Skinspirations offers professional strength skin care products many of which are only available in physician's offices. Why waste money on expensive department store brands that have lower concentrations of effective ingredients than prescription strength skin products that often cost less? Have you ever been confused trying to choose the best products for your skin goals?

Our aestheticians will be happy to meet with you and help you develop an at-home skin care program to get you the look you want.

Product Lines Carried by Skinspirations

• Obagi® Skin Care
• Vivité® Skin Care
• Latisse™
• NIA24™
• Cellex-C
• Clinicians Complex™
• Revision® Skin Care
• GloMinerals™ Makeup
• Glytone®
• Elta MD
• ClearChoice®

Our aesthetician, Gale Pingleton, takes the confusion out of choosing the best sunscreen for your skin type with the following recommendations.

Did YOU KNOW? 

• Any skin type regardless of color can sunburn, resulting in sun-damaged skin or sun-related cancer.
• UV reflection from sand and water doubles the amount of ultraviolet exposure.
• In every season and type of weather, the sun's skin-damaging rays can pass through glass in vehicles and buildings.
• Ultraviolet rays are part of the invisible energy that comes from the sun.  UVA (aging) rays account for 95% of our sun exposure.  They cause skin aging and contribute to skin cancer.  UVA rays penetrate deeply into the skin layers damaging collagen and cells which leads to wrinkling, hyperpigmentation and loss of elasticity.
• UVB (burning) rays mostly affect the outer layer of the skin. They cause sunburns and tanning that increase the risk of skin cancer.  The risk of skin cancer doubles in people who have had five or more sunburns. 

Below is a list of the most effective sunscreens listed in categories of skin type.

Sensitive Skin:

• Rosaclear SPF 30: Chemical free (zinc Oxide 15.5%, Titanium Dixoide 2.0)  helps reduce the appearance of redness and blotchiness.
• Elta SPF 41: Chemical free, paraben free, paba free (zinc oxide 9.0%, Titanium Dioxide 7.0%) . Has a light tinted base, antioxidants, water resistant 

Dry Skin:

• Elta SPF30+  ( 9.0%  zinc oxide 7.0%, Octinoxate 7.5%)  Light weight, moisturizing.

Oily/Acne-prone Skin:

• Elta SPF 45  paraben free ( 9.0% Zinc Oxide, 7.5% Octinoxate ) Light weight oil free formulation.  Leaves no residue.

All Skin Types:

• NIA24 Sun Damage Prevention SPF 30 ( Homosalate 7.5%, Octisalate 5.0%, Avobenzene, 3.0%, Octocrylene 2.6%, Pro Niacin 5%)   Light weight, non greasy powerful ingredients for maximum protection.  Beneficial  Pro-Niacin formula strengthens the skin barrier.  Ceramides and antioxidants.
• Obagi Nu Derm SPF 35  (Octinoxate, 7.5, Zinc oxide  9%) 
• Obagi Nu Derm, Sun Shield SPF 50 paba free (Octinoxate 7.5%, Zinc Oxide 10.5%)Elegant, Light weight matte finish.

Tinted:

•  Intellishade (matte finish) (Octinoxate 5%, Octisalate, 3%, Titanium Dioxide 4% Zinc Oxide 3%)  Light weight tinted formulation.  Antioxidants and peptides.

Chemical Free:

• NIA Sun Damage Prevention SPF 30 Chemical free ( Titanium Dioxide 9.45%, Zinc Oxide 3.6% Pro Niacin 5%)  Oil-free formulation with benefits of  Pro Niacin and Vitamin E

 All of the above sunscreens are available at Skinspirations & can be purchased in our office or over the phone at (727) 571-1923.