| Are you like so many people when it comes to | | | | time often lead to blackheads. |
| starting a skin care regimen? You have the | | | | |
| best intentions, but when you go to purchase | | | | Normal and Oily Skin |
| new products all the options leave you | | | | |
| feeling confused and overwhelmed. Well, don't | | | | Physician's Choice of Arizona's Phaze #2 |
| worry, because help is on the way. Whether | | | | contains citric and lactic acid, which keep |
| you're a novice or a skin care junkie, the | | | | pores clean and remove dead skin build-up. It |
| following information will help you determine | | | | is effective in reducing excessive oil and |
| what type of products are right for you and | | | | also reducing inflammation. |
| how you can be on your way to more healthy | | | | |
| and beautiful looking skin in no time. | | | | Sensitive Skin |
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| Assessing your skin type | | | | This skin type benefits from a lower |
| | | | concentration of alpha hydroxyl acids and the |
| No one skin care product is right for | | | | addition of antioxidants. Physician's Choice |
| everyone. All quality products vary in the | | | | of Arizona's pHaze #5 Nutrient Toner will |
| ingredients that effect oil, moisture and the | | | | heal sun damaged skin and soothe sensitive |
| exfoliation of cells within the pores. | | | | conditions like rosacea, while providing real |
| Different skin types and conditions benefit | | | | nourishment to the skin. |
| from specific blends; therefore you must | | | | |
| choose a product that targets your specific | | | | Moisturizers |
| skin type. | | | | |
| | | | All skin types, even oily ones, need |
| To determine what skin type you have answer a | | | | moisture. Applying the right moisturizer to |
| few simple questions: | | | | acne-prone skin will inhibit the |
| | | | over-production of oil in the sebaceous |
| Oily Dry/Normal Sensitive | | | | glands. Moisturizers can reduce inflammation, |
| | | | repair sun damaged skin and stimulate the |
| What is your pore size? Large Small | | | | production of collagen, which diminishes |
| | | | wrinkles. You know you have used the right |
| Do you experience midday shine on the nose? | | | | moisturizer for your skin by how it feels and |
| Yes No | | | | makes you look. |
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| Are fine lines present on your face? No | | | | Normal and Dry Skin |
| Yes | | | | |
| | | | Skin that is mature with fine lines benefits |
| Do you have clogged pores and blemishes? | | | | from ingredients like pumpkin seed oil, olive |
| Yes No | | | | oil and retinol found in Rhonda Allison's |
| | | | Regenerating Cream. It heals skin recovering |
| Do you feel tight and dry soon after | | | | from chemical peels or sun exposure. |
| cleansing your skin? No Yes | | | | |
| | | | Oily Skin |
| Do products often make your skin red and | | | | |
| cause a burning sensation? No Yes Yes | | | | Physician's Choice of Arizona's pHaze #18 |
| | | | Clearskin is a light textured moisturizer |
| Designing your personalized regimen | | | | that reduces inflammation in acne-prone skin |
| | | | types. |
| Now that you've determine what type of skin | | | | |
| you have, the next step is to establish how | | | | Sensitive Skin |
| you can best care for it. All regimens should | | | | |
| include a twice daily cleanser, toner and | | | | Skin that is sensitive or is recovering from |
| moisturizer with an appropriate sunblock used | | | | laser resurfacing or a deep chemical peel |
| daily. | | | | will feel soothed and hydrated with pHaze #17 |
| | | | Rebalance from Physician's Choice of Arizona. |
| Cleansers | | | | Men report that the product provides relief |
| | | | from shaving irritations. |
| The most important thing a cleanser should | | | | |
| do, as is evident by its name, is to make | | | | Sun Protection |
| your skin feel clean. A cleanser should also | | | | |
| be pH balanced and appropriate for your skin | | | | There are many over-the-counter sunblocks |
| type. The alpha hydroxyl acids and enzymes | | | | that claim to block both UVB and UVA rays. |
| that it should contain are useful in removing | | | | What you need to understand is that all the |
| the build-up of dead skin. Medicine like | | | | UVA rays need to be blocked if you want to |
| benzoyl peroxide reduces excess oil and | | | | avoid premature aging or, worse, cancerous |
| bacteria and helps reduce acne. Many people | | | | lesions from developing. |
| often ask whether a cleanser should be creamy | | | | |
| or if it should lather like soap. For the | | | | Some studies have shown that avobenzone, (an |
| most part, this is really a personal | | | | UVA blocking chemical found in many |
| preference, although a sensitive or dry skin | | | | over-the-counter sunscreens) is unstable in |
| type may prefer a creamy cleanser. | | | | the sun and can cause sun sensitivity in some |
| | | | people. If you are regenerating collagen by |
| Normal skin | | | | using professional products, or are reversing |
| | | | sun damage with chemical peels, you really |
| Pumpkin Cleanser from Rhonda Allison is a | | | | need to block as much of the sun's UVA |
| great cleanser for all skin types, because it | | | | spectrum as possible. |
| contains powerful antioxidants derived from | | | | |
| pumpkin and salicylic acid, which both help | | | | Zinc oxide is the only ingredient that |
| renew the surface of the skin and keeps the | | | | Skintegrity relies on to promote the health |
| pores from clogging. | | | | of our clients' skin, because it blocks all |
| | | | of the UVB rays and UVA rays by reflecting |
| Oily Skin | | | | the sun away from your skin. It comes in |
| | | | transparent, cosmetically elegant formulas |
| Phaze #31 from Physicians choice of Arizona | | | | that do not clog pores. If you play outdoor |
| contains benzoyl peroxide and many | | | | sports you can choose water resistant |
| anti-inflammatory ingredients to sooth | | | | formulas. Wearing zinc every day is the most |
| inflamed blemish-prone skin. It also reduces | | | | important health and beauty habit you can |
| oil and bacteria, while leaving the skin | | | | develop that may even save your life! |
| feeling soft. | | | | |
| | | | Normal, Dry and Sensitive Skin |
| Sensitive Skin | | | | |
| | | | Applied Therapeutics SPF 30 and SPF 45 |
| Skin that is reactive to products, sun and | | | | contains 6.8% zinc oxide in a moisturizing |
| heat benefits form gentle ingredients like | | | | transparent formula. If you want water proof |
| aloe vera, citric and lactic acid. | | | | protection, Maximum Sun Protection SunSmart |
| Physician's Choice of Arizona's Phaze #1 has | | | | by Applied Therapeutics is a great choice. |
| the formula that soothes while it cleans and | | | | Dry skin needs to use a moisturizer before |
| is recommended for conditions like rosacea. | | | | applying this block. |
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| Dry Skin | | | | Oily Skin |
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| Sun damaged skin is often dry and it is | | | | Sunforgettable by Colorescience is a matte |
| restored with antioxidant-enriched cleansers. | | | | finish (no shine) non-moisturizing formula |
| Green tea polyphenols, vitamins A, C, and E | | | | that contains 12% zinc oxide. The unique |
| build up the cells' defenses against free | | | | powder formula makes this very water |
| radicals. Procyte Herbal Wash is a creamy, | | | | resistant sunblock appropriate for all skin |
| soap free cleanser that will heal dry, sun | | | | types. |
| damaged skin. | | | | |
| | | | Conclusion |
| Toners | | | | |
| | | | We hope that this article helped to shed some |
| Toners are one of the most overlooked | | | | light on how you can care for your skin, so |
| components of skin care regimens, and yet, | | | | that it stays healthy, youthful and |
| they are absolutely essential to skin care | | | | beautiful. If you have any further questions, |
| treatment. Toners are important, because they | | | | or would like a personalized consultation, we |
| restore the acid pH of the skin and also | | | | would love to hear from you. Just contact us |
| remove traces of oil and dead cells that | | | | at 866 MY SKIN 1 or email us at , and you'll |
| cleansing alone cannot eliminate. These | | | | be on your way to looking as youthful on the |
| traces of make-up and oil that build up over | | | | outside as you feel on the inside. |