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Christmas Party Season is Coming – Is Your Face up to it?

Spring is quickly coming to an end and before we know it summer will be here and Christmas events and parties will be written in your dairy. Now is the time to take a look at your skin and prepare it for the party season, with some of the quick fix Dermalogica Products.

One of the things you might notice are signs of skin dehydration, this usually presents itself as fine lines across the surface of your skin, especially when you lightly press the skin together with your fingers.

Dehydration is not good because it can make your skin appear older and can lead to sensitivity. Even though you can be extremely good at drinking your quota of water it is not necessarily going to magically hydrate your skin as your internal organs and circulation, digestion and every other organ will get in first.

To ensure that any additional hydrators that you apply to your skin are able to penetrate to their full potential you need to ensure that the skin is exfoliated first. Exfoliation is extremely important and gives lots of benefits besides letting the hydrators do their job.

There are different types of exfoliators too and it is very important that the correct ones are used for “your” skin condition. Exfoliation removes clogging surface debris allowing for optimal absorption of treatment ingredients, polishes the skin to create a smooth surface, sloughs off dead skin cells, speeds up cell turnover, brightens the skin and improves suppleness to the skin.

Exfoliation is something you can do at home and Dermalogica have a great range for each skin condition. From breakout prone and aging skin to hyper-pigmentation and dry, dehydrated skin. Exfoliation is important to the health and appearance of all skin conditions.

The ideal amount of exfoliation is one day of intense exfoliation with seven days of gentle exfoliation. If you wish to exfoliate deeper or speed the process along I would suggest you make an appointment with a skin care professional for a skin treatment.

I personally love Dermalogica Daily Resurfacer which I use at night after cleansing and leave on under my moisturiser. Just applying in circular movements all over my face so that it can work during the night. Daily Resurfacer is a combination of chemical and physical exfoliants that resurfaces, smoothes and brightens to improve all over skin clarity.

In the morning I use the perfect partner for Daily Resurfacer which is Daily Microfoliant. Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant gently sloughs off all the debris that has been produced during the night from daily resurfacer. There are lots of combinations in the Dermalogica range and one that will be perfect for you too.

Well now that you are perfecting your exfoliation the next stage is adding a booster or serum to super saturate your skin with intense moisture.  I love and strongly recommend Dermalogica’s Skin Hydrating Booster, this little beauty instensly moisturises thirsty skin as it smoothes and minimises fine lines.

One of the ingredients in Dermalogica’s Skin Hydrating Booster is Hyaluronic acid which should become your best friend as it holds a thousand times its weight in moisture and improves elasticity. It is ideal for the eye and lip areas showing dryness line.

One of the best things about dermalogica skin hydrating booster is that it is not oily so your face does not feel like it is being smothered with a greasy film, therefore your makeup is still fine to apply. I can’t say enough praise for this product as it restores the skin’s critical moisture levels, revitalises parched skin, minimises fine lines and is nutrient rich.

Just five or six drops of this product for your face and neck applied onto clean skin under your moisturiser will give you the results you need.

Well now you have exfoliated and targeted dehydration your skin should be well on the way to party mode – but I still have some more tips to get that beautiful skin glow!

If you have any questions, ideas for me you want to see written about, questions about Dermalogica Skin Care or Comments – Just leave your feedback or comment below – thanks!

 

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Do You Make These Seven Skin Care Mistakes?

The Seven Deadly Sins of Skin Care and What to Avoid

Wondering why your skin is not as good as it should be. Find out the worst things you can do to your skin and avoid these mistakes.

Seven Skin Care Bad Habits

  1. No Sunscreen – Don’t make the mistake of notwearing sunscreen, so many people either do not wear sunscreen or rely on there sunscreen in their foundation (wrong!). Never rely on your foundation sunscreen protection, for the simple fact that we do not apply enough to the skin to warrant protection, just think of it as a bonus to your already applied sunscreen. You should apply a good dollop amount to your face for adequate sun protection and you really need to know if the make up with the sunscreen does protect you from UVB and UVA rays (most don’t).
  2. Leaving Your Make Up On When You go to Bed - You really should wash your face at night time before your face hits the pillow. Making your skin super-clean before you hit the sack allows your skin to detox over night, clear the pores and allow your skin to breath. It’s also a really good idea to apply a treatment serum or some other active cream, to give your skin a treat.
  3. Smoking – Smoking causes free-radical damage, that leads to premature aging and this also includes passive-smoking
  4. Stress – Stress is a major factor when it comes to the health of your skin, and adult acne is becoming more and more popular. Stress causes your skin to produce more oil-flow do to your raging stress hormones, my advice, go to bed early, apply some calming products to your skin such as the new Dermalogica UltraCalming Serum and take some time out (your skin will thank you for it).
  5. No Eye Cream- Your eyes is the first place to show the signs of aging, using a good eye cream is vital. Not only will a eye cream slow the aging process down but it will help to prevent dehydration and puffiness (want to hear something gross – somebody just told me today that cosmetic eye surgeons scrape eye cream globules from behind the eyes when they perform eye lid surgery! Apparently from really cheap eye creams that just absorb through the skin and just sit there making the eyes puffy!!!! They scrape them out!!!! A major reason why you should invest in an active eye cream that works!)
  6. Soap User- If your addicted to that super-clean feeling you need to change to an adequate soap-free cleanser like special cleansing gel. Soap strips the skin of it’s natural protective barrier which leads to dehydration, or worse wrinkles. It also can make your skin more sensitive, and because it’s not ph-balanced it can strip your skin of it’s natural oils that in turn causes your skin to respond by producing more oil (ever wondered why you produce oil during the middle of the day – it’s because your skin is dehydrated and tries to compensate with increasing oil flow!)
  7. No Moisturiser – If you don’t do much with your skin, at least moisturise and this includes oily skin types. Moisturiser replenishes your skin, providing a protection from dehydration and infusing your skin with moisture. Not using a moisturiser causes your skin to rapidly dehydrate eventually causing fine lines that lead to deep wrinkles. Oily skins need to use an oil-free moisturiser to keep the skin hydrated without added oil it really is an important step in your Skin Care routine.

What’s Your Worst Skin Care Habits? I Would Love to Know – Tell Me By Commenting Below!

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Salicylic Acid – The Hydroxy Acid of Choice For Anyone Who Suffers With Acne

Salicylic Acid – The Hydroxy Acid of Choice For Anyone Who Suffers With Acne

Dermalogica Peptides

Dermalogica's Powerful Peptides

Salicylic Acid for Breakouts

Salicylic acid can be found in many over-the-counter beauty products these days. You will normally find salicylic acid in products for breakouts because it is an effective hydroxy acid for acne and has the ability to reduce the spots and bumps on the skin.

Salicylic Acid is found in Willow Bark and it is a Beta Hydroxy Acid(BHA). It works differently to popular glycolic acid which is an alpha hydroxy acid, by continually shedding the dead skin cell build up layer by layer, thinning the surface of the skin.

Salicylic Acid is antibacterial and even though salicylic acid seems to be more powerful than glycolic acid it actually has anti-inflammatory action on the skin as well, making this a perfect ingredient of choice when you are prone to breakouts.

Salicylic acid is oil soluble, this is great because it can actually penetrate the pores and remove the debris in them that causes breakouts. Glycolic acid on the other hand is water-soluble and not as effective for acne, but great for other skin types, which I won’t discuss here.

Any product containing salicylic acid at a concentration of 2% plus will be exfoliating to the skin, anything below this will be antibacterial.

If you are pregnant or breast feeding it is best not to use any product with this ingredient in and using any hydroxy acid product will make your skin become more sensitive to sunlight, this means make sure you wear your sunscreen everyday and reapply when out in the day light.

If you are taking any medically prescribed acne products or are allergic to aspirin, you should not use salicylic acid or any other exfoliating products and I would advise to consult your doctor before starting to implement this ingredient into your skin care routine.

If you have sensitive skin, salicylic acid may irritate it and if you experience any burning or irritation discontinue use, additional information and warnings can be found on the individual skin care products containing salicylic acid.

Salicylic Acid and Dermalogica

Dermalogica has always used a variety of different exfoliation ingredients in their skin care line and it is of no surprise to find that they use salicylic acid in their main acne range dermalogica medibac.

Below you will find the dermalogica skin care products that contain salicylic acid, I have tried to list as many of them as possible off the top of my head, I hope I have not missed any out, but it’s interesting to see the percentages and you can work out how effective the product is going to be at exfoliating the pores with salicylic acid or if it’s used just for it’s antibacterial benefits.

Please bear in mind that some of the below products have different hydroxy acids in them such as lactic acid or papain, to work in different ways on the skin and I have not listed all of the ingredients here only the Salicylic Acid content.

Dermalogica Skin Care Products that Use Salicylic Acid

What Do You Think to Salicylic Acid? Do You Think it Helps Acne? Tell Me What You Think By Commenting Below – Don’t Be Shy!!!!

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Have You Tried Dermalogica’s Age Smart Potent Lip Complex?

Have You Tried Dermalogica’s Age Smart Potent Lip Complex?
Dermalogica's Age Smart Lip Complex

Peptide-Packed Lip Product - Not Your Average Lip Balm

 

Dermalogica Age Smart Renewal Lip Complex

Dermalogica Age Smart Renewal Lip Complex to get moist juicy lips you need to do more than just use an everyday lip balm. Lips are fragile things, one day they can be nice, plump and juicy and the next dry, cracked and sore. 

In-fact not caring for your lips is a sure way to start getting those tell-tale feathering lip aging lines. Dehydration of the lips can cause them to shrivel up, dry out and crack (have you noticed the older you get the thinner you lips get?) 

Most people reach for their balm when this happens but some ingredients in certain products can cause more damage to your lips and make them even more drier and you end up in a never ending cycle of applying more balm to compensate (not realising that the balm causes them to dry out). 

Dermalogica suggest to avoid using lip products that contain artificial colours like Red D and C dyes, artificial fragrances, lanolin wax, Isopropyl Esters and Myristyl Lactate on the lip area to name a few. Any inflammation is a known precursor to the aging cycle so make sure you use a good quality lip product and check the ingredients. 

If this was not enough assault to our lips as we age and our lips dry out naturally (thanks to UV damage, pollution, cold weather and inflammation). Dermalogica have made the Age Smart Renewal Lip Complex to help smooth and condition the delicate lips fast. The active balm contain many moisturising natural plant oils that smooth your lips and help prevent and repair any damaging cracks. 

The balm itself is a very thick consistency and feels different to a gloss, the balm will actually condition your lips for around three to four hours and with regular use will make your lips really silky soft and smooth. 

 

You can use the renewal lip complex as a primer before applying your lipstick and it helps to reduce those dreaded contour lines, I find it best to use as a night time treatment for my lips and it’s recommended that you use the Age Smart Balm morning and night to get maximum results, apply it after applying your eye cream. 

Besides the conditioning oils dermalogica have added there polypeptide that acts as a sugar trap and binds sugar to the peptide stopping the breakdown of collagen and elastin in the lips (also known as glycation) and reducing fine lines, preventing the signs of aging. 

The Renewal Lip Complex also contains Palmitoyl Oligopeptide an ingredient that helps to restore the collagen in the lips and keeping them fuller for longer. Along with added vitamin E for it’s healing and hydrating properties and it’s help at fighting free radical damage, this dermalogica lip balm is amazing, you will really notice the difference with your lips, it’s the best lip product I have ever tried contains nothing harmful and smoothes uneven texture, another great addition to dermalogica’s Age Smart Line.

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Dermalogica Chroma White Tri Active Cleanser

Dermalogica’s Chroma White Cleanser Video - Tri-Active Cleanser

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http://www.digitalskincare.com.au Dermalogica Chroma White Tri-Active Cleanser is a fabulous cleanser at brightening and cleaning the skin. Check out my site for other dermalogica products.

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Vitamins For Skin Care – Why Do You Need Them and What They Do

Vitamins For Skin Care – Why Do You Need Them and What They Do

Vitamins in Dermalogica

Dermalogica Vitamins

You Need Topical Vitamins For Skin Health

Have you ever wondered why we need vitamins in skin care? I mean we can buy supplements of vitamins and they are in the food that we eat. Why should we be bothered in investing in good vitamins for your face? I am going to explain what vitamins do to help improve your skin, which vitamins to look out for and which dermalogica products have vitamins in them.

Why Do We Need Vitamins in Skin Care?

Vitamins are used in skin care products to help protect the skin from free radical damage, aging and environmental damage. But just any old vitamins will not do! Vitamins are complex, not only do you have to look at the type of vitamin used but also the percentage and if it is stable and can penetrate the skin, for example.

Vitamins also work better in groups rather than just individual vitamins in skin care, when choosing skin care with vitamins look for vitamins C and E together, not just E. Today many people take vitamin supplements for there health, this is great, however you cannot expect these vitamins what you take internally really help improve your skin. Vitamin supplements will always go to your body’s major organs first, and what is left (which would be hardly anything) will go to your skin that is why to maximise your skin’s health you need to apply topical vitamins.

When looking at vitamins in skin care not only do they have to be able to penetrate the skin, they must be stable enough so they do not lose there potency and effect. Vitamins are wonderful addition to skin care because they protect your skin against free radicals. Free radicals cause damage to your skin’s cells, allowing them to mutate and this sets off a chain reaction causing the cell to be broken down by the body and this causes the break down of your collagen (allowing wrinkles to form), breaking down your moisture and hydration (hylauronic acid content) and also reduces the elasticity in your skin. In fact free radicals cause damage to just about everything in the cell. Free radicals are caused mainly by smoking, pollution and UV rays.

Vitamins That Will Protect Your Skin Used in Dermalogica

You can see why vitamins in skincare are very important and every time you apply them you are getting instant relief to your skin. A fantastic dermalogica moisturiser which has losts of vitamins and antioxidants is Intensive Moisture Balance – it has vitamins A,C,E Ginko biloba, Grape Seed Extract, Super Oxide Dismutase and Green Tea, all of these ingredients are fantastic for premature aging. Super Oxide Diemutase is a naturally occuring substance in our bodies that prevents the free radical Super Oxide. This is one of the worst free radicals that cause premature aging in the skin – it’s great to know dermalogica use super oxide dismutase in Intensive Moisture Balance.

Sunscreens are also another way to gain extra protection by the inclusion of antioxidants in them such as dermalogica’s Extra Rich Face Block which not only has it’s UV Smart Booster Technology, but Two Collagen Regenerating Peptides, extra hydration from Hylauronic Acid and SPF30 protection – another product I think is fantastic.

Vitamins Can Be A Double-Edged Sword

It’s great how vitamins protect our skin from free radical damage, however not a lot of people realise that vitamins cannot protect our skin from free radicals forever, in fact after a vitamin has been attacked by a free radical for so long, it actually turns itself into a free radical! One way to helping to prevent this is look for vitamins that are together in a skin care product, let me explain…. Vitamin E is a great vitamin it’s very healing and hydrating for the skin, however after being attacked by free radicals (only 50 times) it oxidises and turns into a free radical itself. Scientists have discovered that by using vitamins E and C together this helps prevent this. Vitamin C recharges or boosts Vitamin E, preventing it from turning into a free radical – Amazing!

There are many vitamins to consider and what they do are unique so I am not going to go into them there in this post, just remember that you need to inlcude topical vitamins in your skin care routine to help prevent premature aging and protect your skin.

Agree? Disagree? Tell me your experiences of Using Vitamins in Your Skin Care, I would love to hear your views, please comment below. Show Me Your ALIVE!!!

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