Mine is, and has been for years, Gwyneth Paltrow.

What am I talking about..?? Well, celebrity skin, of course…!!  Those beautiful women who seem to have the most gorgeous, flawless, velvety looking skin. Women who are blessed with skin like that can only be successful in life, right…!?? They were born with it, and that makes them destined for happiness, fame, and VOGUE cover shoots.

Well, I’ll let you in on a little secret… While as a woman, I admire beauty and seemingly perfect skin; as a licensed esthetician, I can tell you that while good skin can be hereditary (just like strong white teeth, or a big bank account), there is quite a lot you can do if you struggle with less than perfect skin.

The skin you were born with is the skin you have to live with. Although the upper skin layer renews itself every month, you can’t change your skin type. However, what you CAN do is keeping your skin balanced, and harmonize it by treating it with lots of TLC and good skincare products.

Skin is the biggest organ of your body, and whatever you do…your skin usually shows it first. Remember the big, red zit on the nose that showed up just before you had a big date? I found a nasty pimple on my chin the morning of a professional photo shoot. And do you know why? Because I didn’t treat my skin the way I should have.

There are 3 basic steps to healthy and beautiful skin:

1. Cleanse
2. Exfoliate
3. Moisturize

The products you choose for your daily skincare regimen are extremely important. In addition to buying products that are appropriate for your skin type, you should also make sure that the products are actually good for skin. I hear all the time that women try a new product, and their faces break out. And NO…skin does not “get used” to that new product. If your skin breaks out in hives, gets red, or starts burning, it is clearly communicating that it doesn’t like what you put on it.

Sometimes it could be an allergic reaction to an otherwise great ingredient but usually red, hot, bumpy skin is the result of such nasty ingredients as: alcohol, fragrance, dyes, or certain preservatives.

Always read the ingredient list and make an educated choice when buying a skincare product. That is what the celebrity dermatologists do for their celebrity clients..!! (Oh, Gwyneth…)

…and just FYI: Skindred Soul® products are made without sulfates, parabens, dyes, fragrance, and irritating preservatives.

Love, to you and your skin,
G-Gal

These customers have indicated that they like to refill the small spray mister bottle from the large 5.1 oz toner bottle. In order to prevent product contamination, we don’t endorse opening the product containers, however once you purchase these products they are yours and you can do what you wish with them. However if you are careful about how you open the containers, here is what our customers have told us that they do.

Carefully unscrew the pump head of the large airless container by grasping the silver band and untwisting counter-clockwise. Place the pump head on a clean surface (clean paper towel etc.). Unscrew the spray mister pump head by grasping the ridged area of the pump head and unscrewing counter-clockwise. Again, place the spray mister pump head on a clean surface.

Refill the small 1.0 oz spray mister bottle from the larger toner bottle and replace both caps.

VERY IMPORTANT – after replacing the large container pump head, you will have to pump all the remaining air out by depressing the pump a fair amount of times. We are told that this works effectively but may take a short time to get all of the air out of the container. If this is not done, the anti-oxidants can break down due to exposure to air, but this will take a little while to occur.

Please take care not to contaminate your product. We purposely do not offer a spray mister on the large container as the delicate anti- oxidants in the toner are well preserved for longer periods of time by using airless pump containers. Of course, these are your products when you purchase them and you can do what you like with them so we hope that the feedback from other customers is helpful to you.

If you find this tip helpful, we encourage you to post feedback by rating the products directly through the Skindred Soul site on the toner product page and posting your comments.

Make sure to check us out frequently for interesting, exciting and/or maddening news from the world of skincare and make-up; including sharp, unbiased product reviews, rants and raves. The Skin Patrol team researches and tests tirelessly to get you all the info you need to have healthy, gorgeous skin. See you soon…

Love your skin,
G-Gal