skin care

With allergy season under way, we could all use a little help with clearing our sinuses and keeping our skin hydrated. Enter HaloAir Salt Rooms, which opened in NYC earlier this year as one of the only private and personalized salt room therapy facilities in the U.S.

Put your best face forward September 20-26th by reserving an appointment at one of the several Facelogic spas taking part in SpaFinder’s Deal Days, the Wellness Week™. From Texas to Alabama, spa-goers around the country are not wanting for a $50 treatment or 50% discount by Facelogic.

From the sea to your skin comes the seaweed anti-aging serum from Cygalle Healing Spa at Casa de Campo. With just 2-3 drops smoothed over your skin, this intensive serum is said to target wrinkles, age spots and sun damage.

Suffering with a sore back from sitting at the computer all day? Maybe a nagging sports injury that won’t seem to go away? Almost all of us have some type, or assortment of, irritating aches and pains. (Mine? Tired soles from sporting stilettos too much.)

Enter the Advanced Daily Formula by GliSODin Skin Nutrients nutricosmetic line—you pop two soft-gel supplements per day, preferably in the a.m., and you’re on your way to glowing skin. How simple is that? Plus, I read that Gwyneth Paltrow and Drew Barrymore have tried them. (Sold! I‘ll have what they’re having, please.)

Cleopatra’s best-kept beauty secret.

Today, Beach Bum Tanning Salon will be hosting a “Free Lindsay!” rally in support of jailed starlet Lindsay Lohan, who is serving a 90-day sentence in Los Angeles for drunk driving. The Lohan family are loyal Beach Bum Tanning Salon customers and avid bronzers (Lindsay even released her own self-tanning product-Sevin Nyne, which like most of her endeavors, was plagued with controversy).

The basics: Collagen is produced by the skin and gives it elasticity and firmness, which is lessened as we age (hence wrinkles, crows feet, lines around the lips, you get the idea). So, because collagen is naturally produced by our skin, what a collagen facial does is help stimulate the production, using a special collagen protein serum. Collagen facials are said to leave the skin looking plumper and revitalized. It also helps with anti-aging efforts because dead skin cells are sloughed away. I learned a very interesting fact about exfoliation…more on that in a minute. Collagen facials are especially popular (especially in Tinseltown) before a special event. Typically, this is a pricier spa beauty treatment than say a spa’s signature facial.

Like several of our romantic spas of Italy do, the luxurious Borghese skincare product line utilizes the healing waters of Tuscany. Beauty products from Borghese are always sumptuous and from the earth, and their “classic favorite,” Fango Brillante Brightening Mud Mask, is no exception.

Caudalie Vinothérapie Spa at The Plaza specializes in vinotherapy, utilizing products containing ingredients from grapes and grape seed extracts, known for their restorative polyphenols. On the menu? A fine blend of Merlot wraps and scrubs, fresh grape massage, and red vine and grape marc barrel baths. I opt for the sumptuous-sounding Cabernet scrub, one of Caudalie’s signature staples.

Whether you’re a New Yorker or a tourist who’s checking out the Big Apple this weekend, make your way over to the new Limelight Marketplace: The next three Sundays, Om Aroma & Co., an organic spa and skincare line, is offering free (yes, free!) mini-facials or 10-minute massages with a $20 in-store purchase. What better way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon than with a mini spa session?

Taking a day away from home or work to visit a spa is a great way to escape your stresses, but sometimes you need immediate relief…after hours. At-home spa treatments are great practices to unwind and give yourself (or a friend) some much needed pampering while saving time and money. An important element of all spa treatments is the ritual…in this case, soaking, relaxing, and making time just for you.

Searching for a safe way to achieve that radiant glow this summer? Instead of hitting the tanning bed or roasting in the sun’s harmful rays, try a sunless spray tan at your local spa. It’s quick, painless, and most of all, a healthy alternative when it comes to achieving that sun-kissed look.

There are so many self-tanning lotions out there (and believe me, my pale skin has tried them all), but the Yves Rocher line is quickly becoming one of the staples in my ever-expanding collection of beauty products. One of the main reasons? Lack of that not-so-lovely smell that seems to linger hours after application with most lotions.

In the ever-advancing world of skincare I’m always fascinated by treatments that remain rooted in natural ingredients that you might be able to find in your refrigerator or pantry. While I don’t stockpile caviar in my fridge, when I hear “caviar facial,” I immediately imagine hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars of delicious fish eggs spread across my forehead and cheeks – and who wouldn’t be turned on by that?

For wine enthusiasts and ardent spa-goers alike, vinotherapy is a great blend. Vinotherapy, or spa treatments that utilize products containing ingredients from grapes and grape seed extracts, could almost be considered a vintage practice in Europe, particularly in notable wine regions such as France, Italy, and Spain, before spa-goers across the Atlantic were offered a taste. Now vinotherapy is the toast of many spas across the United States—from barrel baths and merlot body wraps to chardonnay facials and grape massage at spas spanning from Sonoma to the south of Texas to the east coast.

When it comes to covering imperfections while protecting skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays, Eau Thermale Avene’s new “High-Protection Tinted Compact SPF 50” goes above and beyond most tinted sunscreens or SPF enhanced make-ups.

It seems like every new day brings a new anti-aging or skin rejuvenating treatment! This can leave those trying to keep up with wrinkle prevention with their heads spinning. We’ve put together a brief guide to the world of anti-aging treatments for those who are overwhelmed by all of the options.

Did you know that some sunscreens can be more hazardous to your health than beneficial to your skin? The Environmental Working Group has put out a huge study and website detailing research which reveals that some of the sunscreens that we trust to protect our skin could contain elements that are permeating our skin and could cause damage to our bodies and increase the risk of cancers.

Question:

Dear Susie,

I have heard a lot about Oxygen Facials. Do you know where the best place to get one would be? I would like the one Madonna gets.