The best skin care line
Again, I am trying to find a new product line. I've been using Cures and although Cures is a good line, I want a line that is more results driven. I have sensitive skin and rosacea and so far the only line that has helped improve my skin is Control Corrective . That is HUGE to me! I want to give my clients the best, but I want the cost to be reasonable as well. Can you help me with suggestions on products that you use and what you think about them and dislike about them? Thank you!!!
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Permalink Reply by Amy Sherman on
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Sounds like we are three skin twins! Haha
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Permalink Reply by Nina on
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No problem:) anytime!
Okay so I have mixed feelings about Paula Beagon, yes I have went through her ingredient dictionary and information many times. I have even learned a few things from her. Here's what I think of "Paula's Choice"...she has a lot of true, useful information, for the most part. However, when it comes to speaking about other product lines in particular, and when it comes to her own skincare line, I find her to be not so on point at all. Since you mentioned she doesn't like Eminence because it uses a lot of lavander oil, I will use that as an example. Eminence does use lavender in a few of their products more for the aromatherapy like benefits, according the CEO at the workshop I attended, and it uses small amounts, but key words *a few* of their products, and very small* amounts for the most part - therefore for her to pretty much judge the whole entire line, in an un-accurate way based on the fact that they use a little bit of an ingredient or 2 she does not like, she's not on point. She does this with many skincare lines she talks about. Some of them, she is completely on point with, but others she judges a little bit to the extreme to the point where it becomes a bit in-accurate, if you know what I mean. I feel she does this, to promote her own skincare line as the ultimate best. And then what boggles my mind is that many of her skincare products use more harmful ingredients than the lines she was bashing. As I said, I find most of her ingredient information to be very accurate, but not all, and I feel that she does it for the benefit of her own line. For example, I believe that she wrote about Sodium Laureth Sulfate to be an un-harmful, okay ingredient to use. That is absolutely not true whatsoever, sodium Laureth sulfate is just as comedogenic and harmful as Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, and some of her products contain larger amounts of it. A few other products contain ingredients she deemed as "poor" as well. So to up Paula, I personally think she's about 60% on point, very valuable accurate information to a degree, but the rest is more marketing hype, which is very contradictive of her. And since one ingredient can make such a huge difference in skincare, 60% on point is not enough for me to use her as my best resource on a daily basis. I have found many other resources I find a bit more valuable and trustworthy.
As far as the Cerave goes, when you used this product, did you use all of the Cerave products together, or did you try the cleanser separately? What was your exact routine when you noticed irritation when using the Cerave cleanser? I ask because, here's the thing about Cerave... as I mentioned I swear by the cleanser, but the other Cerave products..not so much. I wouldn't use em. When I say the Cerave cleanser is the only drugstore product I would spend my money on, it's literally the only product. Cerave's other products don't contain such great ingredients infact I really don't approve of many of the ingredients in the Cerave moisturizers etc at all. I find that just because one or two, or many, of a skincare line's products are awesome, doesn't mean that they are all. Even with Eminence, I'm a fan of most of their products, but not every single one, same with BSI, there are a few products I highly disapprove of as well. I chose the 2 lines eminence and BSI as my main product lines because I approve and love most of their products, enough of their products, so that I can offer something for everyone, but I do pick and choose.
Cetaphil - cetaphil is like cerave's long lost cousin in a way. It has the same concept but there's a huge difference. A lot of dermatologists recommend it, however I find that cetaphil does your skin more harm than good, in a way you don't even realize it until later. Based on my research, and knowledge of ingredients, Cetaphil doesn't have any benefits for the skin, whatsoever. It actually contains many pore clogging ingredients, in large amounts such as "sodium Lauryl and Laureth sulfate", as mentioned before. These 2 ingredients are biggies that you want to remember and look out for, because they are sooo commonly used in skincare products. They have a comedogenic rating of 5, the highest, and leave a film on your skin, that irritates and disturbs the acid mantle. It also contains Cetyl Alcohol, and a whole cocktail of bad chemicals. That's pretty much what cetaphil is, a cocktail of poor chemicals. You may not feel instant irritation, that's why it's known as a "gentle cleanser" but that doesn't mean it's not harming the skin at all.
You would think that companies shouldn't be able to label their products "non comedogenic" and "hypoallergic" etc if they aren't, but, the very unknown truth is, the FDA does not have any set guidelines on how skincare lines need to label their products, so they can put whatever they want. Except, for the ingredients. The ingredients need to be true to the contents, so that's really your only way of telling, but even with ingredients, many companies find ways of manipulating the way some are listed. If you ever come across an ingredient that cannot be defined, or an ingredient that the company will not define for you if you ask, it's probably not good. Frustrating right..
As far as diluting the Eminence products, yes they are pretty potent. Not all, but many of them do suggest that you add a little bit of water, and I do follow this. Not only because they potent though. The CEO of Eminence insists "less is more", and I have always agreed with that myself, well not always, but ever since I learned better lol...during the work shop he recommended using only about a dime size amount of product, with a little bit of water, this spreads the product out more evenly, so you don't feel like you need more, because they are so potent, that you really don't need more. And ultimately, they last longer this way.
Okay so, regarding your skin, I may be thinking in the complete opposite direction of what your case really is, or I might be on to something, but before I jump to any conclusions I have a few questions.
You mentioned your skin is combination, and extremely sensitive to the touch (as mine is - or was, it's not sooo sensitive to the touch - anymore).
Do you find that your skin is more oily or more dry? And if it's dry, exactly how dry does your skin get?; does it flake, and/or do you get rough dry patches ever? When you say your skin gets irritated, does it just get red, or do you experience redness associated with blisters/or pimple looking bumps too? And I'm very curious to know, what exactly is your whole entire skincare regimen at the moment?
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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Nina,
Can you send me the websites that list the ingredients?
Thank you
angelaakline@aol.com
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Permalink Reply by Juli Rose on
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WOW.. great detailed information. Thank you very much. I'm always up for trying her things and maybe this is why my skin has become so sensitive (I swear it started in school!) lol. I'm going to read your other posts and let you know if I have any questions.
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Permalink Reply by Alicia on
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Have you looked into Glymed Plus?
I can not say enough good things about Glymed.
- First of all the products are AMAZING. It takes a lot to impress me, and boy am i impressed.
- Customer service is awesome. I started off calling at least once a day and now I'm about once a week.
- I have seen a huge change in my skin. I very rarely wear foundation anymore. My skin is flawless.
- My mom has Rosacea and her skin is looking so much better. She is scared to death to try anything on her skin so we are going slow and steady with her skin. (mega purifying cleanser, rosacea relief and she'll be starting living cell clarifier soon)
- I have watched my clients skin change in a very short time of using Glymed.
Give it a shot, you'll love it.
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Permalink Reply by Jacque O on
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I absolutely LOVE Glymed Plus' Living Cell Clarifier and Intense Peptide Cream for redness!
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Permalink Reply by Miss D on
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HI! I have a glass display rack in my lobby and the top shelf is dedicated to bracelets, rings, earring/necklace sets, baseball caps with my spa name on it and cloth carrying bags with logo in it. When my clients are waiting in the lobby area they browse around while waiting for me to change over my room. Some buy, some look but they always are interested in what is new on my shelf. Now I have some real glizty iphone 5 phone covers that are so cool I had to swipe on for myself.
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I would look at Michele Corley Clinical Skin Care. I use many of their products. The sensitive skin products never fail to calm the skin. They have one product called Calm, Nourish and Repair Facial Oil. I use it mixed in with their Gentle Cleansing Milk, it always calms redness and irritation plus hydrates. I actually use the Calm, Nourish and Repair Facial Oil as an additive to many other products too. It is great to put just a little on pre wax, it cuts redness from waxing significantly. They also have some retinol serums and glycolic products that are quite effective for fine lines, wrinkles and pigmentation. I could go on and on. The products are affordable (in my opinion) with no minimum order required and they can't be sold on line so I actually get a three time markup on most of the products. The owner is always super helpful and available for questions. I guess the only negative thing is the packaging is not fancy, but I have gotten past that because the products are great and my clients are hooked. Their website is www.michelecorleyclinicalskincare.com
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