New Face Creams Up The Ante On Results

Most creams these days are multi-tasking and not only address wrinkles but also treat aging skin issues like texture, hyper pigmentation and sagging. They come in a wide range of price points depending on whether you are buying them in the drugstore, department store or from your dermatologist. Some of the key ingredients you’ll want to look for are retinol, Vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, peptides and hydroxy acids. BeautyInDC.com found some of the newest and most effective creams on the market if you’re looking for youth in a jar!

Least Expensive

One of the reviews for this first product said “bye bye Crème de la Mer” which goes for about forty times the price of St. Ive’s Collagen Elastin Facial Moisturizer. At $5.99 a jar it offers collagen and elastin proteins to smooth wrinkles and soften skin and is a great price point and something you would find at your local drug store.





You might forget about Avon since it’s mostly available through a consultant or online but their skin products are amazingly affordable and they are always coming out with new products. Their Anew Clinical Derma-Full Facial Filling Cream is called their first injectible grade facial filler in a cream and addresses some of the same issues that dermal filler injections correct like filling in facial contours and restoring fullness and they do it with Hyaluronic Acid. Cost is $34.00.




Mid-Range Price



Clinique is a department store brand that has a product with some amazing claims—they say at 12 weeks of use the anti wrinkle results of their Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle and UV Damage Corrector will be close to what you would see after a laser treatment at the dermatologist office. The ingredients include Vitamins C and E to fight free radicals and some collagen building peptides. Cost is about $44.00.



There are products called cosmeceuticals, a cosmetic product with implied pharmaceutical benefits and they are usually sold at dermatologist and plastic surgeon offices. NeoCutis is a popular brand and a product they introduced in July is part of a hot trend in face creams to create younger looking skin by diminishing dark spots from sun and age damage and improve the skin’s brightness. Most products do that with hydroquinone but they have a have a patent pending ingredient called Melaplex in their Perle Skin Brightening Cream. It costs about $95.00



Expensive


If it’s important to you to use natural or organic products and price isn’t really an object you might like this one from the Environ line. Ionzyme Focus Frown Serum uses a cocktail of peptides to soften muscle activity around the forehead and eyes that are the same ones targeted by Botox injections. Although it’s close to $200.00 price tag isn’t cheap it’s supposed to show significant results in 3 weeks and is still cheaper than Botox!



The dermatologists who created the wildly popular Proactiv acne products have turned their attention to anti-aging and on October 1st launched what they are calling a revolutionary anti-aging system. Rodan + Fields newest product is AMP MD. You use their micro-channeling tool with acupuncture micro-needles which safely creates precise micro-channels in the uppermost layers of the skin to allow for more effective delivery of their ANTI-AGE Night Renewing Serum. Cost of the part system for 60 day supply is $200.00.


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Getting In Balance With Thai Massage

Massages are such a great way to relax and unwind. But they also offer many other benefits depending on the type of massage you receive. Swedish, deep-tissue and hot stone massages seem to be the most common on a spa's menu of services. But sometimes you can find other types of massage that are more unique and and fit your particular lifestyle and level of activity.

Qi Spa www.qispa.com in Georgetown is known for their Thai massage which fits very well with the spa's Asian name and philosophy. Qi is an ancient Chinese word for life force and energy in our body. When our Qi is in balance, we are relaxed and at our best. Thai massage is a very healing massage that can put you on a journey to better health for your mind and body. Bee is the massage therapist who practices this technique and explains how it works to BeautyInDC.com readers.

Q: Bee what type of training have you had as a massage therapist specializing in Thai massage?

A: My training has been in Thailand at the Wat Po Traditional Medical School ( Basic Thai massage ). In addition I took a Healing Thai massage course for the people who have had strokes. I was certified as a Thai Massage instructor from the Thai Traditional Medical Services Society in 2006 and took courses in Advanced Thai Medical massage therapy from The Wat Po Traditional Medical School in 2008.

Q: How does Thai massage differ from Swedish and other types of massage?

A: Thai massage is very different from other types of massage. It is done on a soft thick mat on the floor. The client is wearing loose fisherman pants and a loose top. It can be done with or without oil. I work on the body's pressure point and meridian line, stretching the whole body, similar to yoga.


Q: What are some of the benefits?

A: Blood circulation will be better making your body more flexible. Your body and mind will be balanced and muscle pain will be released. It improves bad posture from sitting too long and standing too long. People with cancer , diabetes and heart problems are recommended to see a doctor before getting the massage.

Q: What kind of feedback do you get from your clients?

A: After getting Thai massage for the first session most clients have some soreness from the massage but not everyone will be sore. It depends on the condition of clients. A few days after getting a Thai massage they will know that many things in the body have changed for the better than before getting Thai massage and they keep coming back to get a regular Thai massage once a month.

Q: How often should you get a Thai massage to optimize the benefits?

A: That depends on the condition of the client. For serious tension and a very tight body it's recommended to get a Thai massage weekly or a minimum of twice a month. Obviously you will benefit most by getting the massage regularly and at the very least should try to have monthly sessions of either 60 or 90 minutes.

Qi Spa
3106 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-333-6344
www.qispa.com

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Champagne & Information Reception at Parma Spa

Maybe you'd like to test the waters and find out more about plastic surgery but you don't know how to get started. Parma Spa is making it easy to find out in an elegant setting with their champagne reception this Thursday, October 7th with top plastic surgeon, Dr. Stephen Baker.

Dr. Baker has been featured in national media and publications like CNN, ABC World News Tonight, The Learning Channel and Elle magazine. He is based here in the Washington area and is an Associate Director and Program Director with the Department of Plastic Surgery at Georgetown University Hospital. He's been regcognized as one of Washington's Top Docs since 2005.

Dr. Baker is a board certified plastic surgeon and although he specializes in surgery of the face he has an extensive background in all aspects of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. He'll be able to speak about the lastest advancements in cosmetic surgery and answer any questions about procedures you may be interested in. He can address everything from facelifts to tummy tucks and options that are available to anyone interested in improving their appearance.

It promises to be an informative and interesting evening so call Parma Spa www.parmaspa.com today to reserve your space as seating is limited. The event is scheduled from 6:30 to 9:00pm with champagne and hors 'doeurves provided.

Parma Spa
8212-B Old Courthouse Road
Vienna, VA 22182
703-506-8401

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Rolling With The Newest Antiaging Device

One of the problems that we've always heard about skincare products is that no matter how good the ingredients or expensive the product, if it can't penetrate the outer layers of the skin it won't be able to do much in the way of correcting the damage.

Rodan + Fields Dermatologists have now risen to the challenge of getting below the skin's surface with a new tool that can deliver active ingredients where they're needed. Their patent pending Anti-Age AMP MD Maximum Delivery system is on the market and available to consumers.

The tool itself, called the AMP MD, is a reusable blue roller type device constructed of surgical grade, stainless steel acupuncture micro-needles. When gently rolled over the face and neck, it safely creates precise micro-channels in the uppermost layers of the skin, allowing for deeper and more effective delivery of ANTI-AGE Night Renewing Serum’s skin-transforming ingredients. The company says the device is easy and painless, and you should be able to get results in just a minute a day of using their system.

Rodan + Fields suggests cleansing your skin with with their Anti-Age Daily Cleansing Mask followed by their Anti-Age Pore Minimizing Toner. Then you're ready to roll! Divide face into sections (forehead, right side, left side, chin, neck) and with moderate and comfortable pressure, roll AMP MD over the entire face and neck 4-10 times, changing directions with each pass.

After rolling, apply contents of one ANTI-AGE Night Renewing Serum Capsule to entire face and neck, and follow with ANTI-AGE Overnight Restorative Cream to help fortify the skin’s protective barrier.

After clinical trials the company's website says that with regular use of the ANTI-AGE Regimen and AMP MD Maximum Delivery System, your skin will become smoother and softer, changes often experienced after the first use. Within two months, your skin will appear firmer, lines and wrinkles will be less noticeable, pores will look tighter, and your complexion will become more luminous and refined. The pictures to the left with before (top) and after (bottom) show results on forehead, eye and mouth area.

One user said: "On day 11 of using the Rodan + Fields AMP MD Maximum Delivery System, I had three people tell me that I look like I'm 29 or 30. Since I'm 40, that's pretty incredible!"

The price of the system will range from $200 to $334 depending on the kit you choose and the number of products that are included. You can get a ten percent discount by becoming a Rodan + Fields Prefferred Customer and you can buy your products from a local Executive Consultant at https://cpadgerson.myrandf.com.

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