Dermalogica is an industry leader in treatments and skin care, so it’s no surprise that they are always innovating and developing new and exciting products.  They know how important sun protection is, so they have added several new SPF products to their line-up.  They are taking some of their popular sun block products, and revamping them to bring us their new and improved versions!

New Arrivals:

Oil Free Matte SPF 30: This is a new and improved version that will actually be replacing their Oil Free Matte Block SPF 20!  It has the same sheer and lightweight feel, prevents shine while giving a matte finish, and also helps to soothe inflammation.  Because it controls and regulates oil and sebum production, it is the perfect sun block choice for someone with oily skin.  With an extra dose of an increased SPF, this product is better than ever!

Who wouldn’t want their skin to look flawless with a natural, dewy glow that looks effortless?  If you find that you just can’t achieve this look on your own, there are a few tips you can use  to help improve your skin’s tone and texture, and get a more radiant and glowing look.

Be sure to cleanse your face completely.  To that end, the Clarisonic skin care system can lend a helping hand – it oscillates back and forth at a sonic frequency of more than 300 movements per second to clean your face entirely, without leaving behind any makeup or residue. Although you might think that you are completely washing your face using your cleanser and hands, you are only really rubbing the surface, and aren’t able to effectively get beneath that top level of makeup and dirt.  The Clarisonic’s gently vibrating face brush uses a patented micro-massage motion to completely rid your face of anything that shouldn’t be there.  And the results are amazing – after using it – you will realize that your face has never felt that clean before.  Be sure to cleanse using your Clarisonic in the morning and at night.

Sunburns not only harm your skin and can lead to damaging issues such as heatstroke, sun poisoning, skin cancer, blisters, damaged nerve endings, but they are definitely painful to experience and deal with.  Unfortunately, there is no magical treatment for immediate relief of sunburns, but there are some helpful tips to help ease the pain, and speed up your skin’s recovery.

First, there are some things you should know.  Depending on your skin type, you might run the risk of burning more easily.  Typically people with fair skin, freckles, and naturally blonde or red hair, sunburn easily.  A sunburn might be more severe if you are outside and exposed to sun during the 10am to 4pm, when the sun’s rays are the strongest.

If your skin is not looking it’s best, it may not be that you are not taking proper care of it.  Maybe you cleanse twice a day, moisturize in the morning and before bed, maybe you even use specialty products such as exfoliants, toners, anti-aging creams.  But just because you use a myriad of skin care products, doesn’t mean that you are using the right products for your skin type.

First, you should figure out what your skin type is so that you can use the appropriate skin care products.  When you wake up in the morning, before you do anything – even before you wash your face – take a look at your skin.  Examine what your skin looks like in its natural state.

If it looks and feels bouncy, elastic, and supple, you most likely have normal skin.  If you have normal skin, you will most likely have the least maintenance, as far as specialized skin care products go.  You should still cleanse and moisturize regularly - Dermalogica has a wide variety of cleansers and moisturizers to choose from.

You’ve probably heard different things – “The SPF number means that’s how many minutes you can stay in the sun before it wears off”, or “You just multiply the level of SPF and that’s how much longer you can stay in the sun for before it wears off”.  These are all common misconceptions, and this is part of the reason why people get dangerous sunburns, and often may not be as protected as they might think.

If you are going to apply and wear sun block (as you should!) to protect your skin from damaging sunrays, then you should learn about SPF to ensure that you are protecting yourself properly.  If you are making the appropriate effort to use sun protection, then you don’t want to find out years from now that you were doing it all wrong, and not actually protecting yourself the way you should have been.

There are many factors that result in dark or puffy under-eye bags.  These bags can be caused by many factors including allergies, not getting enough sleep, not drinking enough water, or stress.

To help avoid under-eye bags, there are several things you can do to prevent these bags from forming.  First, take a look at your diet.  If your diet is high in sodium, this can lead to water retention, which results in puffy eyes.  Large amounts of caffeine, red meat, and junk food can also tend to make eyes look puffy and tired.  Be sure to drink enough water every day to ensure that your body and skin is hydrated.  Water intake is an important factor in how your skin and eyes look.

Sleep is something that our bodies literally can’t function without.  Of course, from time to time, you may find yourself waking up without sleeping a good 7-8 hours.  Maybe you were tossing and turning because you had too much on your mind, or maybe you were up until the early morning hours, working on a deadline.  However, not getting a good, full night of sleep should definitely be the exception, not the rule.

If you find that not getting enough sleep is the norm for you, you should fully understand what a lack of sleep does to your mind and body, which would make researching a remedy to the issue even more pressing.

If you aren’t feeling 100%, and you think it might be related to not getting enough sleep, you might be feeling some of the side effects which occur when you deprive yourself of sleep. Some of these side effects include: headaches, nausea, pain behind your eyes and heaviness of your eyelids, lack of attention and trouble focusing, under-eye bags and darkness under the eyes (which makes you look much older than you are), muscle pains, irritability, and memory loss.