Enjoy the Freedom of Beautiful Skin

Happy 4th of July! We find ourselves honoring the arrival of summer with swimming, hiking, hosting friendly barbecues, exploring new landscapes, dancing at concerts and dedicating our weekends to gardening. The summer season is benevolent, hugging us with her warmth and giving us more time to enjoy the outdoors. With all the time that we spend outdoors, wouldn't it be nice to wear products that allow your skin more freedom in the sun without with risk of further sun damage?

Independence Day makes July the most festive month of the summer. This month at Rejuvenate! we are thinking about the notion of freedom and how it relates to skin care. Not only does this amazing country give us the personal freedom to look and feel as beautiful as we like, it also has the world's most innovative skin care scientists. Now more than ever before, women and men in the US have access to incredible skin care technology that works hard to protect and improve the skin. Our highly educated clinicians have searched the skin care market to deliver medical grade products developed by leading skin experts, Dr. Zein Obagi, M.D. and Dr. Carl Thornfeldt, M.D.

Leading Edge Skin Care

Dr. Obagi is known for his research and development of products that address hyperpigmentation. Hyperpigmentation can occur from any injury to the skin, excessive UV or chemical exposure, from taking oral contraceptives, and over-use of some antibiotics. These stresses trigger melanocytes in your skin to overproduce pigment. However, the pigment that surfaces does not always appear even and uniform. Dr. Obagi's products will fade discoloration and block your skin's melanocytes from producing unsightly dark spots.

Dr. Thornfeldt, creator of Epionce® cosmeceutical product line, has spent over two decades researching skin barrier repair, dermal inflammatory conditions and botanical ingredients for the treatment of skin disorders. Barrier repair is especially important in Colorado's dry climate. Epionce products block the release of chronic inflammatory factors in the skin. Their special formulas fortify and strengthen the skin's natural protective barrier while delivering important ingredients to the targeted cells.

We want your skin care to work for you so that you have the mental freedom to enjoy the most beautiful you. When your skin is not looking its best you feel it on a deep level. It affects how you view yourself and how you interact with others. We know how it feels when your skin hosts nagging dark spots, inflamed acne, or deep lines and wrinkles. We know what it feels like to look at a picture from five years ago and marvel at your skin's current loss of youthfulness. If you don't feel the freedom of having clear glowing skin we want to help you attain it. Our staff has undergone extensive training in both Obagi® and Epionce skin care lines. They will educate you on how the two product lines work alone and together.

Summer Sun Protection

July is the month to give you more freedom in loving your skin even when you're outdoors. Sunscreens have come a long way! Broad spectrum sunscreens safely protect the skin from UVA and UVB rays. They are formulated with both chemical and physical sunblocking ingredients. Chemical sunscreens absorb sun radiation. Physical sunscreens usually contain titanium oxide and zinc oxide that block and scatter the sun's rays. Obagi's sunblock and Epionce's SPF 50 are our two most aggressive sunscreens. They will give you top notch protection without clogging your pores or turning your face ghostly white. Our favorite mineral makeup by Jane Iredale gives your skin flawless coverage with a physical SPF 20. Jane Iredale makeup is rated highly by www.safecosmetics.org, and was just given the honorary stamp of approval by the American Skin Cancer Foundation. With the use of these sunscreens, you can have more time and freedom playing in the sun without the fear of burning or further damaging the epidermis.

American Skin Cancer Foundation Guidelines:

Below are some helpful tips for keeping your skin safe this summer.

• Seek the shade, especially between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.
• Do not burn.
• Avoid tanning and UV tanning booths.
• Use a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher every day.
• Apply 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of sunscreen to your entire body 30 minutes before going outside. Reapply every two hours.
• Cover up with clothing, including a broad-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses.
• Keep newborns out of the sun. Sunscreens should be used on babies over the age of six months.
• Examine your skin head-to-toe every month.
• See your physician every year for a professional skin exam.

As an American you possess many liberties. Rejuvenate! makes it possible for you to take advantage of the wonderful skin technology of today. Have even pigment and protected skin all summer long. Allow our clinicians to take care of you and help you attain freedom from dark spots, freedom from poor texture, freedom from sun damage, and freedom from frown lines. Our clinicians are committed to explaining all of your options and determining the very best skin lightener and sunscreen to fit your skin type.

To learn more about top quality skin or to address skin concerns this summer, call Rejuvenate! at 303.951.2100.