What do I do about the tortured skin from all the Benzoyl peroxide use?
No risks except gaining wrinkles faster because your skin is dry and less elastic. So, lotion your face a lot with non-clogging face lotion!!!
You Can’t Make Long-Term, Sustainable Changes to Your Skin… Really?
Yes, you can! By removing the top layers of dead skin cells and activating the lower dermis, (where all the action is) the texture, tone and firmness of your skin can change. If your products and treatments only work on the surface, all you are going to get is a temporary cosmetic effect and no real change. Think of the top layers of your skin as a dried sponge. If you get it wet, it will soften and plump, if you leave the sponge out on the counter, it will just dry up again. Consequently, you will have a temporary change, but inevitably, the sponge will go back to its original dry state. If you can get past the top layers and slough them off, you can open up pathways to deliver nutrients, antioxidants, hydration, and the essential building blocks to build support structures as in collagen, elastin, hyaluronic acid and healthy new skin cells. The result will be skin that appears smooth, soft, firm, radiant, AND the look won’t wash off.
Here is my recommended approach:
1. Seek the guidance of a licensed skin care professional.
2. Start on a regular program of daily cell renewal, using a high concentration of retinol (NATURAL Vitamin A)
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3. Accelerate resurfacing with more aggressive professional resurfacing treatments (microdermabrasion and laser).
4. Supplement your daily resurfacing regimen, with application of nutrient rich antioxidants and growth factors.
5. Use targeted products to treat specific conditions: acne, hyperpigmentation, rosacea, tired eyes, etc.
6. Use injectables such as Botox® to smooth the frown and Juvederm® to fill in the deeper wrinkles. Be sure to ask your doctor for his/her brand recommendations, though, as not all fillers are the same.
7. Apply sun protection every day.
8. Stay on track with proper coaching and support from your skincare specialist.
Lots of people think that sensitive skin means that they have delicate or fine skin. NOT! Sensitive skin is weak skin!
No one is born with sensitive skin. And it’s usually just women who complain of sensitive skinânot men or children. Why? It’s because the skin becomes lazy from the use of too much moisturizer, and intolerant from the use of products with perfumes, dyes and additives.
So once people think that they have sensitive skin, they start using products that are weakâwhich only further weakens their skin! So the problem continues, or gets worse.
In order to successfully treat symptomsâredness, itching, and bumpsâwe have to improve overall skin quality and reduce the reactive nature of sensitive skin. The best treatment for sensitive skin is a program of skincare products with retinol, because that strengthens skin, and enables skin to renew itself. A skin-strengthening product such as ZO Skin Health’s Radical Night Repair is an important step toward resolving sensitive skin issues. Retinol increases cell turnover which forces the damaged surface cells to slough off, allowing the new healthy cells to emerge. Because Radical Night Repair contains 1% retinol, a natural form of Vitamin A, it replaces what the skin has lost over time, (the ability to stimulate the retinoid-receptor found on every cell) and takes the skin to a new healthier stateâand that is important in the treatment of sensitive skin.

