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Nelson
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Hyaluronic Serum – The importance of skin hydration

Hyaluronic Serum Skin HydrationSkin hydration is important especially as we transition from season to season. This can take a toll on your skin. Dry conditions and lack of moisture can leave it looking lacklustre and dull, but Aspect Dr Hyaluronic Serum can help!

As the largest organ in the body, your skin provides many necessary functions to protect you from the environment. These include temperature regulation, the prevention of epidermal water loss, and a degree of protection against harmful attacks from chemicals, infections, and ultraviolet radiation.

For these functions to perform properly, it’s important to have an appropriate amount of water in your skin cells. The skin itself made up of approximately seventy per cent water and it contains a natural moisturising factor (including sebum) to prevent water loss and dehydration. As you age the presence of this decreases leading to dryness, redness, and irritation.

Increasing your water intake can help replenish and hydrate your cells, but your skin needs all the help it can get at the end of a long dry winter.

INTRODUCING ASPECT DR HYALURONIC SERUM

Once you feel the benefits of Hyaluronic Serum, we have no doubt that it will quickly become a key ingredient in your skincare regime. It has a super ability to hydrate your skin and lock in moisture. It will help to repair your skin, while providing antioxidants that combat free radicals.

Hyaluronic Serum is a potent humectant which can hold up to 1000 times its weight in water. It will improve the cosmetic appearance of your skin, giving it a soft hydrated, dewy look.

Hyaluronic acid will help the skin face daily challenges of water loss. It is beneficial in assisting the management of many skin concerns.

Not only will Hyaluronic Serum nourish your cells with hydration, it will optimise any skin treatment that you’re undertaking, giving you the best result possible.

Increase your skin hydration levels… Call in today and discover the advanced skincare solutions we have in the clinic.

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Skincare – A recipe to feed your skin – Use Nelson produce!

At enhanceskin in Nelson we want to help you look and feel the best you can. Our range of cosmedical services and advanced skincare products are designed to do just that.

We’re also lucky to have on hand our in house health & wellness enthusiast and receptionist, Taryn. Taryn has created this delicious and nutritious soup recipe that’s bound to warm the cockles of your heart, as well as nourish your skin from the inside out. We hope you enjoy it!

Skincare Nelson

Vegan Butternut Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 Large Butternut Squash (Peeled, cleaned and cut into chunks)
  • 1 Large Sweet Potato (Peeled and cut into chunks)
  •  Large Regular Potato (Peeled and cut into chunks)
  • 1 Medium Onion
  • 1 Large Apple (Peeled and cored)
  • 1 Tsp Crushed Garlic (or 3 Cloves)
  • 3/4 Cup Coconut Cream
  • Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
  • 1/2 Tsp Mixed Dried Herbs
  • Sprinkle of Paprika
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • Water

Use organic Nelson produce wherever possible.

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients, except the coconut cream, into a large pot or slow cooker.
  2. Add enough water so that about 1 cm of the veggies are emerged. Be cautious not to add too much water or the consistency will be very thin.Cook on a low heat until all the vegetables are soft.
  3. Blend with a hand blender. If you don’t have a hand blender, a normal one will do. Just ensure the veggies have cooled a bit before placing them in the blender or it may crack, if plastic.
  4. Return to the heat and add the coconut cream.
  5. Garnish with drizzled coconut cream.

Why this soup can help with your skincare:

Nutritional Benefits of Butternut for the Skin

  • Boasts more vitamin-A than that of  pumpkin. It contains high levels of beta-carotene (which your body automatically converts to vitamin A). Vitamin-A is a powerful natural anti-oxidant and is required by the body for maintaining the integrity of skin and mucosa and also identified as a deterrent against age-related macular degeneration
  • Beta-carotene has received a great deal of attention for its potential to block the harmful effects of UV radiation by repairing cell damage caused by excessive UV exposure. Increasing your beta-carotene intake can protect you from sun-related aging symptoms, such as wrinkles and blemishes, along with good sun protection of course! Try the PCA Skin Weightless protection available at enhanceskin in Nelson as part of our advanced range of skincare products.

Nutritional Benefits of Kumara for the Skin

  • Kumara or sweet potato is a very rich source of vitamin C, which is known to produce collagen. Collagen helps in maintaining the elasticity of the skin and makes it look youthful.
  • Kumara or sweet potato, also contains vitamin E, which is known to be beneficial for the health of the skin.
  • High in beta-carotene to combat the free radicals which result in skin aging.

Visit Taryn’s website for more delicious recipes.

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Sun Damage Remorse? It’s time for IPL!

It’s that time of year again… Are you looking in the mirror only to be confronted by signs of sun damage? Dark spots, red veins and other pigmentation changes are just the start of the aging process caused by too much sun. But there is good news! As you start to hibernate in the cooler months IPL skin rejuvenation can be best used to treat this sun damage safely and effectively.

Before commencing IPL you will have an initial consultation with Lacey, our Registered Nurse to determine if it’s the most suitable treatment for you. If it is, we’ll discuss the timing for your first session, because IPL shouldn’t be carried out for two weeks after sun exposure, and indeed, you will need to use sunblock as part of the preparation.

sun damage IPL

If you’ve not experienced this skin rejuvenation treatment before it’s effectiveness comes into play as intense pulsed light is selectively filtered to different wavelength bands to work on different lesions within your skin. The light is only absorbed into dark structures, melanin (the pigment or dark spots), and haemoglobin found in the capillaries (redness and veins). These structures are heated and cauterised. After 3 – 5 sessions you’ll see a gradual and continual improvement of your skin tone, with a more even colour throughout.

If your skin has significant sun damage you will need ongoing ‘top up’ treatments, perhaps each winter, because we haven’t cured you of your sun damage. After treatment you should continue with a healthy regard for the sun, as sun exposure can increase the risk of side effects or pigment coming back. You should also talk to Lacey about medical grade home skincare. Vitamins A and C will help to protect your skin against further UV damage, lessening the chance of oxidising the skin and creating freckles and age spots.

To help you come to terms with sun damage remorse we’ve put together some winter special packages:

IPL  – Nose and Cheeks: This is very popular treatment for both men and women targeting red veins. Normally $250 per treatment. Winter special – 3 for $600.*
Full Face IPL: To treat pigmentation changes. Normally $350 per treatment. Winter special – 3 for $900.*

*Appointments must be booked and paid for at time of initial consultation.

 

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Lip augmentation – Three ways to perfect your pout

There’s no doubt about it… As a nation, we’re loving our lips. Lip augmentation has seen rising popularity globally and it seems kissable Kiwis aren’t bucking that trend, we’ve certainly seen a rise in requests for fuller, natural looking lips at our clinics in Nelson and Blenheim. So we thought we’d share several ways you can perfect your pout!

lip augmentation Nelson Blenheim

Helping yourself:

  • Did you know that drinking alcohol can dehydrate your lips? So for each glass of wine order a glass of water alongside.
  • Pucker up! Yes, we’re talking serious snogging to give your lips a workout and build muscle that’s been lost in the ageing process.
  • Rug up in the cooler months… A cold body temperature will cause your lips to shrink. So now you have the perfect excuse to buy that cashmere sweater!

Product solutions:

  • We love PCA Skin Peptide Lip Therapy. This product nourishes your lips, hydrating them and minimising the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles in the lip area. Invest in this handbag saviour to ensure your lips look beautiful all day, every day.

Treatment solutions:

  • We can rejuvenate and refresh your lips with Botox or Dermal Fillers. Botox will reduce the pursing effect and help treat vertical lip lines. Fillers are ideal for increasing lip size and enhancing lip shape, or merely restoring your natural lip hydration and border, preventing lipstick bleed so you can keep using your favourite colours and glosses. Fillers can also be used to gradually soften and eradicate vertical smokers lines over time.

Rest assured, cosmetic injectables have come a long way from the dreaded trout pout days. Not that we’ve ever been a fan of that particular look at enhanceskin; whilst we offer lip augmentation, we believe in beautifully shaped lips that are elegant, sculpted and well defined, yet subtle. Your lips need to look like they belong to you!

The lip augmentation procedure can take as little as 30 minutes, so it can be easily performed in a lunch hour and you can head back to work with a perfect pout.

Remember we offer FREE cosmedical consultations in Nelson or Blenheim, so if you have lost lip volume through ageing, or simply would like fuller lips, contact us about lip augmentation.

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Thinning eyelashes? We have the solution at our Nelson clinic!

Thinning eyelashes nelsonThinning eyelashes are part of the aging process. That means you may have noticed that your lashes don’t have the length and volume that they did a few years ago. At enhanceskin we can help, as we have a brand new product on sale at our Nelson clinic.

Introducing LiLash – Magic juice for thinning eyelashes.

Used daily for 4 – 6 weeks, this magic conditioning serum fortifies lash follicles, giving the appearance of the longer, fuller lashes.

LiLash should be applied as part of your daily beauty routine, it’s a similar application to a normal liquid eyeliner. The difference is that in approximately 4-6 weeks your follicles become conditioned to absolute beauty.

LiLash is the world’s most powerful and fastest-acting eyelash conditioning serum. The no-salt, nonirritating formula sets LiLash apart from all other products. It is also a favorite of eyelash extension wearers who notice better support and less lash breakage.

Used daily a container of LiLash Demi (2.0 ml) should last you around three months.

LiLash is physician formulated and tested, but never tested on animals. It’s also safe for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers.

Key Ingredients.

  • Water (Water/Aqua/Eau) – Purified water is filtered and soft and therefore  gentle to the delicate tissue around the eye area.
  • Hydroxethylcellulose – This natural substance is made from the fibre of plants.
  • Glycerin & Caprylyl Glycol – These provide hydration to your lashes by binding in moisture.
  • Sweet Almond Extract – This provides intense nourishment to the hair follicle.
  • Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein – Stops the formation of the hair loss causing hormone, Dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
  • Panthenol (Vitamin B Complex) – This conditions your thinning lashes to prevent breakage and promotes  growth.
  • Isopropyl Phenylhydroxypentene Dihydroxycyclopentylheptenate (Prostaglandin analogue) – This key active ingredient provides stimulation to cell receptors in lash follicles to increase the amount of time lashes are in their active growth phase.
  • Silica – This trace mineral is  good for skin, hair and nail conditioning and strengthening.
  • Chlorphenesin – This conditions and stimulates dormant follicles.

Call in to our clinic at Buxton Square in Nelson and talk to Robyn or Taryn for more information.

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Prevent Wrinkles – Habits to make and break…

Aging is part of life, and as we get older, our skin loses its elasticity resulting in wrinkles and fine lines. Like many things in life, when it comes to these signs of aging, prevention can come before cure… If you want to prevent wrinkles here are a few everyday habits that you should make and break!

 

Prevent Wrinkles

3 Habits to MAKE to help prevent wrinkles.

  • Wear sunscreen (every day!) – If you don’t like the feeling of sunscreen on your face, call in to try some PCA Skin Weightless Protection. It’s light, doesn’t feel cloggy, you can wear it under makeup and it will revolutionise the way you feel about facial sunscreen.
  • Sleep more – You really do need your beauty sleep! At night, energy and cellular functions focus on repair and recovery, thus preventing wrinkles.
  • Stress less – The stress hormone, cortisol, elevates your blood sugar; this causes glycation which damages collagen and elastin, the proteins that smooth and plump your skin.

3 Habits to BREAK to help prevent wrinkles.

  • Stop smoking – You don’t need us to tell you that there is nothing good about smoking. Every time you smoke a cigarette you are breathing in carcinogens and toxins that damage your organs, the largest organ being your skin! The repetitive motion of puckering your lips will cause wrinkles around your mouth, we think the only time you should be puckering up is for a kiss!
  • Quit sugar – If there is an excess of sugar in your body, protein molecules can cross link with sugar molecules, creating new sugar proteins. These are called Advanced Glycation End Products (AGES). As your body doesn’t recognise these AGES, they can lead to inflammation in the skin. The proteins in your skin that are most prone to glycation are the same ones that make a youthful complexion so plump and springy, collagen and elastin. Once the AGES have formed, they gravitate toward this dermal collagen and elastin, and the more AGES produced, the more collagen is compromised. The effects at cellular level of your skin’s structure may result in wrinkling, loss of elasticity, stiffness and accelerated ageing.
  • Sip don’t suck – Ditch the straw and water bottle, and pour your water into a glass instead. Repeatedly pursing your lips to drink through a straw or from a water bottle, will cause wrinkling around your mouth, these lines become more pronounced as you age and your skin weakens.

If you feel that your bad habits may have caught up with you, we can help!

Botox, a natural, purified protein, can be used to soften fine lines or wrinkles caused by facial expressions, stress and sun exposure, creating a smooth, rejuvenated and more youthful appearance. Dermal fillers can be used to fill the fine lines around the mouth, and are also effective in treating frown lines, forehead lines, smile lines, and crows feet.

Call to book your FREE, no obligation cosmedical consultation to find out how we can help.

We also stock an advanced range of skin care products, these prescription strength products can help with aging skin. Products containing Vitamin C, such as Aspect Dr Active C Serum, can improve your skin tone, texture and firmness. And products containing Vitamin A, like Aspect Dr Exfol A Plus Serum, assist with cellular turnover, helping to improve the appearance of fine lines, aging and sun-damaged skin.

 

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Put some spring into your skin…

With September just around the corner spring is not too far away, that means it’s time to put your best face forward and put some spring into your skin.

Here at enhanceskin we can help you do exactly that through a combination of treatment options and an advanced range of prescription strength skincare products (from Aspect Dr and PCA Skin), all tailored specifically for you. Add to that tips and advice from our resident health and wellness expert, Taryn Fitz-Gerald, and we have you covered on your route to glowing skin for the new season.

 

SpringSkin

Here are our top three tips for spring skin:

  • Try a new treatment: Consider the Liquid Facelift, sometimes called the Natural Lift. Hardly anyone wants the downtime or expense of a surgical facelift which only tightens and accentuates the loss of volume which along with gravity has led to the sagging features in the first place. Dermal fillers can restore youthful curves lost as a person ages or after weight loss.
    Individual areas of the face which bother you can be treated individually. Nasolabial folds, lift up sagging corners of the mouth, restore symmetry or smooth irregularities of your nose.
    The Liquid Facelift will give immediate results, you’ll have a WOW moment, as you quite literally turn the clock back in as little as thirty minutes!
  • pigment-bar-printBrighten your complexion with product: We’re delighted to introduce you to the PCA Skin Pigment Bar. This cleansing bar is formulated with advanced corrective ingredients to provide an even skin tone on the face and body. It contains a blend of advanced ingredients that calms your skin and promotes an even skin tone. It’s easy to use on a daily basis. Simply moisten the sponge and create a foaming lather. Cleanse the affected area, allowing the lather to remain on the skin for approximately two minutes. Rinse with warm water and pat dry. Don’t forget to follow with the appropriate treatment serums and SPF products, we can help you with that too.
  • Hydrate from the inside out: Coming out of the Winter months, your skin is probably not feeling its best. It’s difficult to drink enough water when it’s freezing cold outside, but it is so important not only for your body as a whole, but for your skin too. Water helps clear the toxins that cause inflammation and blemishes. It also assists in transporting nutrients and oxygen to skin cells, and preventing dehydration, which can cause premature aging. It can even make skin appear fuller since the hyaluronic acid that naturally exists in skin will pull in and hold the water for a wrinkle-plumping effect. So to detox and ready your skin for an amazing Spring, at least 8-10 glasses of water each day is recommended. For an extra boost to the system, simply squeeze the juice of ¼ lemon into your glass. Not only is it refreshing, but it will tickle your liver into function to detoxify the system, helping your body become a power house of healing and rejuvenating. Lemon will also add a boost of Vitamin C promoting clearer skin as well as antiaging properties. Here at enhanceskin, you’ll never find a glass of water without lemon.

To find out more about the Liquid Facelift, contact us. Remember we offer a FREE cosmedical consultation.

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Skincare advice you might give your younger self…

If you could turn back the clock would you have any advice to give your younger self about skincare?

Cosmedical

We posed this question to some of our nearest and dearest and here are a few of the answers that came back to us.

  • I’d use sunscreen every day!
    Anybody who knows Doctor David will know that this is his mantra… Protection is always the first step in aging gracefully… Sadly, our younger selves didn’t always appreciate the importance of prevention. If you didn’t reach for the sunscreen on a daily basis in your youth and your skin is now showing the tell-tale signs of aging, don’t despair – we can still help. Talk to us about IPL – Intense Pulse Light – Skin Rejuvenation and Fractora – Fractional Resurfacing, both of these highly effective treatment options can help you turn back the clock on historic sun damage. It’s also never too late to get into the habit of applying sunscreen every day, if this isn’t part of your routine, start now!
  • I wouldn’t forget my neck, décolletage, and hands…
    When we’re younger our skincare routine is often focussed on the face alone; however the neck, décolletage, and hands are areas that can show early signs of aging. Again we have treatment options that can help to restore your skin around these areas, come and talk to us. Remember that if you book your FREE, no obligation, cosmedical consultation with Lacey during June, you’ll receive a complimentary Aspect Dr skincare kit*(Value $130) when you commence your treatment plan.
    *While stocks last.
  • I’d use serums more than moisturisers.
    Moisturisers should be used as an enhancement to serums. Moisturisers, alone do not add moisture to your skin. At best, a moisturiser used on its own will make your skin soft. For healthy, glowing, hydrated skin, you can’t afford to skip the serum.
    Serums are secret weapons against the ravages of time. Vitamin C plays an important role in maintaining healthy, resilient skin. Young skin is full of vitamin C, but aging skin loses this nutrient over time. It’s never to early to give your skin a boost, we recommend Aspect Dr Active C Serum to improve your skin tone, texture and firmness. Vitamin A (sometimes known as Retinol) is a key ingredient that can connect to almost any skin cell and tell it to behave like a healthy, younger skin cell… Not magic… Just science! We recommend Aspect Dr Exfol A Plus Serum. It assists in cellular turnover, refines pores, regulates oil production, enhances skin texture, helping to improve the appearance of fine lines, aging and sun-damaged skin. Call in and talk to us about our advanced range of skincare products from Aspect Dr and PCA Skin – which has a combined Vitamin A and C product, PCA A & C Synergy Serum, that David, Rob and Lacey are all great fans of; unlike many commercial products these companies invest in science rather than packaging, so they really do what they say they do on the packet.

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How to get luscious lashes…

Luscious-lashes

Most women appreciate the effect luscious lashes can have in framing a beautiful pair of peepers. Sadly there are several habits and conditions that can cause eyelash thinning

  • Wear and tear
  • Poor makeup habits
  • Eye infections and other medical conditions

One of the main causes of thinning eyelashes is that it is simply a natural part of the aging process.

How We Help…

If you’re looking for more volume and length we recommend LATISSE®, Robyn uses this product, because it really works! Studies have proved that, LATISSE® lengthens, thickens and darkens eyelashes. Like the hair on your head, eyelashes sprout, grow for a while and eventually fall out. LATISSE® both extends the growth phase and increases the number of hairs that sprout. One bottle ($195) lasts about 8 weeks. If you purchase two bottles from enhanceskin at one time, you save $10 per bottle.

How You Can Help Yourself…

  • Make LATISSE® part of your daily routine.
  • Avoid anything that causes pulling and tugging to your eyelashes; this can include eyelash curlers and combing through your lashes when your mascara has dried.
  • Sort through your make up bag; throw out any out of date or dried up eye makeup.
  • Eat for luscious lashes; eat more protein-rich food and foods containing essential fatty acids like nuts, soybeans, and good oily fish.

 

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How to apply skincare products.

At enhanceskin, we are proud to offer an advanced range of skincare products, (including a range of all important sunscreens), from around the world to help you bring out the best in your appearance. Let’s face it when you purchase your skincare, it’s a fairly significant investment, so we thought we would share our top tips for getting the most out of them and it all starts with application!

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Cleanser

  • Watch the temperature; Moisten your face, but at the risk of sounding like Goldilocks, you don’t want the water to be too hot or too cold, you want it just right; just right means tepid!
  • Most of the products we sell come with pump dispensers. Use 2 to 3 pumps of cleanser, depending on how much make up you have on. You might need more at the end of the day than the beginning.
  • Removal is important. You can use a fresh facecloth (but you’ll need a new one every day) or cotton pads, we moisten these to prevent pulling at the skin.

Toner

Because most of our cleansers are PH neutral, if you are using products you’ve purchased from enhanceskin you generally don’t need to tone after cleansing. We’ll advise you when we help you select the perfect skincare prescription for you.

Serum

Apply this directly after cleansing (or toning, if necessary) both morning and night. We often recommend Aspect Dr Advanced Skin Technology Vitamin C Serum for morning or Vitamin A for night time.  Application is key here, you only need one pump into the hand, slide the other hand against the one you have dispensed into and then pat over your entire face and decolletage. Application this way, means that you avoid rubbing the dispensed amount into the palms of your hands.

Specialist Eye Products.

To discover why using an eye gel is so important, take a look at this recent blog post. The skin around your eyes is extremely delicate, so don’t be tempted to pull or rub, simply apply the gel to your fingertips and pat very gently around your eyes, without applying pressure.

Moisturiser.

Moisturisers should be used as an enhancement to serums. Moisturisers, alone do not add moisture to your skin. At best, a moisturiser used on its own will make your skin soft. For healthy, glowing, hydrated skin, you can’t afford to skip the serum. Apply your moisturiser the same way you apply your serum… The pump, slide and pat method!

Sunscreen.

Never forget this all important step, come summer or winter. If you have never invested in a dedicated facial sunscreen, pop in to try one. You’ll find it’s easier to apply using the same pump, slide and pat method; plus it won’t be gloopy or thick like some body sunscreens can be.

 

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(after EVLT Varicose Veins)
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(after EVLT Varicose Veins)
“Best thing is I've had no cramps since the day of my vein treatment” – Robert P

(after EVLT Varicose Veins)
"My restless legs have gone" - David

(On the evening following his varicose veins procedure)
"That was so much less scary than I thought it would be" - Vivienne

(Following EVLA varicose vein treatment)
"I don't know why I didn't do it years ago" - Carolynne

(Following the removal of numerous skin tags)
"That was easier than going to the Dentist" - Alistair

(after EndoVenous Laser Ablation of his Varicose Veins)
“That was so less scary than I thought it would be. You’ve changed my life” – Awhina

(after EVLT Varicose Veins)
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