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www.ascpskincare.com 53 At the salon: Address early signs of visible aging and restore the moisture barrier with a thorough seaweed-based facial once a month. This should include a deep cleansing and rehydrating series of masks to renew and revitalize the appearance of the skin. At home: Augment your program with a weekly sheet mask that includes hexapeptides, chrysin, and sweet almond oil to help restore appearance of tone, decrease the appearance of fine lines, and hydrate. In Your 40s Sebum production is reduced and the stratum corneum thickens from slower desquamation. Darker pigmentation may appear due to environmental damage. Expression lines deepen and dilated veins may appear. At the salon: Look for skin treatments (such as gotu kola, bellis daisy, licorice extract, and willow bark extracts) that help brighten the appearance of the skin's natural skin enhancers. This treatment can be combined with a mildly exfoliating glycolic peel to help reveal more beautiful, radiant skin. Reinforce the monthly brightening treatment with a clay-based express mask to help maintain the skin's luminosity. At home: Maintain the skin tone's appearance with a full at-home regimen of skin care products designed to help brighten the skin. The regimen should contain a mild glycolic acid to exfoliate, licorice extracts, willow bark, and orange water to help soothe and restore skin softness. In Your 50s Age spots may intensify. Hormonal changes, meaning a decrease in estrogen and/or increase in androgens, may lead to breakouts. Sebum production is dramatically slowed, depriving the skin of natural moisture. At the salon: Help invigorate and tone the appearance of mature skin with a multiphase facial designed to exfoliate and restore essential moisture. Look for a facial that includes a micropeel utilizing papaya enzymes to remove surface skin cells to help brighten the appearance of the skin, as well as masks employing deep sea thermophilus and penta- and hexapeptides. At home: Follow a thorough daily skin care program that includes a day and night serum, a skin-softening daily Today, we have a host of beneficial ingredients and treatments to employ to address many of the signs of visible aging as they manifest on the skin, starting in the 20s. moisturizer, and a weekly treatment mask incorporating seaweeds; penta- and hexapeptides; white, green, and red tea blends; and skin-brightening bellis daisy. In Your 60s, 70s, and Beyond Your genetic disposition to certain skin types/problems will become evident (e.g., bags under the eyes, double chin, and pigmentation). The effects of intrinsic aging versus environmental aging are now visible. At the salon: Incorporate professional eye treatments into your monthly facial program. Look for treatments based on the latest advances in skin care, as well as clinically proven ingredients that work to combat visible signs of sleep deprivation, aging, and environmental damage. Look for those that utilize natural extracts of gingko biloba, gotu kola, dipeptides, tetrapeptides, and chrysin to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, puffiness, and dark circles in the delicate eye area. At home: Incorporate a day, night, and eye cream formulated to firm the appearance of the skin, as well as address the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Look for formulas that contain Laminaria digitata seaweed, organic aloe vera, and gingko biloba. EDUCATION IS KEY As professional estheticians, our most important job is educating our clients about how the consistency of proper skin care—both professional and at- home—is the secret to maintaining healthy, youthful skin. To do that, we must stay educated ourselves; keep up with new ingredients, devices, and treatments; and share the knowledge. Note 1. Zion Market Research, "Global Anti-Aging Market," July 14, 2016, accessed April 2017, www.zionmarketresearch.com/ report/anti-aging-market.