A beautifully warm afternoon, a chilly night and a damp, rainy weekend. As desert temps fluctuate, indoor cooling/heating and the dry desert air equals dehydrated skin.
Dry skin accentuates fine lines and wrinkles, making it difficult to achieve a flawless makeup application. So, I have a few age-defying tricks up my sleeve as sort of a pre-emptive strike to help keep your skin looking absolutely radiant and healthy no matter what the weather forecast may bring:
· Hydrate from the inside out by drinking more water. Your weight divided by 2 is the minimum number of ounces you should have every day. Coffee or caffeinated drinks do not count. Green tea or decaf beverages do.
· Dry desert air is not our friend! Buy an inexpensive humidifier to use while you sleep. You will be surprised how it helps to keep your skin hydrated all day.
· Hot water dehydrates the skin. Avoid long, hot showers or baths and only use lukewarm water to cleanse your face. Oh, and NO shocking the skin with a cold water rinse. This has no benefit. Besides, it’s not 1945 and you aren’t Joan Crawford.
· Step away from the spinning, vibrating facial brushes and at-home microderm! Used too often, these aggressive cleansing techniques cause dryness, redness and broken capillaries. You should be able to gently, yet completely, cleanse your skin daily without a mechanical device. Try a light in-office peel like Papaya Enzyme Facial. Or an in-home Papaya Exfoliating Enzyme Scrub and Papaya Toner. Enzymes and hydrating lactic acid gently remove dead, dry skin cells and encourage cell turnover. Plus it smells like spring break - for a lot less moolah!
· We spend so much time taking care of the dry skin on our face we forget our lips. Dry, cracked lips are very aging. Pamper your lips with Vibran C Lip Tint in 2 new colors, Pomegranate and Pink Grapefruit. They give a hint of color and are packed with Vitamins C and E. Plus the SPF 15 protects your lips from the drying, aging effects of the sun!
As a final note, don’t forget to cleanse twice a day and wear your sunscreen everyday! Using a hydrating serum and moisturizer full of water binding ingredients, hydrators and great anti-agers like peptides is still an integral part of your skincare routine.
Dry skin accentuates fine lines and wrinkles, making it difficult to achieve a flawless makeup application. So, I have a few age-defying tricks up my sleeve as sort of a pre-emptive strike to help keep your skin looking absolutely radiant and healthy no matter what the weather forecast may bring:
· Hydrate from the inside out by drinking more water. Your weight divided by 2 is the minimum number of ounces you should have every day. Coffee or caffeinated drinks do not count. Green tea or decaf beverages do.
· Dry desert air is not our friend! Buy an inexpensive humidifier to use while you sleep. You will be surprised how it helps to keep your skin hydrated all day.
· Hot water dehydrates the skin. Avoid long, hot showers or baths and only use lukewarm water to cleanse your face. Oh, and NO shocking the skin with a cold water rinse. This has no benefit. Besides, it’s not 1945 and you aren’t Joan Crawford.
· Step away from the spinning, vibrating facial brushes and at-home microderm! Used too often, these aggressive cleansing techniques cause dryness, redness and broken capillaries. You should be able to gently, yet completely, cleanse your skin daily without a mechanical device. Try a light in-office peel like Papaya Enzyme Facial. Or an in-home Papaya Exfoliating Enzyme Scrub and Papaya Toner. Enzymes and hydrating lactic acid gently remove dead, dry skin cells and encourage cell turnover. Plus it smells like spring break - for a lot less moolah!
· We spend so much time taking care of the dry skin on our face we forget our lips. Dry, cracked lips are very aging. Pamper your lips with Vibran C Lip Tint in 2 new colors, Pomegranate and Pink Grapefruit. They give a hint of color and are packed with Vitamins C and E. Plus the SPF 15 protects your lips from the drying, aging effects of the sun!
As a final note, don’t forget to cleanse twice a day and wear your sunscreen everyday! Using a hydrating serum and moisturizer full of water binding ingredients, hydrators and great anti-agers like peptides is still an integral part of your skincare routine.
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