Category Archives: Skin Care

Product Of The Month

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SkinPerfect Primer spf30!

This is your last step in skincare and your first step in make up. Apply over your moisturizer to the areas where needed. The SkinPerfect Primer with spf 30 simultaneously brightens and primes, extending the wear of our make up. It reduces the oily shine by absorbing excess oils and minimizes the look of your pores. The neutral tint also makes it wearable on its own for a flawless natural finish.

Dermalogica always says it best…

Smooth away fine lines, brighten and prime for flawless skin and to prep for make-up application. Velvety silicones create an instantly smooth surface. Neutral tint helps balance tone and enhance luminosity and radiance. Peptides and AGE Smart® actives help firm and shield against MMP and free radical damage, as sunscreens shield against sun damage. Wear alone over your moisturizer for visible smoothness and luminosity, or after moisturizer application and before foundation to help fill fine lines for a lasting make-up finish. Formulated without artificial fragrances and colors.

SkinPerfect Primer spf30 is available at Hammam Spa in our Boutique. To our make up artists who already use Dermalogica to create a perfect canvas – SkinPerfect Primer is a perfect product to add!

Dermalogica Daylight Defense

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Dermalogica has updated thier Daily Defense products complete with thier  UV Smart Booster Technology and Oleosome Technology. Oleosome Technology is a new technology that is incorporated into the new Solar Defense Booster spf50 and Oil Free Matte spf30 that increases the SPF performance while using fewer chemical sunscreens. This results in a product that is even more wearable and even less likely to cause sensitivity.

The new updated products are Solar Defense Booster spf50, Oil Free Matte spf30, Super Sensitive Sheild spf30 and Ultra Sensitive Tint spf30.

Solar Defense Booster spf50: Mix with your Dermalogica Moisturizer to boost UV defense, or wear alone for maximum SPF protection.

Oil Free Matte spf30: Oil-free, Broad Spectrum sunscreen mattifies to prevent shine on oily and breakout-prone skin.

Super Sensitive Sheild spf30: Chemical-free Broad Spectrum sunscreen minimizes sensitivity, redness and irritation in sensitized, reactive and recently resurfaced skin.

Ultra Sensitive Tint spf30: Tinted earth minerals and Broad Spectrum, chemical-free sunscreen combine to even skin tone, shield against UV damage and soothe environmentally-sensitized skin.

Below is a photo showing the effects of applying suncreen. The photo on the left was taken with a regular camera and the photo on the right was taken with UV Photography.

(Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

We should be wearing SPF year round! And with beach weather coming up soon we need to invest in our skin and get the appropriate skincare including SPF to protect us. Stop by Hammam Spa and speak with one of our Skin Therapists to find an appropriate updated Daylight Defense for your skin.

The Importance of SPF

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As more and more research is coming out about sun damage and our skin, we are beginning to get a better understanding of the importance of SPF.

For those worried about aging and wrinkles, SPF 15 or higher is your first defense.

Worried about an uneven skin tone and age spots? SPF is again your first defense.

With 90% of skin cancers being a direct result of exposure to UV light from the sun and statistics showing that 1 in 6 people will develop a skin cancer, people are remembering to apply their SPF!

 

“Skin is an excellent record keeper. Every moment of exposure to daylight adds up like money in the bank – the problem is the payoff known as sun damage (also known as photodamage). As the top cause of premature signs of skin aging, sun damage shows on skin in the form of wrinkles and hyperpigmentation, and can lead to a repressed immune system and the potential for skin cancer.”

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We can buy all the anti aging products we desire in hopes to slow down the signs of aging, but if we are not protecting our skin with the proper SPF daily, our skin will always have the potential to age quickly showing in the form of wrinkles and hyperpigmentation.

Dermalogica has a wide range of Sunlight Defense products for all skin types and features the UV Smart Booster Technology. A formula that actively diffuses free radicals when the protection is most needed.

“Research has found that antioxidant vitamins are as important as sunscreens when defending skin from the aging and burning effects of damaging ultraviolet (UV) light and free radicals. For this reason, Dermalogica products feature UV Smart Booster Technology, a customized microcapsule that safeguards active vitamins, then bursts open upon contact with UV rays, releasing an active ingredient complex of Vitamin C and Vitamin E for maximum free radical protection.”

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Stop by Hammam Spa today and check out our wide range of Dermalogica Sunlight Defense products and ask to speak with a Skin Therapist to gain a better understanding of your product.

What is Retinol?

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For aging skin, Retinol is the most sought after ingredient. Dr Diana Howard, Vice President of Technical Development and Global Education at Dermalogica, shares with us an easy scientific view of this super ingredient:

Dr Diana Howard and her team of scientist have created a new night time eye treatment for Dermalogica’s Age Smart line, containing the super ingredient Retinol:

Check out more educational videos from Dermalogica on their website!

Dermalogica’s Age Reversal Eye Complex is available to purchase at Hammam Spa in our Boutique. Visit us today and learn more about your skin and it’s needs from one of our highly trained Skin Therapists.

After Wax Care

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The beauty of waxing, is that the hair won’t grow back fully until 2-3 weeks! The downside is that some of us are prone to ingrown hair’s and sensitivities…

An in grown hair is caused by the hair being to thin or curly and skin being to thick for the hair to fully grow out of the hair follicle. This creates tiny, sometimes sore, red bumps. Common places to get  in grown hairs are your armpit, beard and bikini area.

Some great after wax care products that help with in grown hairs and sensitivity are Tend Skin and Sweet Spot Labs.

Tend Skin is a formula to be applied daily to the area where razor bumps or in grown hairs are occurring. It can also be applied before waxing to bring out all the hairs and ease the pain. Because of it’s high alcohol content, moisturizing is recommended after as well as a small patch test before to see if an irritation/sensitivity may occur.

Tend skin was discovered in 1985, and has been on the market since with various products and research to the line. It is our number one waxing after care product and our go to for ingrown hairs.

SweetSpot Labs Gentle Feminine Wash, UnscentedSweet Spot’s Gentle Wash is another recommendation. It is for the ladies with a fresh Brazilian Wax. After a Brazilian or Bikini wax, the area is sensitive for the next 24 hours. Your regular body wash way sting a little or irritate your skin. This is where Sweet Spot’s unscented Gentle Wash jumps in. It balances the PH level of your skin as well as soothes and calms the area. Use everyday along with Balancing Mist and On The Go Wipette’s to make sure you are always prepared for anything, anywhere…

Both Tend Skin and Sweet Spot Labs are available in Hammam Spa’s Boutique, visit us today and speak to one of our Skin Therapist for more information!

 

 

Peels at Hammam Spa

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Peels are another great form of professional exfoliation. At Hammam Spa, we are very proud to be using the Skin Fitness professional line for all our peels. Skin Fitness is a popular line used among Dermatologist, Skin Therapists and Plastic Surgeons.

Just like Microdermabrasion, a Peel improves the skins texture by sloughing off the outermost layer of skin. It works by having a high concentration of Salicylic or Glycolic acid that gently starts to peel and resurface the skin as it is massaged in. This results in fresher more even toned skin that is able to absorbed products more to get the most out of them.

Skin Fitness has an amazing line of peels full of antioxidants, vitamins, fruit pulps and minerals to further improve the look of the skin.

(Arne Roslund Photography)

Hammam Spa has over 8 peels available to use for every single type of skin- including sensitive skin!. The type of peel you get is determined by a skin analysis from one of our trained Skin Therapist. To get the most out of your peel, it is recommended to have a 90min Luxury Facial (a Peel and Casmara masque is included with it) and a proper at home skincare routine that our Therapist educate you on.

Having a chemical peel is a great way to introduce a client to professional skin resurfacing and transforming the skin to the best it can be. Call us today to book with one of our Skin Therapist to find out more and have your questions and concerns answered.

Microdermabrasion at Hammam Spa

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Microdermabrasion removes the outermost layer of dead skin cells, making it an effective way to attain fresher, healthier, younger looking skin. Multiple micro treatments can help decrease shallow acne scars, hyper pigmentation, fine lines and helps your product penetrate up to 50% more. It is recommended to do a minimum of 6 treatments two weeks apart to get the best results.

The microdermabrasion machine works by dispensing the crystals through a tube along with suction. The abrasion tool is then moved across the face in a sweeping motion covering all areas of the face. The crystals resurface and renew the outer layer of skin and the suction pulls the dead skin and used crystals to a filter that is later disposed of.

At Hammam Spa we have a top of the line medical grade microdermabrasion machine and use corundum crystals. Our microdermabrasion service includes analysis of the skin, double cleanse, micro, mask, hand massage and finishing it up with a toner, eye cream, serum, face cream and SPF. Wearing an SPF after a micro service is very important, because we removed the outer layer of your skin – it is now fresh skin that can be easily burned and overly sensitive for the next couple of days. After your microdermabrasion, it is recommended that you do not steam, tan or excessively sweat (eg. working out) to prevent irritation.

Hammam Spa has highly educated and trained Skin Therapist performing the micro service. Any questions or concerns they will be more than happy to answer for you.