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Keep Your Skin Hydrated & Moisturized

Friday, July 16, 2010

Keeping yourself well hydrated ensures nice plump skin cells which protect the skin against excessive moisture loss which in turn gives skin cells the best defense against drying out.

"Moisturize" by definition literally means to add moisture. Maintaining well moisturized facial skin is the cornerstone of any anti-aging skin rejuvenation regime. As we age, the skin has a tendency to become drier, gradually losing its ability to maintain moisture.

Moisturizing treatments for your skin is an absolute MUST! Skin that is kept well moisturized has a healthy glow, and remains soft and supple as opposed to the characteristics of dried out skin.

Just think of it this way: A grape is smooth and plump with nice, taut skin but if a grape or actually anything else is deprived of moisture it will dry out and shrivel up into an extremely wrinkled and dried out husk. YUK! Not a very pretty image but true. Are you reaching for your moisturizer yet?

Keeping the skin well hydrated actually slows the signs of aging because the skin cells are healthier which in turn enables them to protect and heal the skin from a variety of detrimental environmental effects. The most obvious strategy in maintaining hydrated skin starts from the inside out. Keeping your body hydrated by drinking a sufficient amount of water throughout the day helps the skin preserve a necessary moisture balance.

Tip: Did you know that a humidifier can also be very helpful as an added method to replace moisture to the skin?

Aging skin especially reaps the rewards from the additional nourishment and rejuvenating effects that active anti-aging ingredients in moisturizers can provide. As with any skin care treatments, moisturizers are the most effective when applied to warm, damp skin.

Remember, if you spend any time in the sun; be sure the moisturizing treatments you select contain an adequate sunscreen ingredient to protect your skin from damage. Keeping your skin well nourished, protected and moisturized provides the best defense against the signs of aging!

For the Eyes & Lips - Fragile Zone Repair

Certain delicate areas such as the eyes & lips are highly susceptible. Often revealing the first signs of aging, these areas require specialized care to prolong youthfulness and vitality. Incorporate proven-effective in-spa treatments and powerful daily rituals to reveal smoother, rejuvenated eyes, plump, youthful lips.

Concerns for Eyes: Wrinkles, Crows Feet, Dark Circles, Puffiness

Experience In-Spa Treatments for Eyes

De-stress Eye for Puffiness - A soothing, cooling decongesting, anti-puffiness and anti-stress sheet mask treatment combined with Ginkgo Biloba and Collagen by excellence. Recommended for puffy eyes, stress, and fatigue.

De-stress Eye for Wrinkles - Infused with 100% Marine Collagen freeze-dried and micronized. This powder had the ability to transform into a smooth gel when mixed with water reinstating the Collagen protein to its natural state. A unique treatment for wrinkles and crepiness with outstanding results.

Results: Smooth Wrinkles, Reduce Lines, Alleviate Dark Circles, Relieve Puffiness

Concerns for Lips: Wrinkles, Chapped & Dry, Uneven Texture, Uneven Discoloration

Experience In-Spa Treatment for Lips

Youthful Lip Treatment - Incorporating Retinol within an exceptional spherulites-encapsulated, time-released technology. This treatment visibly diminishes wrinkles and creases, while restoring moisture and smoothing texture. By effectively redefining the lip contour, lips are rendered smooth, plump, and youthful.

Results: Brighten Contour, Minimize Creases, Restore Moisture, Refine Texture

For Home-care: Prolong the rejuvenating and repairing benefits obtained from In-spa treatments.

Eye-Makeup remover: Calming and decongesting, this refreshing and gentle lotion cleanses the fragile eye contour. Combining lettuce, cucumber, and arnica, it gently and easily removes eye makeup. Calming and decongesting your delicate eye zone. Ideal for contact lenses, or sensitive eyes.

“C” Evolutive Eye Gel: This unique micronized gel features high –tech spherulites technology to deliver repairing benefits throughout the day. Vitamin C, Hyaluronic Acid, and Ginkgo Biloba, synergize to reduce dark circles and puffiness, ensuring you reveal soothed, smoothed, decongested, and revitalized eyes.

Collastin Eye Fluid & Evolutive Eye Cream:For ultimate nightly repair, apply the Collastin Eye Fluid to replenish and smooth the eye contour. Use in conjunction with this triphase homogenized eye cream enriched with Vitamin A, E, and Vitamin C, to firm, tighten, and counteract lines and wrinkles for a youthful expression.

Timeless Eye Contour: An unsurpassed rejuvenating eye contour treatment. Superbly potent, a precise synergy of the latest ingredients and manufacturing technology to seriously address aging signs on the revealing eye contour. A proven-effective anti-aging formula to smooth wrinkles, decrease crepiness, and firm the skin. Contains high-potency antiaging actives: Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptides, Caviar, Collagen Polypeptides and Escutox.

Youthful Lip Retinol Serum & Lip Cream: Highly active, this micro-emulsified serum with time-release Retinol spherulites visibly brightens and redefines your lip contour. Follow with the repairing lip cream rich in Retinol, Collagen and Elastin. This program evens coloration while counteracting wrinkles and creases around the lip contour. Your lips are rendered healthier and more youthful.

A Summer of fun can leave hidden spots.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Photo Rejuvenation is a cosmetic treatment designed to produce younger and healthier looking skin. As most of us age, we begin to see visible signs of sun damage, time, and lifestyle choices appearing in our complexion. This aged look may include freckles, rosacea, wrinkles, broken capillaries, dark spots, blotchy skin color, redness of the face and neck, enlarged pore size and uneven pigmentation.


Photo Rejuvenation is the only procedure that can treat vascular redness, the appearance of rosacea, pigmented brown spots, sun damage, skin texture, and collagen structure all at once. With the use of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL™) technology, dramatic improvements can now be accomplished with little or no "downtime" and with very minimal discomfort.


Remember, if you spend any time in the sun; be sure the moisturizing treatments you select contain an adequate sunscreen ingredient to protect your skin from damage. Keeping your skin well nourished, protected and moisturized provides the best defense against the signs of aging!



Before Photo Rejuvenation Treatment                          After Photo Rejuvenation Treatment


Before Photorejuvenation TreatmentAfter Photorejuvenation Treatment

Rosacea Before Treatment                                           Rosacea After Treatment


Rosacea Before TreatmentRosacea After Treatment



What is Photo rejuvenation?

Photo Rejuvenation is a series of Intense Pulsed Light treatments that improve the appearance of rosacea, flushing, broken capillaries, sun damaged skin, age spots, skin texture, and photo aging. Treatment also improves mild acne scars, reduces large pores, corrects dark circles around the eyes, and reduces fine lines.Treatments are especially effective for improving the appearance of the face, neck, chest,and hands. This exciting treatment involves little or no "down time." You can resume normal activities immediately.


How many treatments will I need?

For optimal results, a series of 3 to 5 treatmentsare recommended. Follow-up treatments may be desired once a year to maintain results.


How does the treatment work?

An intense light is applied in a series of gentle pulsesover the treatment area. Without damaging the skin, the light penetrates through the skin and is absorbed by the abnormally dilated vessels or pigmentation. The heat causes damage to the vessel or lesion, and the body begins its natural healing process. The lesion will darken before it flakes off or the body absorbs it. Treatment can be given as frequently as every three weeks.


What are the benefits of Photo rejuvenation?

  • Treatment Improves Sun Spots, Age Spots, Dull Complexions, Uneven Pigmentation,Large Pores, Sun Damaged Skin, and Early Signs of Aging.
  • Treatment Improves Red Flushing Skin, Rosacea, and Broken Capillaries.
  • Enjoy Smoother Skin with a More Even Tone.
  • Minimal Discomfort During Treatment.
  • Resume Regular Activities Immediately.

What is involved in a treatment?

A treatment may vary from 15 to 45 minutes depending on the size of the area to be treated. First, the treated area is cleansed and a cool gel is applied.When the pulse of light is delivered, the sensation is similar to a snap of a rubber band. After treatment, the gel is removed, the skin cleansed, and a sunscreen is applied. Pain is minimal; however, topical anesthesia can be used for maximum comfort. For sensitive skin, a cool compress is applied following treatment.


Are there any possible side effects?

Side effects are rare. Immediately following treatment, the skin may appear flushed, brown pigmented spots may appear darker, and capillaries may be more visible. In rare instances, temporary swelling and/or blistering can occur.


What improvement will I see?

Clients have a high degree of satisfaction with their results. Expect to see a gradual decrease in redness, broken capillaries, flushing, irregular pigmentation, pore size and fine lines. After each treatment, the skin will feel smoother and appear to have a more even tone.


Home-care Tip: It is important to follow up with hydration and sunscreen when performing any Photo Rejuvenation treatments. Pevonia offers a wide range of products to follow up and keep you hydrated and protected.