermatologist. It has completely changed my skin. People constantly compliment me on how healthy and soft it looks & feels. I use the moisturizer at night During the day I use Lauder’s new Idealist, which has all but eliminated my pores. If I’m going to be outside, I use an SPF 8. I use Sonya Dakar's Oxygen Eye Cream at night, too. I am a nut about dry skin on my body so I am always applying Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse. And their Baume des Familles is great for rough spots (elbows, heels, just-shaved legs etc). They have some of the best body-care products ever! Also, I don't drink coffee, and try to drink plenty of water…particularly in extreme temperatures.
unregistered guest
2 Aug 2007
I tell my readers that without a doubt the number one beauty routine is 2 X 30 (31) = Beautiful Skin. Taking two minutes in the AM to cleanse, tone, and moisturize your skin and two minutes in the PM to cleanse, tone, and moisturize your skin will make more of a difference to your skin that ANY and ALL spa visits you could possibly do in a lifetime! A daily regime of these three simple things will keep your skin at its vibrant and youngest looking!
7 posts
18 Jul 2007
The standard skin regimen (cleanse, exfoliate, tone, moisturize, and sun-protect) is standard for a reason, and I would add to that a weekly mask and a monthly facial. The important thing to know is that you can modify any ritual to suit your own personal needs. For example, a lot of guys just aren't going to do all of these steps. So what do you do? Some men's products combine cleanser/exfoliate (Sharps has a great one), or a toner/moisturizer (MD Skincare), or a moisturizer/sunblock. Also, busy professional women or working mothers may not have the time to take care of their skin optimally. Maybe you can do the full regimen a couple of times a week. Just be realistic about what you can and will do. A little bit is most certainly better than nothing. Also, it makes no sense to walk out of a store with $500 worth of stuff that's just going to sit in your medicine cabinet gathering dust. Only buy it if you can commit to using it.
6 posts
24 Jul 2007
I love Cetaphil facial cleanser. It is a fragrance-free, no-nonsense daily wash that even gets off mascara, without over-drying. Next comes Neutrogena "silk finish" sunblock in SPF 55. It dries with a matte, silky finish that never looks shiny, and is perfect to put makeup over. It's hard to find an SPF that high that doesn't feel like sports cream! I finish with Jane Iredale Mineral makeup translucent powder]. It is like powder foundation that makes skin look "perfect", but is so easy to apply. You just literally slap it on with a powder puff. At the end of the day, I love Crème de la Mer. It is über-rich, and feels great after a good scrub to get the grime and pollution off my skin. If I don't need anything that heavy, you simply can't beat Night Nourishing Oil by Vaishaly. I can't get enough of this lightweight, delicious, organic oil. Skin drinks it up in minutes.
6 posts
26 Jul 2007
I always cleanse my face before I go to bed and moisturize with a lotion during the day that has an spf of 15 or higher. I get facials monthly-I love the Alpha Beta peel by MD Skincare. They make Alpha Beta Peel pads that you can use daily in between facials to extend the radiant glow that you get right after a facial.