WE TRIED SKIN LAUNDRY’S SIGNATURE LASER AND LIGHT FACIAL AND HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED…
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‘Tis the season for dry, irritated skin, so when Skin Laundry offered us a light and laser facial, we jumped at the chance.
With locations across the US, UK and Hong Kong, Skin Laundry aims to make skin care accessible, affordable and ultimately, addictive. Much as its name implies, Skin Laundry spas are clean and sleek. Â Their signature two-step laser facial involves a combination of a YAG laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL). (NOTE: Your first one is always free!)
Their laser and light facial is a medical procedure and the powers that be take this seriously. Intake involves photos and a multi-page questionnaire about your skin and overall health. (No paper though. It’
MEET SHANI DARDEN LICENSED ESTHETICIAN AND FOUNDER OF SHANI DARDEN SKINCARE
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Shani Darden is a well-recognized and admired name in Hollywood. After all, she’s considered the secret behind the flawless faces of an endless list of celebrities.
Shani’s passion for simple, yet effective solutions has earned her clients’ trust and respect in a town where beauty, health, and wellness standards are high. She sets herself apart with a results-oriented approach to skin care and the ability to treat a wide range of skin care conditions.
BITB spoke with Shani about how she first got started in the skincare business, treatments for women in every decade to maintain healthy skin and her favorite beauty products.
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The creators of NeoStrata Company, Inc., Drs. Eugene Van Scott and Ruey Yu are internationally recognized for making the ground breaking discovery that Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) have profound beneficial effects on human skin. They discovered that AHA compounds such as Glycolic Acid and Lactic Acid are beneficial both in the treatment of dermatological conditions, encouraging cell turnover, and in stimulating prematurely aged or damaged skin to rejuvenate itself, thereby revolutionizing the treatment of aging skin.
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PRO VS. FAUX: SKIN BRIGHTENING WITH GLYCOLIC ACID
If you want firmer, younger looking skin and you’re not using glycolic acid as part of your skincare regimen, you might want to rethink that decision. Glycolic acid, a highly effective AHA (alpha hydroxy acid) can transform your skin by breaking down and exfoliating the old, dead, dull surface skin cells to reveal brighter, rosier, more luminous skin. This chemical exfoliant diminishes fine lines and wrinkles, hyper-pigmentation, age spots and scars while it boosts collagen production and radiance. It can even eradicate blackheads, improve acne and make pores appear less visible.
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Dermatologists perform glycolic acid peels because they can rejuve
