While you sleep your body enters into repair mode: the brain recharges, important hormones are released, and cellular rejuvenation takes place. When it comes to our skin, blood flow increases, along with DNA repair, cell proliferation (cell turnover), temperature, barrier permeability, penetration, itching, and moisture loss, in addition to decreased barrier recovery. This makes our skin even more receptive to the absorption of the types of active ingredients found in skin treatment solutions, and is therefore the best time to nourish and cure our skin. A gel cream formula is especially effective as the skin experiences more trans-epidermal water loss at night. This consistency helps to replenish crucial hydration, complementing the body’s natural fluctuations.
Pain Relief Many people believe that varicose veins are merely a cosmetic problem. However, the reality is that if left untreated, these spider veins can cause significant pain impacting your quality of life. If you are suffering from leg swelling and pain due to varicose veins there are laser treatment options available.
HIFU or High Intensity Focused Ultrasound is a new non-invasive and safe technology approved by FDA for lifting the skin by tightening the SMAS (Superficial Muscular Aponeurotic System) layer to cause muscle tissue contraction.
Both men and women tend to get skin tags as they age. Skin tags are also more common in pregnant women, obese people, and people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.More than half if not all of the general population has been reported to have skin tags at some time in their lives. Although tags are generally acquired (not present at birth) and may occur in anyone, more often they arise in adulthood. They are much more common in middle age, and they tend to increase in prevalence up to age 60.
The Cool Glide laser hair removal technology effectively destroys the hair follicles without harming the surrounding skin. We ask you to shave the treatment area before your laser hair removal treatment to better target the hair follicles. The treated area may be a little red afterward, which typically goes away in a matter of hours. A good candidate for laser hair removal treatment is someone with pale to medium skin tone with light brown to dark hair. No laser hair removal or light based system can treat blonde, white, red or gray hair since there is not enough melamine in the hair follicle to absorb the light.
Everybody knows these foods are good for health. They can also help you stay younger, too.1.TomatoesLycopene the pigment that gives tomatoes their rich red color combat UV damage like age spots, dark spots or brown spots on face and wrinkles. Studies show that our bodies absorb lycopene more easily from tomato paste than from fresh tomatoes.
Acupuncture is a complete medical protocol focused on correcting imbalances of energy in the body. From its inception in China more than 2,500 years ago, acupuncture has been used traditionally to prevent, diagnose and treat disease, as well as to improve general health.
Botox injection is the most popular treatment that millions of women and men have preformed worldwide to smooth out their fine lines and wrinkles. Botox Cosmetic , is an injectable treatment derived from a purified protein. It relaxes the muscles that cause dynamic wrinkles, giving the face a refreshed appearance. The beauty of this simple treatment is that its regular use will soften expression lines and stop the development and deepening of aging lines. It has been in use for over 20 years and approved in more than 75 countries for 20 different applications including in Canada for medical and cosmetic use. The most common areas that are treated are between the eyebrows (frown lines), horizontal lines across the forehead, and crow’s feet (around the outside of eyes). The procedure takes about 10 to 15 minutes and the effects usually last up to four months. Regular treatments can make the effects last longer.
The human skin produces about one million skin cells every 40 minutes, which equates to over 36 million skin cells per day. As our skin cells renew from the deeper layer of the epidermis, the more surface cells harden and lose moisture. Eventually these cells detach from skin and are replaced by younger cells moving up from deeper layers. Desquamation (detaching) also eliminates damaged and contaminated cells that carry pollutants and micro-organisms from the environment. These superficial skin cells don’t always effectively fall from skin and may cause clogging and congestion while leaving. As we age, desquamation and cell turnover slow down, making professional skin peeling critical to removing the accumulation of cells that give a dry, dull appearance to the skin. Through professional peeling, these dulling skin cells effectively removed, and newer cells are revealed for fresher, healthier appearance.
Our Skin is a dynamic organ that changes with seasons and environment. It also exhibits physiological fluctuations from day to night. For example, Sebum excretes the most at midday which the Transe Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) or barrier function is at least. In the evening time skin temperature is at peaks and PH is the lowest and less sebum and losses more water. That’s why some individuals complain of drier, itchy or flare ups skin conditions at night. Therefore, skin repair and cell turnover happens mostly at night the time that body heals itself the most.