“Beauty Talk” Highlights: Skin (October 19, 2009)
Posted on: October 21, 2009The focus of this week’s Beauty Talk was skin and we had the pleasure of having Dr. Francesca Fusco from Wexler Dermatology in New York on the program. She shared great tips on a wide variety of topics, including: soothing Rosacea with cold milk compresses and putting ice cubes in your mouth to help calm the heat that can cause redness; skin treatments which can (glycolic peels) and cannot (laser) be done during pregnancy (always check with your obstetrician first!); preventative skincare for younger skin.
In our final segment, I discussed ways in which to handle unwieldy curly hair in young children. The key is not to shampoo too often. Comb a leave-in conditioner through hair at night and rinse in the morning. For more great tips, listen to Beauty Talk on Sirius next Monday from 4-5 PM ET.
October 25th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Hi Eva,
Your show is terrific, very imformative and helpful. I have a question regarding waxing. What products should one not use before and after waxing? Recently I began using a glycolic serum in the morning along with a mild, over the counter retinol cream at night. Although my sensitive skin typically reddens after waxing, my recent appointment left what looks like a scab or burn mark. My 18 year old daughter was waxed at the same time with no consequence. The esthetician does a fantastic job shaping and trimming my brows, so I don’t think it’s her technique. Could products or vitamins impact sensitivity? Is there something to use either before or after waxing to lessen redness?
I can’t wait to hear your opinion!
Linda Leone
October 27th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
When you are using a retinol product or any kind of skin exfoliating treatment, it is imperative that you not have any waxing treatments within about 2 weeks of the last application of that product. While some people do not have any negative reactions to waxing while using these products, others do! The wax actually ripped off the top sensitive layers of your skin, which is what caused your scabbing. Unless you want to stop using the products prior to each waxing, I would recommend that you have them tweezed. Many estheticians will tweeze your eyebrows for the same price as waxing and this will be much better for you.
Hope this helps!