Five Steps for Flawless Skin!

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Five Steps for Flawless Skin!

April 27th, 2022

 

Radiant skin gives confidence!  Doing your skincare is an act of self care and self love!  Make it a beautiful ritual.  Teach your children, get them in the habit of cleansing and moisturizing.  Mask together.  Summary:  Cleanse 2x, Hydrating Mist, Serums, Hydration Mask option or skip and Eye Cream, Moisturizer, and SPF

 

Let’s Start with Cleanser

We all know cleansing is the first thing, and to use cool to lukewarm water.  Apply cleanser, massage thoroughly, and even allow it to sit on your skin a minute, rinse and pat dry.  If you are removing heavy makeup, you may want to do two cleanses.  Don’t forget neck and decolletage!

I personally love to put Osmosis Lift Away Cleansing Balm on and then jump in the shower, massaging it in and using it as a hydration mask also. I use an amount close to a quarter size.  It makes my dry skin happy.

If you use Osmosis Purify, you will definitely need this cleanser to sit on your skin to do it’s job, which is to break up dead skin cells.  Massaging it in helps the action.  A pearl size amount is all you need, it has a lot of frothiness.  Pro Tip:  Add a small amount of Polish Exfoliating Mask for extra brightening and exfoliation.

 

How to Tone Just Right

Next is your toner or mist.  I never recommend one that is acid, your best bet no matter your skin type is hydration.  Make sure you feel it on your skin, so it may take 5-6 pumps, including neck and decolletage.

 

 

My Secrets to Serums

Serums are next.  I use 2-3 every morning and night – Osmosis Renew, Replenish and Catalyst AC11 are my go-to serums.  With any serums, apply thinnest to thickest.  But as you know you can mix Osmosis thick serums (Renew, Clarify, Correct, Catalyst) together and then apply. However, if you are using Stemfactor and Rescue, apply those first, separately.   Don’t forget neck and decolletage.  Massage them in by hand or with Epic tool before adding the next one or next group.  Use your mist if you need to, just make sure it no longer feels tacky.  Spend a few minutes with this step, you are so worth it.

 

 

Masking for Extra Benefits

If you are feeling like doing extra credit, let’s mask!!!  A mask could be 5-7 pumps of Catalyst for some extra brightening.  Tropical Mango Mask heals the soul with its addicting, yummy all natural scent of mangos.  Remedy Healing Balm with it’s wild cherry bark healing properties and scent is great for healing parched skin or for holistic slugging.  Polish is also a great choice when we need a little extra exfoliation, a little brightening – that yummy Cranberry Scent is just amazing, however with Polish, we would want to do it prior to serums.  Hydrating masks and balms push serums into the skin further, so no need to worry.  Either leave on all night or rinse off after 10-15 minutes.  If leaving on all night, skip the rest of these steps.

 

The Eyes Have It!

For age reversal, or prevention, use a tiny amount of Catalyst AC 11 right on your lids.  Finish with Illuminate for a hydrating and plumping eye cream.  Dot a pearl sized amount of Illuminate on the inside tips of your orbital bone, lightly pat in.  Use a pearl size amount for around and on your lips for all night or all day conditioning.  I also love Sorella’s Avocado Lip Treatment for lips – super hydrating.

 

Moisturizers 101

Finally we come to the moisturizers.  I am in LOVE with facial oils!  Osmosis Nourish and Immerse feel AMAZING!!!  Layer on first or put a drop in your moisturizer.  I love Enrich for night time and Hydrate for day.  Feels so amazing!

 

Sun Protection

Last, but not least, in the morning, we need sunscreen.   I use Osmosis Protect, zinc oxide, 30 spf and it works well, even when I’m outside.   Sometimes, zinc oxide can leave a white film.  To prevent this, we need to warm it in our hands for a moment.  Apply to forehead, cheeks, chin, neck and decolletage.  Massage in until you can no longer see the white.

I live for all things skincare, never hesitate to ask me questions to get your routine just right!

 

 

Need Serious Skin Correction?

August 7th, 2015

If your skin has been damaged by the sun or acne, or if you would like to reduce the appearance of fine lines or uneven pigmentation, you may benefit from a series of light chemical peels.

Light chemical peels are a safe and effective way to visibly improve the quality, texture and tone of your skin.  Our peels gently accelerate the skin cell regeneration process by replacing old, dull skin cells with softer, smoother younger looking skin.  When combined with a Sanitas home care regimen and repeated every 2 to 4 weeks over a period of 2-3 months.

Light chemical peels deeply minimize fine lines, lighten age spots, reduce acne breakouts and even-out blotchy hyperpigmented skin.

In the days after, you may experience some temporary flaking, scaling, redness or dryness of the skin for up to 5 days following the peel.  After each successive peel, you will notice your skin feels progressively smoother and softer and will appear more even-toned.

Not sure if a peel is right for you?  Schedule a free consultation today!  www.sweetlemonspa.com/

Not interested at all in chemical peels, but want other alternatives, we have three new facials that get results:

Rapid Results Brightening Facial with Brow and Lip Wax

Thai Facial with Reflexology

For full descriptions: www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/slsyap/services

 

 

Wax FAQ’s at Sweet Lemon Spa

June 16th, 2015

Frequently Asked Wax Questions:

First of all, if you are 4 days before, during or 4 days after menstruation, it’s best to hold off because this is the most painful time to get waxing.

If you are especially sensitive, please let us know beforehand, we can arrange for you to receive  numbing cream which will need to be applied 45 minutes before your service.  Many people use ibuprofen before waxing, and if that’s something you are comfortable taking, it may help with discomfort.

Three days before you wax, you want to exfoliate.  If you are using our Orange Pomengranate Body Wash, it contains glycolic acid which is a wonderful exfoliant and skin softener, however before any body waxing we want to hold off using it for 3 days before body waxing.  Using a physical scrub such as a sugar scrub will also work, just do this 3 days before.  Then post waxing, we want to hold off exfoliation for about 3 days after, since the skin may be more sensitive.

For facial waxing, please avoid using any retinol products, such as our Rejuven-A or Retinol Resurfacing products for one week prior to a facial wax.  If you are using our Herbal Salicylic Cleanser, Glycolic Citrus Cleanser, Lemon Cream Scrub, Rose Cream Scrub, Cranberry Enzyme Mask, Papaya Pineapple Mask, Pumpkin Mask, Mild Medicated Toner or Glycotoner, please stop using them for 3 days prior to your facial wax.

Why exfoliate? Because we want you to get the best waxing service possible, if hair gets trapped under dead skin it may not be removed while being waxed.  The wax will pull off the dead skin, leaving hair free.  Sometimes it does not show up right away and you get home and realize that you still have hair in these areas.  If this does happen, please let us know right away and we can get you in for a wax cleanup service, depending on the amount, we may have to charge you.  This is a case by case situation, we prefer to avoid.

We begin each waxing service with a brief consultation.  We sanitize the area to be waxed.  Then, depending on your skin and the area, we determine whether to use hard or soft wax. Soft wax is used with a strip and is the most commonly used wax.  It’s best for areas like the eyebrow, where we need definition, or the leg areas which are usually the least painful.  The soft wax takes off the dead skin, and can be more painful than hard wax.  Our standard is to only use hard wax for bikini, Brazilian, chest, lip and chin waxing.  Hard wax does take a bit longer because it is applied to the skin, and must harden first, however it does not take off skin cells, it merely wraps around the hair and only takes the hair with it, making it a less painful choice. Sometimes hard wax is hard to remove, so we gently use a little strip wax or oil to remove it, depending on the area.

Depending on the area, and if you have had problems with ingrown hairs before, and if it’s not contraindicated, we use high frequency to the area post wax to kill any bacteria that has been on the skin.  If you are especially sensitive, we recommend getting an LED treatment afterwards, it will also kill any bacteria and help with any post waxing inflammation.  Unfortunately, if you are pregnant, we can do neither high frequency or LED, but we will use a grain alcohol and Topical C to sanitize and reduce inflammation.