| The skin is the largest organ of our body. How you | | | | to control. Pay close attention to the changes in your |
| feel inside is reflected by your skin. Lifestyle, diet, | | | | daily life and how your skin reacts to them. This is the |
| seasons, environmental changes, stress at work, | | | | first and most important step towards finding the right |
| fluctuating hormone levels, age and of course genetical | | | | skin care product and the right skin care routine for |
| predeposition, all these things take effect on the | | | | you.In addition there are several important skin care |
| appearance of your skin. Skin appearance on the | | | | rules that you need to follow at all times:1. Protect your |
| other hand influences how we feel about ourselves | | | | skin from sun exposure!The sun is damaging your skin, |
| and how we interact with other people. This interaction | | | | promotes premature aging and is a primary cause for |
| often defines our self esteem, which in turn again can | | | | skin cancer. Always apply sunscreen before going |
| take effect on our skin.We all are looking for the right | | | | outside - period. Check your skin regularly and visit |
| skin care to influence this circle for the best.It is | | | | your dermatologist for a skin examination once a |
| important for us to understand that not only skin care | | | | year.Sunscreen needs time to get absorbed, so make |
| products differ, but also everybody's skin. We live in | | | | sure to apply the product at least 15 minutes before |
| different climates, eat, sleep and exercise differently, | | | | any sun exposure. Always put sunscreen on your |
| and have different genetical predepositions. A product | | | | kids!2. Do not smoke!Active and passive(!) smoking |
| which is excellent for one person may show very | | | | causes serious damage to your skin. Besides its |
| poor results or even have negative impact on another | | | | negative impact on other organs and the overall blood |
| person's skin.Skin care products can help to clean, | | | | circulation in your body, there is scientific evidence that |
| moisten, revitalize and protect your skin and can bring | | | | smoking advances the breakdown of elastic fibers in |
| great relief to some of the stress your skin has to deal | | | | your skin and promotes yellow and artificially thickened |
| with every day and every night, but you need to learn | | | | looking skin. Just another reason to quit!3. Be gentle to |
| how your skin reacts to the many inside and outside | | | | your skin!A common mistake in skin care is the use of |
| factors.Knowing your skin is key.Usually, you get to | | | | too aggressive products and treatments. Avoid |
| hear that you have either sensitive, dry, normal or oily | | | | irritating ingredients and excessive scrubbing. Cleansers |
| skin or some combination thereof, which - as a general | | | | do not have to tingle to be effective and should never |
| statement - is not sufficient.Different parts of your | | | | hurt!Karin received her education as an Aesthetician |
| face show different skin characteristics. Some areas | | | | and Make-up Artist at the School for Cosmetics in |
| of your face could be quite oily and tend to be acne | | | | Munich, Germany.She is certified by CIDESCO - |
| prone, while other parts of your face feel very dry at | | | | Comite International D'Esthetique Et De Cosmetologie |
| the same time. The center of the forehead, the nose, | | | | and has extensive experience in skin analysis, a broad |
| the chin and areas of the cheeks - the so called | | | | range of facial treatments ( e.g. classical, acne, |
| T-zone - have more oil glands and may need to be | | | | chemical peeling, crystal peeling, essential oil therapy), |
| treated with a different formula than other parts of | | | | body treatments ( e.g. waxing, medical foot care, |
| your face. In problematic cases you will require a set | | | | cellulite therapy) and make-up art ( e.g. color analysis). |
| of products for different areas of your face and | | | | Karin worked for many years with products from |
| sometimes even a different set of products for the | | | | major brands like Chanel, Clarins, Clinique, Dior, Erno |
| same areas when seasons change.Our skin condition | | | | Laszlo, Estee Lauder, Guerlain, YSL, Kanebo, |
| is changing often and we need to adjust our skin care | | | | Lancaster, Lancome, La Prarie, Prescriptives, Shiseido, |
| routines and the skin care products to these changing | | | | Sisley, Valmont and others.She is now a home staying |
| needs. You may find different skin appearances | | | | mom and lives with her husband and their two |
| based on where you live, the time of the year and | | | | daughters in the U.S.. |
| many other circumstances that you may not be able | | | | |