Winter Skin

As wonderful as the snowflakes and Christmas lights are, this winter weather can really take a toll on your skin. The decrease in humidity can throw your skin for a loop and you suddenly may be experiencing break outs or excessive dryness. When the skin’s acid mantle is impaired, which is a very fine, slightly acidic film on the surface of your skin that acts as a barrier to bacteria, viruses and other potential contaminants that might penetrate the skin, dirt and pollution have little pockets of broken skin they can enter which cause unwanted breakouts. It seems ironic breaking out when its winter and not when your face is melting off in the summer but it actually makes a lot of sense. The dry patches, and cracked skin make it easy for yucky toxins to get in! On top of that (as if it gets worse) not having a moisturizer that is heavy enough can lead to TEWL (Trans-Epidermal Water Loss.) This occurs when that acid mantle isn’t in tact and your skin basically lets moisture evaporate through the broken barrier. I know right? Double Whammy of dehydration and breakouts. Ways to prevent all of this from happening are to make sure you up your oil content in the moisturizer you use. I suggest adding a Facial oil to your moisturizer or upgrading to a higher concentration of oil to water ratio moisturizer. I almost always switch the moisturizer in my clients regimen at this time of the year, and suggest adding a hyaluronic acid serum to help balance out any water loss in the skin. Here is a list of a few products I suggest to look into during these cold winter months! 

If you have any questions, please reach out! I suggest purchasing online through dermstore, as an authorized retailer you won’t be exposed to any expired or watered down products. 

XO - Finnley 

Dermalogica’s Phyto Replenish Oil: feather-light treatment oil works in three phases to strengthen, hydrate and shield for healthy, luminous skin. Camellia and tamanu oils help restore the skin's natural barrier. Then, an essential blend that includes orchid flower and chia seed oil smoothes visible lines and locks in critical moisture. Finally, sunflower, rice bran and rosemary extracts create a luminous antioxidant shield against free radical damage. Ideal for daily use on normal to dry skin.

Eminence Organics Facial Recovery Oil: naturally moisturizes while combating the early signs of aging. With a mixture of fine organic botanicals, including olive oil, sesame oil and rosemary, this potent skin oil reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while soothing sensitive skin. Use day or night for a smoother, younger-looking complexion. 

Osmosis Beauty Immerse Facial Oil: alleviates dehydration with nourishing, natural ingredients for a soft and supple complexion. Essential oils of lemon and lavender soften your texture for a glowing appearance. Dehydrated skin is left looking fresh and radiant.

Men’s V76 by Vaughn: Can’t leave out the guys, here is my favorite beard oil to recommend and a perfect stocking stuffer for the man in your life! V76 by Vaughn Beard Oil softens coarse beards and mustaches while soothing facial hair and skin. The oil's easy absorption leaves skin hydrated and protected while a blend of saw palmetto and safflower oil prevent dryness, roughness and help to soothe the skin.

— Now for Hydrating Serums, you use these after you cleanse before you apply your facial oil or moisturizer! 

SkinCeuticals Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier: Its potent blend of pure hyaluronic acid, proxylane, licorice root and purple rice work to boost skin's hyaluronic acid levels, improving skin texture and restoring elasticity.

PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum: Infused with a powerful blend of deeply hydrating ingredients, this face serum minimizes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Filled with ceramides, B-Vitamins and 3 types of hyaluronic acid molecules. 

SkinMedica HA5 Rejuvenating Hydrator: This bad boy blends five types of hydrators that immediately go to work replenishing your skin's hyaluronic acid. Ideal for all skin types, this hydrating serum balances moisture levels to smooth and soften rough texture, lines and wrinkles. Free of fragrance, it boosts the overall health of your skin and provides a staggering eight hours of continuous moisture. The humectants draw moisture from the air and deliver it straight to the areas of your skin that need it the most. It's so potent that it almost immediately begins to smooth the appearance of furrows. 

Why I Partnered With Osmosis

 There are so many awesome skincare lines on the market today it can become a bit foggy trying to decipher the big differences between them all, that was until I came across Osmosis. This line approaches healing skin conditions from a direction that I hadn’t seen in any other line I’ve worked with.  The founder of Osmosis, Dr. Ben Johnson, previously worked with lasers in a medical setting, where he noticed how damaged the skin would become before you would see any sort of benefit; so he created a line that would only benefit and build the skin. The big difference is Osmosis works with the skin and its natural ability to heal itself, there is no forced exfoliation causing damage to the skin which in turn stimulates the wound healing process to get the skin to do what you want (cell turnover, stimulate collagen production, remove pigmentation or blemishes). You see chemical peels, lasers and harmful ingredients that take the skin to this broken layer and yes ultimately stimulate it to repair itself, are still taking it to an inflamed broken level…is that really what we want to do if we are trying to build our skin? I think not. I want to nurture your skin and give it what it needs to thrive in a healthy way, which means healthy and effective ingredients. Osmosis products have something called a “Liposome Delivery System” which if you think about a birth control patch, or nicotine patch it’s that same technology of sending ingredients all the way to the dermis of this skin (the deepest layer, where blood flows) Other lines without a liposome delivery system deliver about 2-5% of the ingredients in their products, verses Osmosis which delivers all of it. Here is a bulleted list of how Osmosis creates healthy permanent change in the skin:

•  Clinical ingredients with a holistic, noninflammatory approach

•  Solutions targeting the source of aging and skin conditions

•  Targeted Liposome Delivery Systems

•  5 patents and pending patents

•  free of toxic chemicals, SLS, phthalates, parabens, gluten, artificial

•  colors and fragrances

Omosis provides the tools needed to create the ideal environment to encourage permanent change and overall radiance. Our unique philosophy is based on analyzing the skin and body as a whole to treat skin conditions at their source, restoring beauty and wellness.

I teamed up with this line because I want to treat your skin as the precious, miraculous, healing organ it is all on its own. Using Osmosis homecare in combination with my professional treatments will create the perfect team for your skin to maximize its potential to give you the best skin you could ever have, no matter what skin concerns your facing.