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With a plethora of choices it is difficult to know where to start. Finding a clinical skin care professional that is experienced and knowledgeable can be challenging. A good clinical esthetician will not only guide you to the proper skin care regimen for home use, but will also lead you to results oriented services that bring real improvements to the look, feel and health of your skin. Nothing feels better than knowing you are putting your best face forward to a prospective employer.

Three less expensive procedures that bring a big bang for the buck are:

Deep Pore Cleansing Treatments: not only refresh the skin but literally clean the pores. Not all deep pore cleansing facials are equal. Many estheticians will say they do extractions or clean pores when in reality most of the time is spent rubbing on and removing product. Though this feels good, it is like going to your dental hygienist and only having your teeth polished and skipping the essential part of the treatment. Deep pore cleansing treatments include gentle extractions to remove clogged pores, unsightly blemishes, clear the skin and help control future clogged pores and breakouts.

Microdermabrasion: is another good choice for brightening the skin and exfoliating dead cells. A fine, controlled spray of crystals removes the outer layer of the skin, accelerating your own skin cell turn over, revealing the younger, tighter, healthier skin underneath. Microdermabrasion is usually a 30 minute procedure that is safe for all skin types and colors. Many people immediately notice improvements in the texture and appearance of their skin after just the first treatment. For a more aggressive treatment, light acids may be added to the procedure for greater results.

Chemical Peels: address skin damage caused by aging, accumulated sun exposure, acne, and acne scarring. They also are used to reduce and remove melasma, a skin condition that is characterized by brown patches that are irregularly shaped and occur commonly on the face and neck. Chemical peels are also performed on hands, arms, legs, chest and back. Light peels are the mildest of the chemical peels and include alphahydroxy acids or betahydroxy acids. They burn off the outer layers of the skin to smooth out fine lines, wrinkles and rough/dry skin. They also improve texture, skin pigmentation and may diminish acne scars. These peels are repeated often to achieve the desired results.

Home care regimens: are crucial to maintaining the results of your treatments. A knowledgeable skin care professional will not only assist in choosing the most results oriented services for your skin, but will also make recommendations for at home skin care products. Because each skin is different, she will have a variety of products to choose from. The products may, or may not be from the same skin care line but should be a combination of products with active ingredients that meet the needs of your individual skin.

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There are many ingredients to choose from and every skin care provider will tell you why you should purchase their product. The ingredient retinol is still one of the biggest bangs for the buck. Retinol increases collagen production making skin appear thicker and firmer while reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Skin clarity and tone is evened out providing more uniformity with increased brightness. Retinol is also excellent for acne-prone skin as it is a vitamin A derivative. Most complaints associated with retinol are its propensity to be irritating. Even using retinol 2 to 3 times a week will yield results. Companies like Avene have created Retrinal that is powerful and without irritation. Another company Ayur-Medic has a Retinol Cream with three different pro-retinoic acids that are time released allowing for a gentle delivery of the active ingredient retinol.

Though not inexpensive, growth factors have become the rage. Growth factors, not to be confused with growth hormones, are the latest in biotechnological research that is involved in cell regeneration, collagen, and elastin production. These functions help the skin stay smooth, firm and taut. As skin ages and suffers from sun exposure the skin produces fewer growth factors.

Benev manufactures a product called GF Complex that contains epidermal and fibroblast growth factors to replenish the skin’s supply of these crucial proteins and fight the signs of aging. Another popular product Benev carries is GF-DNA Serum which contains the above growth factors as well as three nourishing plant extracts that repair damage to the DNA strand in our skin, enhancing a more youthful complexion and diminishing signs of aging.

IS Clinical, another manufacturer, offers a moisturizer called Youth Complexthat includes potent antioxidants, natural hydrators and iNNOVASE bio-complex. Youth Complex provides rapid hydration for plumping fine lines and wrinkles and promotes controlled exfoliation, and stimulates collagen and elastin

Sunscreen continues to be one of the most important steps in skin care for maintaining young looking and healthy skin. It has historically been the step most people eliminate and it’s usually due to the fact that it feels heavy and greasy and clogs the pores. Sunscreens have come a long way with insuring they are oil free or non-comedogenic (will not clog pores). Cosmetically they have improved greatly, as they feel like a light moisturizer. The skin care company Revision makes a 45 SPF that has Intellishade technology. Within 5 minutes the sunscreen turns to your skin shade no matter what your skin tone or color is. It is light weight, offers UVA&UVB protection and delivers peptides that reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Many of my clients choose it for make up. Glytone has a sunscreen lotion that is a SPF 40>and is paraben free, fragrance free, non-irritating, oil free, non-comedogenic and mineral based with micronized zinc oxide. Micronized means that unlike years ago where zinc based sunscreen left a white film residue the micronized-sunscreen is clear when absorbed into the skin.

If you want a sunscreen that does double duty then you might like Jan Marini’s Antioxidant Daily Face Protection SPF 30 /Waterproof. Physicians and scientific researchers now recognize the tremendous preventative and anti-aging potential of antioxidants when applied to the surface of the skin. Antioxidants aid in preventing cellular damage and aging. Most importantly, when choosing a sunscreen, look for labels that say broad spectrum which insures UVA and UVB protection.

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