Q: What’s the best way to prevent aging to keep skin smooth and wrinkle-free?
A: There is no "best" way to keep skin smooth and wrinkle-free, but multiple strategies to reduce the appearance of signs of skin aging and/or prevent its early onset. We all know that aging itself cannot be stopped. However, slowing down visible signs of skin maturation is now easier than ever and only requires the commitment of the concerned individual. One of the most important factors is to start by limiting excessive sun exposure, which is known to speed up skin breakdown. Avoiding unprotected and prolonged sun exposure between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM can reduce the cumulative damage caused by UV rays and preserve the skin’s structure and components, diminishing inflammation and the possibility of growing skin cancers.

Apply a properly formulated sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 30 before exposure and reapply about every two hours if outdoors or sooner if swimming or sweating. It may be necessary to use sunscreen indoors to provide additional blue light protection from electronic screens, as well as incidental UV rays that can enter through windows and glass panels. But sun protection is just part of the grand equation for keeping skin smooth, as other measures must be considered for maintaining optimal skin beauty and youthfulness.

Then comes dedicated skin care, which may require a customized daily and weekly routine and possibly professional treatments, depending on the case. One “triad must” at home or with a professional skin care program is deeply moisturizing, exfoliating, and protecting.

1. “De-aging” moisturization, using deeply moisturizing actives like hyaluronic acid and other skin-friendly humectants and vitamins such as vitamin C, retinol, and natural wrinkle-relaxing ingredients will undoubtedly offer the most well-rounded benefits and best outcome.
2. Exfoliation with mild acids and delicately abrasive particles can gently but effectively boost surface smoothing to provide tactile and visual skin softening, improve skin quality and allow the skin to utilize repairing actives better.
3. Protection is not only about using sunscreen but also protecting the integrity of the skin barrier by gently and progressively combining each part of the program: delivering repairing and essential ingredients through proven effective serums and moisturizers with CONSISTENCY.

Additional ways to maintain beautiful, young-looking skin include proper hydration, a healthy and balanced diet that does not indulge in inflammatory sugars and alcohol, regular physical activity and exercise, enough rest and sleep to recover and repair, stress management, etc.


Q: What treatments are best recommended for post-summer?
A: When the summer comes to an end, there is no better time to pamper, repair, and prepare the skin for the next season. During the summertime, skin is often exposed to more life excesses than usual: sun, alcohol, altered diet, decreased sleep, etc. Although leisure time with mental rest and disconnection from the daily grind can be a good thing, depending on the type of activities performed, there could be progressive side effects that take a toll on overall well-being. That means the possibility of accelerated inner and outer aging.

For example, a person could realize their skin is visibly drier, lined, dehydrated, less bouncy, and possibly hyperpigmented after a few short weeks of summer sun exposure and drinking. These symptoms can quickly turn fun memories into constant, ongoing concerns. Yet taking proper action as early as possible can help minimize those concerns and maintain the skin in a healthy state. While preparing the skin for summer is the best way to start, reducing the damage during that time is critical to avoid the consequences. Once summer passes, the next step is committing to a skin program for recovery, easily achieved by implementing a two-part routine of professional advice and treatment and self-care at home. To achieve successful skin recovery, it is essential to exfoliate, detox, repair, and protect, beginning with neutralizing free radicals and pulling out impurities, dead cells, etc.

Gentle exfoliants (enzymes, organic particles, acids) and body scrubs (organic particles, sea salt, and more) help with skin smoothing, with sea salt additionally providing beneficial negative ions for skin wellness. Face and body masks can pull out toxins and remineralize the skin, supporting recovery. Charcoal face masks, seaweed body wraps, and similar in-spa treatments can yield excellent results by detoxing, repairing, and moisturizing simultaneously.

Using serums and advanced formulations containing vitamins, antioxidants, deep moisturizing agents, growth factors, and peptides before and/or after the mask application is one of the best ways to boost in-spa treatment outcomes. Peptides from collagen and elastin, along with vitamins A (retinol), C, and E, are fundamental for rejuvenation support and corrective action. And to top them all off, hyaluronic acid will bring essential moisture deep within the skin, propelling necessary repair mechanisms, normalizing skin performance, and creating an ideal environment for total skin well-being. The protection phase of the process belongs to administering enriching moisturizers that match concerns to seal in benefits, and sunscreen use, as needed. Finally, self-care at home must follow a well-designed and complementing matching routine that can preserve the effects of skin repair for consistent results.