Top Five Skin Care Mistakes Women Make

WomanAboutTown on 08.30.10 at 2:00 PM | 1 comment |

If you have more skin and beauty products in your bathroom cabinet than you know what to do with, Fabienne Lindholm is here to help. Fabienne, founder and owner of Beauty Ateliers, now offers an on-site traveling beauty and wellness consultation. With the benefit of her 25 years of experience in various facets of the beauty industry, Fabienne evaluates your current health and beauty regimens, and recommends a customized skin plan. Here, Fabienne shares with TCW the top five skin...

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“When women use water and not a toner, it changes the pH level of our skin and makes it more vulnerable to bacteria,” says Fabienne. The use of a toner can reduce breakouts and restore your skin’s pH level.
Using a variety of products that yield different results is counteractive. “It’s important to keep your skincare regimen simple and have one message, like hydrating skin or reducing breakouts,” says Fabienne.
If you apply a moisturizer with SPF at 7am, by 11am, that SPF isn’t working. “I’m a big advocate of not using a moisturizer with SPF and instead applying something like a mineral powder
Oil on the skin doesn’t mean your skin is oily; it may actually be dehydrated. “Our skin doesn’t know how to make water, so it compensates by producing oil,” Fabienne says. This is the case in about 65 percent of the women she sees.
Many women believe they have a skin disorder, when in fact their skin is just a little red or sensitive. “[Women who do this] could do more for their skin then they’re currently doing,” she says. “There are certain products or things you can’t do when you have rosacea.”

1. Not using a toner

“When women use water and not a toner, it changes the pH level of our skin and makes it more vulnerable to bacteria,” says Fabienne. The use of a toner can reduce breakouts and restore your skin’s pH level.

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smilinggreenmom said:

Awesome! i just learned something :) I had no idea really why I had to use toner...I knew it was good for my skin somehow or at least we are told. I am trying to take better care of my skin and am currently now using an organic natural set that I love! I also take my Vidazorb OPC age defense probiotic for a healthy body while I age! Thanks for the tips :)

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