By Nancy Chuda founder of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
“There is a fountain of youth; it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source you will truly have defeated age.” Sophia Lauren
LuxEcoLiving
A Special Place- Sol Spa offers the best facial treatments at the right price.
Jaymie Derscheid Esthetician
No, it’s not Beverly Hills. Parking is free. If you happen to be in Santa Barbara for the weekend, a quick thirty minute drive over the Lake Cachuma Pass will bring you into the heart of Santa Ynez Valley where you will find the perfect place for all your body and skin care needs.
Okay. You love the sun but it doesn’t love you. Sure a few minutes for that essential Vitamin D but after that you better cover up. Here’s why. If you are prone to hyperpigmentation like me, you want to avoid completely exposing your face in direct sunlight. Well, we know that skin lighteners have been around for decades, but these days more and more people are finding uses for these products to help with common skin conditions like age spots, acne scars and melasma. In the past, it was difficult to find high quality products and most manufacturers were using low grade hydroquinone in their formulas. Hydroquinone is known to reduce hyperpigmentation, but there are also many concerns regarding its safety. Fortunately, in the past few years, more natural alternatives have started to come up and it’s now very easy to find high quality products from reputable brands. While we appreciate the industry’s push towards natural ingredients, it’s becoming more and more difficult to deceiver which ingredients actually work and which products live up to their claims. Some of the skin lightening ingredients do have natural extracts such as arbutin, kojic acid, niacinamide (Vitamin B3) and bearberry. Most of these ingredients are tolerable by majority of skin types and don’t have the same side effects of hydroquinone. I checked out a website called Skin Care Cop which tested over a dozen products. Nonetheless, I wanted to experience something totally natural and good for my skin.
How to achieve a flawless complexion
Aging is not easy when it comes to pre-cancerous skin cells. After years of experiencing a material which literally freezes the affected area and eliminates the basal skin cells, the skin tone is left uneven and blotchy. Even shielding skin on our faces and necks from sun exposure while we let our bodies relax under the warmth of its glow can produce hyperpigmentation. And yet we are constantly being bombarded by manufacturers that claim thier products will help you achieve a flawless complexion.
There are no long term miracles for short term gain and that’s part of the problem. Great skin care begins with the word ritual and ends with consistency.
Recently, I had chance to talk with Sol Spa owner Jaymie Derscheid, about microdermabration and how it activates the skin to produce collagen which helps to rejuvenate and eliminate fine and lessen dark spots. The treatment is called a Micro Oxygen Facial.
NGC- Explain the microderm process and as an esthetician what type of products do you use to exfoliate the skin?
