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Summer DOs and DON’Ts
Summer’s in full swing. It’s a great season for being outdoors, swimming, and enjoying some free time with friends and family. However, summer weather can be harsh on your skin. There are some easy tips to keeping your skin radiant even during the harshest of summer days. Changing your skin care regime each season is a good idea, especially if you live in climates with vastly different seasons. Here are some summer dos and don’ts to keep yourself looking beautiful:Sun Protection. Every summ
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Top 10 DOs and DON’Ts of Skin Care
Top 10 “DOs” of Skin CareDO follow our www.BeautifiedYou.com rules to Renew, Replenish, and Rejuvenate your skin.DO wash your face daily with a non-soap cleanser designed to remove impurities and excess oil without stripping the skin of its natural protective barrier. Even better, use a cleanser with glycolic acid to help gently exfoliate.DO moisturize your skin, especially if you have dry skin. Dry skin encourages excess sebum (oil) production and can cause acne.DO wear protective sunscreen w
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Cosmeceuticals to the Rescue
Overwhelmed by the sheer number and complexity of skin care products? Our simple skincare regimen can help develop brighter, younger looking skin in record time! Here’s how:Three easy steps can eliminate the guesswork and carve a path to fabulous skin at any age:Step 1 AM/PM: CLEANSE – Wash your face twice a day with one of our cleansers – something soothing, exfoliating, or specifically designed for a condition such as acne – to gently detoxify and hydrate sun damaged skin. Some of our fav
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Sunblock Spells Safe Skin
Did you know that your skin is this largest organ in your body? And therefore the most vulnerable? Which is all the more reason to treat it with kid gloves, so to speak.When choosing a sunscreen, first look for the words “protects against both UVA and UVB rays.” Next consider the types: there are two, physical blockers and ones that are chemically-based. Physical blockers are reflective (cause a rebound or bouncing-off effect) and refractive (causing light rays to change direction) – zinc and t
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Sunblock – Redefining Sun Protection
Sunscreens are an area of confusion and marketing hype. What Sun Protective Factor (SPF) is best for me? For my child? Is a 70 SPF better than a 30? Is it micro-technology or nano-technology? Is this one waterproof? Is it broad spectrum? There are so many issues, so many types. The Skin Cancer Foundation Seal of Recommendation has been granted to over 800 products.This kind of confusion even finds its way into my house. One day, many years ago, one of my young sons and I were going fishing. Mom
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