My top skin care recommendations

When it comes to skin care, finding the perfect product is very important. I am frequently asked what products I would recommend. The truth is what works for one person might not always work for you. The two products that I do tend to recommend are Dermalogica and GM Collins. Both are comparable to one another, but GM Collins is more botanical based.

GM Collins has four different cleansing sets. Sensiderm for sensitive skin. Hydramucine for normal to dehydrated and dry skin. (There is a huge difference between skin that is dehydrated and dry skin, but more on that another time.) Puractive for normal to oily skin, and PurAcne for acne prone skin. There are seperate cleansers, toner lotions and moisturizers for each of the four types. Once a week you will need to exfoliate, and boy are you in for a treat with this product line. GM Collins intensive exfoliating gel is a cool way to shed the dead skin cells. It smells like key lime pie and unlike some exfoliants does not irritate the skin. If you have oily or combination skin I also recommend using the deep cleansing solution once a week to help get ride of the congestion that clogs pores. If you are combination skin, then only use it in the places that you struggle with oilyness.

Dermologica also has different lines depending on what skin type you have. Sensitive, Normal to dry, Normal to oily, Normal, Oily, Acne prone and an anti-aging line. Dermalogica is one of the best products out there, if you decide to use this product you probably will not be disappointed. Why I love Dermalogica is the fact that they offer travel size kits of their product lines. For $40 you pick which kit you need, depending on your skin type, and you have travel sized bottles of a cleanser, toner, exfoliant, and moisturizer. This should last for at least a month, maybe two, and it's a great way to try a product line without spending a tone of money until you know you are really happy with it. Dermalogica has an extensive adult acne line, so if that is something that you struggle with, I suggest you look into it.

The products can be found in salons and spas that use them in their treatments, but I buy all my skin care products from Face, etc at http://www.faceetc.com/. It offers discounts, and usually has free shipping.
Like I previously said, what works for one person might not always work for you. It might take some time to find the products that work best with your skin. Please remember that when a new product is introduced to your skin it takes about 60 days for the product to show results. Your skin might break out a bit, but don't disregard the product after a week. Unless you break out in a rash or are extreamly irritated by the product please try to give it the full time need to show results.