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Autumn Skin Care Products

admin — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:10:07 +0000

Hands/Body-Sweetsation Organic Calendula Cream, $24.

Rich & hydrating. Infused with shea, cocoa, and mango butters.

Body-Replenix Body Lotion, $45. Superior moisture with added green tea and polyphenols for sun damage repair. Works well on chest, shoulders and arms.

Face- Elta MD Facial, $31.

Excellent sun protection in a luxurious smoothe moisturizer. Prefect for dry skin.

Eyes- Sweetsation i Light Eye Cream, $25.

Replenish moisture with this organic, rich cream made especially for delicate eye skin.

Very Dry & Sensitive Skin-Vanicream Moisturizing Cream, $15 for 1lb jar. Chemical, Preservative free heavy moisturizing cream for dry, sensitive or eczema type skin. Great for baby, also.

Lips-Vanicream Lip Protectant, $5.

Prevents moisture loss and protects lips from the sun. Chemical and preservative free formula.

Baby-Sweetsation Lip and Face Balm, $12.

Organic balm for dry, chapped, and peeling skin in easy to apply stick. Smells as sweet as baby!

Fall Skin Care News

admin — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:46:34 +0000

Fall Cleaning? Yes. Spring may be the time to clean up around the house; but when it comes to your skin, fall is the season for a clean start. Learn how to clear out the damage done over the summer, and find ways to renew and refresh your skin for a healthy start of the new year to come.

[Read our Fall Skin News]

Winter Skin News

admin — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:44:25 +0000

Winter can be tough on skin, but it can also be a great time to repair and renew problem skin. I like to use winter to assess my skin care regimen and make changes if needed. It is a great time too, to make general health improvements. Part of your new year’s resolution this year can be healthy skin.

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Skin Protection

admin — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:18:14 +0000

Sun exposure is the most preventable risk factor for all skin cancers, including melanoma.^1,2 You can have fun in the sun and decrease your risk of skin cancer. Here’s how you can prevent skin cancer:

Seek shade when appropriate. Remember that the sun’s rays are strongest between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. If your shadow appears to be shorter than you are, seek shade.
Wear protective clothing, such as a long-sleeved shirt, pants, a wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses, where possible.
Generously apply a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreenwith a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 30 or more to all exposed skin. “Broad-spectrum” provides protection from both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. Reapply approximately every two hours, even on cloudy days, and after swimming or sweating.
Use extra caution near water, snow, and sand because they reflect and intensify the damaging rays of the sun, which can increase your chances of sunburn.
Avoid tanning beds. Ultraviolet light from the sun and tanning beds can cause skin cancer and wrinkling. If you want to look tan, consider using a self-tanning product or spray, but continue to use sunscreen with it.

¹American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts and Figures 2011.
²Robinson, JK. Sun Exposure, Sun Protection and Vitamin D. JAMA 2005; 294: 1541-43.

What’s New

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:41:20 +0000

We are pleased to announce the recent addition of Dr. Beverly Zak at the Saint Thomas Hospital location. Dr. Zak is a native of southern California who received her M.D. degree at the University of California, San Diego. During medical school, she also completed a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Sciences studying the molecular and biological basis of exostosis formation in Hereditary Multiple Exostoses.
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