How do you achieve a youthful complexion? It’s not all about wrinkles. Here are 3 different treatment options.
The new way to look younger…
It’s not about wrinkles, it’s about dark spots.
Research shows that pigmentation, blotches and discoloration can add as much as 10 to 12 years to a woman's perceived age. Main causes are hormones (pill, pregnancy) and sun damage. Even skin tone and luminosity are a major signal of a woman's attractiveness, as well as of her assumed age, more so than a face being free of lines and wrinkles. (Think of the women who live in areas who never see the sun (Eastern Block), or who protect their skin fiercely (Japan). The reason we wear foundation is because we’re trying to even out our skin tone – it’s got nothing to do with lines and wrinkles. So, if we can get even skin tone, we won’t even need to wear foundation. AWESOME.
Product details:
Biotherm White D-tox bright cell makeup base, RRP: $69, works as skin care to fade dark spots, but has light diffusers for a luminous complexion and brighter skin tone. Has broad spectrum SPF to protect against more UV damage.
Fade them gently
Use sunscreen EVERYDAY. Then get to work with brightening and whitening products, which do NOT bleach skin, but work to fade the melanin that causes pigmentation and dark spots. This will give your skin even tone, which will create a luminous, youthful appearance. Consistency and discipline is the key: typically topical treatments require whole routines and weeks of daily use. New product from Clinique called Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector is changing this by offering one product, twice a day under your regular skin care. It has proven to have the same efficacy as hydroquinone, which is prescription only and irritates a lot of skins, without annoying or drying out the skin.
Product details:
Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector, RRP $89 - first melanin-inhibiting, dark spot fading skin care to be tested against the dermatologist's gold standard against pigmentation, %4 Hydroquinone (prescription only) - and it had better results. Also, none of the itching, irritation associated with Hydroquinone. Gentle.
...Or fade them quickly
Certain peels and laser treatments are very effective at breaking down or drawing out dark spots/melanin with repeated treatments. The new Fraxel re: store DUAL has some incredible results, as it incorporates a laser specifically to remove pigmentation. Dr Jack Ting is Australia's best laser cosmetic surgeon and he believes it to be the best and fastest way to beat the brown spots and look immediately younger.
Product details:
Fraxel re: store Dual, a new laser specifically for removal of pigmentation, freckles, sun spots, fast. Approx 1-2 treatments, 2 day recovery, results within 4-7 days. Approx $1500 per treatment. Professional chemical peels can also work well.
