the basics TWICE a day: Gentle cleanser (irritating and drying products hurt the skin’s ability to heal, stimulate oil production, and increase acne-causing bacteria in the skin) Recommended cleansers: Clean & Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser, Sensitive Skin; Neutrogena One Step Gentle Cleanser; Jan Marini Bioglycolic Bioclean; Paula’s Choice One Step Face Cleanser for Normal to […]

Dry skin does show improvement and feels vastly better when a well-formulated moistur­izer and gentle cleansing products are used, and dry air is kept off the skin. Here are some practical recommendations for helping your skin never have a dry day again: • If you can add a humidifier in your home, bedroom, or workplace, […]

Wouldn’t it be great for those with dry skin if j ust drinking eight or more glasses of water a day could prevent or change dry skin? Drinking water is definitely important for the health of the body but that doesn’t translate to getting rid of dry skin. If drinking water were all it took […]

While companies love to boast about how much water their products can put in your skin, it turns out that may not be a good thing because too much water is particularly hard on dry skin. Overhydration can indeed be a problem, and products that brag about increasing water content in skin cells by 180% […]

Ironically, dry skin does not seem to be about a lack of moisture. The studies that have compared the water content of dry skin to normal or oily skin don’t seem to find a statisti­cally significant difference in moisture content between them (Source: Journal of Cosmetic Chemistry, September/October 1993, page 249). As mentioned in the […]

To prevent or eliminate dry skin, the goal is to maintain the health of the skin’s inter­cellular matrix. Moisture loss is definitely a symptom of dry skin, but simply giving the skin moisture won’t repair the intercellular matrix because no matter how much water you give it there is no way for it to stay […]

the basics Twice a day: Gentle cleanser Recommended cleansers: The Body Shop Aloe Calming Facial Cleanser, for Sensitive Skin; Kiehl’s Ultra Moisturizing Cleansing Cream; Paula’s Choice Skin Recovery Cleanser for Normal to Very Dry Skin; CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser; DHC Cleansing Milk. NIGHTTIME: Makeup remover Recommended makeup removers: Mary Kay Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover; Paula’s Choice […]

Diligent and consistent use of sunscreen with the UVA-protecting ingredients of avoben- zone (buytl methoxydibenzyl methane), Tinosorb, Mexoryl SX (ecamsule), titanium dioxide, or zinc oxide, is the first line of defense when tackling skin discolorations. Many research­ers feel that 2% to 4% hydroquinone lotions can be more effective when combined with Retin-A or Renova, and […]

Fractional photothermolysis (Fraxel) is a recent development in laser technology. It was approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of dyspigmentation in 2005. Fraxel works by causing thermal damage to microscopic zones of the epidermis and dermis. With a single Fraxel treatment, an estimated 15% to 20% of the skin […]