Just Say No... to tanning!

We have long heard about the dangers of tanning, the importance of SPF, and out waning ozone layer. Even with all of this information, millions of people are still subjecting their precious epidermis! Women's Health had a great article about this topic in their January/February 2013 issue: You can read the whole article here.

The article states that indoor tanning can increase a persons risk for Melanoma by 75%!!! Jerry Brewer, M.D. says: "Melanoma is a new epidemic in young women,". Anytime something is considered an "epidemic", we should get concerned and take some action. Obama thought so and in 2010 he passed a bill which included a 10% tax on their tanning bill. But, CNN Money reports that the tax increase has not made much difference to the amount of people who are still tanning regularly.

Now I have to admit that as a freewheeling young lady in my early 20's I too went to indoor tanning salons. I cooked my skin with the best of them for that "healthy" looking glow. But now, it is definitely something I would not do because of the clear risk to my health. It doesn't mean that I don't love that tan looking skin I used to get, but I just find other ways to achieve that look.

I live in a beach town where the sun loves to shine down on us. This is great because I love the sun, and getting my daily dose of Vitamin D, but it also means I have to slather on the SPF. During the winter I use a BB cream with SPF 30 because I don't see the sun that much. But in the summer I make sure to put on SPF 50+ every day to avoid the powerful rays and reduce my risk for skin cancer.

Yahoo! Health had an article about this same topic with 8 reasons to say 'lights out' to the tanning salon. Some of the reasons I already talked about, but it's a good list for reference. I have included some of them below,  but you can read the full article here.

1.  According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), tanning beds are in the “group one” classification of carcinogens, along with asbestos, cigarettes and other known killers.
2. Tanning lamps emit concentrated UVA rays, leading to greater wrinkling, sagging, and other signs of premature aging than exposure to the sun.
3. High-pressure “speed tanning” sunlamps emit up to 12 times more UVA rays than the sun.
4. Indoor tanning can be addictive. More than 39 percent of subjects in one study met the diagnostic criteria for addiction due to their use of tanning beds. They also reported increased symptoms of anxiety and substance abuse.

Some of the products I love and use regularly:
Sunscreen:
Rodan + Fields Reverse Sunscreen - this stuff comes with the Rodan + Fields multi-step skincare line REVERSE.  I love it because the SPF is 50+, and it protects against UVA and UVB rays making it a great line of defense against the harmful rays of the sun.

All in one BB Cream + Sunscreen:
Dr. Jart+ BB Cream: This little tube packs a punch! It is a moisturizer, sunscreen, and treatment serum all-in-one. It's also tinted so it makes a good substitute for foundation. Birchbox calls it the Swiss Army Knife of your beauty cabinet!

Sunless Tanning:
Neutrogena Build-a-tan Sunless Tanning Lotion: This is the product I use to get a little bit of that healthy glow I was talking about earlier. It's one of the only products that actually works without making my elbows and knees and feet brown! It's also pretty fast acting, and after a couple of days you will be looking sunkissed without the negative affects of tanning!

These are just a few of the products that I use and recommend. But whatever you decide to use, make sure it has a powerful SPF, and avoid those tanning beds! It's not worth it.

Get one!

Okay, I am so excited to try this new high tech, skin saving product from Dr. Rodan and Dr. Fields of the famous Rodan + Fields! In just 5 minutes a week you can get rid of dead skin cells on your face and give your beautiful skin a chance to show through! Add it to your REDEFINE regimen (formerly called anti-age).

I love the REDEFINE products... LOVE them. I would and do recommend this line to everyone and it's because I'm am avid and enthusiastic user of their products. I've literally tried every line of product they offer at different times and for different reasons.

If you are interested in getting your own piece of this 2 billion dollar industry and putting some of the money on your own pocket, let me know! We'll talk.

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Dr. Katie Rodan & Dr. Kathy Fields have spent two years combining their 40 years of dermatology experience, groundbreaking skincare science & cutting-edge technology to help you reclaim your skin's radiant glow in just five minutes a week with the patent-pending REDEFINE MACRO Exfoliator™.

Used once a week on your face, neck & chest, this hand-held, personal use exfoliation tool sweeps away dead skin cells leaving behind a smoother, healthier-looking & more luminous complexion. The proof is in the filter where you can actually see the dull, dead outermost skin cells & debris that have been covering up your best skin. Talk about instant gratification!

It features patent-pending DOC-SMART™ technology, developed & programmed by the Doctors to put their brains in your hand to vary the degree & duration of macro-exfoliation based on the area you're treating. So effective, the MACRO E is clinically proven to visibly improve skin texture after only one use. And in the 4-week clinical trial, 100% of the participants saw an improvement in their skin's texture & overall appearance. Pores looked smaller, lines were reduced, skin was more even. Who doesn't want that?

All this is available without a prescription or a trip to a doctor's office & it comes with a 60-day, money-back satisfaction guarantee!


The Doctors had their most successful press event when they gave beauty editors a sneak peek of this baby last fall & Marie Claire has already shown us love in their January issue. Keep your eyes open for a slew of media coverage in the coming weeks and months. But you don't have to wait to see why they were so wowed...

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Timing is critical in positioning a tool like this, as the market for in-home tools & skin care devices is growing (it's projected to soon to hit $3 billion). 1 in 3 women will use at home beauty devices. When it comes to aging skin, we are all aging all the time, so our market is almost limitless.
The current recession has shifted consumer mentality from professional treatments to in-home treatments to save money. Professional exfoliation treatments on average cost about $180/treatment & require follow-up treatments every 4-6 weeks to maintain results, so our new Macro Exfoliator pays for itself in no time. I love that there is no downtime, but you still get the same visible results as a professional treatment. Marie Claire scooped us last month & we anticipate many more positive reviews in the press on the product.

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Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate.

With the weather warming up, we need to get our bodies ready for clothes that reveal a little more skin. I have a great product for you that I recently tried on myself...

You may have heard this a hundred times, but you need to exfoliate! You should exfoliate around three times a week; before shaving, and especially before getting a spray tan or using self tanner. It's important to exfoliate the skin on your face, but it's also important to give your whole body a scrub down. I recently tried a body micro-dermabrasion stick by Rodan + Fields Dermatologist called Enhancements Body Micro-Dermabrasion. I gave it a try because I was going to be trying out a new self tanner and I knew I needed to exfoliate first. You are supposed to use it in the bath or shower, and just use it on your whole body. I focused on my arms and legs. I felt the softness in my skin and I have used it twice more since then.  

Another way that this product has been effective is using it on my tattoos! I have several tattoos covering a lot of real estate on my arms, and the micro dermabrasion really made them look fresh and gave my skin a nice little glow. 

It looks like a little deodorant stick, and it's super easy to use. It feels good and tingles in a good way.  So whether you're about to shave, use self-tanner, or wear that mini-skirt you've been wanting to take out on the town -- exfoliate those stems, and look and feel refreshed and vibrant!

ENHANCEMENTS Body Micro-Dermabrasion

ENHANCEMENTS Body Micro-Dermabrasion

Oily skin?

This is going to be a quick one because I'm in the middle of studying, doing laundry, and watching The Voice :)

But I just wanted to throw out this little piece of gold for you. Do you get oily before you put your make up on? I know I'm not the only one... My skin can get oily especially after I put on my sunblock and before I put on my makeup. The other time is after I've been wearing my makeup all day...

Basically, my skin is a little more on the oily side though it's pretty close to "combination skin". I have a little secret weapon though that I use to get rid of the oil before I put my make up on in the morning. My skin has been less oily since using a new line of the Rodan + Fields Dermatologist skincare, but still...

My secret weapon is UNBLEMISH Blot Papers with Zincidone! This is my new favorite thing I literally bring with my everywhere. Since I am a Rodan + Fields Consultant I get to try everything... so I had this amazing product under my nose for like 6 months before trying it and realizing how awesome it was! The Zincidone helps to keep things looking matte, so you aren't shiny. It makes my makeup go on so beautifully and evenly. I highly and enthusiastically recommend it!

And by the way, it's not just for the ladies.... oily skin knows no gender!!

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Wear your sunscreen!!!

Thank you for making your way to my *brand new* blog!

What I would like to focus on in this blog is health. Not just physical health, like exercise and eating right, but mental health as well. I also care A LOT about good skincare, so healthy skin is also going to be a topic of bloggery.


With my very first post I'd like to talk about SUNSCREEN! Looking outside my window you would not think this is a very relevant topic, but you'd be wrong good sir (or madam)! Sunscreen is important to wear year round, every day, repeatedly. You are constantly being exposed to UV rays that are harmful to the look, feel, and health of your skin.

The American Academy of Dermatology recommends we wear sunscreen everyday because of the harmful UV rays. Even on cloudy days, 80% of UV rays can pass through and get you! The FDA has really updated labeling laws so that it's easier to know what our sunscreen will do for us.

To reduce the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging, the sunscreen must offer two things*:
1. Broad-spectrum protection (protects against UVA and UVB rays) and
2. An SPF of 15 or higher. Without both, the sunscreen only helps prevent sunburn.
(check http://www.aad.org for more information)

I use an SPF of 55 every single day. I know that might sound extreme, but I've got a good reason. When I was 23 I started taking a birth control and suffered a pretty gnarly side effect from it. It's called Melasma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melasma). Basically I had brown spots all over my face and the sun made it 100% worse. Every time I went out in the sun the brown areas would get darker and eventually were impossible to cover up with make up. That is really what started me on my skincare kick! It was kind of like a blessing in disguise. If I had never gotten the melasma, I might never have cared as much about my skin... and I could have way more wrinkles now! Or skin cancer...

I used about every product you could think of the lighten to brown areas, but nothing really worked. The only thing I could do was prevent it from getting darker, so that's what I focused on... hence the addiction to sunscreen. Last year, however, I started using a product that has completely transformed the look and feel of my skin. The line is called Reverse and it's made by Rodan + Fields Dermatologist (https://rskinner.myrandf.com/Shop/Reverse), a company created by the same Dr.'s who invented proactive. My skin has lightened up SOOOO much and feels great and has a lovely little dewy look :) This blog is not all about Rodan + Fields, so I'll share more about it later... I just gotta give credit where credit is due.


Take away:
1. Wear sunscreen! Every day, you need to protect yourself from skin cancer and early skin aging. It doesn't necessarily matter what the brand is, but you need to make sure to check that it protects against UVA AND UCB rays... and you don't need to wear 55 every day like I do, but make sure it's 15 or higher!
2. Don't wait until you get brown spots all over your face to realize that taking care of your skin is important. Let me learn that lesson the hard way for you. It's NOT WORTH IT!!! :)
3. Share my blog with friends and family that you don't want to get skin cancer... that's everyone right? Just checking :)

*Courtesy of the American Academy of Dermatology website: http://www.aad.org/media-resources/stats-and-facts/prevention-and-care/sunscreens