12.31.2009
Prive Hair Care!!
ZuZu Luxe: Bronzer and Clear Mascara Review
Just like at the European spa, ZuZu Luxe will make your face look healthy and refreshed. The all-natural ingredients will help keep your skin free from breakouts.
Clear Mascara conditions lashes to create a natural look or tame wild brows.
12.30.2009
Winter Skin Care Must Haves with SkinMedica!
At SkinMedica®, we believe everyone deserves to have naturally radiant skin. That's why we've dedicated years of research to formulating advanced skin care products that rejuvenate skin.
Our entire aesthetic product line is based on the science of the skin's own healing abilities. As skin ages, elasticity decreases, lines appear and overall appearance is diminished. To counteract the effects of time, our skin care products contain restorative ingredients that work below the skin's surface to regenerate the health of the skin.
Our scientifically proven recovery compounds include essential ingredients ranging from vitamins C and E to retinol to NouriCel-MD®, our patented blend of growth factors, soluble collagen, antioxidants and matrix proteins. The impact is clear - fine lines are reduced, age spots and discoloration fade, and skin texture and elasticity is improved. All results of our commitment to creating a lifelong skin care solution for healthier skin.
- Betaine → Maintains moisture, water balance, and promotes collagen production through its nature as a glycine betaine, reducing and reversing the negative effects that dehydration stressors have on the skin.
- Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol → A complex of three natural sugar compounds that have the ability to entrap free water molecules and stimulate the skin’s natural production of hyaluronic acid, while increasing ceramide production and skin’s water content.
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid → A low molecular weight, low particle sized hyaluronic acid. Unlike normal hyaluronic acid, this material has the ability to penetrate the skin’s stratum corneum. Does not wash off, but rather remains in the skin to trap water and deliver enhanced moisture into the epidermis.
- Sodium Hyaluronate → A derivative of hyaluronic acid that naturally occurs in the skin and is part of the intercellular matrix, the ground substance that fills in the spaces between cells and fibers. Has the ability to retain water on the surface of the skin which gives immediate smoothness to rough skin surfaces and significantly improves overall skin condition.
- Vitamin B5 (Calcium Pantothenate, Pantethine, Panthenol) → Has hygroscopic properties, giving it the ability to attract water molecules from the surrounding environment through absorption or adsorption. The application of vitamin B5 may help to reduce water loss and prevent skin dehydration. Vitamin B5 is essential for normal epithelial function.
- Wakame Kelp Extract (Undaria Pinnatifidia Extract)→ Rich in sodium, iron, potassium, calcium, and vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B12. A hyaluronidase inhibitor which prevents the breakdown of hyaluronic acid and an elastase inhibitor which prevents the breakdown of elastin.
- Replenishes skin’s moisture reservoir
- Stimulates natural production of hyaluronic acid
- Protects the skin against degradation of hyaluronic acid and elastin
- Helps to maintain firmness and elasticity
Recommended uses:
- Skin care after surgery or procedure
- Dry skin care
- Moisturizer
- Facial skin care
This ceramide-rich treatment cream with NouriCel-MD® works to rapidly restore skin's moisture while soothing and hydrating post-procedure, dry and compromised skin. TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream also helps to hydrate and calm otherwise compromised skin.
- Helps to promote cell renewal of post-procedure skin
- Rapidly restores skin's moisture balance
- Only facial moisturizer containing the dynamic blend of NouriCel-MD and Ceramide technology to assist post-procedure skin
- Helps hydrate and calm skin
- Strengthens skin’s natural moisture barrier
- Human Fibroblast Conditioned Media (NouriCel-MD) → A physiologic combination of multiple growth factors, soluble collagen, antioxidants, interleukins, and matrix proteins found naturally in healthy skin.
- Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA (Ceramide) →Skin barrier agent that promotes the intercellular lipid lamellar structure of the stratum corneum layer, improving skin care with emollient and moisture-retaining effects.
- Palmitoyl Oligopeptide → A synthetic tripeptide made more compatible with the human skin. Known to stimulate cell growth, matrix and connective tissues, helps to reduce depth, length and volume of wrinkles and increase skin thickness.
- Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 → Messenger molecules (matrikines) of cutaneous restructure and repair that activate the neosynthesis of the extracellular matrix and increase cell proliferation, providing a visible anti-wrinkle efficacy and are capable of regulating cell activities.
Recommended uses:
- Lip plumping
- Anti aging skin care
- Lip moisturizer
- Rapid - action skin smoothing and softening effect
- Improves lip texture and condition
- Increases lip volume
- Better defines lip line
- Reduces surface folds
Twist the bottom until you hear two to three clicks. The product should then come out of the tip. Apply Lip Renewal directly on lips and around lip contour as needed to moisturize and plump the lips throughout the day.
- Human Fibroblast Conditioned Media (NouriCel-MD®) → A physiologic combination of multiple growth factors, soluble collagen, antioxidants, interleukins, and matrix proteins found naturally in healthy skin.
- Marine Filling Spheres (Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Atelocollagen, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate) → Dehydrated for greater cutaneous penetration, these spheres swell with water and rehydrate the tissues. When the spheres swell, they immediately smooth out the cutaneous surface and provide increased volume to skin's structure and diminish surface imperfections.
- Hyaluronic Filling Spheres (Hyaluronic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate) → Dehydrated filling spheres penetrate into skin folds of varying depth and trap water in the superficial layers of the skin. The remarkable characteristic of hyaluronic acid is that it acts as a molecular sponge, enables the spheres to swell and exert pressure in the direction of the surface, resulting in a smooth effect on the skin.
- Peptide Pal-GHK → a natural tripeptide that stimulates collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) synthesis to moisturize lips and make them firmer, smoother and better defined.
- Ceramide 3 → Ceramides are a key ingredient of the stratum corneum barrier lipids, along with cholesterol and essential fatty acids.
- Enhances natural lip color
- Improves lip texture and condition
- Gives lips a fuller, more youthful look
- Increases lip volume
Twist the bottom until you hear two to three clicks. The product should then come out of the tip. Following applications of Lip Renewal (Step 1) apply Lip Plumper (Step 2) to the lip area only, staying within your natural lip line. Mild tingling may occur within minutes and will subside. Can also be applied under or over lip color.
- Benzyl Nicotinate (Niacin) → Imparts a warm, tingling effect on the skin by increasing microcirculation, which causes the skin to flush. The red flushing occurs due to increased blood flow to the skin, which enhances natural lip color.
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil → Rich in essential fatty acids, soybean oil is used in cosmetics for its hydrating and conditioning properties. It is quickly absorbed by the skin and a significant amount remains on your skin even after washing.
- Hydrogenated Polyisobutene → An excellent non-irritating, non-greasy emollient and moisturizing shine enhancer. Restores skin suppleness, prevents water loss (waterproofing agent), and serves as a pigment-dispersing agent.
Recommended uses:
- Proactive skin care
- Anti aging skin care
- Antioxidant skin care
Vitamin C+E Complex is a fragrance-free, concentrated facial skin care formula containing 15 percent stabilized vitamin C in water- and fat-soluble forms along with vitamin E in two different forms. Vitamins C and E work synergistically to provide and maintain extraordinary antioxidant protection. Especially recommended for natural skin care defense against exposed skin.
- Improves natural skin tone, texture, and firmness
- Slow-released formulation delivers vitamins C and E to skin throughout the day
- Clinically proven to increase collagen production
- Clinically proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
- Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) → A water-soluble vitamin found in plants and produced synthetically that helps reduce the skin's inflammatory response to UV radiation. An antioxidant that improves skin and protects against future damage by promoting cell renewal and the synthesis of collagen.
- Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate → A stable, lipid-soluble ester form of ascorbic acid, a free radical scavenger that fights aging symptoms in the skin while enhancing collagen production for firmer skin. Helps reduce hyperpigmentation and age spots.
- Tocopheryl Acetate → A stabilized ester of vitamin E considered the most important antioxidant and free radical scavenger. Moisturizes the skin and improves smoothness.
- Tocopherol → The oil-soluble, natural form of vitamin E that is one of the most active, natural free radical scavengers known. Helps to reduce scarring by interfering with free radical processes that increase scar formation.
Recommended uses:
- Anti aging skin care
- Antioxidant skin care
- Proactive skin care
Retinol Complex antioxidant skin care product employs three distinct vitamin-A derivatives to penetrate damaged and aging skin via a sustained-release delivery system. This process improves the appearance of fine lines, enhances skin texture, and accelerates exfoliation.
- May help to reduce the appearance of fine lines, aging, and sun damaged skin
- Enhances skin texture and accelerates exfoliation
- Microsphere-encapsulated technology/tri-retinol complex speeds cell turnover, and provides antioxidant defense
- Retinyl Palmitate → An antioxidant form of retinol that helps increase epidermal thickness and stimulate epidermal proteins to keep skin soft and plump.
- Retinol → The purest form of vitamin A. Vital for the formation of healthy skin cells, it regulates epidermal cell growth and development required for normal reproduction of basal cells. Helps smooth dry, thick, and rough skin.
- Retinyl Acetate → Another form of vitamin A that helps restore cell integrity lost due to UV-ray and environmental exposure. Helps restore sun damaged skin.
- Tocotrienols → The highly antioxidant isomers of vitamin E, found naturally in vegetable oils and cereals.
- Tocopheryl Acetate → A stabilized ester of vitamin E considered the most important antioxidant and free radical scavenger. Moisturizes the skin and improves smoothness.