Home Skin Care Treatments : Retin-A & Renova Skin Care Products
Retin-A and Renova are good for breaking down dead skin cells. Learn about skin care treatments for mature skin with free video tips from alicensed medical aesthetician. Expert: Mary Elizabeth Thinnes Bio: Mary Elizabeth Thinnes has been a licensed medical aesthetician for the past six years. She is medical board certified with the federal academy of medical aesthetics. Filmmaker: Dustin Daniels
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Skin Care Routine: Makeup Removal
How I take my makeup off every night. (if i wore makeup that day) Products used: Baby wipes (any makeup wipes work fine, I just prefer baby wipes because you get more in the pack) Simple Soothing Facial Toner (on cotton balls) Neutrogena Visibly Clear Spot Stress Control Foam Wash (then I pat my face dry rather than rubbing it dry) Simple Pore Minimizing Toner (with cotton balls around my nose and tops of cheeks) Simple Soothing Eye Balm Simple Hydrating Moisturizer
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Anti-aging Skin Care- Seven Steps to Reducing Wrinkles and Preventing Saggy Skin
Are you wondering which are the best anti aging treatments and ways to rejuvenate your skin?
What can be done about existing lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin? Traditionally the only solutions available have been painful and expensive cosmetic surgeries, toxin injections, and harsh chemical peels. Each of which has a long list of potentially dangerous side effects.
Recent scientific breakthroughs have allowed for the development of more gentle cosmetic products that can reduce saggy skin as well as facial lines and wrinkles without the risks involved with other more traditional procedures. Probably you are confused with all the different ingredients that we can find in anti aging skin care products, and with so many choices, we don’t even know where to start.
Aging is related to accumulation of damage at the cellular level. Offenders include environment, free radicals, and chemicals. The best way to deal with aging skin is to ensure that you take a proactive approach to skin care and follow a few simple steps to help prevent the early onset of aging and keep your skin hydrated and moisturised.
STEP 1. Use A Preservative Free Paraben Free Skin Care System
The major key in reducing aging skin and restoring youthful lustre is to avoid preservatives in your skin care products. Preservatives, methylparaben in particular, have been shown to increase the damage to skin caused by UV light, thus increasing the aging of skin.
If you want to prevent aging of your skin you really need to be aware of what you are putting on your skin. While many companies claim their products are “all natural” and of the “finest quality,” a close look at the ingredients reveals they contain toxic synthetic preservatives, ‘suspected’ carcinogens, drying alcohols, and synthetic fragrances and dyes. So make an educated decision to use products that contain absolutely no preservatives. A good book to refer to is “The Truth About Cosmetics…And Some Natural Alternatives” by Haru Naito.
Until recently, most skin care products around the world have contained preservatives that promote skin aging. However, new skin care technology has developed and there are now a few unique skin care ranges on the market that have eliminated preservatives with the goal to support the skin’s state of wellness and protect the skin from premature aging. (www.revolutionaryskincare.info).
In fact a world’s first water-based skincare line has been recently released in Japan, Australia and the US which uses a revolutionary patented water filtration system where fungus and bacteria cannot grow thus eliminating the need for any preservatives. You can receive a free report and skin care brochure at www.preservativefreeskincare.info
STEP 2. Keep Your Skin Clean
Cleanse your skin with a gentle exfoliating cleanser. Make sure you do not leave on make up or allow residue to build up on your skin. This will lead to increased stress on your skin and can cause pores to clog and become infected.
The key here is not to rub, scrape, or be overly abrasive in the process. You will require a gentle cleanser that contains a fine abrasive to get into your skin pores and remove bacteria and soil.
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STEP 3. Keep Your Skin Properly Hydrated.
Hydrating aging skin and helping it to retain moisture are the keys to reducing and preventing wrinkles. Water provides hydration to our skin. So you require a skin care line that can provide water to your skin cells and plump them up like a grape rather than shrivelled up and dry like a sultana. Look at the hydration rates of the skin care product you are using and the clinical proven results. Also many skin care products use carriers to take the moisturising ingredients into the cells. You need to ensure that no carrier chemicals are used which can be absorbed into your circulation and can cause serious health issues.
STEP 4. Nourish your skin with healthy ingredients
Nourishing the skin with the proper ingredients is also important.
Use skin care that delivers only healthy nutrients that can protect your skin from premature aging, stress and dryness. Many plants in the world have long been recognized for their therapeutic health benefits. Just make sure the ingredients are natural plant foods or certified organic ingredients. Today many scientific studies demonstrate the numerous benefits of using specific botanicals that provide nourishing properties that assist your body in renewing healthy moisture enhanced skin tissues. This is the foundation of a preservative free skincare product line.
STEP 5. Use A Wrinkle Cream That Is Proven To Work
Wrinkles and spots are normally too deep to be effected by skin care products, but not now with the recent advancement in skin care technology skin cells can be corrected from damage done and create new healthy skin cells.
An anti-wrinkle cream lessens the appearance of your wrinkles, depending on how often you use it, the type and amount of active ingredient in the wrinkle cream and the extent of the wrinkles you want to treat.
Do they work? Consider these points when judging the merits of using a wrinkle cream: Ensure the skin care system you use has been subjected to research and clinical trials to prove their benefit. You’ll likely need to use the wrinkle cream once or twice a day for many weeks before noticing improvements. Remembering that skin cells rejuvenate every 28 days.
STEP 6. Support your skin’s health and prevent premature aging with good quality supplements.
ANTIOXIDANTS
Oxidative stress is the principle cause of aging and premature death. By controlling free radicals, anti-oxidants influence how fast and how well we age. It is virtually impossible to get optimal amount of antioxidants from foods alone. So invest in a good quality antioxidant.
PHYTOSTEROLS
Scientists can tell how old you are physiologically based on the amount of DHEA (primary hormone of the body) in your blood. Levels peak at age 25 years and then decline. Most researchers agree to retard aging DHEA levels must be maintained. In our modern diet our daily intake of hormone modulator is severely depleted. A Phyto Hormone supplement provides your body naturally with the building blocks to maintain and enhance normal hormone production. It will support efficient fat burning, help you look younger, feel younger and potentially live longer.
GLYCONUTRIENTS
Science has now established that certain natural plant sugars are vital for maintaining good health. Glyconutrients play a vital role in disease prevention and immune system restoration. Supplementation with a blend of glyconutrients have been shown to improve the immune system and improve the antioxidant level inside cells. In addition research shows that glyconutrients help with reversing 8 of the biological signs of aging. A good reason to start supplementing your diet with these nutrients.
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS
Make sure you get a good blend of essential fatty acids in your diet. Supplementation with essential fatty acids supports your skin to become softer and smoother. They are necessary to make cells membranes and for many of the important hormones and other chemical messengers that tell your body what to do.
So supplementation with a combination of these nutrients is required for you are wanting to reduce the signs of aging and support your skins health from inside as well as outside.
STEP 7. ADEQUATE REST
Make sure you get enough rest, so that your skin has time to repair itself.
We all know that aging skin can be problematic and sometimes even downright scary. By following the tips listed above and carefully selecting your skin care products, you’ll be one step ahead in the battle against aging skin. We all get old but we don’t have to look that way!
The bottom line is to know the science and ingredients behind the products you use, look at the clinical trials, ensure the company is ethical and practices good manufacturing practices and then stick to doing business with one that has a solid reputation for delivering results. There are countless products on the market but only a handful that are based on legitimate science. These are the ones to add to your daily skin care regiment.
So in summary your Skin Care wish list should include:
1. Preservative Free
2. Anti- Aging
3. Fragrance Free
4. Colorant Free
5. Allergy Tested
6. Suits All Skin Types
7. Non- Comedogenic (not clogging, won’t aggravate acne)
8. No Animal Testing
9. Opthamologist Tested
10. Visible Real Results
Too much in one skin care line. Do your research and you will find that there are limited skin care products that provide all these benefits.
I have outlined a few tips but cannot cover everything for more information be sure to access my free Anti-Aging report by clicking on the link in the author box.
What’s the best way to take care of your skin when it comes to shaving?
keep it wet whith shaving cream at least 5 minutes before shaving………..change shaving clreams periodically.None. I have tried everything. Shaving sucks!I am a gurl, but this might help?
i usually put mineral oil on afterwards to prevent burns….Invest in a good shaver and blade!**be careful about nicking yourself
**Use shaving Cream
**Keep your skin washed
**Keep your skin moisturized.Start with a clean face! Use a soap that is ph balanced. ph ( the level of alkalinity that matches your skin). Use warm shave soap. A good razor (gillette sensor). Rinse with cool water. Do not use after-shave products with alcohol in them. Alcohol dries your skin.
Good luck and happy hair removal.I use to work for Clinique and I use to help a lot of men in this area. Also, my husband is in the Navy and shaves on a a daily basis.
Believe it or not the woman’s Gillette Brand.. In the Blue Bottle, Ocean Breeze is great for men, It is moisturizing and you can get a clean shave.
The key is to use a sharp blade, massage, press softly and HEAT!
The heat will open up pores making the hair soft.
It gets expensive but I would use your blade twice and get another blade. This is up to you…
Between Shaves Exfoliate with a gentle facial scrub… Nothing High costs… Use the womans generic it will work fine. Use it in the shower…. This pulls away the dead skin needless to say it will give you a closer shave…
Shave AFTER a Hot Shower ! Massage Massage Massage.. It will losen tense muscles getting a closer shave….
MOISTURIZE between shaves… This I would invest a little more money… You get only one face in life Sorry. LOL. Not only will it help keep your face smooth and nick free it will also help with the aging lines…. Trying to shave dry skin will cause more razor burn.
I understand you want to get this done quick but, without the heat, massage, sharp blades, clean skin…. It’ll be rough.
SHAVING SUCKS
Good Luck!best way to shave:
1. soak a small wash cloth in hot water then (after it’s cooled a little) wrap it around your face. This will open up your pores.
2. forget shaving cream, use regular lotion like St. Ives but try and stay away from the blue tin can nivea type of thick heavy lotions they tend to make a mess.Start by taking care from the inside of your body, particularly regarding your skin. Shelled sunflower seeds are fantastic. One teaspoon a day, chewed well.The best advice is to shave immediately after getting out of the hot shower before drying off. The ten minutes plus you spend in the shower completely softens up your beard and skin.
If you jump out of the shower and go shave while your face is still wet and warm, you’ll find that shaving will be 20 times easier and it will come right off without razor burn or irritation, even if shaving against the grain. This will work better than the hot waschloth method, which won’t have time to completely soften up your beard and face.
The more expensive shaving gels are also definitely superior to the cheap shaving creams, btw. Also use a triple blade or quadruple blade razor, not cheap disposables.
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@nakhrojatti30 go to your doctor
can anyone tell me where i could find Retin-A & Renova plzzzz i really need it plz help me !!!
Nice job on the video looks good. When you have time come visit my channel!
I used this for about 2 weeks on my foreskin just to iron out all the winkles and it really worked my girlfriend says she can feel the difference…
estheticians sometime no more about skincare then some dermatologist. I have had clients come to me after going to dermatologist . But we are not alot to diagnose the skin. This lady could be a nurse to we had alot of them working at the med spa.
I will trust someone’s opinion if they have “M.D.” behind their name….
hi …. thanks so much. im actually taking a rest of retin-a for 1 day- will start again tonite. Im always on the go – so 20min is a long time to wait…lol but i will try my very best. thank u again.
@cutepare You’re welcome! Glad I was able to help some
No need to apply sunscreen at night––only in the AM. At night, you would just apply the Retin-A, followed by your moisturizer. (And again, just wait about 20 min or so to allow the prescription adequate time to fully absorb; it may actually ‘feel’ like it’s absorbed into your skin w/in a couple of minutes, but for it to be optimally effective you want at least 20 min. before applying anything else over top.)
@visceralanding Thank u sooooo much for your replied. Yes i applied moisturizer on top of retin-a but i didnt wait 20-30min tough!!!!! I will starting doing it for sure. Yes i also applied sunscreen everyday after the moisturizer. So basically my steps are
1.cleanser 2.toner 3.retin-a 4.moisturizer 5.sunscreen(nite time) as for day-time – i used same steps 1-5 and then 6. foundation 7. makeup powder and apply make up routine….is that the right steps i should be follows? thanks in advance..:)
@cutepare forgot to add that you want to apply this type of cream in the evening, before bedtime. In the beginning, your skin will feel tight and may feel dry, flaky and/or irritated. It’s ok to apply a moisturizer on top of the Retin-A (or Renova). Wait about 20-30 min after applying the Rx before doing so (nothing with “treatment” though, just a simple cream or lotion to hydrate). Make sure you wear sunscreen daily, no matter the season (in other words EVERY SINGLE DAY – NO EXCEPTIONS!)
@cutepare Hi, I know you were asking somebody else, but I’ve used both Retin-A and Renova (currently using Renova, but have used Retin-A too in the past). First cleanse your face w/a gentle cleanser & pat dry. Use a pea-sized amount of the cream (that’s for your whole face; dot the “pea” on your forehead, both cheeks, and chin to distribute). Gently rub it in until absorbed completely. Avoid your eye area & the creases around your nose; also don’t get it too close to your mouth. Hope that helps!
@MansMan918 hi…..i just got retin-a 0.05%….and im too scare to use it….but want to try it out. Can u tell me -HOW and WHEN TO APPLY IT SAFELY…pls….thank u in advance.
@jrr1234567890 her white lab coat makes her an expert..duh
@ mansman…..Oh ok I just read y
@ mAnsman…. U started retin a when u were only 16 .. ? Y???
uhmmmm…. i just got the retin-a becuz my doc said i must get it for my skin condition, crp, confluent and reticulated papilomatosis, yeah just wondering if this product have any side effects…. i’m scary of using this… i wanna use it thou…… and like after u use this product like a year after can u like go out in sun if u live in the caribbean…… and does it cause hyper pigmentation
uhmmmm…. i just got the retin-a becuz my doc said i must get it for my skin condition, crp, confluent and reticulated papilomatosis, yeah just wondering if this product have any side effects…. i’m scary of using this… i wanna use it thou
@irukaio I buy mine from batabeauty.co.uk u dont need a prescription i think
@schildty12345 me too.
i use it daily, no problem here!
@MansMan918 : How much percent retin a do u use? Do u use the ointment, lotion, or the gel type? Any particular brand or u just use the generic? Thanks in advance.
Used Retin A for 32 years. NO wrinkles and I am 48. I use Retin A on face, chest, back. arms and legs just like lotion, works great.
@bubbleblushnissi i will try it…thx=)
@carol02086 well i use warm water to wash and rinse my face and then i splash some cold water on my face when i’m done just to close my pores
what kind of water should we use to rinse the cleanser off??warm or cold?which one work betta><
@NewBeautyByLouis96 aww thanks Louis
the simple pore minimising toner is good, but not as good as something in the higher brand i would guess, u have to use it for a long time to really start to see the effects of it, well atleast i do lol but i would say once it starts working it is quite good 
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how do you find the simple pore minimizing toner? does it make your skin tight or oily? beautiful with or without make up
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