November Product Spotlight- Topix

The arrival of November brings our Spotlight to Topix!

Topix Pharmaceuticals provides our Skin Care Krew with our very own line of products. From retinols to sunscreens, Topix has our patients covered. Antioxidant rich, Topix products can be very calming and soothing to the skin. 

Some of our favorite products will be covered this month not only by our regular Krew, but also other members of our Blair Plastic Surgery Staff.

Are there any specific products you would like to see reviewed? Leave your suggestions in the comments or email us at skincarekrew@gmail.com

-Diane

Seasonal Skincare

Fall is here and so is the need to switch up our skincare! 

We have pick up a couple of quick and easy tips, and want to make everyone's seasonal transition a bit easier this year!

-Use a humidifier. A humidifier in your home or apartment will keep the ambient humidity a bit higher which will help the feeling of dryness on the skin.

-Swith to lukewarm water when cleansing the skin. Hot water strips the skin of essential oils and over dryness may occur as a result.

-Consider going fragrance free. Fragrance and dye free skincare products will be less irritation than other products.

- Don't forget the SPF! Sun protection is essential 365 days a year, not just in the summer!

Rebecca

September Spotlight- PCA Skin Care

PCA Skin was established almost two decades ago by physicians and estheticians who believed that highly effective skin care products could also be gentle. in 1990, licensed esthetician Margret Ancirca partnered with physicians to create her products. PCA is committed to products that are free of dyes, fragrance, lanolin and mineral oil. PCA products are only available from physician's offices. In addition to home care products, PCA Skin also has an extensive line of in office chemical peel and enzyme masks to treat and gently improve almost any skin type!

The Skin Care Krew had a chance to meet with Dr Linder, Chief Scientist for PCA Skin, in Las Vegas in 2012 at the Multi Disciplinary Meeting. Upon meeting Dr Linder, the Krew was given the opportunity to talk about product ingredients, and what may be coming new in the future.

PCA Skin home products are available at www.skincarekorner.com and in office treatments can be scheduled by calling our office at (814) 949-7280 or (814) 234-1420

-Diane

Product Line Spotlight- La Roche Posay

La Roche Posay is our featured skin care line this month over at www.skincarekorner.com! To know why we are featuring such a great product line, we wanted to give all of our subscribers a bit of background on this line and explain why La Roche Posay is known for longevity in the skincare industry.

La Roche Posay is a small village in the heart of France that has a one of a kind, selenium rich spring flowing through it. Selenium is a powerful antioxidant with heavy duty healing properties. The people of the village have known for a very long time that their spring, and the Thermal Spring Water that bubbled up from it, was something special. In fact, The Thermal Center was established as a hospital for dermatological problems and healing and gained recognition from the French Medical Academy in 1865 for efficacy of Thermal Spring Water in treating skin conditions.

Some of the products from La Roche Posay at skincarekorner.com

On a side note, there are two stories circulating about the discovery of La Roche Posay spring. The first legend says that in the Middle Ages, a knight named Bertrand Du Geusclin stopped at the spring to water his horse. The horse, who suffered from eczema, took one drink of water and then leaped into the spring. When the horse emerged, his eczema was healed. The other story is that Napolean built a hospital to treat his soldiers coming back from war who had suffered skin injuries at the La Roche Posay spring in the 19th century.

Today, the same dermatological hospital treats roughly 7,500 patients annually for everything from rosacea to psoriasis. For those of us looking for the benefits of selenium and Thermal Spring Water a bit closer to home, Thermal Spring Water is used in each and every La Roche Posay product!

All this month, the Skin Care Krew will be reviewing our favorite products and passing on our recommendations. If there is a specific product you would like to know more about, you can always leave your request in the comments or email us directly!

skincarekrew@gmail.com


-Diane