The dark patches (otherwise known as hyperpigmentation) are areas where sun damage has caused the pigment producing cells to over-produce pigment in an attempt to protect the skin from radiation. Once damaged, your skin cells don’t realize you are no longer in the sun and will go on faithfully producing that darker pigment. These… Read more »
Category: Skin
Waiting between bikini waxing
Well, obviously you can go as long as you want between bikini waxes. However, hair will grow back between 2 and 8 weeks, depending on how quickly your hair grows and how long you’ve been waxing. Hair grows in cycles, so if you wax regularly you will catch the growth cycles evenly and over… Read more »
Protect skin at any age
You should begin a skin care regimen at a young age to help keep your skin healthy as you age. Use a sunscreen with UVA/UVB protection and a moisturizer daily. Many younger guests experience acne and they try to dry out the acne. The more you dry out your skin, the more oil it will produce to… Read more »
What’s with ingrown hairs after a bikini wax?
You tend to get fewer ingrown hairs from waxing than you would from shaving. However, since waxed hair has to re-grow completely, chances are your skin will grow faster and may cover the follicle with a thin ceiling. When the hair grows it hits this ceiling and bends to grow inwards, causing that annoying… Read more »
Make dark under eye circles disappear
Dark circles develop largely due to blood pooling in the tiny capillaries under the eyes; the iron creates the purplish tint. Use an effective eye cream like HydroPeptide Eye Cream and add an under eye concealer to your makeup regimen. HydroPeptide Eye Cream contains vitamin K to strengthen capillary walls, stimulating ingredients to get… Read more »
Is Brazilian waxing painful?
Oh how we wish we could say no, Brazilian waxing is not painful. We just can’t say that for sure. You will likely experience discomfort but it varies from person to person depending on their pain threshold. The level of discomfort you experience with a Brazilian wax is equal to that of a bikini wax,… Read more »
Benefits of glominerals cosmetics
Simonson’s Salon and Spa has introduced glominerals™ cosmetics into our comprehensive product portfolio to offer guests a superior quality exclusive mineral makeup line that provides essential skin care benefits. glominerals™ is a skin nurturing makeup created from triple-milled highly pigmented minerals and an advanced antioxidant complex of Vitamins A, C, and E and green… Read more »
Is it possible to shrink pores?
The unfortunate reality is that pores become enlarged due to oils clogging and widening the opening and once pores have been stretched for long enough they don’t tend to shrink to their original size. However, the appearance of enlarged pores can be diminished. Think of a pore as the letter V with the widest… Read more »