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"The most important cleansing skin care tip is to rinse well!  After washing your skin, make sure you thoroughly rinse off all of the cleanser.  If any is left on your skin, it may continue to cleanse, which causes dryness and irritation.

DID YOU KNOW tap water alone will only remove around 65% of the dirt and oil on your skin.  That’s why skin cleansers were created.  They work as agents to remove dirt, excess natural skin oils, bacteria, cosmetics, and exfoliated surface skin cells.  To get the most out of your cleanser, choose one that’s appropriate for your skin type like oily, dry, or normal.

Cleansing Skin Care Tip #1 – Sensitive Skin

Cleanse with gentle, milky, water-soluble lotions, and tepid water.  Avoid gels or soaps that contain drying alcohol, preservatives, or strong-acting acids.  Avoid exfoliating scrubs or astringents, which can cause inflammation.

Cleansing Skin Care Tip #2 – Dry Skin

Use a cleansing cream that contains non-detergent and rinses off easily.  Use hard-milled cleansing bars and gentle face cleansers for drier skin, or try a liquid cleanser with a cleansing sheet that won’t strip away essential oils on the skin.  Stay away from hot water – it makes your skin lose moisture.

Cleansing Skin Care Tip #3 – Oily Skin

Use a gentle, foaming facial wash to remove dirt and oil without stripping away the fats that are needed to maintain moisture.  Oily skin types should avoid wax-based cleansers, which can clog oil-prone pores.

Cleansing Skin Care Tip #4 – Combination Skin

Use a foaming facial wash in the mornings to keep oily areas clean.  In the evening, use a cream cleanser to soothe dry areas.  Indulge in a regular clay-based masque to help an oil-prone nose, chin, and forehead area while a cream or gel masque will moisture dry areas of the face.

Cleansing Skin Care Tip #5 – Normal Skin

Experiment with various liquid and soap gels to cleansing sheets.  Choose a mild cleanser or gel cleanser and rinse with tepid water.  Soap usually works well for the hands.  Mild cleansers should be used even if you have normal skin.  Use it on folds and genital areas.

Conclusion

Why is cleansing skin care important?  The best cleansers are non-irritating, safe for sensitive skin, and won’t clog pores or cause acne.  Your skin’s surface becomes clogged with debris, sweat, air pollution, excess oil, and bacteria.  If you cleanse your skin with regular soap (they are made from fats, oils, and salt) and your skin is sensitive, the soap can plug hair follicles, leaving your skin dry and flaky.  As soaps can excessively degrease the surface of the skin, it can also increase bacteria, leading to cellular damage."

Did you know? Preferred Skin Solutions was the FIRST IN TULSA to include LED LIGHT IN FACIAL TREATMENTS. 

Photorejuvenation (infrared light therapy) for your skin which can control the visible signs of aging, including brown spots and hyperpigmentation, and help you look years younger without invasive surgical procedures. Dramatic tightening of skin, smoothing of wrinkles and rough spots, disappearing blemishes, softening of redness, and shrinking of pore size can be achieved with this natural light treatment. Infrared LED light stimulates your skin to produce collagen and elastin. Photorejuvenation, stimulates fibroblast cell activity in the skin, which increases the production of collagen and elastin--the proteins responsible for your skin's tone and elasticity. The effects of infrared LED light therapy on the skin and body have been reported in over 2000 scientific reports and documents. 

Skin conditions improved by LED light therapy: 

Tired, aging skin: Softening of lines, folds and wrinkles, healthier circulation, increased moisture and radiance, accelerated skin repair, toned and youthful skin surface, improved elasticity and skin texture. 

Hyperpigmentation -- Age spots, freckles, uneven pigmentation due to sun exposure, etc: Most cases of skin hyperpigmentation even out over time from the use of infrared LED light therapy. 

Acne and blemishes: Infrared LED light can assist in the repair of acne and blemishes because it stimulates the skin's natural healing process.

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1. Analysis by a trained professional

A university study shows that more than 60 percent of people define their skin types and home care incorrectly. A skin care professional is trained in skin analysis and in providing this information to you correctly.

2. Professional extraction, when needed

Acne and breakouts can be spread, and scarring caused, by picking. A professional is trained to perform this service when needed in the least invasive, though effective manner. The skin is prepped with products that ease the procedure, and then the professional performs the extraction safely, with great results.

3. Deep cleansing of the skin by a professional

Cleansing the skin of dirt, debris and environmental factors can allow your skin to maintain a healthy balance and enhance its ability to fight off disease and aging. It can also enable the skin to better utilize the products that you apply for nourishment, protection and exfoliation.

4. Deeper penetration of products through the benefits of professional facial massage

Professional facial massage techniques warm the skin, thus opening the pores to allow deeper penetration of products.

Warmth resulting from professional facial massage also dilates the vascular system, encouraging it to bring nutrients and moisture to the deeper layers of the skin and to remove toxins produced during normal metabolism. This stimulation also brings a healthy glow to the skin that only a professional facial massage can produce.

5. Professional recommendation

Skin care professionals are trained to recommend appropriate professional services that will meet your treatment needs. The professional can also recommend the correct home care program to enable you to meet your goals for your skin.

6. Professional products

The treatment-level products used by your skin care professional produce enhanced results in your treatment. Also, the professional-level home care product recommended by your skin care specialist will maintain and improve the condition of your skin between services.

You will be educated on the benefits of each treatment, on the benefits of home care products and on how to use them correctly for achieving your skin care goals.

7. Pampering by the professional

Facial professionals can de-stress even the tensest person, leaving him or her relaxed and rejuvenated after the treatment. An added and highly recommended bonus to the facial treatment!

No matter what flowers, dress or venue she's chosen, every bride wants a beautiful face on her wedding day. A good skin-care regimen, plus a few special services along the way, can help ensure glowing wedding-day skin.

One month before

Start a regimen  Having a good, basic skin-care regimen is key to looking great on the big day.  Four weeks before the wedding, make sure you cleanse twice a day, exfoliate once a week and moisturize twice a day with a product containing hyaluronic acid. It may also be a good idea to add a mask (clay for oily skin and hydrating for dry skin) to the regimen. An esthetician can provide tips and tricks for your specific skin issues.

Three weeks before

Eat omega-3s  Continue your regular skin-care regimen, and start paying attention to what you eat.  Adding omega-3s, such as those found in fish, to your diet can help improve skin from the inside out. This is also a good time to get a trial waxing done — if you haven't done one before — as well as testing out Botox or other fillers if you plan on using them.

Two weeks before

Try a tan  In addition to keeping up with your regular routine, schedule a trial airbrush tanning appointment.  Choose a light to medium shade; going too dark will make you look orange.

One week before

Get a facial  Get an oxygenating facial, and be sure not to pick or squeeze anything on your face. Start using a lip plumper with hyaluronic acid to diminish fine lines around the mouth. One or two days before, exfoliate your whole body (or get a body scrub at the spa) and do a final airbrush tan.

The wedding day

Final touches  Follow your normal skin-care routine of cleansing and moisturizing, but don't exfoliate; it could take some of the airbrush tan off of your face.  For makeup, wear a primer under your foundation. It will keep the foundation on and fill in any lines and wrinkles. Also, wear an eye-shadow base to keep the shadow from creasing. Finally, don't forget to pack a touch-up makeup bag with powder, bronzer, lipstick, lip gloss and any other essential elements to keep you looking your best all day.

By Erika Enigk GateHouse News Service

Skin Deep

Flawless skin is a thing of beauty. We coddle it, we nourish it, we try to improve it. Yet, we regularly dis it as "only" skin, misunderstood and undervalued. It's a shame. Man has never made anything better as sensor, shield, and communicator.

Skin is the great protector. Its outer layer, the epidermis, is thinner than Saran Wrap; it is stain-resistant and waterproof. Tightly woven epidermal cells form a sturdy barrier to hold moisture in as well as keep unwanted water out. On the surface, dead, compacted, and sloughing cells add toughness, a kind of see-through coat of armor. With a cleverness the military would envy, the epidermis brims with stem cells ready to spin out reinforcements as needed, and pigment-producing melanocytes to deflect skin's No. 1 enemy--the sun. Its rays are especially damning to the skin's middle layer, the dermis.

Ah, the dermis. Suffused with collagen, the dermis brings firmness--and when collagen is broken down, wrinkles and sags. A layer of subcutaneous fat lies below, softening skin texture. Lacing through the skin are blood vessels, hair follicles, sweat and oil-producing glands, all bathed in a plasma soup of chemical messengers, hormones, and roaming white blood cells. Amid all this, abundant neural connections run to and from the brain and other organs. But finely tuned sensory nerve endings scan and process our surroundings: We caress softly the rose petal but recoil from the pain of its nearby thorns.

Indeed, the skin is a powerful interface between the mind, the body, and the external world. The emerging concept of a neuro-immuno-cutaneous-endocrine network recognizes the skin as an almost independent, untamable intelligence. Think of the blush that inadvertently reveals the mind's secrets. The goose bumps that warn when something is amiss. Or the crawling skin that shows your fear. The skin also has a rich life as an endocrine organ, manufacturing hormones like vitamin D for the rest of the body, and steroids and thyroid hormone for its own use. Though it's not always clear why, the skin makes many of the neurotransmitters and hormones found in the brain.

Critical outpost. This mind-skin interchange is more than meets the eye. For example, the brain can mysteriously make you itch, without an external cause to scratch or swat. And emotional stress can interfere with the protective functions of the epidermis or can activate immune or inflammatory reactions deeper within. The skin is also a critical outpost of the immune system, laden with specialized white cells that gobble up invading microbes and trigger a bodywide immunologic response. So effective is the skin in this way that researchers are challenging the age-old practice of vaccinating people with a needle directly into muscle--which lacks this immunologic power--proposing instead a far less painful prick of the skin, more akin to a tuberculosis test. It seems to do the job as well or better--at a fraction of the dose.

Skin is gender-sensitive as well. Though men and women have similar skin, some sex differences leave women at a distinct disadvantage. Perhaps in an evolutionary throwback to a time when women nested while their hunter-gatherer men braved the outdoors, women's skin is less prepared to brace the elements, being thinner than men's and less oily. Since thinner, drier skin is more prone to damage from the sun or the smoke of cigarettes, women so exposed are more apt to wrinkle. Women also sweat less than men do and are thus more likely to suffer heat stroke. Indeed, the frilly parasols of heavily clad Victorian ladies did double duty by imparting a cooling shade as well as sun relief.

Sex hormones shape skin, too. Estrogen increases collagen and skin moisture and promotes wound healing, while testosterone stimulates oil production and facial hair. Men enjoy both hormones, since skin is able to convert testosterone to estrogen. Women, too, benefit from both, since ovaries produce a small amount of testosterone. Until menopause, that is, when loss of sex hormones accentuates the crow's feet. Estrogen-deprived skin thins, loses collagen, and slows down its cell renewal. Hormone replacement softens the blow, but occasional risks can outweigh benefits.

Some bemoan the lack of skin research in studies of menopause. Wulf Utian, head of the North American Menopause Society, thinks that's because skin problems are not seen as life threatening, "forgetting, of course, the quality-of-life issues." That may change as the importance to our well-being of this largest of all organs gets under more people's skin.

This story appeared in the November 14, 2005 print edition of U.S. News&World; Report.

Acne is a skin condition considered so prevalent that skin doctors will frequently cite this as the one skin-associated trouble everybody will contend with no less than on one occasion in their lives. You can find likewise a great number of face care products which were designed to help alleviate problems with or clear up the issue. Acne products are fairly typical and aren't too difficult to get. There are more than a few situations when a person chooses an over-the-counter remedy only to see that it not only fails to clear things up, but also brings on unwanted effects that made the problem more serious. Nearly all men and women don't understand that, as frequent an affliction as acne can be, it is also one thing health-related science appreciates little about.

The specific causes of acne are not known, which may be challenging for several who will be seeking a generally useful acne treatment. One prevalent idea is that the skin's pores are impeded by excessive natural oils or environmental toxic irritants. These obstructions undergo a complex process which at some point ends up with acne. This has yet to be tested, and research is out there suggesting that bacteria normally found on the skin might be a much more likely root cause. Various other ideas consist of a quirk in our development, hormone imbalance, worry, and deficiency in certain vitamins and minerals. Clearly, the deficit of a root cause to fight has created a predicament in which several acne products merely alleviate the signs and symptoms of the trouble as opposed to absolutely healing it.

Acne is furthermore not even close to universal in the way it exhibits. Beauty products dealing with one type of acne will almost never be useful on another. One variety, Acne Vulgaris, is especially prevalent and can range from minor to extreme, determined by the situation. In its weakest state, it can show itself being whiteheads and blackheads, but may furthermore appear as pustules. Quite a few over-the-counter acne products present people with possibilities for managing this. If the situation gets serious, sufferers are encouraged to talk to dermatologists to get an acne treatment that will focus on abnormal growths.

Another major kind of acne, Acne Rosacea, could look virtually identical to Acne Vulgaris. Nevertheless, the two must not been seen as exactly the same thing, acne products just for this should not be useful for acne vulgar. Rosacea is largely a red rash that's restricted in breadth, normally all over the face, nose forehead and chin. Skin spots, zits and protrusions may come with these types of rashes, as well as visibility of the blood vessels below. An acne treatment just for Rosacea is widely different from those meant for other forms of acne, and individuals are recommended to check with a skin therapist of dermatologists rather than attempting to self-medicate.

The truth is that the marketplace for a good acne treatment provides so many diverse products since none of these are a universal remedy to the trouble. Numerous circumstances of acne need different acne products and the severity of the trouble and tenderness of skin necessarily mean even more versions. This has mad acne a really tough concern to actually handle without some learning from mistakes, which could be aggravating for some people Bottom line is you should not simply begin any type of skin care program without doing lots of research.

If you have tried it all contact a skin therapist or dermatologist for a consultation help.

| Author: testpass1Bill Cousy | Posted in Wellness

Sometimes when I see a business say "by appt only" I think to myself, why? Why aren't they just open for walk in appts? What is this by appt only business anyways? At PSS we have a good reason behind our appt only policy and it is YOU! This guarantees you will walk in to a calm, quiet environment, where you are greeted by name and with a smile. You are given time to sit for a moment and relax before you are shown to the treatment room that has already been prepared for YOU to lay back and let go of the day's worries. Our no-rush policy ensures you can enjoy your time with your therapist's 100% attention on YOU. We book our appts with enough time in between that you therapist does not rush to get your treatment over before the next appt. Once your treatment is complete you are given as much time as you need to freshen up and for some of our clients time to wake up :) So don't be discouraged if you call our number and no one answers during business hours, we are probably with a client giving them our full attention. It's YOU time all the time at PSS :)

According to research review in MedEsthetics magazine this month: Clairsonic has administered two pilot studies testing the use of the Clairsonic on patients with Rosacea. There were 14 subjects in all who used the sensitive brush head of the Clairsonic to cleanse one minute each day for eight weeks. Using photos and noninvasive measurements taken every two week it was found the Clairsonic was gentle enough for use on the skin of those with Rosacea