Theresa Taylor Grutzeck

Tailor Your Beauty Wardrobe

April 2, 2014 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck Leave a Comment

Custom Foundations Are A Perfect Match.

A foundation is one of the most important beauty accessories to have for the majority of women. It is the coveted beauty accessory and understandably so – it makes the skin look flawless, youthful and healthier, but only with the correct color foundation will you achieve the most natural looking skin.

A customer with beautiful blond hair and rosy cheeks came in to our beauty boutique. She complained that she couldn’t find anything to conceal her red cheeks and that everything made her skin look pale. When questioned on what she was currently using, we soon realized why the redness in her skin had not disappeared. It was clear to us that she was using too much. Her morning ritual began with a “one shade fits all” foundation tint, a cream concealer, followed by an application of a green stick pen and a mineral based powder. She was using products that had very little coverage, not to mention her skin looked pale and cakey and too made-up. We suggested a custom foundation with AB coverage, with a warmer shade tint mixed with a beige undertone, followed by a mica powder with 45 percent pigment, by Fleur Visage, thus leaving the skin perfectly matched with full coverage to hide the redness. She was elated that her skin looked so smooth and beautiful, flawless and very natural. Walking out the door radiating her new-found beauty, she was ready to conquer the world with confidence.

Foundations are one of the most sought-after commodities in cosmetics today. It takes up to four years for a make-up artist to develop an eye for color. Most beauty counter sales girls do not have the experience or the know-how to choose the correct color for women. The “one shade fits all” foundation does not always work for everyone. Our client is a perfect example of incorrect products and wasted time and money. What women don’t know is that a perfectly matched foundation can make your skin go from dull and pale to a radiant glow in seconds.

At The Rouge they have been custom blending foundations for women for over 20 years. They are committed to excellence and ensure that their clients have the most updated cosmetics in the industry. They are available Tuesday through Saturday to help women select the right color foundation and they can color match their skin with the custom foundations they provide from Fleur Visage Cosmetics.

Allergic Reactions To Cosmetics? Symptoms and Treatments

March 1, 2014 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck 1 Comment

We are going to look at some of the most popular problems women face today in allergic reactions to cosmetics. I see more and more women acquiring rashes, flakey dry skin and peeling lips, like never before. Here we will take a look at the problems, symptoms and solutions to these complicated conditions.

Problem: Time Sensitive Skin Care Products

Symptoms: Some women think by using the same skin care product for years is good for the skin. Sometimes it is okay, but if women are suddenly having skin problems, like rashes, breakouts, and dry flakey skin, the product you have been using may have harmful effects, causing the skin to be irritated. It is hard to believe that their precious products they’ve been using for many years, could possibly harm their skin. What women don’t know is that companies will try to cut costs, sometimes taking out the expensive ingredient and using fillers in their product, with a less expensive ingredient. What used to be a wonderful product is now causing havoc on the skin.

Solution: Check the label from time to time to see if the ingredients are different, especially if the bottle or jar has been changed. Changing the label, jar or bottle is a red flag; because the packaging has not only changed, but they most certainly altered the ingredients. It would be worth the time to research a new skin care line that is updated and with the latest technologies for optimum skincare health.

Problem: Dry Chapped Lips

Symptoms: When you are allergic to a lip product, lips will peel, dry and crack. Lips do not irrupt in rashes or bumps they peel and dry out. Women think they need to use more of the lip product, almost like an addiction, to keep their lips moist and hydrated, but what they don’t know is they are making the problem worse, by using the same product. Chapstick and mineral oil based lipstick are the number one problem associated to dry, peeling, cracked lips.

Solution: Stop using the lip product immediately and find a lipstick or lip hydrator that has a Vitamin E base. This will not only solve the allergic reaction of dry cracked lips, but it is a healthier choice.

Problem: Dry Peeling Skin Around The Eye Area

Symptoms: The skin peeling and drying around the eye area indicates a severe allergic reaction to the product the consumer is using. Like the lips, the delicate area around the eye, does not irrupt in rashes or bumps, it dries out and peels. It could be the eye cream, the concealer or the eye shadow the user is applying that is causing this inflammation. In addition, old eye shadows and dirty cosmetic brushes cause severe allergic reactions to the eye area, causing it to break down, dry out and wrinkle.

Solution: Clean all instruments, including eye shadow brushes, with an anti-bacterial soap. Try a different concealer, eye cream or eye shadow. Throw away all old eye shadows, if they are older than one year. After changing products, you should notice a dramatic difference in the eye area in less than a week and the eye area should look smoother and healthier, not dry. Diagnosed early you can save your eye area from future damage and wrinkles.

At The Rouge we are committed to excellence in analyzing skin and the problems associated with cosmetic related conditions. If you are suffering from unexplained rashes or if you have problem skin, we are here to suggest options and offer you skin care consultations, so you can get on the right path to a healthier looking skin.

Beauty Blooms: Spring Trends 2014

January 31, 2014 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck Leave a Comment

Spring is in the air and in the beauty world this means renew. People ask me, “Should I change my make-up with the seasons?” I always tell them, “Wear what makes you feel comfortable,” but for many, springtime feels more light and playful (sheer lipsticks, soft eye colors and bright nails), fall is more serious and structured. Just as fashion dictates how hemlines rise and fall, beauty products go through cycles of matte-ness and luminosity. Right now, “naturally luminous” is in.

On The Run Way

This Spring a fresh look of colors blossom on the runways, with looks inspired by, and infused with, exquisite shades and elements only found in nature. Model faces are translucent and flawless with luminous skin and subtle, sophisticated washes of color on the eyes and lips. Muted, monochromatic hues are balanced harmoniously with rich, high-sheen swirls of deep pigments and textures to create a stunning, new, natural modern beauty.

Natural Custom Foundations

Get glowing skin on-the-go with simple essentials from a perfectly matched foundation. Custom Foundations offer a color-true-wear, which meets second skin comfort. Create a natural look that’s perfect for your skin type and that helps to even-out skin tones.

Simple Concealing Solutions

Skin Flash Concealer Sticks smooth and conceal redness and imperfections around the eyes. They brighten the eye area up to airbrush perfection and hold eye shadow on all day long.

Silkiest Skin

Highlighters (or illuminators) make the skin look wet and dewy with a youthful glow. They come in a variety of formats and formulas. Powders, liquids, creams, primers and CC cream: subtle swirl shimmers give an allover glow, and more luminous liquids and sheen powders bring candlelit radiance to your complexion. A must-have for spring!

Spring Eye Trends

Eye shadow trios are on the radar this season for their simplicity and ease. All-in-one spring palates are sprouting up everywhere this season and they come in natural subtle tones for a no-mistake gorgeous spring fashion statement. Look for tones of light peaches, silky nudes and earthy taupe’s.

Cheeky Spring Looks

Brighten your winter complexion with a vibrant, shimmery-pink blusher on the cheeks. With just a single sweep using a blender brush, it will make the skin look smooth and radiant, adding just the right flush of color for a natural healthy glow.

Keeping It Real with New Lip Technologies

LipShine sheer lip color treatments have total lip protection and special hydrators to keep the lips from chapping and shriveling. LipShine glides on smoothly, as filling spheres instantly fill in lines and plump. They look and feel sensational and they come in an array of colors to make your lips look updated, full, and youthful. It echo’s the bountiful, natural vibe of Spring Fashion.

Last but not least, our skincare needs change with time. You may have resolved an old concern, or you may have a new one. If your regimen isn’t doing everything you want, come in and talk to one of our expert skin care specialists to help you get what you want and deserve: Beautiful skin. Don’t waste another day looking anything less than your best!

February is the start of something new! The Rouge will be offering their seasonal Spring Make-up Updates, starting in February. Make your appointment or just stop in to find out what’s in store for spring.

Wearing the Right Make-Up on Your Wedding Day

January 2, 2014 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck Leave a Comment

Making the right choices in make-up will save you photography disasters

Plan as we might, unforeseen wedding day crises may pop up, from pesky blemishes to humid hair frizz. Luckily there are beauty professionals out there who can assist you in making your day effortless and help you look your best. I have seen so many ruined pictures of brides on their wedding day, from wearing the wrong color foundation to wearing the wrong shade of eye shadow, like purple for instance. Purple eye shadow does not photograph well and it can make you look tired. It reflects too much red into the eye area and your eyes end up looking red and swollen. It also distracts from the beauty of the bride.

When you go to a make-up professional for your pre-bridal consultation, make sure that the make-up artist is using natural tones and colors that reflect your eye and skin tone. If you are having a pre-bridal consultation with a make-up artist and she is applying blues or pinks and a lot of color, you will know she does not know what she is doing, so start looking for another professional. Remember, you will be taking a lot of pictures on this most special day, so wearing the correct skin tone color and make-up shades is vital.

Beauty and the Bride

The ultimate make-up application for a bride should be polished and formal, without taking away from her own natural beauty. The right make-up creates refinement and to push a look forward with softness, keeping it simple and natural. Using soft colors and warm tones are the key to complimenting the bride’s own style and unique look and those colors photograph beautifully. Make-up professionals should have a keen eye for detail and color balance and they should help you and your wedding party look their best.

When a bride comes in for a consultation for her make-up, I will normally ask the bride: What colors she prefers, how does she look on any “normal” day, and what does she wants to look like on her wedding day? Usually, girls know what they want but they just don’t know how to achieve it. So it should be a collaboration of what she wants and how the make-up artist perceives her request. I prefer to give the bride a nice trendy updated bridal make-up look with the colors of the season. This is a formal event, so a bride needs to look finished, glowing, and more than natural, but still like the same person.

At The Rouge we love doing weddings and have been applying make-up for weddings for over 20 years. Our beauty and brow experts stay current with the latest trends and styles and will give the bride and her bridal party the best and most updated looks that are trendy, formal and polished; from ultra-natural, gorgeous and sleek with lashes, to the latest magazine runway trends. We are available to do pre-bridal consultations Tuesday through Saturday by appointment only.

Indulge The Holiday Season with Ongrien Advanced Skin Care

December 5, 2013 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck Leave a Comment

Every day, I see women who are overwhelmed. They are exhausted and confused about purchasing safe, reliable and effective skin care products. Most women over 30 are searching for that perfect skin care regime to reduce or even reverse the signs of aging.

The search is over! Ongrien Technologies has created a perfect skin care system to promote healthy, smooth, and youthful looking skin, safely delivering dramatic results in improving the skin for women of all ages. This holiday season spoil her with a healthy gift of beautiful skin, by choosing the best in highly quality affordable advanced skin care. It will bring dramatic youthful results for her skin now and for the future.

Holiday Beauty… With Benefits:

Ongrien Exfoliating Anti-Aging Cleanser: This unique organic gel cleanser combines the benefits of non-abrasive enzymes to gently exfoliate the skin and minimizes large pores, leaving the skin simply beautifully soft and smooth.

Ongrien Rejuvenating Anti-Aging Cleanser: This gentle high-tech lightweight gel cleanser has powerful antioxidants and rich anti-aging vitamins to refine and repair the surface of the skin, leaving the skin smooth and radiant.

Ongrien Vitamin C Peptide Antioxidant Toner: This new technology in skin care has a softening treatment that is infused with powerful antioxidants of Vitamin C peptides, Ester, Green Tea and Seaweed Extract that will provide anti-aging protection to help fight free radical damage and increase hydration.

Ongrien Rejuvenation Ultra Firming Eye Cream: Want to smooth crow’s feet, puffiness, dark circles, and wrinkles around the eye area? This new ultra firming eye cream uses innovative technologies to intercept many of the factors responsible for the loss of youthfulness in the delicate eye area. With a strong anti-puff formula that firms and repairs damaged dehydrated skin, this anti-aging technology pays special attention to your eye zone’s vulnerabilities including wrinkling, dehydration, inflammation, fragility, puffiness, and dark circles.

Ongrien Ultimate Cellular Repair Anti-Aging Serum: Want to repair the skin from the inside out smoothing fine lines and wrinkles? This intense anti-aging serum by Ongrien Technologies, combines 10 of the strongest anti-aging peptides including Neuropetides, to rapidly repair and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, while protecting healthy cells from future damage. This powerful tri-complex of peptides with neuropeptides was selected for its collagen-boosting benefits allowing the skin to organically heal and repair the surface of the skin for a more youthful complexion.

Ongrien Regeneration Anti-Aging Cream with DMAE and Lipoic Acid: Want a cream that will instantly give you a face-lift? Our new intense anti-aging lotion, rich in the latest powerful antioxidants, DMAE and Lipoic Acid, deeply repairs the skin’s surface and instantly lifts sagging skin, delivering powerful nutrients that restore the skin’s moisture level. Lipoic Acid is 400 times stronger than Vitamin C and will provide antioxidants to work effectively, smoothing the skin, giving skin cells extra protection and preventing the action of the cell from breaking down, which causes aging. With the perfect combination of six powerful antioxidants in one along with Lipoic Acid; there is no other skin care product of its kind. Scientists were able to see dramatic results in the skin’s ability to heal faster, organically restoring the skins youthfulness, resulting in minimizing wrinkles and photoaging.

Now with a steady diet of easy, intelligent skincare with clinical proven results, “Aging is Optional!”

Happy Holidays from The Rouge!

New Technologies in Acne Skin and Anti-Aging: Restoring the Skin to Its Youthful Appearance

November 3, 2013 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck Leave a Comment

Several months ago a client of mine of many years came into our salon to purchase her products and I noticed her skin was different. It was youthful, smooth and glowing like she just had a mini lift or a skin peel. Her youthfulness was so amazingly noticeable I was curious and had to ask her what she was doing to her skin to have such a beautiful glow. She then explained to me that she was getting J-Bio’s™ Intensif Concentre´ Human Growth Factor Serum micro-needled into her skin, while working as an R.N. at the office of Dr. Valerie Schneider M.D. Inc., Medical Aesthetics in Walnut Creek.

I decided to research this further and found that Human Growth Factors have been around for decades and that doctors have been using HGFs for wound healing, burn victims and to reduce scarring. Researchers also discovered by using the same method of treatment to aging skin, it also reduces fine lines and wrinkles and improves the appearance of sun damaged and photo-aged skin. I also found that it helps people who suffer from severe acne and pitted skin as it dramatically reduces inflammation and heals the skin from the inside out, restoring the skin to a healthy state.

To further this technology of Human Growth Factors, not to be confused with Human Growth Hormones, a totally different entity, Human Growth Factors in J•Bio™ Serums’ Proprietary ICG 9 Triplex, uses specialized growth factors from human fibroblasts, specifically chosen for their ability to enhance the skin. These factors stimulate the skin’s ability to repair the cells deep within the skin, replacing damaged collagen fibers with new ones and creating a proliferation of healthy, new skin cells. Doing a series of monthly J•Bio™ Intensif Concentre´ Micro-Needling treatments have shown impressive results in the reduction of fine lines and wrinkles, increased plumping of the skin, promoting a smoother complexion, and leaving the skin extremely supple with an overall youthful glow.

In September I booked an appointment for a series of these treatments with Gretchen Ranhoff R.N., at Dr. Schneider’s office, as I’ve been battling with acne and breakouts for years and I also wanted to improve my skin. During my consultation, I learned that this procedure not only helps women and men with aging skin and acne, but it augments IPL and Laser Facials by greatly enhancing the results of these treatments.

I have so enjoyed my HGF treatments that after having just two sessions the acne that I was experiencing is now under control and my skin is much smoother. Needless to say, I was very pleased with the outcome. Both practitioners have a special passion for helping women and men of all ages and have dedicated their professional skills in using the highest anti-aging technologies available today. They are extremely accommodating and committed to giving you the very best in skin care.

Beauty News: New Technologies in Hair Removal

October 4, 2013 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck Leave a Comment

Ongrien Face Hair Inhibitor Cream

It’s estimated that more than 25 million Americans are challenged by unwanted facial hair. Most women cannot stand to have hair on their face, so it’s not surprising to see, threading salons, brow bars and hair removal laser treatment centers popping up everywhere. It’s becoming an epidemic! It’s embarrassing for some women to have hair growth on the chin and upper lip area or even on the face. Some women will go to extreme lengths to fight this problem; they go get threading treatments, waxing, use all sorts of home remedies, some go to laser hair removal treatment centers to find that it only works on dark hairs! Not to mention it’s costly, painful and can take months for it to work.

At The Rouge, our Ongrien Advanced Clinical Skin Care Line has finally developed a product that slows down hair growth. Yes, a hair growth inhibitor cream to slow the hair follicles in producing unwanted embarrassing hair. Ongrien Face Technologies offers a new, non-evasive, botanically based hair growth inhibitor to help address this often embarrassing, difficult to remedy problem. This gentle yet extremely effective topical solution can be used along with hair removal treatments, like laser or waxing, or as a stand-alone treatment. This formula is highly effective in slowing down the hair production following a waxing treatment. Usage should be limited to the face and adjacent involved areas under the chin of affected individuals.

Easy to use, apply to the skin following a waxing treatment. I recommend that my clients use this cream twice a day and only on facial hair, the sides of the face, chin and upper lip. You may spend less time removing hair and having hair removal treatments and also the frequency of hair removal by using Ongrien Face Hair Inhibitor. You will see results in as little as two weeks when used twice a day, at least 8 hours apart.

Warning: Do not apply Ongrien Face Hair Inhibitor Cream in or around the eye or eyebrow area. It will slow down the hair folicles and may stop growth in the brow area.

Benefits:

Less hair noticeable by 2 to 4 weeks
Marked improvement seen in 6 to 8 weeks
Safe and effective, with an 80% satisfaction rate by 8 weeks

Finally, a cream to stop embarrassing hair growth. Start using it today for a cleaner and smoother looking complexion. Come in and try this extraordinary new hair removal cream by Ongrien Face, for yourself. This is not available on our website therougecosmetics.com, although we are taking orders by phone at 925.736.3900.

Fall Beauty Forecast

September 1, 2013 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck Leave a Comment

Fall is approaching; it’s time to change it up. When we start wearing fall colors, darker hues just don’t mix well with bright pinks and summer peaches. It’s time to consult with a professional who knows the trends or you may have a great eye for fashion and want to experiment on your own. Whatever you choose make sure you look for key fall inspired color choices that are right for your skin-tone and that balance your individually. Being a make-up artist, my job is not to make you look like someone else, but to give you the tools to look radiant and the best you can be. For me, it’s much more satisfying to highlight your individual beauty than to turn you into somebody you’re not.

On The Fall Runway’s

Perfect reds, sculpted eyes, exquisite colors, “fashion as art,” aptly describe the fall collections and trends moving forward this season. I have always been drawn to the strength that a visually arresting mix can deliver. That’s why I am so wildly excited about Fall 2013. It’s a season of opulence envisioned through a thoroughly modern lens.

Flawless Skin

Effortless beauty is on the radar this season, both flawless and make-up free looking. Wearing foundation perfectly matched to your skin tone will not only give your skin that natural looking sheen, but your skin will look like your own, only years younger. Nothing enhances a complexion quite like radiant, rosy cheeks. Adding a hint of a fall rosy toned blush will give the cheeks that youthful fresh-faced-look, just in time for fall. Note: I like to apply a swipe of guava shimmer to the skin for a dewy plump youthful complexion.

Enchanting Eyes

Eye shadows scream color this season! The number one request I hear over and over from my clients is, “Please bring out my eyes.” In response, this season we are using a new technique called, “Couches Des Couleur,” or, “layers of colors.” Using tiered levels of colors, we apply four highly contrasting eye shadow shades, one on top of the other, creating a prismatic effect that draws the attention to the eye, not the make-up. Apply an icy eye shimmer to the lid to complete the look. Ooh La La!!

Captivating Lips

The looks from the runway are often conceptual and serve as inspiration for the season. As make-up artists, we translate what we see into something women can feel comfortable with. It could be a red or a neutral lip color with a swipe of gloss; whatever your style, try tones that are fall-inspired. Red lipstick is everywhere this fall; if you’ve never worn a scrumptious red it is perhaps time to explore a captivating red lip color for fun. We stress to our clients that you want a red that goes with your skin tone not with the dress color. We work with a lot of clients with different taste, so when trying a red lipstick, try several shades until you feel like you own the look. You want to look elegant, beautiful and sexy, not theatrical.

September Updates

The month of September we are offering free make-up updates by Fleur Visage Cosmetics, to help you find your perfect look this fall. With every season brings new colors and different ways to apply make-up, I always advise my clients to have fun with it and experiment. Make-up is a very serious business and I know it may be hard to change, but sometimes change can make you look fresh and updated. It’s time to reinvent yourself, try something different, you never know until you try, you may be surprised and love it!!!

Damage Control: Staying One Spet Ahead of the Aging Process

August 1, 2013 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck Leave a Comment

Want flawless healthy skin? Of course you do.

Solution: Our Ongrien Advanced Clinical Skin Care Line has just revolutionized the fight against Anti-Aging with its new Skin Recovery Treatment System. These highly active anti-aging treatments have been scientifically researched, and are well on their way to be one of the most impressive skin care products to successfully minimize the aging process. They found increased hydration in the surface of the skin, along with lifting sagging skin smoothing fine lines and wrinkles and they specifically target collagen repair, leaving the skin more youthful than it’s ever been.

Ongrien Rejuvenating Anti-Aging Cleanser: This High Tech lightweight Gel Formula has powerful antioxidants and rich anti-aging vitamins to gently repair the surface of the skin, leaving the skin firm and radiant.

Ongrien Vitamin C Peptide Antioxidant Toner: This new skin softening treatment infused with the powerful antioxidants of Vitamin C Ester, Green Tea and Seaweed Extract, will provide anti-aging protection to help fight free radical damage and increase hydration.

Ongrien Rejuvenation Ultra Firming Eye Cream:

Want to smooth crow’s feet, puffiness and wrinkles around the eye area? This new ultra firming eye cream uses innovative new technologies to intercept many of the factors responsible for the loss of youthfulness in the delicate eye area. With a strong anti-puff and a special formula targeting to firm and repair damaged skin, with an anti-aging technology that pays special attention to your eye zone’s vulnerabilities including wrinkling, dehydration, inflammation, fragility, puffiness, and dark circles.

Ongrien Ultimate Cellular Repair Anti-Aging Serum:

Want to smooth wrinkles and fine lines? The combined anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and peptide complex rapidly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while increasing collagen synthesis. This powerful Neuropeptide complex was selected for its collagen-boosting benefits allowing the skin to repair, refine and smooth the surface. Thus smoothing fine lines and reducing the appearance of wrinkles.

Ongrien Regeneration Anti-Aging Cream with DMAE and Lipoic Acid:

Want a cream that will instantly give you a face-lift? Our new intense anti-aging cream rich in powerful antioxidants and DMAE and Lipoic Acid deeply repairs skin’s surface and instantly lifts sagging skin delivering powerful nutrients that restore the skin’s moisture level. Lipoic Acid is 400 times stronger than Vitamin C and will help other antioxidants work better giving skin cells extra protection and preventing the action of the cell from breaking down which cause aging. With powerful antioxidants along with Lipoic Acid, scientists were able to see dramatic results in the skin’s ability to heal faster resulting in minimizing wrinkles and facial scarring.

Now you can have great skin at any age. Please come in anytime, Tuesday through Saturday, to try a free sample of our newly advanced clinical skin care treatments for yourself. With new technologies coming up every year, Aging is Optional.

With Love And Beauty, The Rouge

Summertime Sun Protection and Anti-Aging Sunscreens

July 3, 2013 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck Leave a Comment

SUNCARE free from chemical filters

Sunscreens have been on the market for years, however now there is new information regarding the differences between chemical sunscreens and natural Titanium Dioxide sunscreens.

What sun protection products are the most effective against aging? Can the sun still be damaging to the skin even with a sunscreen on?

Sun Protections with organic Aloe Extract, Almond oil and B-Carotene “Botanicals of Life” contain the richest known source of anti-oxidant beta-carotene, and help protect skin against free radical and premature aging. These benefits are enhanced by a new generation of micronized and micro-dispersed Titanium-Dioxide (ultra-fine mineral pigment of natural origin) that act as a protective barrier against harmful UV rays that cause wrinkles. Titanium Dioxide forms an invisible protective shield on the surface of the skin that physically deflects the sun, whereas the chemical sunscreens absorb UV rays allowing them to penetrate the skin and damage the collagen beneath the skins surface. Chemical sunscreens (such as Banana Boat, Coppertone etc) irritate the skin and researchers have noticed the use of chemical sunscreens has decreased water retention in the skin giving the appearance of an orange peel texture to the skin’s surface.

NATURAL SUNSCREENS IN MAKE-UP

Natural Titanium Dioxide is also found in many foundations and powders on the market today, and these are one of the best sources of sun protection in latest discoveries. Dermatologist are recommending foundations to their patients for extra protection because it guarantees a natural and efficient, broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection that helps to deflect the suns harmful rays.

Researchers have also concluded that sun tanning can be beneficial. The Vitamin D that comes from natural sunlight helps heal the body, boosts the immune system, energizes organs, and enhances healthy bone and tissue. Although beneficial sun tanning should be in moderation, you do not want to burn the skin. A Sunburn is the quickest way to age the skins surface. It causes the breakdown of collagen and can start forming wrinkles prematurely. If you are starting to tan for summer use an 8 to15 sun block and only tan for 10 to 15 minutes. As long as you do not sunburn the skin, it will stay healthy.

ALTERNATIVE TO TANNING

SUNLESS TANNING CREAMS

Self-tanners in a clear cream formula are highly recommended. Our sunless tanning cream by Ongrien Advanced Skin Care works with your own melanin in your skin producing a natural tanned appearance and does not rub off on clothing. Self- tanners that have a tan pigment will tan you immediately but will wash off the next day and come off on clothing.

Bottom line is enjoy the summer, be smart, read sunscreen labels use Titanium Dioxide everyday and make sure you have lots of protection to avoid sun damage.