Unfortunately, skin doesn't come with an owner's manual. Understanding your skin's unique needs is an important component in finding the right skin care and treatment, and learning how to best apply it for your specific skin type.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, AND PUT ON YOUR SKIN
The skin absorbs 60% of what is applied to it. When the skin's barrier layer is dry, it is unable to retain its natural oils or water as well as it should. DERMAGENICS is designed to reduce water loss from the top layer of the skin, the epidermis, and nourish what is absorbed through the top layer into the dermal layer.

DERMAGENICS also protects the top skin layer from dirt and toxins. While using DERMAGENICS, the pores of the skin shrink, resulting in fewer and fewer wrinkles and fine lines over a month's time.

SKIN CARE 101
These tips will help with overall health, if you're not already incorporating them into your lifestyle. They are pretty basic health guidelines, but it doesn't hurt to have a reminder every now and again.

FIND SHADE
Stay out of the sun between 10 and 4. If out in the sun, don't forget DERMAGENICS Sunscreen.

DON'T SMOKE
Smoking makes your skin look older, gray and contributes to wrinkles. Smoking narrows the tiny blood vessels in the outer layers of skin, which decreases blood flow. This depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients, such as vitamin A, that are vital to skin health. Smoking also damages collagen and elastin.

DRINK
Drink plenty of water. It's the most important way to keep your skin hydrated from the inside. Purified water without carbonation will give you the best results. Keep in mind that alcohol dehydrates the body (and skin), so try to avoid it in excess.

SLEEP
There's a reason they call it "beauty sleep". The skin corrects itself and rests as you get your zzz's. You should aim for at least 8 hours a night.

EAT WELL
A healthy glow caused by good nutrition is something that no makeup or cosmetic will ever be able to mimic. Limit your intake of processed foods, and stick to fresh (organic if possible) produce, lean proteins, and whole-grains. Taking a daily vitamin is also a great idea.

KEEP IT CLEAN
There is no need to scrub. Using DERMAGENICS cleanser, wash skin with lukewarm water, as it is closest to the body's temperature. Hot water opens pores and washes away skin's own oils. Cold water closes the pores and makes it hard to clean the skin effectively. We recommend 2x per day, morning and night, followed by DERMAGENICS moisturizing cream.

BE GENTLE
Hot water and long baths dry out skin. Shave carefully, and pat your skin dry after washing.

MANAGE STRESS
A stressful state of mind comes out in pores in the form of a breakout. Set reasonable time limits, scale back your to-do list and make time to do the things you enjoy. Consider incorporating deep breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, or anything else that makes you feel relaxed, into your daily routine.

ADD MOISTURE
Use DERMAGENICS anti-aging cream to moisturize, as it will saturate all layers of the skin by using key ingredients such as: sodium hyaluronate, protein activating peptides, and age-reversing antioxidants.

ABOUT MATURE SKIN
As both women and men age, hormone levels drop, causing skin's natural oil production and skin-cell renewal to slow down. Menopausal and pre-menopausal women's estrogen levels drop, causing the skin to age at a much faster rate. When men get into their late forties and fifties, testosterone levels decline, causing natural cycles of cell repopulation to drastically decline.

In both cases of women and men, mature skin can show many of the following characteristics, without proper treatment:

* Loss of elasticity (collagen) which makes skin sag, and become crêpey and thin, especially noticeable on the neck, eyelids, and jaw line

* Appearance of fine lines and deep wrinkles that become more prominent the longer they are left untreated, especially around the mouth, eyes, and forehead

* Dark circles as the skin around and under the eyes becomes more transparent

* Age spots

* Gray-ish, dull complexion

* Rough-textured skin

DERMGENICS contain antioxidants, moisturizers, and peptides that reach down through all the layers of the skin, effectively rebuilding the skin and rejuvenating a youthful skin quality.Using DERMAGENICS will help you restore a youthful glow while fighting the free-radical damage that ages skin, and boost collagen production to fatten-up the skin. Since DERMAGENICS can also be used as an eye and neck cream, you'll see the skin around your eyes and neck begin to lift, thicken, and feel more smooth and supple.