What DOES "Prevent, Correct and Protect, our skincare philosophy..." Mean?

Prevent, Correct and Protect, our skincare philosophy ....  (what does it mean?)


Prevent, Correct and Protect is a simple and effective skin care program designed for all skin types utilizing 3 core products:

Prevent :

Prevent products are ones that contain vitamin c (topical).  Vitamin C must be able to get into the skin (stable and formulated accurately to actually get into the skin).  There are many Vitamin C products on the market today, however many of the products sold today are ineffective and do not actually get "into" the skin.  When looking for a Vitamin C that is effective and indicated to get into the skin to actually prevent the damage from occurring are few and far between, Skin Medica makes a terrific Vitamin C that prevents future damage from this day forward.  When purchasing a Vitamin C one must make sure the product is backed by science and will do what it is actually indicated to do.



Correct:

Retinol is ideal for correcting and restoring the skin.  One must look at adding a Retinol into your core skincare products at the age of 30.  Retinol is ideal for stimulating collagen and helping to reduce fine lines and wrinkles (over time)  When one uses Retinol in a skin care regime once or twice a week one will achieve a correction of the skin envelope and overall texture.  Skin Medica makes an elegant, easy to use, non-irritating Retinol.  The same holds true as with Vitamin C, make sure that the products one is purchasing is backed by science and is indicated to correct.  When one uses Retinol (or any product for that matter) one must wear sun-screen. 

Protect:

Sunscreen, Sunscreen and Sunscreen.  Sunscreen is the most important piece of one's skincare regime.  Without sunscreen, prevent and correct are a waste of time and money.  Sunscreen needs to contain zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.  The SPF is important only if one is washing, swimming or sweating the sunscreen off.  The SPF stands for sun protection factor, whatever the # of SPF one times by 10min and that is how long one may stay out in the sun before a reapplication is necessary.  Today sunscreens are cosmetically elegant and easy to use.  One does not have to worry about looking "white or pasty".  The absolute best product one can invest in is sunscreen.  Skin Medica makes a number of sunscreens that are elegant and one is compliant because the product does not feel like a "sunscreen".

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- Charlotte McLachlan, RN