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HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR GLOW DURING THE COLD MONTHS By Kelley White | Photos provided by Odalisque Beauty Apothecary and Dermatique Laser and Skin
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inter can wage a war on your skin, opening the door to dehydration, chafing and dryness. Kane County Magazine talked to local skin care experts about the ways you can keep your skin healthy during harsh temperatures.
owner of Odalisque Beauty Apothecary in Geneva. “While dealing with dehydrated skin, make sure you exfoliate and that your products are wetter because the skin needs water, and it needs plumped up. With dry skin you want to hydrate and then apply a lipid barrier.”
One key to wintertime skin care is knowing the difference between dry and dehydrated skin. Keep in mind that skin health radiates from the inside out. Drinking plenty of water, resting and nurturing your body are essential practices for a glowing and healthy complexion. Lora Kassaros and Bridget Lescher both agree: Hydration and moisture are different yet equally important.
Geneva. “Dry skin, or lack of moisture, is dry and flaky.” Kassaros says she often uses the analogy of a grape to a raisin.
One of the best ways to combat imbalances is to supplement with a good collagen formula. “We have a fabulous collagen called Vida Glow,” says Lescher. “It is a new breakthrough in marine collagen that gives your hair and skin and nails a difference in three weeks.”
“Hydrated skin is plump and smooth (while) dehydrated skin is dull and wrinkly,” says Kassaros, business manager of Dermatique Laser and Skin in
Lescher takes it a step further, explaining a difference in chemistry. “Dehydrated skin lacks water, and dry skin lacks oil AND water,” says the
Dry skin can also be one of the main contributors to the development of rough, bumpy patches of skin known as keratosis pilaris. Kassaros has found that her spa has a helpful solution for this common condition. “A Diamond Glow treatment,
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