(This picture was taken last week – not wearing any makeup only tinted sunscreen + lipstick). I’m always wearing SPF.
During quarantine I found myself having so much time on my hands because I wasn’t running out of the house every five seconds like I did normally before then. I never used to put the time into my skin – growing up I never had acne, thankfully. However, I had the Mirena (birth control) put in one year after having Chloe and all of a sudden I started breaking out. I decided to get it taken out in March right before all of this craziness.
During quarantine, I would say around June, I met with Jennifer Leebow of SkinTheory Studios, who has an office in Miami Beach and is also a neighbor of mine : ) It also helps that her skin is flawless! We came up with a whole skincare regime. She turned me onto Skinceuticals which has REALLY changed my skin! I still have the occasional break outs, but I blame that on wearing masks:) Jennifer offers integrative skin therapies and i’m interested in learning more about the nutrient absorptive process and how it effects my skin health.
I never understood the importance of using pharmaceutical grade skin care, but after learning how important The Skinceutical regimen is because of the percentages of active ingredients and absorption allowing for better results. For instance using any of the Skinceuticals topical serums coupled with their tinted SPF increased the potunancy of vitamin C + sun protection factor by 300 %. Now onto my routine!
am routine: We started off with topical vitamin C called CE Ferulic and their tinted SPF for my morning routine which is super simple. I was always using the MD Elta tinted, but I prefer Skinceuticals because it is a zinc base. SPF is supposed to be applied every 2-3 hours throughout the day depending on sweating.
pm routine: We started off using a light alpha hydroxyacid called Retexturizing activtaor this product also contains hyularonic acid so the exfoliation aspect is also being replenished with the Hyularonic Acid. We also added a concentrate called Discoloration Defense which helps prevent superficial pigment from settling and also help break up existing pigment, these products are used together. Every other evening I am alternating with a Glycolic 10 renew overnight, this has been a miracle product. Jennifer explains that it is more important to maintain a regimen with the Glycolic than to have monthly peels (i’ve never had a peel). I can really see my pigmentation start to lift after using!
It’s very important to wash your face every night with whatever face wash works for you! I use Avene gentle milk cleanser as well as cotton pads to take off what I have on my face.
Please reach out to Jennifer if you have any specific questions! Her email is jennifer@skintheorystudios.com!
xo
Jenny
