Dear Beauty Conscious Reader,
I can’t tell you how many of my patients come in and tell me they still wash their faces with soap or other harsh cleansers. And many skip toning and moisturizing all together. Or don’t do anything at all.
But this isn’t the way you’re going to get the soft, smooth, radiant, younger-looking skin you’re after. After all, youth means beauty in our culture. And a young, beautiful face is impossible to ignore.
That’s why I recommend that if you’re going to make a New Year’s resolution, make it establishing a skincare regimen. It’s one of the easiest resolutions to keep going and will show you some really great results.
But maintaining a young-looking complexion is tough. Every day, your skin is under attack from things like environmental toxins … UV radiation … harmful chemicals in your skincare products … stress … lack of nutrients …. hormones …
But the good news is, you can keep your beautiful face looking younger as you age. All you have to do is follow three simple things:
• Help your skin retain moisture, so you can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
• Feed your skin the nutrition it needs so it can stay supple, healthy and radiant.
• Slow down the appearance of aging.
Here’s how to get started:
Step 1: Gently cleanse your skin with a facial wash that nourishes and moisturizes.
Look for facial cleansers with glycerin. It’s one of the best basic ingredients you can ever have in a facial wash because it’s a natural humectant that helps seal in moisture to keep your face hydrated and glowing.
These types of cleansers also are great at removing dirt and other toxins from your pores. And have been found to improve the appearance and function of the skin by helping skin cells age properly.1
I also like facial cleaners with rosehip seed oil. This powerful oil comes from the seeds of wild Chilean roses and acts as a multivitamin for your skin because it’s packed with vitamin A, E and essential fatty acids. Together, these nutrients fight free radicals, reduce the appearance of scars, assist cell regeneration, and increase collagen and elastin.
The result? Clean, vibrant, younger-looking skin.
Step 2: Tone your skin to remove excess dirt for a smooth complexion.
Toning is a crucial, yet often ignored step in proper skin care.
With the right product, you’ll be able to remove any excess dirt left behind after you wash your face and close up your pores for a smoother look. It’ll also help keep toxins out.
The key to proper toning lies in hyaluronic acid (HA). It has an amazing ability to hold 1,000 times its weight in water to plump up your skin for a refreshed, smoother look and feel.
Moisture not only makes your skin look younger, you also need it to transport nutrients to your skin cells. And one of the best nutrients your skin can ever have is CoQ10. That’s because CoQ10 is a potent free-radical fighter. And free radicals are a major cause of skin aging.
These unstable molecules from UV rays, smoke and pollution attack the lipids, proteins and even the DNA that make up your skin cells. And this slows down the production of collagen and elastin, the proteins that keep your skin looking young and firm.
By the time you hit 30, your CoQ10 levels start to plunge – and your skin has little defense against free radicals. That’s why antioxidants like CoQ10 are the best way to fight them.2 And by applying CoQ10 to your skin every day, you reduce the appearance of wrinkles for younger looking skin that lasts.3
Step 3: Defy the clock and make your skin appear younger.
Squalane is a potent anti-aging nutrient for your skin. It occurs naturally in your skin, but levels drop after you hit 20 years old.
You want as much of it in your skin as you can get. That’s because squalane acts as a powerful barrier against water loss – restoring moisture and suppleness to your face and reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
But you need more than just moisture to ward off the effects of aging. You need to turn back the clock on your DNA. The one ingredient that seems to do that is teprenone.
Teprenone can help protect the lining of your stomach, and that’s a noble medical use, but it has a more exciting effect on your skin. It slows down the appearance of aging.
That’s because it penetrates deep within the basal layers of the skin and stabilizes your telomeres.
Telomeres are timekeepers attached to every strand of your DNA. But they get shorter each time your cells divide – until eventually, cell division stops and cells die. But teprenone can help maintain telomere length and encourage your skin cells to act younger.
With all the different products on the shelves of your local drug store that claim they can help you achieve younger-looking skin, it can be hard to figure out which products are best.
That’s why I’ve developed the “Ultimate Skin Care Regimen.” It’s three of the finest and most powerful natural formulas for skin care in one convenient kit.
It comes with a bottle of Splash Purifying Rose Hip Cleanser, CoQ-Tone Revitalizing Toner and Revive DNA Rejuvenation Cream. Together, they take you through each simple skin-care step, rejuvenate your skin from the inside and the outside, and leave you with a healthy, vibrant look … with no cause for concern.
That’s because Splash, CoQTone and Revive are each completely free of parabens, mineral oil, petroleum, artificial fragrances and other ingredients that can harm your skin and your health.
The people who use it LOVE my Ultimate Skin Care Regimen. And so do I.
I keep all three products on my bathroom sink next to my toothbrush so I don’t forget to wash, tone and hydrate every night. So does my wife.
Click here to start the New Year as a fresh and beautiful, younger-looking you!
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears, MD
PS: Happy New Year to you and your loved ones from me and my staff at Pure Radiance!
1 Zheng, Xiangjian, et al, The Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2003
2 Hoppe, U., et al, “Coenzyme Q10, a cutaneous antioxidant and energizer,” Biofactors 1999; 9(2-4):371-8
3 Prahl S, et al, “Aging skin is functionally anaerobic: importance of coenzyme Q10 for anti aging skin care,” Biofactors 2008; 32(1-4):245-55