Selecting Skin Products to Prevent and Correct

[Saja’s letter appeared yesterday.]


Dear Saja,

I’m so glad you found Ageless Beauty and have followed us long enough to put faith in my advice. Thank you for the compliment.

While there’s no preventing the aging process; it certainly can be slowed down. The earlier you start to take precautions against UV and free radical damage, the better. You’re correct that most of the anti-aging skincare products on the market are formulated for very dry skin which already exhibits signs of photoaging.

With your blackhead-prone, combination skin, many of these would be too rich and oily for you – as well as a waste of money. There’s no point in paying for high end ingredients that your skin doesn’t need and can’t incorporate.

You’ll find some anti-aging tips for combination and acne prone skin in this article on The Complexities of Anti-Aging Skin Care, along with a link to an article on Anti-Aging Products for Oily Skin.

To even out and brighten your dull skin, I suggest you try Proactiv Skin Lightening Lotion. It’s antioxidant-rich to fight free radicals and it contains 2% Hydroquinone and 4% Glycolic Acid, ingredients proven to even out and exfoliate dull skin.

Active Ingredients: Hydroquinone
Other Ingredients: Water, Octyldodecanol, Cyclomethicone, Hexylene Glycol, Glycolic Acid, Polyquaternium-37, Propylene Glycol, Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Peg-40 Stearate, Ppg-1 Trideceth-6, Peg-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Dilaurate, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium Edta, Diazolidinyl Urea, Propylene Glycol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance

To battle blackheads while you sleep, try Proactiv’s Clarifying Night Cream which contains 1% Salicylic Acid (BHA), Retinol and a good antioxidant cocktail.

Active Ingredients: Salicylic Acid (1%)
Other Ingredients: Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ppg-12/Smdi Copolymer, Cyclopentasiloxane, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Squalane, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil, Retinol, Sodium Ascorbate, Tocopherol, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Peg-180, Peg-75, Peg-8 Cetyl Dimethicone, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Polysorbate 60, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Dicetyl Phosphate, Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Fragrance

Monday, I’ll take a look at Saja’s anti-aging picks for oily or combination skin.

Tomorrow is Shopping Day at Ageless Beauty. Please stop by ;-)

Tags: oily skincare, sensitive skincare, Step Up Your Skin Care, treating uneven skin tone, anti-aging skincare, combination skincare, UV protection, free radical damage

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