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Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:03 pm  |
I posted to the SkinBio board the other day but haven't received any responses on the CPs. I'm hoping EDS members can tell me if the CP makes sense AND if I'm going overboard duplicating products ....
bold = currently use
italics = ordering
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DERMADoctor Wrinkle Revenge #2 (glycolic cleanser)
Mandelic acid
PSF Cranberry eye
CP serum
Emu oil
Skinceuticals C&E
Carekate's Pearl Cream
light moisturizer and sunscreen - I rotate through the drawers
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DERMADoctor Wrinkle Revenge #2 (glycolic cleanser)
Avene Ystheal cream or Diacnel
PSF cranberry eye
CP serum
Trireduction - spot treat sun damage
BND - on chest
Nuxe Creme Nirvanesque or Guerlain Midnight Secret
Question 1: When would I use SkinMedica TNS Recovery Complex?
Question 2: Is this overkill to work in (and when?):
1. Daisy Facial Glow - for age spots, pigmentation disorders and freckles
2. ATX Double Action - anti-aging peptide, for wrinkle reduction. I don't have any but I'm curious to test this for my neck. |
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mid 40's, Hawaiian/Japanese, combo skin, med/dark complexion. "If life hands you lemons, throw them at your enemies" |
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:22 pm |
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:31 pm |
thanks Tosca. I have a feeling I'm going a little "overboard".
I'm also now looking at Ice Elements ... blueberry mask, Radiance souffle and Edelweiss Serum.
Gads - I won't be able to keep track of everything. |
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mid 40's, Hawaiian/Japanese, combo skin, med/dark complexion. "If life hands you lemons, throw them at your enemies" |
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:40 pm |
| Wow! That's too much for me. I'm already overwhelmed with what I have! I wish I could advise on what you're considering, but I have no idea. |
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:05 am |
It sounds like a lot but it's really not too bad - the only issue is 'waiting time'.
BTW - the rep at Ice Elements was nice enough to tell me that their products are doubling up on what I'm already using ... she didn't tell WHICH ones are similar but told me I should try theirs when I run out of current products. |
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mid 40's, Hawaiian/Japanese, combo skin, med/dark complexion. "If life hands you lemons, throw them at your enemies" |
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:40 pm |
Skinceuticals C&E
--I'm also on it,  |
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Age 27. Combination. Dry for winter and oil for summer. Acne prone. Uneven tone.Aging, worry about losing firmness.-------------------------I believe in that there is nobody else having worse skin than me. I keep looking for products can give me smooth, acne free yet soothing, firm, and radiant look. |
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:38 pm |
| That's too much for me. How do you know which one works?? |
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:12 pm |
Rjez, I don't know enough to tell you about order and redundancy in the products (so please post to educate ME when you find out)...BUT I think that you are not supposed to use CP products at the same time of day as you use Vitamin C. I heard/read on the Skinbio website and on another skincare forum that you should apply one at night and one in the am because the copper peptides will inactivate the vitamin C.
See http://www.skinbio.com/cpserum.html
(you have to scroll down maybe 1/4 down the page the the text next to the painting of the fruit and flower basket. I really dislike their site because it is not easy to navigate all of the text.)
I'm also not sure about putting on the Emu oil before the VitC+E+ferulic. I usually put on the vitamin serum first and THEN the emu oil 1) because the vitamin C+E+ferulic is a low pH product, 2) because i don't want the emu oil to block the penetration or to dilute the vitamin C/e/ferulic in my skin, 3) (the real reason  ) because i have read other people's routines in which they put on vitamin C products before emu.
I think that Molly and also Scallawaggirl use both vitamin C products and emu oil so hopefully one of them will drop by and chime in. (I would like to know too! Maybe I have been doing it wrong  ?!)
what is in the SkinMedica TNS Recovery Complex?
priscilla |
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35, combination skin, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation at the slightest blemish + stubborn blackheads on nose. Ignoramus about skincare--hence the litany of skincare woes. Here to learn, and grateful for help. |
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:50 pm |
Oh boy do I understand your problem! I've ordered so many samples and stuff since finding this site that I can't keep anything straight! 
I do think Priscilla is correct, that the emu oil should go on after the Vit. C because it helps to push the product in. This is one of the things few I read that actually stuck in my head.
Hopefully others can chime in here. |
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:56 pm |
| Yes, I agree. The C goes before the emu. Also, Priscilla's right about the CP's and C. They inactivate each other. I didn't notice that you had those two together. |
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:36 pm |
| Using so many products at once, if you have a reaction you won't know which one is causing a reaction. If you get great results you won't know which is the key product. Try adding one product a week or every two weeks instead. |
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:08 am |
Thanks everyone. I've started to colorize the products so I know which ones are cleansers, exfoliators, wrinkle reduction, etc. Hopefully that will help with product selection AND figuring out what's working.
As for irritation .. my skin is amazingly tough. I've only broken out twice from product irritation. An aesthetician even put me on Level 9 Green Cream straight away and I had no problems. Same thing with CPs. |
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mid 40's, Hawaiian/Japanese, combo skin, med/dark complexion. "If life hands you lemons, throw them at your enemies" |
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