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Chem­i­cal peels are one of the most pop­u­lar treat­ments that are sought after today. But they can sound scary, espe­cial­ly when you real­ize that acids are being used to exfo­li­ate the skin. So why do peo­ple use them? Are they ben­e­fi­cial for every­one? To help with those who may have some doubts and ques­tions about peels, I will explain why chem­i­cal peel­ing is not only safe, but there is a chem­i­cal peel that is right for every­one no mat­ter what skin type or condition.

The active ingre­di­ents in sun­screens are among the few ingre­di­ents in skin care prod­ucts reg­u­lat­ed by the FDA, but sun­screens are not required to be test­ed for use around the eyes.

High Fre­quen­cy is a pop­u­lar skin­care tech­nique that is used to treat a vari­ety of con­di­tions, includ­ing acne man­age­ment, enlarged pores, fine lines and wrin­kles and puffy or dark eyes.

To ful­ly under­stand the con­cept of high fre­quen­cy, it is help­ful to learn about the sci­ence behind its cre­ation and the ben­e­fits it has when used on your skin.

Have you recent­ly pur­chased new skin care prod­ucts, but they aren’t liv­ing up to your full expec­ta­tions? Here are some quick and easy tips to make sure your prod­ucts are being used most effectively.

Micro-needling is the use of tiny nee­dles that cre­ate micro chan­nels in the skin. These ​“micro-injuries” trig­ger your body’s heal­ing response pro­duc­ing col­la­gen and elastin to strength­en the under­ly­ing struc­ture. At the same time, this allows serums to pen­e­trate the skin for bet­ter results.

Exfo­li­a­tion involves the removal of dead skin cells on the skin’s out­er­most sur­face. Skin cells renew approx­i­mate­ly every 30 days. If the old cells build up, the appear­ance of skin can be dull, flat and prone to blem­ish­es. The removal of these cells will make your skin appear brighter and youth­ful. In addi­tion, exfo­li­a­tion will improve the pen­e­tra­tion of skin care prod­ucts. In the win­ter months, exfo­li­a­tion is espe­cial­ly impor­tant since skin is dri­er and there is less humid­i­ty in the atmosphere.

Don’t let the tell­tale signs of aging get you down. Fol­low this info­graph­ic and learn to care for your skin so you can age grace­ful­ly at every stage of your life.

A lot of patients ask if they should take a ​“sum­mer break” from their skin­care rou­tine due to the increased sun expo­sure from out­door activ­i­ties. While this is a great time to break from a lot of your habits, skin­care is not one of them. Read our 4 sum­mer skin tips to keep your skin look­ing its best this summer.

Under­stand­ing skin­care can be over­whelm­ing for many. With social media, mag­a­zine ads and skin­care blogs, we are con­stant­ly pre­sent­ed with images of skin­care prod­ucts. These days, even our friends are sell­ing var­i­ous skin­care prod­ucts on social media or at pri­vate par­ties. How do you decide which prod­uct or skin­care line real­ly works and what will be best for you? After all, skin care is not ​“one size fits all”. The job of an Estheti­cian is to be high­ly knowl­edge­able and to pro­vide you with prop­er guid­ance dur­ing a consultation!

Are you using retinol or retinoic acid in your night time skin care rou­tine? Once you start, you will nev­er go with­out them!