August 2024

As an antiaging expert, my focus is not just on facial exercises – it’s on helping clients improve their entire package. One of the biggest signs of age is dry, cracked, wrinkled hands. Despite this fact, men and women typically neglect their hands, even though they are constantly exposed to the sun. With all of the washing, housework, gardening and other activities we do, it’s no wonder our hands show our age.

The skin on our hands is extremely thin and delicate to begin with, which means they need serious TLC. As damage from UV rays accumulates over time, it causes unsightly sun spots and a breakdown in collagen. The result is hyper-pigmented, crepey, wrinkly-looking skin.

The good news is, you can undo some of the damage and prevent more from occurring in the future by following a few simple tips.

1. Use Gentle Hand Washes

Most of us wash our hands many times throughout the day, which is extremely drying. Be sure to use the gentlest products possible. Opt for a hand wash infused with vitamin E or another moisturizing ingredient. There are also exfoliating hand washes on the market that offer gentle cleansing while sloughing away dead skin cells. Avoid hand sanitizers completely as they contain alcohol and other dehydrating chemicals.

2. Apply Sunscreen Daily

Just like you do with your face, always apply sunscreen to your hands, rain or shine. Your hands are often exposed to the sun even more than your face is. Even when you’re driving, your hands may be getting damage from UV rays through the car window.

3. Wear Gloves When Possible

If you’re going outdoors for prolonged periods of time to garden or do other work, wear gloves to protect your hands. If you wash dishes, be sure to wear gloves and use dishwashing soap that is extra gentle.

4. Adopt a full skin care routine for your hands.

Use the same or comparable anti-aging products on your hands that you do your face. I advise my clients to use Retinol on their hands at night to rebuild collagen and serums and moisturizers during the day for hydration. You can also use my Vitamin C Complex Serum for a brightening effect.

Try our system of facial exercises and advanced skin care products today for more beautiful, healthy skin for your entire body.

Awards season is a big reminder of the popularity—and overuse—of unnatural anti-aging methods like Botox. While freezing muscles with Botox is a popular quick fix for wrinkles and fine lines, they come with their fair share of risks and drawbacks. Read on to discover five compelling reasons to break up with Botox and get more natural looking results with facial exercises.

1. Health Risks and Side Effects

Botox, derived from the botulinum toxin, works by temporarily paralyzing muscles to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. While it achieves smoother skin, this toxin can have adverse effects on your health, ranging from allergic reactions to more severe complications such as difficulty breathing or swallowing. Common side effects like bruising, swelling, and muscle weakness are painful and completely detract from the desired results.

2. Unnatural Appearance

One of the most significant concerns surrounding Botox is its potential to create an unnatural or frozen appearance. While the goal is to smooth wrinkles, excessive use of Botox can lead to a lack of facial expression and an overly smooth complexion, giving off an artificial and plastic-like look. Instead of enhancing your natural beauty, Botox often results in a visibly altered appearance that is off-putting and even shocking.

3. Long-Term Effects

Despite its temporary nature, the long-term effects of Botox use are still not fully understood. Continuous injections over time can lead to muscle atrophy, where the muscles become weaker and less responsive, potentially exacerbating the appearance of aging in the long run. The need for regular touch-ups to maintain results is a costly and time-consuming commitment, perpetuating a cycle of dependency on—or addiction to—injectables.

4. Emotional Impact

Beyond the physical risks and side effects, Botox injections can also take an emotional toll. The pressure to maintain a flawless appearance can contribute to feelings of insecurity and self-doubt, as well as a distorted perception of beauty standards. The inability to express genuine emotions due to the immobilization of facial muscles can impact interpersonal relationships and communication, leading to a sense of disconnection and alienation.

5. Non-Invasive Alternative: Facial Exercises

Fortunately, there is a non-invasive alternative to Botox that promotes natural aging and rejuvenates the skin from within – facial exercises. By engaging in targeted facial muscle movements and exercises like the ones in the Facercise program, you can strengthen and tone the muscles, improve circulation, and promote collagen production, resulting in a more youthful and radiant complexion.

Unlike Botox injections, which temporarily mask wrinkles, facial exercises address the underlying causes of aging by stimulating muscle activity and enhancing skin elasticity. Over time, a consistent Facercise practice leads to noticeable improvements in skin texture, firmness, and overall appearance, without the need for invasive procedures or synthetic substances.

It’s time to break up with Botox! It offers temporary result—and the potential risks and drawbacks associated with its use outweigh the benefits for many individuals. Facial exercises offer a holistic approach to skincare that emphasizes self-care and helps you achieve a more youthful and radiant complexion.

Summer can be brutal on your skin, even when you do facial exercises every day. Too much exposure to the sun’s damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays wreaks havoc in the form of sunburns, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation and skin cancer. That’s why wearing our Protective Sunblock SPF 30 is absolutely mandatory, all year long. It should be applied 20 minutes before going outside and re-applied throughout the day.

You don’t have to stop at sunscreen. You can take protection to the next level by wearing a hat to block out the sun. It provides additional protection to your face, neck, ears and scalp. This is especially important since these vulnerable areas are where we are most prone to develop skin cancer.

Wearing a hat will shield these delicate areas and help prevent sun damage. Sunscreen is still necessary because dangerous UV rays can bounce off the ground and hit your face, but a hat will help fend these off as well.

Here are three things to look for when buying a sun hat.

1. Go Full Brim

You’ll need a brim with a circumference of at least three inches. This is the only way you’ll really be able to shield the at-risk skin on your face and neck. Unfortunately, a baseball cap or visor won’t cut it because they don’t provide coverage for your neck and ears. A full brimmed hat may feel strange at first, but it won’t take long to get used to it. You’ll be a hat lady in no time.

2. Choose Protective Material

If possible, opt for a hat made from SPF or UV-tested material. Don’t opt for mesh or the kind of straw that has holes in it. Choose the most impenetrable material you can find so that it blocks out all UV rays.

3. Be Secure

We’re not talking about confidence here—we just mean to find a hat that stays secure on your head. Find one that fits well so that you’re not constantly adjusting it and it doesn’t fly off your head in the middle of an activity. If you do plan on being active or exercising outdoors, you may want to consider a hat with a chin strap.

When you find a hat you like, buy a few of them so you can keep one in the car and always have one on hand. Visit this link to learn more about the anti-aging benefits of facial exercises.