post-summer skin savers
With the Summer sun nowa distant memory it’s easy to forget about the damage itmay have left behind. Make sure your clients knowabout post-Summer skin savers . . .
Now thatAutumn is here and those Summer glows are starting to fade, clientsmay begin to notice that what is left behind isn’t quite as pretty as a bronzed
tan.Theymay see brown spots, a few extra wrinkles, broken blood vessels and skin that is lacking in life and just looks dull.
As the saying goes, prevention is better than the cure. Of course, this is true, but sometimes, even if we go all out to prevent something fromhappening, it’s impossible to prevent it completely, and this is where a cure is needed!
No matter how much you encouraged clients throughout the Summer months to choose products containing an SPF, you can bet that the next time you see them for their regular facial you will be able to spot some sun damage.
So before you begin encouraging clients to take up theirWinter regime, let’s get skin back in tiptop condition!Autumn is the perfect time to assess the damage that has been done throughout the warmermonths and think about how we can repair and restore it for a gorgeous winter glow.
“Even themost diligent SPF-wearers among us have some unprotected Summer
sunmoments.At the end of the Summer we pay the price with redness, brown spots, fine lines andmoisture loss,” say HOF.
unwelcome change
Most therapists are aware of the damage that the sun can cause to the skin; after all it is drummed into clients throughout the Summermonths. Brown spots and pigmentation, wrinkles, dryness, broken veins and uneven skin tone are just a few of the signs your clientsmay have noticed in the past fewmonths.
“UV light causes photoageing in the formof brown spots, coarse skin and wrinkles, whether [clients] have burned the skin or not.When sunlight comes into contact with skin a cascade of damage results (including the stripping of barrier lipids) causing inflammation, production of reactive oxygen molecules that affect healthy cell growth, and stimulation of collagen destructing enzymes,” say Dermalogica.
The UV rays of the sun can cause the supportive collagen structure to break down and the elastin fibres to weaken, which lead to wrinkles forming on the face and the skin to begin to sag. Unfortunately, it can be quite difficult to reverse this type of damage, but there are products and treatments that can be used to help plump wrinkles, boost collagen and stimulate cell turnover.
Pigmentation tends to be one of themost common issues related to over exposure to the sun. UV light triggers the production of melanosomes, which are the pigment- producing cells, which then begin to producemoremelanin, leading to dark spots and uneven skin tone.
According to Dr. Diana Howard,Vice President ofTechnical Development for The International Dermal Institute, the fine lines, wrinkles, hyper pigmentation and leathery texture associated with habitual UV exposure are just the beginning: “While our skin is a dynamic organ capable of regenerating and repairing itself, the ravages of sun exposure often exceed the skin’s reparative
response.The ultimate insult is that UV radiationmay cause DNA mutations, whichmay lead to skin cancer.”
If your client hasmanaged to stay out of the sun all Summer and fully protect their skin, theymay be happy to boast that they have nothing to worry about. But even those who haven’t subjected their skin to direct sunlight need to take a good look at their skin and jump on the repairing bandwagon before the Wintermonths set in.
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