Get your skin ready for Spring

Is your skin dry, flaky and irritated after the winter?

To get your skin ready for spring let’s look at your skin care routine that should include hydration & exfoliation.

1. Start with Hydrating Gel Cleanser that thoroughly cleanses and nourishes your skin with a light foaming action.

Blue Lotus is a plant extract  that is anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and fights free radicals.  Lactic Acid a hydrating alpha hydroxy acid that gently exfoliates while improving skin  texture and pigmentation, softens fine lines.

2. During winter skin feels raw and sensitive, Soothing Gel Mask  cools and calms sensitive or irritated skin with a soothing complex of antioxidants and vitamins.

Calendula Extract is a flower extract rich in antioxidants and it is soothing and calming. In addition, Wild Yam Extract is an antioxidant filled with beneficial properties. Vitamin E is also an antioxidant that heals and repairs.

3. To improve dry, flaky skin exfoliation is extremely important.

To increase cell renewal try Renew Serum. Active ingredients like Glycolic Acid is a keratolytic alpha hydroxyl acid that smooths and improves skin’s texture. Salicylic Acid also renews skin and has anti-acne and anti-irritant properties, and  Retinol accelerates cellular renewal.

4. Wake up tired eyes, erase dark circles and relieve puffiness caused by water-retention with Eye Fix.

Pure essential oils and soothing botanical ingredients stimulate, smooth and tone the eye area. Rosemary Leaf Oil is also a natural tissue toner and firmer. In addition, it has anti-inflammatory properties and provides antioxidant benefits. Lavender Flower Oil an exceptional soothing and healing essential oil with anti-inflammatory properties. Peppermint Leaf Oil is a refreshing herb that cools and refreshes the skin.

6. Professional facial treatment is very important for health of your skin.

After our Lactic Acid Facial your skin will feel smooth and refreshed.5. And don’t forget about the lips. Our Lip Gloss with conditioning ingredients such as sunflower and safflower seed oil, and antioxidant blend of vitamins A, C, E and green tea extract will make your lip healthy and smooth. Add shine without stickiness in a great spring color Plum Glaze.

Now let’s get our skin ready for warm temperatures, blossoming trees and longer days to enjoy. Visit our skin care studio by Irina in Brookline for all of your skin care, waxing & make up needs.

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How to Prevent and Treat Chapped Lips

To continue with our theme of cold weather and skin, today let’s talk about lips.

Skin on our lips is one of the thinnest on our body and has only a few oil glands to keep them moisturized. Low temperatures and wind in addition to breathing with an open mouth and lip licking, all can result in chapped lips. Chapped or cracked lips occur due to evaporation of moisture from the lips. You may think, by constantly licking lips you are adding moisture but the opposite is true, by licking lips you are removing thin oily film that is produced by the oil glands leaving the lips dehydrated.

It is a common belief that petroleum jelly (Vaseline) is a cure for chapped lips. It does help with moisture loss but does not cure the chapped lips, by itself petroleum jelly does not add any moisture back to the lips. In our opinion petroleum jelly is not a healthy alternative to cure chapped lips because it contains mineral oils, wax and paraffin. For better and healthier choice try products with natural oils and vitamins.

Our favorite products for healthy lips are:

Mint or Cherry Balm – Nourishing botanicals heal lips and  keep lips soft & supple, while a full spectrum SPF 15 protects.

-SPF 15 – active ingredients: Octyl Methoxycinnamate (7.5%) and Oxybenzone (3%)

– Hemp seed oil – an antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties, prevents skin damage and premature aging

– Meadowfoam seed oil – prevents moisture loss, reduces wrinkles and visible signs of aging, is a natural lubricant

– Mango seed butter –  treats skin cracks and small wounds, heals sunburn and frost bites, treats the dry skin

Irina’s favorite is Cherry Balm, “it’s delicious and feels so smooth on lips”.

Liquid Lips and Gloss – A high shine, luxurious formulation for an ultra-moist look that lasts, while rich nutrients condition and protect. Contains an exclusive antioxidant blend of vitamins A, C, E and green tea extract. Contains conditioning ingredients such as sunflower and sunflower seed oil. Sunflower seed oil helps skin retain moisture, helps with skin regeneration, contains Vitamins A, B, D and E, and omega 9 fatty acids.

  Love your lips with our favorite lip treatments.