How Much Skincare is Too Much?
How Much Skincare is Too Much?
Every night I use Pond’s cold cream to cleanse my skin. I follow the cleansing with moisturizer before applying eye cream and Retin-A. As you may know by now, I’m convinced Retin-A will be my secret to looking 60 when I’m really 70. Once every couple weeks I may treat myself to a microdermabrasion scrub or a hydrating mask.
In the morning, I use a washcloth dipped in organic coconut oil to wash off the dry skin flakes that sometimes come from Retin-A. I follow that (sometimes) with antioxidant rich Vitamin C cream and I top that with La-Roche Posay’s SPF 60 tinted sunscreen.
After all of this, it’s amazing I find the time to floss.
Dermatologists are always touting retinols, antioxidants AND microdermabrasion, but if one is on a prescription-strength retinoid (like my Retin-A), should she also be subjecting her skin daily to a Vitamin C cream and twice a month to a scrub? I was wondering how much is too much, so I turned to Maryann Mikhail, a dermatologist at Manhattan’s Spring Street Dermatology with that exact question.
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How Much Skincare is Too Much? originally appeared on About.com Beauty on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 23:09:38.
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How to Find a Good Diet
There are many popular diets today. Some of them are simply fad diets that will come and go. There are other diets that are more like lifestyle changes. These diets, are those, which will be incorporated into one’s life for the long term. Depending on your individual weight goals, you can find a diet that [...]
There are many popular diets today. Some of them are simply fad diets that will come and go. There are other diets that are more like lifestyle changes. These diets, are those, which will be incorporated into one’s life for the long term. Depending on your individual weight goals, you can find a diet that is appropriate for you.
Some diets are instituted because people are suffering from specific health challenges. Other diets are started simply because dieters would like to lose an amount of weight. There will also be dieters, who would like to maintain their current weight. Diet, and regular exercise practices, are wonderful ways to accomplish these goals.
Skip the $120 Massage & Buy a Can of Tennis Balls Instead?
Three years ago I spent an unforgettable week at Rancho La Puerta, a fitness spa in Tecate, Mexico, where I learned about the benefits of fish oil pills from Dr. Frank Lipman, tried out Pilates for the first time, got a great low-fat guacamole recipe partially made out of peas (peas!) and learned how to remove the kinks and knots in my muscles using a tennis ball.
I’m not kidding. I took a class at Rancho that taught us how to use tennis balls to massage out the knots in our legs, backs, necks and arms. We learned several positions that involved the floor, a wall and ourselves. I was reminded of the tennis ball trick this week in Tulum, Mexico, when I was paying $120 for deep tissue massages. I thought, “this is great, but the tennis ball is virtually free!”
So how to do the massage? Basically, you place a tennis ball between you and a wall or the floor. You want to place the ball at a pressure point (usually found along either side of the spine, along the lower back and at the top of the back) and then gently move the ball up and down providing just enough pressure that it feels good, not wincingly painful. You can keep the ball on the knots for a few seconds or even a few minutes.
For more information on tennis ball massage, check out this article I found on a wonderful, witty Website on solving chronic pain issues called “saveyourself.ca.”
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Skip the $120 Massage & Buy a Can of Tennis Balls Instead? originally appeared on About.com Beauty on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 22:32:52.
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