Skin Transition – Summer to Fall

Posted: October 11th, 2007 | Author: Debbie Hellmann | Filed under: Skin Care, Technique | Tags: | No Comments »

Each year as one season transitions into the next, people often experience a change in skin condition and skin color. Typically, people’s skin color is darker in the summer than it is in the winter. As the skin continues to slough off cells during the fall skin care treatments should be done to clear the old season and dead skin to propel the fresher skin to come to come in. We must remove the old and stimulate the new growth.

The best way to do this is Read the rest of this entry »


Vitamins and Skin

Posted: September 18th, 2007 | Author: Debbie Hellmann | Filed under: Skin Care, Technique | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Have you ever heard that if you eat a lot of chocolate you may suffer from acne? Or, have you heard that if you drink a lot of sodas you will also suffer from acne breakouts? It is a misconception that these two forms of food actually cause this condition. However, it has been found that vitamin deficiencies do lead to diseases and disorders that effect how the skin will look. For example, alopecia (hair loss), ridges on the nails may appear or even the skin may look dark or dull as a result of gross vitamin and element deficiency.

The important vitamins are: A, C, B, and K. Vitamin A is important to the skin and Read the rest of this entry »