December 2011
Chaffing, soreness, tight skin, spots and oil, Winters here!
Worried you might look like Santa’s rosy cheeks or Rudolf’s nose on Christmas Day – HO! HO! HO! - OH NO
During these tough financial times, people are looking for ways to keep their skin looking good but at little cost. There are lots of home remedies that work for some and can be safe and inexpensive that you can prepare from ingredients found in your kitchen. We advise caution with all treatments and to patch test a small area first for a minimum of 72 hours.
Skin Care Secret: Pineapple and cottage cheese for Rosacea
A simple and cost effective treatment to use alongside Synchrorose is cottage cheese and pineapple. Take one cup of cottage cheese and mince about a quarter of a cup of pineapple. Believe it or not, the secret of the pineapple is in the rind of the pineapple. Mix it all up, and just make sure there isn’t too much water in it.
Once the mixture is of your desired consistency, apply it to your skin focusing on the areas where the Rosacea is predominant. What’s happening here is that the pineapple is full of juices and vitamins, like vitamin C, which will decrease the redness of your skin—it’s kind of a secret anti-redness ingredient. The cottage cheese is like milk, it’s going to smooth and calm your skin, so afterwards you should have glowing skin.
Get your skin ready for a Christmas
The Synchrorose® Rosacea Management system is specially formulated for Rosacea sufferers and those susceptible to excessive blushing, flushing, thread veins and reddening skin. Whatever triggers the Rosacea, whether it is food, drink or temperature changes, in conjunction with hormonal changes or due to emotional situations, Synchrorose® targets the reddening response, boosts resistance to reddening triggers and reduces the amount of inflammatory chemicals produced by the skin in response to these triggers so reducing the reddening response and its length.
Rosacea affects a reported 4 million sufferers in the UK and Ireland, with an equal number suffering pre-rosacea and/or flushing and blushing. Rosacea causes a variety of symptoms ranging from recurrent blushing attacks, progressing through to permanent red skin with thread veins, to eruptions of pustules & lumps, distorted tissue and eye problems. Rosacea affects both sexes, being almost three times more common in women. Men often suffer more severely. Rosacea is a progressive vascular disorder that can affect the face and eyes. It usually begins as a mild flush across the nose and cheeks, but also the chin and forehead can be involved from an early stage. It is an uncomfortable and progressive skin disorder, which usually starts to appear in ones 30s typically but may have been developing for many years before and tends to worsen in middle age as hormonal control of the flushing response starts to reduce with age then these reddening triggers can lead to longer even permanent responses and structural damage. In severe cases it can progress to distortions of facial tissue especially the nose and this is known as rhinophyma and also it can involve the eyes making them gritty and sore.
SKINMED Reward Points
We will soon be introducing SkinMed Reward Points where you can earn points for referrals, testimonials, before & after pictures, playing games, recommending us on review sites and blogs and in many other ways too.
We want to reward our loyal customers and especially those who support us and recommend us to others – Simply give us a referral (send us a new customer, once they order, points will be allocated to your account) or blog/review us positively on any relevant forum (e.g. acne.org or rosaceagroup.org) and let us know where and more points will come your way. Regulars who become a subscription customer where they pay up front say £300 will get double the points so they can get 50% off everything. SkinMed Reward point members will also get free offers, access to new treatments and they will be put into spot prize competitions. Points can be redeemed for products and also services.
Central Heating can wreak havoc with your skin
Protect Your Skin - Acne, Rosacea and facial redness return with a vengeance as soon as central heating is switched on as this increases skin oil production and congestion causing acne outbreaks and oily skin, while variations in temperature lead to increased dilation of facial blood vessels which increases the incidence of exacerbations of Rosacea.
So how do we look after our skin this winter without freezing? Just like in summer when we look after our skin with an SPF, we still need to look after our skin in winter. And if you have lived through an English winter, you'll probably know first hand the damaging affects it can have on your skin. Wouldn't it be nice to go back to summer? So short of emigrating from September to May, just what can we do to maintain clear skin? For many, winter is the worse time of year. The constant change from hot and cold temperatures and exposure to dry indoors provided by central heating and double glazing can enhance skin sensitivity, leading to increased oil production and resulting in acne breakouts. Those that suffer from Rosacea and reddening skin will know that these are common triggers, and along with everyday ‘life’ and stress, can worsen your symptoms. We need to build up our tolerance thresholds in the skin and suppress the reddening response and enjoy the warmth rather than fear the thermostat control. So how do we do this?
Synchrorose medically tested system uses key ingredients which build up in the skin to reduce and control reddening while also increasing the skins tolerance to triggers in over 80% of Rosacea sufferers.
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Aknicare medical devices are proven to work in 80% of acne patients, controlling acne bacteria fast with an effective triple antibacterial (non antibiotic) combination.
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Which vitamins are important for your skin?
With the days getting colder and viruses flying around, it’s easy to forget that it’s not only your health that needs extra care and attention in the colder winter months. Along with many everyday factors, the harsh conditions such as cold temperatures and biting winds, it’s all the more important for your diet to include skin-loving nutrients.
For many, Omega oils are critical in boosting your immune system and can not only help fight off or prevent catching a nasty cold by boosting your immune system. Vitamin C also boosts immunity and in the skin it can combat the effects of the elements, such as excessive sun-exposure. The production of collagen in your skin is essential for the skin to maintain its strength and flexibility and Vitamin C supports the production of collagen in your skin. It is also an antioxidant that helps to protect the skin against UV-induced free-radical damage, also coupled with wrinkles.
Top tip from SkinMed - You will age slower if you only exfoliate at night!
This helps to protect your Langerhan cells from UV damage. Visit www.skinmed.co.uk to find out more.
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