Post summer skin care

As the summer winds down and the seasons begin to change, so is your skin. The skin care regime you have been doing for the past few months, no longer applies. We have compiled a list of end of summer skin care tips to keep you moisturised and healthy heading into the winter.The main steps for your post-summer skin care clearly include hydration, protection and renewal. Continue to protect your skin with sun block while repairing what the summer months may have damaged by moisturising and exfoliating.

 • Keep wearing sunscreen: We hear a lot of negative stuff about the Sun- remember the sun is not the enemy in fact it is very good for you – just remember the sun plays a major role in prematurely ageing our skin. Unprotected skin exposed even only for 15/30 minutes daily adds up over the years. SPF within your makeup is not sufficient protection for an average day. It would require 7 times the normal amount of foundation to provide enough coverage, so it’s important to wear a separate moisturiser that offers SPF protection sunscreen that should be applied year round whenever you are going to be outside. Make sure it is a broad spectrum lotion to block UVA rays. UVA’s are most prevalent in the non-summer months and can be just as damaging as they travel deeper in to the skin causing collagen damage and skin cancer.

 • Exfoliate: You’ve been exposing your skin all summer and not just because of the extra sunlight exposure. Outdoor activities often lead to dull and rough skin patches, as well as dry, dead skin cells. By exfoliating and removing them, you are freeing up new, healthier skin to make an appearance. Exfoliating also improves absorption of moisturisers. Retexturing serum by Skinceutical is a revolutionary resurfacing and replenishing serum surpasses the results of a daily 20% glycolic acid treatment while simultaneously reinforcing the skin’s barrier for healthier, more radiant skin. Stimulates enzymes that help break the bonds that bind dead cells to the surface of the skin, to dramatically diminish surface lines and wrinkles

 • Moisturise: After drying out in the sun all summer it is important to put that moisture back in. The winter is a great time for your skin to recover and hydrate. Moisturisers should be different for your face and your body and should be used daily in the cooler months. A.G.E. interrupter moisturiser for mature skin is a treatment to help reverse erosion of elasticity and firmness caused by advanced glycation end products • Anti-Ageing Regime: Sun damage and dry skin can cause signs of ageing like wrinkles which are a major concern for men and women alike. Start up an anti-ageing regime that you stick to year round. SkinCeuticals antioxidants have been proven to improve the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, laxity, and hyper pigmentation by neutralising free radicals and stimulating collagen production.

 • Repair Sun Damaged Skin: Freckles, sunburn, darker age spots and blotchiness are all common forms of skin damage. Focus on evening out your skin tone and treating these problem areas with spot treatment products. Professional grade glycolic acid creams and lotions are the most powerful non-prescription skin care products to get rid of hyper-pigmentation. Retinol products help stimulate cell regeneration and build collagen to diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and age spots from both photo- and intrinsic aging. Retinol 0.5 contains 0.5% pure retinol .Skinceutical Advanced pigment corrector-2013 Allure Best of Beauty Breakthrough Award Winner! Daily multi-layer treatment to reduce stubborn discoloration and prevent reoccurrence. Advanced Pigment Corrector is clinically proven and tested on all ethnicities to help correct and prevent unwanted pigmentation. Helps reduce appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, age spots, and uneven tone.

SkinCeuticals corrective products combine anti-ageing, lightening, and exfoliating ingredients to help rehabilitate the skin, restoring a healthier and more youthful appearance.

Skinceutical's latest addition is receiving rave reviews -Resveratrol B E This is your night time antioxidant concentrate helps repair and prevent accumulated damage. With age and ongoing aggression, skin accumulates excessive free radical damage and loses its efficiency to effectively repair at night. This compounded effect leads to accelerated signs of damage such of loss of radiance, elasticity, and density.

 Treatment options to correct sun damage include: 

1. Skinceutical Pigment Balancing Peel -Targeting hyper pigmentation to improve photo damaged skin, melasma, and acne-related discoloration, Pigment Balancing Peel combines brightening and anti-inflammatory agents with a peeling solution. 
2. Skinceutical Micropeel systems which are a progressive rather than aggressive approach using pharmaceutical grade ingredients for maximum efficancy, to treat advanced signs of photo aging, wrinkles, dullness, and/or skin that has tolerated Micro peel 20 Solution. 
3. Microdermabrasion; Microdermabrasion is a safe, non surgical resurfacing procedure ideal for both male and females and for all skin types. Can be combined with peels, LED Light therapy which improves skin quality, smoothness, tone, lines and wrinkles. 
4. New Life Facial; Micro current technology is one of the hottest innovations in the anti-aging industry and is used in top spas and medical offices to perform facial sculpting - tightening, toning, and firming of ageing skin. 
5. Beyond Botox Facial; helps activate cellular repair, fight oxidation, restore hydration, promote exfoliation, decrease inflammation and increase photo protection.

Call reception for details on all facials options, or book a free consultation with one of our Skin experts.