Home Care Matters

November, 2019

By Skin Studio Professional Estheticians

At Skin Studio, our estheticians are here to help you with your skin needs. It is our goal for you to go home understanding what you can do to improve your skin. Learning about which ingredients are best for your skin type is so important to maintain healthy and glowing skin! Skin Studio carries pharmaceutical grade products with the best ingredients so your skin can stay healthy and glow!

Cleanser

Apply dime size to damp skin and massage over face and neck. Rinse with warm
water. Cleanse twice at night (especially for acne-prone or oily skin),
1 minute each (2 minutes total). The 1^st wash removes excess oil,
dirt, make-up & impurities. The 2^nd wash cleanses deep into
pores. Cleanser can be used alone or mixed with a facial scrub. Use A.M. and
P.M.

Exfoliation

Gently polish away dead skin cells to leave your skin feeling smooth. Exfoliation also helps aid in better absorption of products. Apply to clean, damp skin or mix in with your cleanser and gently massage over face and neck. Depending on your skin conditions, use at least once a week. Don’t forget to exfoliate the crease of your nose, temples, and under jaw line!

Chemical

Also known as a peel. This form of exfoliation could include various hydroxy acids (i. E. Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid), Retinol, or enzymes. Each type of exfoliation contains different properties that improve skin texture, tone, and overall appearance.

Mechanical

This type of exfoliation uses gentle scrubbing beads to loosen dead skin cells and smooth out skin texture. A combination of both mechanical and chemical exfoliation can be a great option for your skin! Ask your esthetician which is best for your skin type!

Toner

This step hydrates, balances and preps skin. Spray evenly over the face and neck used throughout the day to refresh your skin. Do not let the toner dry! Apply serum on damp skin.

Serum

Super concentrated ingredients, depending on the concentration can increase hydration level, firm skin, improve skin texture, clear the skin, and prevent signs of aging. Depending on the serum, it can be used in the morning, and/or at night. Use before moisturizer and after a toner (toner should not dry when applied). Toner, serum, moisturizer.

Mask

Depending on the mask, it can increase hydration, promote firming, reduce sensitivity, deep clean, and/or provide multiple vitamins & antioxidants. Apply a thin layer to a clean face and neck for 10-15 minutes (1-2 times per week). Use a mask after cleansing and exfoliating your skin, but before all other products. After you rinse off the mask, apply the rest of your regimen in the proper order.

Moisturizer

Eye Care

Eye cream improves and prevents fine lines, and hydrates. Gently tap a small amount around the eye area, in a ‘C’ shape along the outer corners of the eye. Can use A.M and P.M.

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Surrounding area to Boston, Allston, West Roxbury, Somerville, Jamaica Plain,
Belmont, Watertown, Newton, Chestnut Hill, Brookline, Cambridge,
Natick, Wellesley, Weston, Wayland, Waltham.

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Brighton, MA

Let’s Jump into March!

March, 2018

Spring is around the corner and it is time to prepare your skin. Here at Skin Studio, we have exciting new products and treatments that you will love! Therefore, treat your skin and the results will shine through!

Treatment of the Month:

Ultrasonic Facial
Ultrasonic treatment is a gentle procedure for powerful skin renewal using rapid pulsing ultrasonic waves to penetrate deep into your skin.

First, it relieves dehydration. It also enhances tone of skin and promotes skin elasticity.

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First, this facial provides gentle & safe deep pore exfoliation. Along with product infusions, it also utilizes the energy waves of ultrasound. Therefore, it results in clean & hydrated skin. Ultrasonic Facial is also ideal for every skin type, especially acnetic, rocasea & sensitive skins.

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New!
Cacteen Balancing Moisturizer balances surface lipids & water with the healing properties of prickly pear cactus & the fatty acids in olive oil!

Interested in
Cosmetic Treatments?

The doctor is here for you! Dr. Milana Stavitsky is here on Friday & Saturday mornings, by appointment only. Please call for availability!

617.779.8840

New!
Peptide Restoration Moisturizer!
Stimulate fibroblast product & improve the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles.

Skin Studio Favorite!
RevitaLash

Ophthalmologist Developed
One-of-a-kind

Before & After use of RevitaLash
From Week 1 to Week 12

Lash conditioner that enhances the look of lashes & protects against breakage! In addition, it improves lash health, flexibility & strength. For lashes that thrive, naturally.

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Belmont, Watertown, Newton, Chestnut Hill, Brookline, Cambridge, Natick,
Wellesley, Weston, Wayland, Waltham.

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Hydrate Your Skin | December News

December, 2017

December has arrived!

Save $$$ Before Prices Increase!

Our prices will be increasing as of January 1, 2018. Please take advantage of our current prices before the prices go up! Call today to purchase!

Gift Certificate’s for the Holidays!

Looking for the perfect holiday gift?

Give your loved ones the gift of beauty. Purchase a Skin Studio gift certificate over the phone, in studio, or online!

**All gift certificates must be purchased as a dollar amount.**

Don’t forget you purchase yours online!

Products of the Month

Daily Hydration

Don’t forget to hydrate your skin! Restore skin’s suppleness with this instant, skin-quenching boost serum. High levels of water-binding humectants hydrate thirsty skin, consequently helping balance moisture content and prevent trans epidermal water loss.

Daily Hydration +

Instantly rejuvenates and nourishes skin with an intense dose of weightless hydration. This innovative Hyaluronic Acid Serum helps smooth and refine the skin’s surface while preventing dehydration and transepidermal water loss.

Restorative Mask

This deeply nourishing mask is the ultimate remedy for dry, dehydrated skin in need of moisture. Antioxidant-rich and conditioning ingredients help restore skin’s strength and elasticity, creating incredible softness while improving the appearance of overall skin health.

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**free shipping on orders over $50**

Treatment of the month:

Hydration Party Facial

This customized ultra energizing treatment is designed with enzymes to encourage exfoliation and lactic acid hydrating mask. Your skin will get maximum hydration and super rejuvenation.

Schedule your treatment today!

Learn about our other facials.

3 Winter Secrets for your skin!

Switch it up! When the seasons transition, so should your skin care products. During the cold and dry months of winter, switch to heavier and more creamy moisturizers and cleansers. Your skin will thank you!

Ban hot showers! Hot showers and baths actually dry out your skin more during the winter months. Moreover, intense heat from the water can break down lipid barriers, leading to loss of moisture. Take warm showers for less time!

Use SPF! Just because it’s winter, does not mean the sun is less damaging. Therefore, keep using SPF all throughout the winter to protect your skin. UVA and UVB rays are still harmful to your skin, all year round!

Doctors Corner: Mesotherapy & Kybella

Mesotherapy:

Skin Studio is excited to Introduce mesotherapy to our services! Mesotherapy is a technique that uses injections of vitamins, enzymes, and plant extracts to rejuvenate and tighten skin. It’s a cocktail of vitamins into the skin!

Kybella:

We are now offering Kybella, the only FDA-approved injectable treatment that destroys fat cells under the chin to improve your profile. The active ingredient in Kybella is synthetic deoxycholic acid, which is a naturally occurring molecule in the body that aids in the breakdown and absorption of dietary fat. This will destroy fat cells, resulting in a noticeable reduction in fullness under the chin.

Dr. Milana Stavitsky is available by appointment only

on Friday & Saturday mornings 10am-12pm.

Call us at 617.779.8840 today!

Featured September Facial – Diamond Microdermabrasion

September, 2017

diamond microdermabrasion

Facial of the Month:
Microdermabrasion

Diamond Microdermabrasion is a technique that removes the topmost layer of skin, while leaving it more supple and vibrant. Our microdermabrasion system removes this layer by gently polishing the skin with natural diamond chips bonded to the tip of the wand. It also vacuums the exfoliated skin cells away in a controlled manner.

Learn about our other facials.

diamond microdermabrasion

Refresh Facial Polish

This exhilarating facial polish awakens tired, sluggish skin while working to clear pores and remove dead skin cells and debris for a smoother looking complexion.

Skincare Tips

SPF Vitamins Hydration Exercise Don’t Smoke Healthy Diet Cleanse 2x See an Esthetician

Clearing Acne – August Featured Facial

August, 2017

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Facial of the Month:

Clearing acne

A very powerful remedy that jump-starts clearing acne and helps prevent acne. Enzymatic exfoliating mask will prepare skin for detailed extractions and will finish with anti-bacterial mask.

Mattifying Primer

Key Benefits:

Eliminates shin and helps to set makeup

May be used midday over makeup for touchups

Has an invisible, matte finish

Hello April!

April, 2017

SUMMER MUST-HAVES!

July, 2015

Extra oil, shiny skin, more breakouts? All of this happens because our skin produces more oil in the summer. Here are few must-have oil control products that are going to make your summer skin more manageable.

Glo Therapeutics Purifying Gel Cleanser:

Purifies skin without stripping away natural moisture. Salicylic Acid deeply cleanses pores while antioxidants protect and soothe the skin.

Glo Therapeutics Refining Mask:

Oil-absorbing clay purifies skin and calms irritation while proven blemish fighting ingredients reduce the appearance of pores and refine skin’s texture.

Glo Therapeutics Clear Complexion Pads:

Gently breaks down excess sebum, immediately balancing oily skin while helping prevent the growth of acne-causing bacteria.

Glo Therapeutics Solar Shade SPF 50:

It absorbs quickly, providing broad spectrum protection to shield against sun damage and prevent photoaging, it helps to preserve a youthful appearance.

For your convenience shop online or stop by to our Skin Studio in Brighton.

Our experienced skin care therapists recommend having monthly skin care treatments. Skin treatments are great for cleaning pores and aid in controlling breakouts. Schedule your free skin care consultation today.

Stay hydrated, reapply SPF, enjoy your summer!

Face Reading Part 1

May, 2015

Have you heard about Chinese medicine and what is it about? Have you ever thought that your body finds a way to tell you about the imbalances within it? Let’s look at differences between East and West on the forehead and between brows.

According to the traditional Chinese medicine each part of your face (forehead, nose, chin, right cheek, left cheek) is connected to the Chinese 5-Element network (fire, earth, water, metal, and wood) and it gives you a visual indication of what may be going on in the organs of your body.

In some cases, the visual signs your body gives you will alert you for the problem right away, but the biggest value of knowing and reading your body language is in acting preventatively through herbal supplementation, diet and least but not last lifestyle practices.

Based on the 5-Element network forehead reflects the fire element. Examining your forehead and finding small blood vessels that appear as discoloration or redness could also be a sign of a heart problem. Moreover, breakup or loss can cause discoloration. In addition, it is not unusual for very emotional people to see a constant furrow between their eyebrows.

Eastern medicine practitioners have been performing face reading (or Mien Shiang) for thousands of years. Combine Western (analyzing the surface) with Eastern (what’s happening internally) techniques for a unique, interesting and fun way to look at the skin.

EAST:

FOREHEAD (Digestive system & bladder) Breakouts => need to eliminate toxins. Solutions: try drinking more water and eating more unprocessed, natural foods. Dry, flaky skin above brows => lack of vegetables in diet. It could also indicate too much wheat. Horizontal lines => represent a life lesson learned or experience gained.

BETWEEN BROWS (Liver) Breakouts or congestion => consuming too many rich, oily foods, dairy or alcohol (may indicate food allergy). Therefore, it’s often called the “wine & dine” area since it’s linked to rich foods and late-night eating!

WEST

FOREHEAD Breakouts: Possible cause => hats, bangs, hair products, improper removal of hair products or face cleanser along the hairline. Solutions: focus on deep cleansing and purifying the skin. Clear Anti-BlemishTreatment, Refining Clay Mask, Renew Serum help to get rid off inflamed breakouts. Pigmentation & Lines. Possible cause => sun exposure, repetitive facial movements. Solutions: focus on tightening and brightening: Cyto-luxe collection, Triple Action Serum, SPF 40 Facial Moisturizer will greatly help improve your skin.

BETWEEN BROWS Breakouts or congestion => Improper hair removal techniques, not cleansing properly or exfoliating enough. Professional skin treatments and corrective home care products are necessary.

Not sure what to use on your skin? Have skin concerns? Our estheticians at Skin Studio located in Brighton are here for your skin, schedule your free skin care consultation online.

Home Care For New Year

January, 2015

Let’s start the year with fresh and healthy skin. It can be very confusing what skin care products to use and when to use them. Our estheticians at Skin Studio can assist you with correct home care regimen for your skin.

Here are the steps to a healthy skin.

Make sure to use pH balanced cleanser, apply a small amount (about dime size) to a damp skin and massage over face and throat. Rinse with lukewarm water. Removes excessive oil, dirt, make-up, and impurities. Can be used alone or mixed with a facial scrub. Use A.M. and P.M. Do not use cleanser to remove eye make up. Use Gentle eye makeup remover to effectively remove all traces of eye make up.
Balancing toner- after cleansing use a cotton ball to smooth tonic over face, and immediately apply serum and moisturizer (do not let the toner dry!) Hydrates and balances skin. Use A.M. and P.M. Also can be used throughout the day.
A facial serum is a little bottle that delivers mighty results. From skin firming or skin brightening to skin clearing, skin serums transform the skin. Use at night or in the morning depending on the concentration before moisturizer after a toner.
Repair skin and lock in hydration with moisturizer-apply right after the toner and serum to the face and throat using upward strokes. Morning moisturizer needs to have (at least) SPF 15 or use a separate sun protection cream. Depending on moisturizer concentration it can provide extra hydration, nourishment, firming affect, and protects against environmental aggression Use A.M. and P.M.
Gently polishe away dead skin cells exfoliation-, leaving a soft, smooth skin with a better absorption of treatments and products. Apply to a cleansed, damp skin or mix with your cleanser and gently massage over face and throat. Depending on skin conditions use at lease once a week.
Get more out of your products with facial mask-apply a thin film to a clean face and throat for 10-15 minutes. Depending on a mask it can increase hydration, firm, reduce sensitivity, deep clean, and provide multiple antioxidants. Use once or twice a week.
Deeply hydrate eye area with eye cream-gently tap a small amount around the eye area, blending inward from the outer corner. Improves and/or prevents fine lines, hydrates, and reduces puffiness. Can use A.M and P.M.

Our experienced skin care therapists are here at Skin Studio to help you to improve your selfie :-). We only use premium, professional skincare and makeup collections, products with the highest quality pharmaceutical-grade ingredients. Schedule your free skin care consultation today.

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Skin Care in Your 20s

January, 2013

Most important objective of skin care in your 20s is to develop good habits that could be applied to skin care, fitness or a diet. When it comes to skin care, create simple routine that you will be able to use through your whole life for a beautiful, youthful skin.

At this age it’s all about prevention. Here are some simple daily steps to follow:

1. Use facial cleanser – wash your face thoroughly to prevent large pores. We recommend trying Purifying Gel Cleanser. Main ingredient – salicylic acid, deeply cleanses pores while antioxidants protect and soothe the skin

2. Use clearing pads – to balance, calm and purify the skin. Try Clear Complexion Pads that gently breaks down excess sebum, immediately balancing oily skin and helping prevent the growth of acne-causing bacteria. Sodium chlorite breaks apart oily secretion and bacteria while preventing regrowth of bacteria. Citric acid, acts as a natural preservative, softens the skin and adjusts acid-alkaline balance

3. Exfoliate – it is the best way to prevent build up and establish regular regenerative cycle. We recommend trying Refresh Facial Polish, a gentle facial polish that revives and refreshes the skin. The soothing botanical-based formulation has a combination of jojoba beads that gently exfoliate while refined polyethylene beads remove debris from the skin’s surface without irritation

4. Use mask – to prevent and heal break outs and hydrating the skin. We recommend Soothing Gel Mask that cools and calms sensitive or irritated skin with a soothing complex of antioxidants calendula, wild yam and vitamin E. Another great mask to try is Refining Clay Mask. Oil-absorbing clay purifies the skin and calms irritation while proven blemish fighting ingredients tea tree and zinc reduce the appearance of pores and refine skin’s texture

5. Take care of your eyes – hydrate, sooth and protect your eyes, after all, they are the focal point of your face. Try Eye Restore to prevent appearance of fine lines and puffiness and restore skin’s texture. Eye Restore contains palmitoyl oligopeptide that stimulates cell growth, increases skin thickness, and helps correct discoloration, while an antioxidant green tea extract has anti-inflammatory properties

In youth, your body is surging with everything it needs to perform its best. Establish positive habits with fitness and healthy eating now and you will have a positive foundation for years to come.

Easy Skin Care Tips

December, 2012

With our busy life’s sometimes we don’t give our skin proper attention it deserves. To take care of your skin between regular visits to your esthetician (i.e. Irina, Adriana, or Lana), follow these easy at home skin care tips.

Start with Cleanser – apply a small amount (about dime size) to a damp skin and massage over face and throat. Rinse with lukewarm water. Removes excessive oil, dirt, make-up, and impurities. Can be used alone or mixed with a facial scrub. Use A.M. and P.M.
Continue with Toner – apply evenly over the face and throat after cleansing and immediately apply serum and/or moisturizer (do not let the toner dry!) Hydrates and balances skin. Use A.M. and P.M. Also can be used throughout the day.
Finish with Moisturizer -apply right after the toner or serum to the face and throat using upward strokes. Morning moisturizer has to have (at least) SPF15 or use a separate sun protection cream. Depending on moisturizer concentration it can provide extra hydration, nourishment, firming affect, and protects against environmental aggressions. Use A.M. and P.M.
At least once a week Exfoliate – gently polishes away dead skin cells, leaving a soft, smooth skin with a better absorption of treatments and products. Apply to a cleansed, damp skin or mix with your cleanser and gently massage over face and throat. Depending on skin conditions use at lease once a week.
Once or twice a week use a Mask – apply a thin, even layer to a clean face and throat for 10-15 minutes. Depending on a mask it can increase hydration, firm, reduce sensitivity, deep clean, and provide multiple antioxidants.
Fore even better results use Serum – super concentrated ingredients, depending on the concentration can increase hydration level, firm the skin, improve skin texture, clear the skin, and prevent sings of aging. Use at night or in the morning before moisturizer after a toner.
And don’t forget about the Eye Cream- gently tap a small amount around the eye area, blending inward from the outer corner. Improves and/or prevents fine lines, hydrates, and reduces puffiness. Can use A.M and P.M.

You’re on the way to a beautiful and healthy skin!

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