by lissa | Oct 10, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
The SPF Half Truth You Must Know!
“I got a sunburn and I wore SPF 30 sunscreen. I don’t get it.”
That’s a frequent complaint from sun-loving clients that also want to protect their skin.
So what’s going on here? Did your SPF let you down? The problem is that SPF’s are greatly misunderstood. We expect a whole lot from this sun protector, but we aren’t willing to give much in return!
It all starts with this:
The SPF number indicates the amount of time you can stay in the sun without burning versus how long you could stay in the sun without sunscreen and without burning.
For example, an SPF 30 sunscreen allows you to stay outside 30 times longer than if you weren’t wearing sunscreen. But that’s only half of the truth!
What’s not commonly understood is the “Maximum Erythema Dose,” which simply means the point at which your skin flushes slightly pink while exposed to UV rays.
Obviously, it’s different for everyone. Very fair skinned people may start to pink up after 10 minutes in the sun. Darker skin complexions may take up to an hour.
Here’s a look at how the formula works for both skin types:
Fair Skin: SPF 30 x 10 minutes= 300 sun safe minutes
Darker Skin: SPF 30 x 60 minutes=900 sun safe minutes
The catch? Sweating, swimming, and rubbing off the sunscreen! For each of these, cut the sun protection factor in HALF.
Your sunscreen does work but you must re-apply frequently, preferably every 2 hours. Better yet, get out of the sun until tomorrow!
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by lissa | Sep 30, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
1. How does IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) help my rosacea symptoms? Intense Pulsed light uses a specialized light that closes down the blood vessels and capillaries that cause flushing, dramatically reducing redness.
2. Will the IPL affect normal healthy skin? IPL does not have any affect on surrounding healthy skin. The light energy is absorbed by the dilated vessels and capillaries causing them to shut down.
3. How many treatments do I need? Generally 3-6 sessions are needed. Some tiny areas close during the first treatment. Larger areas as well as skin flushing decrease gradually over 5 weeks. This is a far gentler way to treat rosacea. It’s also the reason IPL has become the preferred method.
4. Why do I need more than one treatment? It’s impossible to equally cover and close all of the affected areas in just one treatment. That’s why sessions are scheduled approximately 5 weeks apart.
5. Is Intense Pulsed Light the same as laser? IPL was developed from laser technology. However, laser uses a solid beam of light. IPL uses hundreds of wavelengths, or colors, in each burst of light, not just one wavelength. Filters are used that can work in a similar manner to laser, but IPL is not a traditional laser treatment.
6. What is an IPL treatment like? They are very quick, simple, and relatively painless. You will wear protective eye shields. Then a gel will be placed on your skin. This is to increase your comfort and improve the effectiveness of the IPL treatment. During the treatment, you will feel a small snap as the flash touches your skin, but it’s tolerable. After the treatment, cold packs will be placed on your skin for comfort. Your face may look pink for an hour or so, but there will be no bruising.
7. How long do treatment sessions last? It all depends on the area to be treated. Generally, speaking 30-90 minutes.
8. Can I return to work? Yes. Your skin may still look a bit pink, but it will return to normal in a few hours.
9. What skincare products are best for rosacea clients? Avoid Retin A. This is too harsh for this skin type. Vitamin C serums are soothing and have anti-inflammatory properties that are extremely helpful. All skincare products must be calming and soothing. Many dermatologists recommend facials to further minimize the symptoms of rosacea. Talk to our aesthetician about your specific needs.
10. Will I ever need more than one round of treatments? Most likely, you will need a touch up treatment once a year to keep the rosacea to a minimum.
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by lissa | Sep 18, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
Excuse #2: “My Mom Always Used Soap And She Has Good Skin
Excuse #2: “My Mom Always Used Soap And She Has Good Skin
This is an interesting excuse. So let’s take a close look at it. Because mom always used soap seems, on the surface, to be a strong enough justification to do the same thing, right?
Well, mom also used:
• A rotary phone or push button phone
• Waxy lipstick
• A sink to wash dishes
• The newspaper to catch up on what’s happening
Done any of those things lately?
The truth is times change. And in the case of skin care, they’ve changed for the better. Women no longer have to rely on soap and cold crème, which clogs your pores, to moisturize their skin.
Remember, skin is the largest organ of the body. It houses your insides, protects you from the elements, and gives you form. And most importantly, it’s the only one you have!
No doubt mom may have had good skin, but why settle?
Today, we have the resources for skin that goes beyond “good” to defying your age. And it all starts with professional skin care products designed specifically for your skin type.
Take a hint from mom. Use the resources you have available to get skin that skips a generation from good to fabulous!
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by lissa | Sep 9, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
Don’t Look Now But 35 Could Be the New 50!
Did your eyes do a double take? Ours sure did! And yes, it is a whole lot scary. Here’s the scoop. New evidence shows that the younger generation is aging more quickly than previous generations.
Bizarre, isn’t it? But wait until you find out why.
An April 2013 paper from the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology made this stunning discovery. Metabolic health, or, how well your body uses insulin to process sugar in the blood, is not working as well as in previous generations.
The reason? Our high intake of empty carbs and fast foods, which causes high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and even type-2 diabetes. But it also ages you by 15 years!
In fact, today’s 45 year-olds are on par with the aging process of 60 year olds! Twenty and 30 year old age ranges are also aging at the same 15-year rate.
As scary as it is, there is good news. You don’t have to be a victim of Metabolic Syndrome. You can take control of your health.
• Get regular physical exercise-Walk regularly or go to the gym
• Eat smart-Skip the junk food and empty carbs
• Skip the soda-There is absolutely nothing good about a soda
• Relax and renew-Get regular facials or a massage
If this study reinforces anything at all, it’s this: Take care of yourself! No if’s, and’s, or but’s.
From diet and exercise to regular rejuvenation, self-care keeps your body and your mind aging backwards, instead of forward.
And that’s our mission, too!
Source: www.youbeauty.com/health
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by lissa | Aug 29, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
Who doesn’t love a double dip of their favorite ice cream? But here’s one double dip you don’t want—waxing!
It’s extremely common for salons and spas to do what is commonly called “double dipping.” That means the disposable wooden spatula is dipped back into the wax pot AFTER it has been applied to your skin for hair removal.
It also means it has been double dipped on many other clients as well.
Even though it is a national standard regulation, double dipping is a BIG problem in the beauty industry, and here’s why. Wax is heated to a temperature just above 40 degrees or 4.44 Celsius. That isn’t hot enough to kill viruses or bacteria.
When a salon double dips, it increases your chance of exposure to all kinds of diseases. This is simply not a standard we tolerate!
At Oasis Health & Beauty Spa, we follow the national standard regulation against double dipping. (And even if it wasn’t regulation, it’s just gross!)
That’s why we also reinforce the regulation by intensively training our staff on this issue. You are in caring, capable hands with us. We value your health and ours.
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