What Does the Doctor Know About Skincare?

The trend in recent years in skincare has very much been about products created by doctors. Not a bad trend, because this means the products are coming with a depth of knowledge not fads and trends but from deep understanding, practical experience, and scientific data. Often the tiered systems bring in more than just creams and lotions. These skincare brands have been born from serious problems such as burns and acne that need specialist care. The practitioners who work within these unique fields are often those that go on to utilise this exceptional understanding to create skincare brands for all. After all, if you are going to products on your most sensitive face surely you want to understand, What Does the Doctor Know About Skincare?

If you are a lover of akin care, treatments, and new trends then you know, that when someone touches your face it’s extremely personal. You have to feel a sense of trust when you let that person free to manipulate clean tone massage etc your most personal yet most visual asset.

One such great artist within this area is Tine Hagelquist, who specialises in Lymphatic Drainage and Facial Muscle Workouts and is based in London.

A font of real learned and practical knowledge comes with this level of practitioner. Not a huge fan (as are we) of beauty influencers and content makers, as the need to constantly give space to newness, trends that come from some new ‘idea’ are so often wrongly shown discussed an plugged on these sites.

Fun maybe, but problematic definitely. Quite firmly put it is because taking advise and we are being encouraged mostly to do things to our skin by people without the actual knowledge. A typical mistake, and a great example of this is the use of the Gua Sha tool. This is Not a tool in fact, for the face, but in East Asia especially China it is an ancient tool for body massage when people are sick. It is used mainly on the back with a fair amount of pressure to open ‘blocked’ energy lines. Not a soft brush across soft checks for lymphatic drainage or aid cheekbones.

A worrying trend but one that can be reversed by listening to and reading about skin care from specialist and doctors. Specilast care from practitioners is not actually a new phenomenon. There are a handful of skincare brands out there that are the true forerunners and pioneers in this field.

So the truly learned people working on your skin people like Tine, what are they using product wise, when doing treatments? One brand that stands out and that Tine herself raves about is Perricone MD, she fell in love with them when she first tried them and has consistently used them ever since, because she says ‘they actually work”.

So who is this doctor Perricone MD? He is Dr. Nicholas Perricone a skincare professional who has been sharing his holistic, three-tier skincare and wellness system for many years.

This consists of diet, essential dietary supplements, and potent topical skincare solutions backed by powerful ingredients, cutting-edge research, and extensive clinical and consumer studies.

Dr. Perricone’s seminal work challenged the prevailing norms of the skincare industry with its visionary approach to aging and introduction to the advantages of a healthy lifestyle.

He continuously seeks the truth in unlocking the powerful science behind healthy-looking skin, from his inside-out and, outside-in approach.

He is a board-certified dermatologist and has served as a clinical professor of dermatology at the College of Human Medicine and as an assistant clinical professor at Yale School of Medicine.

He began his research on how skin inflammation caused by factors such as age, sun exposure, and the environment could be treated by a diet rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and anti-inflammatory creams. The first proucts hit the market in 1997 and the brand is still innovating new products.

So a facial with Tine using Perricone MD skincare, for a woman in mid-age would consist of cleaning treatments and a facial workout that treats facial muscles as if they are the same as the muscles we use when working out at the gym. After all, it is the same idea., if you work out your stomach muscles, legs, or arms why not the muscles in your face?

During the treatment, Tine gently talks through each step and gives lots of beauty tips and advice and also talks about nutrition and how to look after the gut and eat food from a healthy Rainbow Diet.

Tine has travelled the world teaching her techniques for Dr Perricone MD, and even talks of the power of happiness. She is a buzz of utter upbeat powerful happiness and a magician with her hand.  Perricone MD has partnered with Expert Facialist, Tine Hagelquist using the below products.

Perricone MD Essential FX Acyl-Glutathione Chia Cleansing Balm Use morning and evening

This melt-away, non-greasy cleansing balm replenishes and conditions skin while effectively dissolving and cleansing away dirt, debris, excess oil and makeup, including eye makeup.

With a vitamin F blend, including omega-rich chia seed oil, it delivers optimal nourishment for visibly more radiant, softer and smoother skin. Formulated with Acyl-Glutathione(strengthen and replenish skin’s moisture barrier) and a pure vitamin F blend, which includes omega-rich chia seed oil, this melt-away cleansing balm delivers optimal nourishment for more radiant, smooth, and supple skin.

Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester Brightening & Exfoliating Polish Use one to two times a week in the morning or evening.

An intensive weekly exfoliating treatment with ultra-fine, granular silica to instantly eliminate dead skin cells and unclog pores of debris, excess oil and impurity build-up without micro-tears or scratching. Antioxidant-rich papaya and mango fruit extracts deliver gentle, effective exfoliation to minimize the look of dullness, dark spots and uneven tone over time. Leaves skin looking smoother and more refined with fewer imperfections. A weekly exfoliation treatment allows the skin to breathe more naturally, than dirty clogged skin.

Perricone MD High Potency Face Finishing & Firming Toner Use morning & evening.

For quite a few years toners went totally out of fashion mainly because they were so astringent. This new generation works completely differently. This daily, rose-scented lightweight toner gently sloughs off dead skin cells & unclogs pores of impurities, oil & dirt while visibly tightening, smoothing & reducing the look of enlarged pores for a firmer, more refined, even-looking complexion. Revitalizes, hydrates & soothes, leaving skin looking radiant, refreshed & healthy.

Perricone MD High Potency Hyaluronic Intensive Hydrating Serum . Use morning and evening.

This deeply nourishing serum is designed with 4 forms and 2 natural building blocks of hyaluronic acid (stretches skin reduces, skin wrinkles and lines) to instantly replenish with essential moisture for visibly smoother, firmer, and plumper skin. This fast-absorbing formula helps strengthen skin’s moisture barrier, increase the feel of skin cushion and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for a healthy, youthful-looking appearance. Leaves skin looking and feeling soft, supple and rejuvenated.

Perricone MD Essential FX Acyl-Glutathione Chia Oil Use morning and evening.

This intensely nourishing oil softens the appearance of wrinkles and creases for a smoother, healthier-looking complexion. With skin-strengthening lipids ( acts as a protective barrier) and a vitamin F blend, including omega-rich chia seed oil, this luxurious, nutrient-packed formula replenishes the skin’s moisture barrier to help visibly improve skin elasticity, plumpness and suppleness. Leaves skin looking renewed with a youthful glow and radiance.

Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus+ Intensive Hydrating Complex Use morning and evening.

The one moisturiser that does it all. This ultra-rich, multi-tasking powerhouse with a unique, balm-like texture thoroughly comforts and soaks into skin for the ultimate hydration. Powered by antioxidants and a moisturising complex to help deliver nourishment while dramatically smoothing, firming and evening skin tone. Leaves skin looking supple, vibrant and rejuvenated. Ingredients include jojoba, soybean, olive oil, Vitamin C Ester  

Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus+ Sub-D/Neck Use morning and evening.

Perricone MD’s iconic treatment is a multi-tasking powerhouse that visibly sculpts, firms, tightens, and contours the jawline and neck areas. Targets and improves the appearance of lines, wrinkles, uneven Texture, sagging and ‘crepiness’, while smoothing skin and improving elasticity.

Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus+ Advanced Eye Cream Use mornings and evenings carefully keeping it out of your eyes.

Many ask why an eye cream? but remember the skin around the eye area is much finer and more delicate than the rest of the face. Cold Plasma Plus+ Eye is a multi-tasking cream that uses a proprietary liquid crystal delivery system for faster and deeper penetration of key ingredients. Packed with potent ingredients including copper tripeptides (improve skin cell renewal and help regenerate collagen levels.), Vitamin C Ester and omegas 3, 6 and 9, this advanced eye cream visibly corrects dark circles, lifts, firms and smooths the eye area.

A brand new product that only launched in January

Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester Brightening & Exfoliating Polish Use once a week

An intensive weekly exfoliating treatment with ultra-fine, granular silica to instantly eliminate dead skin cells and unclog pores of debris, excess oil and impurity build-up without micro-tears or scratching. Antioxidant-rich papaya and mango fruit extracts deliver gentle, effective exfoliation to minimize the look of dullness, dark spots and uneven tone over time. Leaves skin looking smoother and more refined with less imperfections.

One good feature you should be able to find on a good skincare brand website is every ingredient that is listed. The UK and Europe tend to have stronger rules than the USA but it’s good to get to grips with what we are actually putting on our skins and to feel empowered by the people providing the products. We need to know they know what they are doing in order that we feel fully safe. Let’s face it, its often the case that doctor usually knows best.

To book a treatment with Tine Hagelquist please email  tine@hagelquist.co.uk or via Instagram @tine_hagelquist_beauty

To find the full range of skincare makeup and Supplements from Perricone MD please visit here Perricone MD.co.uk

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