Every night I use Pond's cold cream to cleanse my skin. I follow the cleansing with moisturizer before applying eye cream and Retin-A. As you may know by now, I'm convinced Retin-A will be my secret to looking 60 when I'm really 70. Once every couple weeks I may treat myself to a microdermabrasion scrub or a hydrating mask.
In the morning, I use a washcloth dipped in organic coconut oil to wash off the dry skin flakes that sometimes come from Retin-A. I follow that (sometimes) with antioxidant rich Vitamin C cream and I top that with La-Roche Posay's SPF 60 tinted sunscreen.
After all of this, it's amazing I find the time to floss.
Dermatologists are always touting retinols, antioxidants AND microdermabrasion, but if one is on a prescription-strength retinoid (like my Retin-A), should she also be subjecting her skin daily to a Vitamin C cream and twice a month to a scrub? I was wondering how much is too much, so I turned to Maryann Mikhail, a dermatologist at Manhattan's Spring Street Dermatology with that exact question.
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I am amazed that you use Ponds cold cream since it is not on Paula Begoun’s best of the best products. I recently discovered Alpha Hydrox foaming cleanser. It cleans beautifully without leaving a trace of anything. . . .
Doesn’t Retin A make your skin thin???
This girl looks to be all of 12 years old. I’m sure that she needs to be worried about skin care!!
Hi,
I am a baby boomer and have found that I don’t need to spend a lot of money to stay looking young. You can buy any generic brand lotion or cream together with a small bottle of pure vitamin e oil. Then combine the two in your hands and rub them together, making a nice moisturizer for you face and neck. It’s worked great for me for years now. People can’t believe I’m a grandma so I love this combination!
Wendy
I use Oil of Olay & some scrubs. Hydration is key & moisturizing the neck is also important to keep good skin & stay looking youthful. http://www.essenceofsilk.com has some extra tips as well.