The Daily 3 + 2 Program
Taking care of your skin to look your best is:
The following steps are basic guidelines to assist you in maintaining beautiful, healthy and youthful looking skin:
Morning routine: Three steps
- Cleanse the skin with your favorite cleanser. I recommend Cetaphil or a creamy cleanser for normal to dry skin. If you have oily or acne prone skin, use a foaming cleanser.
- Apply an antioxidant in the morning before your sunscreen. Antioxidants are beneficial for neutralizing free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules that interfere with the normal reproduction and repair of skin cells. They include vitamin C, E, Coenzyme Q 10, idebenone, and green tea extract.
- Protect your skin everyday with a double-duty moisturizer that contains a broad
spectrum sun block or sunscreen, with a minimum SPF of 15. The ingredients parsol (avobenzone), mexoryl, titanium dioxide or zinc oxide are recommended to protect the skin from the harmful effects of UVA/UVB rays.
Evening routine: Two steps
- Cleanse every night: This is essential for the removal of sweat, oil, Make-up and
Pollutants. Do not go to bed with your make-up on! Too tired? Try disposable cleansing towelettes.
- Exfoliate and repair to reveal fresh smooth skin and shed dead skin cells that clog
pores, cause uneven skin tone, acne and poorly textured skin. Alpha hydroxy acids (AHA), beta hydroxy acids (BHA) and enzymes are beneficial for exfoliation. Vitamin A derivatives have proven to reverse some of the signs of photo damage caused by the sun. They include Retin-A, Tazorac, Rifissa, Avita, Renova & Retinols.
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