BeautyMommy Skincare Tips, Part II - Nada Manley

BeautyMommy Skincare Tips (continued)

Pick the Right Product

• Make sure your product is well-formulated. A good product has a range of ingredients to help your skin, not a single star ingredient.

• Be consistent. Use the products regularly, whether that means daily or weekly, to see results.

• Give it time. You should see results from an anti-aging product in a month, if you use it twice a day. Skin lighteners and acne treatments can take as long as 12 weeks.

Four Rules to Clean Up

1. Pick a cleanser that’s reasonably priced. I like cleansers from CeraVe, Olay, and Neutrogena.

2. Remove makeup effectively.

3. Invest in a Clarisonic.

4. Remove any remaining eye makeup after washing. This avoids excessive rubbing of this delicate area.

Treat Yourself

Exfoliate morning and night. Use a chemical exfoliant not a scrub. AHA is best for aging, BHA for acne.
Add a treatment. For wrinkles, a retinol/retinoid is your best-bet. For acne, a good benzoyl peroxide product is essential.
Moisturize. A moisturizer with sunscreen is the last thing you should use before applying makeup. Don’t forget the eye area!

Advanced Care
•      Seek professional help. A great dermatologist is an essential ally.
•      Consider professional treatments, and differentiate between pampering and treating. In my opinion, facials and microdermabrasion, while helpful in the short term, fall under the pampering category. Laser treatments, Thermage, Restylane, Botox, etc. are truly skin-altering treatments.
•      Join Beautypedia. The membership is now free, and it offers tons of information on skincare and makeup, including thousands of product reviews and a cosmetic ingredient dictionary. You can even submit your skincare routine to [email protected] so that the team of skincare experts and chemists can analyze it for you.

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