Fall Skin Care Tips focuses on your changing skin through the seasons, especially this fall.

During the fall and winter months the air gets cooler and contains less moisture. As temperatures drop, it’s time to elevate your moisture, exfoliation and overall skin care routine. This season, make a choice toward smart skin care with a few simple tips.

Tip #1: With the weather changing, we might be putting on layers elsewhere, but a smooth, evenly toned face is the canvas for everything else. Since cold weather months tend to fully reveal our fine lines and facial discoloration and redness, we can use Technology to actually reverse the signs of aging. Intense pulsed light therapies, commonly referred to as IPL, is an easy procedure that diminishing or eliminating age and sun spots, fine wrinkles, facial flushing, redness, broken capillaries, and more.  IPL also requires no down time. Many of our clients report a reduction in pore size, smoother skin, and less wrinkles in just 3 treatments.

Then to shed the unwanted left after the IPL treatment or for general dryness of the skin caused by the changing elements, microdermabrasion is a skin-freshening technique that helps repair and refresh the skin. Here’s how it works: a small device blasts tiny crystals across the face creating a gentle abrasion, then suction removes the dead, outer layer of skin, leaving the skin looking and feeling very soft. A series of microdermabrasion visibly reduces fine wrinkles and unwanted pigmentation. And, don’t forget your hands, feet, knees and elbows.

Tip #2: Seasonal change isn’t the only thing that makes our skin drier…our skin also becomes drier with age. The natural loss of sweat and oil glands as we age may also worsen dry skin. Anything that further dries the skin (such as overuse of soaps, antiperspirants, perfumes, or hot baths) will make the problem worse. Moisturize your face and body every day with a UV blocking moisturizer with an SPF of 30 or greater to keep your skin looking younger. At Calidora, one of our skin experts can recommend a product for the exact condition of your skin based on an analysis. And remember, even in Seattle gray, sunscreen is the first layer to wear…every day!

Finally, Tip #3: when it comes to color, choosing a makeup that helps speed recovery by encouraging essential moisture and oxygen back into your skins treated zones and creating an illusion of flawless skin is recommended. Calidora features Lycogel, an everyday make-up that provides clean and smooth coverage, is hypoallergenic, smudge resistant and waterproof. It is also gel-based with oxygen that allows the skin to breathe and supports the skin’s self-repair process without irritation. Lycogel is a favorite among celebrities like Jennifer Anniston and was just featured in the October issue of InStyle Magazine. It’s great as a home care product for after laser treatments and skin resurfacing treatments.

For the remainder of the month*, we are offering a complimentary microdermabrasion with the purchase of any IPL package, which is a $125 value. We have 4 locations in the Greater Puget Sound area, such as Bellevue, Downtown Seattle, Redmond and University Village. For more information call 800 750 0772 or visit us online at www.calidora.com.

Remember, your skin is with always, so taking care of it should be a priority.

Join me each week to hear more about the latest in skin care advances, treatments, and products and how you can achieve healthy, vibrant, and youthful skin from Calidora Skin Clinic.

*Good through October, 2006