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Is Micro-Channeling Right for You?
micro-channeling Have you heard about ProCell Micro-Channeling? Micro-channeling therapy creates invisible micro-perforations on the outer layer of your skin (the epidermis). Why? Because this triggers your body to fill these microscopic channels with newly produced collagen and elastin, which are the
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Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Skin cancer is a cancer that you can see, and that gives you an advantage! May is skin cancer awareness month, and so it is the perfect time to remind ourselves of the importance of early detection. Early Detection =
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The Mother’s Day Special for Everyone
Mother's Day can bring up many feelings. It is a wonderful time to celebrate the mothers in your life, both your own and those you love. But it can also bring up feelings of sadness for some. You do not
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The Most Common Skin Disorder
Not surprisingly, acne is one of the most common skin disorders. Your epidermis (the top layer of skin) is constantly shedding and replacing new cells. If this natural process is disrupted, the skin cells stick to the surface and begin to
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How To Choose Your Treatment
At Privy Skin Care, we offer a variety of different treatments, giving you custom-designed skin care that can perfectly fit into your schedule and lifestyle. Before any treatment, you will receive a skin analysis to determine which products will work
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Are Your Skincare Needs Changing, Or Not?
Does your skin need a break from makeup, or from your go-to cleanser or moisturizer? The answer is, it depends! “Make-up free” is all the rage, and we wholeheartedly support showing the world your natural skin. But as long as
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Vitamin C: A Spring Pick-Me-Up
This month our special treatment is a Vitamin C Facial. Read on to find out what this spring pick-me-up can do for you! Vitamin C: Not just in your OJ Everyone knows that Vitamin C is a necessary part of a balanced
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Hair Removal Tips
One of the few things to miss about winter is the excuse not to shave! So as we head into summer, here are some tips to make shaving less irritable, and last longer: Exfoliating Scrub Use a quality exfoliating scrub on your
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Age Fighting Basics
There is no getting around it, as you age your skin loses its definition, resilience and plump. It sags and loosens, creating bags under the eyes, jowls and lines around the mouth and eyes. It doesn't help that skin cells
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Improve Your Skin Care At Home
Professional skin care treatments are essential to the health and vitality of your skin, but equally important is how you treat your skin at home every day. Here are some simple tips to revamp your home care; think of them as
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Better Skin: 4 Habits To Adopt
The abundance of advice and skin care tips available today can be overwhelming. Without knowing where to start, you may find yourself in a rut, sticking to what you’ve always done. While seeing a good skin care professional is the
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March Special Facial
Go Green Are you planning on celebrating in March? Look no further than our fantastic 4-Layer Green Restoration Facial. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we bring you a transformative facial using our go-to products from Rhonda Allison, a $125 value
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Treatments: Preparation and Aftercare
Preparing for your treatment You've made your appointment, now what should you do to prepare? In order to get the most out of your skin treatment, follow these tips: Don’t use an exfoliator for at least 48 hours. Don’t get a laser treatment. Don’t wax
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Cover Up! Saving Your Skin From The Sun
Sun damage Even if you’re proactive about protecting your skin now, you may not have had the same dedication when you were younger, leaving you with some unwanted effects. Or, perhaps you apply sunscreen, but that suntan or sunburn seems to
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Make Your Skincare Fit Your Lifestyle
pampering vs prevention Similar to the philosophy of preventative health care, we can think of facials as preventative skin care. Professional treatment can address clogged pores, fine lines, sagging skin, and puffy eyes before they even develop into “problems.” If you
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Your Best Skin Care Routine
Despite the best skin care routine, as you age your skin loses its definition and resilience. It sags and loosens, creating bags under the eyes, along your chin and neck, and lines around the mouth and eyes. It doesn’t help
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Know Your Products: Retinoids
Retinoids vs retinol "Retinoids" is the overarching term for products that contain Vitamin A derivatives. Weaker forms are available in over-the-counter (OTC) products, and stronger forms are available by prescription. They can be natural or synthetic. RETINOL Retinol is the ingredient found in
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Can Exercise Damage Your Skin?
Still keeping up with your New Year's Resolution to exercise more this year? While staying active and healthy is beneficial for both your mind and your body, it does give your skin some special needs. exercise and free radical damage Many studies
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Tips For (Clean,) Healthy, Beautiful Hands
One of the most common pieces of advice during this time is “Wash Your Hands!” Your hands are a main culprit when it comes to picking up germs. But we can’t simply hide them away! In the course of a day,
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Tools Of The Trade
Meeting your needs with the best possible tools has led to some amazing treatment options! Our available skin care therapies and products cover all possible needs, and are tailored for you. Here are three of our top therapies: Lamprobe The LamProbe is
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New Year, New Inspiration
starting fresh Why not make 2022 a year of fresh starts and novelty, starting with tossing out the traditional resolution list? Most lists seem to be inspired by guilt: lose weight, eat better, go to the gym, balance your budget, etc.,
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What’s Special This Month?
Want something special? Did you know we have a monthly special treatment? Sign up for our emails, or check the specials tab on our website to find out what it is. Whether it's to celebrate a holiday or a season, our
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Holiday Gifts From Your Heart (and Kitchen!)
Thinking about some DIY skin care gifts this holiday season? Salt and sugar scrubs can be deliciously easy; most ingredients you may already have around the house. The bonus to making them yourself is leaving out the unpleasant preservatives/chemicals/mysterious “fragrances”
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Chemical Peels: TCA (Trichloroacetic Acid)
A good chemical peel Periodic peeling of the skin helps to stimulate cellular activity. A good chemical peel can improve everything from age spots and pigmentation disorders, to acne and enlarged pores. When collagen and elastin are stimulated, and antioxidants increase,
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Chemical Peels: Salicylic Acid
aha or bha? Following up on our post from last week on Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs), the second most common acid used in chemical peels is salicylic acid. In cosmetics, salicylic acid is categorized as a Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA). Almost
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AHA: Glycolic Acid Chemical Peel
What is an Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA)? AHA’s are chemical compounds, either synthetic or naturally occurring. Put quite simply, they are exfoliating acids. They stimulate skin to increase cell turnover and collagen production. Proper administration can provide benefits such as smoother skin, reduction
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‘Tis The (Chemical) Season!
Yay for shorter days! Winter is one of the best times to get your chemical peels done! Immediately after your peel, your skin is much more sensitive to UV damage. So, shorter days and less intense sunlight helps keep your skin
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Make Aromatherapy Work For You
ancient healing The first documented use of aromatherapy was more than 3,500 years ago. Ancient cultures all over the world used plant and flower extracts in medical therapies. What better time to use this ancient method of healing that to help ward
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Halloween, Holidays, and Your Skin
Of course you know that too much sugar is bad for your health. But did you know it’s actually bad for your skin as well? Sugar is hidden in much of the food we purchase, and many healthy carbohydrates convert
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Las Vegas Spa Treatment
Come for the fun, stay for the spa Las Vegas is famous for many things: Casinos, hotels, entertainment, and gourmet cuisine to mention a few. You come here for the night life, the adventure, the food, and the excitement. But while
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Eye Care Tips and Tricks
take care of your eyes Want to take a few years (or a long week) off your face? Or perhaps feel confident about going makeup free? It’s simple, take care of your eyes! There are countless eye creams and products on the
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Yes, You Can Add Pumpkin To Your Skincare!
Pumpkin: it's not just to flavor your coffee Believe it or not, pumpkin has great value as a skin care product because it contains a high amount of vitamin A and beta carotene. They are potent antioxidant ingredients. How do antioxidants
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Dry Skin, or Just Dehydrated?
The first step in treating a skin problem is diagnosing the problem! One of the most common mix ups is confusing dry skin with dehydrated skin. Dryness refers to a skin type, while dehydration refers to a skin condition. Dry Skin Dry
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Skin Care And Your Diet
Proper nutrition is vital for the maintenance of youthful, smooth, healthy skin. Skin care products, such as lotions, creams and cleansers can help treat certain skin ailments, but many skin problems are related to diet and nutrition. Wrinkles, dry or oily
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Do You Exfoliate?
exfoliation: what is it? It may not sound glamorous, but removing dead epidermal cells (the outer layers of the skin) is essential to good skin care. Exfoliated skin is smoother and softer, follicle openings are cleaner, deep pore extractions are easier,
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Know Your Ingredients: Vitamin C
Vitamin C: Not just in your OJ Everyone knows that Vitamin C is a necessary part of a balanced diet but did you know it can also be used to rejuvenate your face? Here’s how it works. Collagen is the protein responsible
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Step Away From Harsh Cleansers: Try Oil Cleansing
What is Oil Cleansing? Simply put, oil for cleansing helps the “good oils” in your skin remove the “dirty oils.” When massaged into the skin, oils bind each other, and to surface impurities, including both the naturally produced oils from your
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Before and After: What To Know About Your Treatment
: what happens before your treatment? You took the time out of your busy schedule to finally schedule a facial treatment and paid with your hard eared money. Make sure none of that goes to waste by following these guidelines (and any
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Products To Use, And To Avoid After Sun Exposure
sunburn In an esthetician's perfect world, everyone would regularly apply SPF, would cover up in sun protective clothing, and seek shade when possible. But even in this perfect world, sun exposure would still happen, and oxidative stress from heat is often
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Take Advantage of National Wellness Month
In celebration of National Wellness Month, let's talk about good habits! Hydration Any esthetician will tell you that drinking plenty of water is beneficial for your whole body. Starting with the goal of 8 glasses of water a day isn't a bad
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Are You Ready For A Chemical Peel?
the best time is now Is it finally time for you to start thinking about getting a chemical peel? Periodic peeling of the skin helps to stimulate cellular activity, and is used for everything from age spots and pigmentation disorders to treatment
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Managing Rosacea
More than an inconvenience Rosacea, a common skin disease, can be quite problematic. It often begins with a tendency to blush more easily that others. And each time your skin reddens, it can stay red a little longer. Rosacea may spread
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Is Your Cleansing Brush Helping or Hurting?
Cleansing brushes Most rotating facial cleansing brushes market themselves as cleansing brushes. In truth, they are essentially exfoliating tools. The bristles physically brush away dry skin cells, removing dirt and makeup in the process. While having a clean face is a
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Equal Opportunity Skincare
Everyone deserves excellent skincare! Why should you see an esthetician? It could be to feel pampered, it may be to maintain youth, or it may be to battle ongoing skin issues. When you take care of your skin by visiting a licensed
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See A Visible Difference In Your Skin
Despite the best skin care routine, as you age your skin loses its definition and resilience. It sags and loosens, creating bags under the eyes, along your chin and neck, and lines around the mouth and eyes. It doesn’t help
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Beyond Basic Skincare
Go beyond Basic You know the basics of skincare – don’t go out without sunscreen, don’t touch your face too much, keep a cleansing routine day and night. But some of your other everyday habits have the potential to cause problems.
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Skincare For Men
Skincare is Manly A man’s skin may be different than a woman’s skin, but still needs the proper care to stay healthy and youthful. The layers of a man’s skin are thicker, pores are larger and there are more oil glands producing
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The Power of Red Light Therapy
Have you heard about Red Light Therapy (also known as photobiomodulation)? Are you looking for a powerful, non invasive treatment for common skin issues? What is Red Light Therapy? Red light therapy is a therapeutic technic that treats many skin conditions. Using
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Sun Damage Recovery
Oops You didn’t think you’d be out in the sun for very long, or you forgot to reapply, or you missed a spot…or worst of all, you were trying to get a suntan! We’ve heard it all. After convincing yourself to
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Share The Facts About Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is a cancer that you can see, and that gives you an advantage! May is skin cancer awareness month, and so it is the perfect time to remind ourselves of the importance of early detection. Early Detection =
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This Mother’s Day, Honor Yourself
Mother's Day can bring up many feelings. It is a wonderful time to celebrate the mothers in your life, both your own and those you love. But it can also bring up feelings of sadness for some. You do not
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Maximize The Health Benefits of Green Tea
Ready to try something new? Try switching out your coffee or soda for green tea. You can drink it hot or cold, depending on the weather Las Vegas decides to throw at us. And as a bonus, you can use
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Amazing Beauty Uses For Honey
Used by both Cleopatra and the ancient Chinese, honey has long been celebrated as a miracle salve for the skin. Made of about 80 percent sugar, honey also contains minerals and trace elements such as iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, amino
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Do You Skip This Skincare Step?
Basic Skin Care Must Include This Step During your daily skin care routine, do you sometimes forget, or skip a step? Don't be shy, it happens to everyone. But this is one step that is not worth missing! Daily sunscreen is vital for the
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Clear Up Acne For Good
Acne: No one likes to admit it (or discuss it), but acne is one of the most common skin disorders. Your epidermis (the top layer of skin) is constantly shedding and replacing new cells. If this natural process is disrupted the
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Know Your Products: Antioxidants
Let’s face it—skin loses its luminosity with time. It sags, it wrinkles, spots appear, and elasticity disappears. Although your genetics play a role, you can improve the health of your skin by giving it the care it deserves. Dermatologists and skin
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Spring Allergies and Your Skin
Spring is in the air … and that usually means more pollen and dust. With all those irritants blowing into your face, at minimum you can expect itchy eyes and nose, and those prone to seasonal allergies are truly uncomfortable. No
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Nutrition As Skin Care
Proper nutrition is vital for the maintenance of youthful, smooth, healthy skin. Skin care products, such as lotions, creams and cleansers can help treat certain skin ailments, but many skin problems are related to diet and nutrition. Wrinkles, dry or oily
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Know Your Products: Resveratrol
Resveratrol is a substance found in various plants which helps them fight off microbes, withstand drought, and tolerate nutrient deficient soil. It has been found in the skin of grapes, blueberries, cranberries, dark chocolate, and in peanuts and pistchios, among
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Keep Your Mask, Ditch the Maskne
Don't ignore your skin just because you can hide it under a mask. Whether you have been battling your skin for years, or whether "maskne" has gotten the better of you, it's worth treating! The combination of increased mask wearing and
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Better Skin for Spring
(The End of) winter is coming After four months of cold, dry and windy weather, your skin has taken a beating. Your skin is the foundation to any great beauty look, so how do you erase effects of the winter months? Areas
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Four Skin Irritants to Avoid
Do you have sensitive skin, or do you feel like your skin reacts poorly to many products? Do you fight against breakouts, or dry, irritated skin? Are you trying to be more mindful about the products that you are using?
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Fixing Winter Skin
winter blues? Is the winter weather taking a toll on your skin? If you’re looking less than your best, there’s no need to fret! Start with a few simple steps, and you'll be headed in the right direction in no time. Step
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Know Your Products: Parabens
parabens Likely you’ve heard warnings to be mindful of what chemicals are in your personal care products, and parabens make it onto every warning list. Here’s what we know: Parabens are a class of preservatives widely used in cosmetic products. Parabens are effective preservatives
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Your Skincare Schedule
how often should you see your ESTHETICIAN? The answer to that question is different for everyone! Your personal skincare needs depend on a variety of factors. The first thing to consider is why you’re getting a facial. If you are struggling
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Know Your Products: Peptides
What are peptides? They are short chains of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds, and are closely related to protein. Put simply, the shorter chain molecules are called peptides while longer chains are called proteins. Peptides and proteins are present
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New Therapies For Old Problems
Meeting your needs with the best possible tools has led to some amazing treatment options! Our available skin care therapies and products cover all possible needs, and are tailored for you. Here are three of our top therapies: Lamprobe The LamProbe is
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Shed Your Skin
exfoliation; it's important! Did you know that your skin sheds 30,000 to 40,000 dead cells per minute? If you don't remove these dead skin cells, dirt and debris can become trapped in your pores and cause or worsen acne. Dead cells
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Taking a Backwards Look
what are you missing? What is one of the most common areas that many people neglect in their skin care routine? (A hint, it’s hard to see and often even harder to reach.) It's your back! Whether you want to clear up
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Three Skin Care Golden Rules
Tired of trying to figure out if the latest skin care fad is truth or marketing? Are all your friends pushing their own favorite skin care products on you? Privy Skin Care was started with the goal of helping and
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Start Now
This is a year unlike any other. Your daily routines are upended, your holiday traditions put on hold. It's no wonder your stress level is up and your self care is down! Don't wait until the new year to reset,
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Maintaining Your Perfect Brow Shape
Can't get in for a brow shaping as often as you'd like? At home, tweezing is the most precise way to shape brows. It as also best way to maintain them between professional appointments. It is very easy to overdo
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Hyperpigmentation: Corrective Treatments
what causes dark spots (hyperpigmentation)? Dark spots can result from hormonal changes, pregnancy, acne and other inflammatory changes. Exposure to the sun without protection is one of the leading causes of dark spots. Whatever the reason, dark spots occur when cells secrete the
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Peel Away Imperfections
Now is a great time to get your chemical peel performed, since less time is spent outdoors and the sun isn’t as strong. It will also get you ready for the holidays! Why get a chemical peel? Periodic peeling of the skin
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Stop Doing These 3 Things
In skincare, less IS more! If you can stop doing these three things, it may not only save you some time and money, but it may save your skin as well. over-cleansing This is especially true for those with acne prone skin! Your
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Facial Puffiness: Damage Control
Ready or not holiday season is upon us. Between the halloween candy, seasonal drinks, and holiday meals, the temptations are all around. One of the side effects of poor eating, poor hydration, and poor sleep habits shows up right on
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Acne: The More You Know
Everything you never wanted to know about acne. No one wants to deal with acne, and it can be particularly frustrating for adults. A treatment that worked well during your teen years can be useless — or make acne worse. Some
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Which State-Of-The-Art Treatment Is For You?
Meeting your need with the best possible tools has led to some amazing treatment options! Our myriad of skin care therapies and products cover all possible needs, and are tailored for you. Here are three of our top therapies: The LamProbe
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Four Reasons Professional Skin Care IS For You
Think professional skin care isn't for you? Think again! You (yes, you!) can benefit from regular professional facials- even if you fit into one of the following categories: I’m a man. News flash: Men have skin too, and it needs care!
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Pumpkin, To Spice Up Your Skin!
Pumpkin, it's not just to flavor your coffee! Believe it or not, pumpkin has great value as a skin care product. Pumpkin has a high content of vitamin A and beta carotene, two potent antioxidant ingredients. How, exactly, do antioxidants
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Rosacea and ProCell Therapies
More than just an inconvenience, rosacea can be quite a problematic skin condition. Each time your skin reddens, it can stay red a little longer. Rosacea may spread to other areas of your skin. Visible blood vessels may start to appear,
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Do Your Skincare Products Contain These Ingredients?
Who wouldn't want better skin? Healthy skin means a healthier you, and clear, supple skin gives you confidence and boosts your morale. A simple task to help you achieve this is to check if your skin care products provide you
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Best of Las Vegas 2020
It is such an honor to be nominated for the Best of Las Vegas 2020! As a small business, your support means everything. We believe, and science has confirmed, that the mind and the body are connected on many different levels.
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Treatment for Skin Irregularities
While you may not have heard of it yet, LamProbe may just be the treatment you didn't know you needed! Women and men of all ages with minor, non-cancerous skin irregularities can benefit from a LamProbe treatment, with little to no
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Healthy Habits During National Wellness Month
In celebration of National Wellness Month, lets talk about upping the ante on our good habits! Hydration: Any esthetician will tell you that drinking plenty of water is beneficial for your whole body, including your skin. The belief that we should all
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Focus On Wellness
What better time to reset and take care of ourselves than right now? Research has shown that self-care helps manage stress and promotes happiness. But when we let our commitment to wellness falter, the stress seeps in. Stress can cause your
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What is “Maskne”?
Got "maskne"? In case you haven't heard the phrase, it's been coined to represent the breakouts that occur after wearing a mask for extended lengths of time. If you work in healthcare and wear multiple layers of masks, or you
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Embrace and Defy Your Age
Despite the best skin care routine, as you age your skin loses its definition and resilience. It sags and loosens, creating bags under the eyes, along your chin and neck, and lines around the mouth and eyes. It doesn’t
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Do You Skip An Essential Skin Care Step?
We've all been there, you're short on time or late for work, (or managing kids stuck at home during a pandemic). What part of your skincare routine are you likely to skip? For many it is your morning facial cleanse.
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Sunburn: What Now?
Despite all our best efforts, it's quite likely that some of you will succumb.. to sunburn. You didn’t think you’d be out in the sun for very long, or you forgot to reapply, or you missed a spot…or worst of
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ProCell Micro-channeling vs Micro-Needling
Curious aboutProCell Micro-Channeling? Micro-channeling therapy creates invisible micro-perforations on the outer layer of your skin (the epidermis). Why? Because this triggers your body to fill these microscopic channels with newly produced collagen and elastin, the building blocks of smooth and
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Quick Relief for a Tired Face
There is no question, we are all facing a great deal of additional stress right now. Often that leads to poor food choices, poor hydration, and poor sleep. One of the most easily visible side effects of not caring
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Skin Care in a Face Mask
It doesn't matter if you're wearing an N95 medical mask for work, or you're just a conscientious person wearing your cloth face covering, it's likely you'll discover that your face mask may be causing some less than desirable side effects.
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Connection, Emotion, and Creating a Safe Space
There is a whole other side to what we do, and it is one of the founding principles of Privy Skin Care. We believe, and science has confirmed, that the mind and the skin are connected on many different
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Stress and Your Skin
No matter how we try to avoid it, stress is all around us. Sometimes it's beneficial, sometimes not, but either way it can lead to poor eating, poor hydration, and poor sleep habits. And one way that shows up
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The Most Important Month For Your Skin
May could be the most important month of your life, because it is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. According to The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, there are more than 3.5 million new cases of skin cancer diagnosed and
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The Pros and Cons of UV Light
Normally in this space you'd expect to find a list of explanations of the harmful effects of Ultraviolet (UV) light. There would be admonitions against tanning (either outside or in tanning salons), lectures about using daily SPF, especially on your
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Know Your Products: Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA’s)
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) What They Are: AHA’s are chemical compounds, either synthetic or naturally occurring. Most AHA’s used in the cosmetic industry are derived from foods: such as glycolic acid (from sugar cane), lactic acid (from sour milk), malic acid
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Know Your Products: Moisturizer
Stuck at home staring at all your beauty products? Why not take some time to evaluate what you have and what you should be using? Let's start with a key product for us here in the desert: moisturizer. Moisturizing your skin
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Skin Care At Home
Much of our springtime advice to you is about protecting your skin while you are outdoors, but during this time of mandatory isolation your skin is facing some indoor challenges as well! Let's start with your hands. We've given advice on
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Governor’s Mandatory Closure: Appointments Available Starting April 30th
In accordance with Governor Sisolak’s mandatory shutdown of nonessential businesses, I will be closed until Wednesday, April 29th. If you need any product during this time, contact me at 702-496-2066. I am currently booking appointments starting Thursday, April 30th . To schedule
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I’m Open!
Friends, I just wanted to take a moment to address some of your concerns over coronavirus (COVID-19) in relation to my business, and if it will affect your appointments. As many of you know, I am, and have always been vigilant
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Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands
One of the most repeated pieces of advice right now is “Wash Your Hands!” Your hands are likely the main culprit when it comes to picking up germs. In the course of a day, your hands are exposed to a
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Have You Tried Resveratrol?
Resveratrol is a substance found in various plants which helps them fight off microbes, withstand drought, and tolerate nutrient deficient soil. It has been found in the skin of grapes, blueberries, cranberries, dark chocolate, and in peanuts and pistchios, among
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Know Your Skin Care: Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA)
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) What They Are: AHA’s are chemical compounds, either synthetic or naturally occurring. Most AHA’s used in the cosmetic industry are derived from foods: such as glycolic acid (from sugar cane), lactic acid (from sour milk), malic acid
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Is A Chemical Peel Right For You?
Is it finally time for you to start thinking about getting a chemical peel? Periodic peeling of the skin helps to stimulate cellular activity, and is used for everything from age spots and pigmentation disorders to treatment of acne and enlarged
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ProCell Micro-Channeling Therapy
Looking for a new treatment to try? We are now offering ProCell Micro Channeling! Micro-channeling therapy creates invisible micro-perforations on the outer layer of your skin (the epidermis). Why? Because this then triggers your body to fill these microscopic channels
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Is Coffee Fueling Your Sugar Addiction?
As the winter season drags on, even non-coffee drinkers can be tempted by the sugary, flavored coffee drinks. Playing on our sugar addiction and the temptation of new flavors, marketing geniuses get us at every corner! However, remember that consuming
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Honest Beauty Advice
Tired of trying to figure out if the latest skin care fad is truth or marketing? Are all your friends pushing their own favorite skin care products on you? Privy Skin Care was started with the goal of helping and
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Tips For Youthful Eyes
Want to take a few years (or a long week) off your face? Or perhaps feel confident about going makeup free? It’s simple, take care of your eyes! There are countless eye creams and products on the market to help you
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Your Health is in Your Hands During Flu Season
We are in the midst of a doozy of a flu season! One of the most repeated pieces of advice during this time is “Wash Your Hands!” Your hands are likely the main culprit when it comes to picking up
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A Fresh Start for 2020!
New year, same resolutions? Why not make 2020 a year of fresh starts and novelty, starting with tossing out the traditional resolution list? Most lists seem to be inspired by guilt: lose weight, eat better, go to the gym, balance
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How to Handmake Holiday Gifts
Thinking about some DIY skin care gifts this holiday season? Salt and sugar scrubs can be deliciously easy; most ingredients you may already have around the house. The bonus to making them yourself is leaving out the unpleasant preservatives/chemicals/mysterious “fragrances”
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Your Mind/Body Connection
There is a whole other side to what we do, and it is one of the founding principles of Privy Skin Care. We believe, and science has confirmed, that the mind and the skin are connected on many different levels. Emotions
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Holiday Indulgence and Your Skin
The holiday season is in full swing. For many of us it started with a pile of Halloween candy and continues with the constant temptations of food, drink and parties! One of the most visible side effects of poor eating,
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Count Your Blessings, and Start Your Resolutions Early!
Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time to take stock of our blessings. Our fast pace and hectic lifestyles take charge for most of the year, and the holiday season often exacerbates our stresses. This year, make and start your new
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Look and Feel Better During Cold and Flu Season
Here we are again, welcome to cold and flu season! So many aspects of this season can be hard on your skin: blowing your nose, stress, and taking medication to manage the symptoms are some examples. If you’re struck with
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Fall For These Seasonally Inspired Face and Body Treatments!
What better way to celebrate the arrival of fall than with some seasonally inspired face and body pampering? Pumpkin Mask Pumpkins are brimming with Vitamin A, antioxidants, Vitamin C, and Zinc. This mask is great for all skin types and will give
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Relief For Sensitive Skin
Do you have sensitive skin, or do you feel like your skin reacts poorly to many products? Do you fight against breakouts, or dry, irritated skin? Sometimes these symptoms can be relieved by following some simple guidelines and avoiding these
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Are These Four Things Sabotaging Your Skin?
You know the basics of skincare – don’t go out without sunscreen, don’t touch your face too much, keep a cleansing routine day and night. But some of your other everyday habits have the potential to cause problems. Which of
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How Can Antioxidants Help Your Skin?
Let’s face it—skin loses its luminosity with time. It sags, it wrinkles, spots appear, and elasticity disapears. While you can’t control genetics, you can work to maintain the health of your skin by giving it the care it deserves. Dermatologists and
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What Is LamProbe And How Can It Help You?
LamProbe may just be the treatment you didn't know you needed! Women and men of all ages with minor, non-cancerous skin conditions can benefit from a LamProbe treatment, with little to no side effects. The LamProbe is an instrument that treats common
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Try A DIY Facial Mask!
Sometimes the best way to know what's in your products is to make them yourself! Here are some of our favorite DIY facial masks. Even though these recipes utilize simple ingredients usually found in your kitchen, it is best to
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Do You Know What To Avoid After A Treatment?
Don't walk out of your esthetician's office without a clear plan for the home care routine that will maximize the beneficial effects of your treatment! Here are our golden rules of pre and post care: Don’t use an exfoliator for at
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Do You Really Know Your Skin Type?
What is your skin type and why does that matter? The skin you are born with dictates how much oil your skin will produce and the size of your pores, but many other factors influence your adult skin. There are the
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Hyperpigmentation Treatment
Why does sun exposure cause dark spots ( hyperpigmentation), and what are dark spot correctors? Dark spots can result from hormonal changes, pregnancy, acne and other inflammatory changes. Exposure to the sun without protection is one of the leading causes of
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Have You Tried Oil Cleansing?
Curious about oil cleansing? Looking for something to replace harsh soaps and scrubs? Looking for a chance to better your skin care routine? Let us help you give oil cleansing a try! Using oil for cleansing lets the “good oils” in
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What Is Your Skin Care Routine Neglecting?
What is one of the most common areas that many people neglect in their skin care routine? (A hint, it’s hard to see and often even harder to reach.) It's your back! Whether you want to clear up back acne, or
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Minimize Your Pores
Can facials help to minimize large pores? Absolutely! Pores are small openings in your skin. Because pores can cause problems such as acne and oily skin, it can be hard to remember that they actually exist for a good reason. The
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Skin Care Tips You Can’t Ignore
If skin care is the main defense against poor skin health, what skin care regimen should you adopt? If you read any number of skin articles, advice abounds and that may overwhelm you. Where do you start and what do
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5 Steps To Softer Skin
The skin is the largest organ of the body; caring for it will serve you well. And no matter what your age, having healthy skin is important to your appearance and your overall well-being: it not only feels good, it
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Three Antioxidants For Your Skin
Living in hot and dry Las Vegas can dry the skin and hasten the aging process of the skin. The ultraviolet (UV) radiation of the sun may inflict sun damage such as dry and dull skin, pigmentation, age spots and
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Skin Care: Don’t Overdo These Three Things
In skincare, less IS more! Following these tips may not only save you some time and money, but it may save your skin as well. Stop over-cleansing: Especially true for those with acne prone skin! Your skin is amazing in that it
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Benefit From Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy has been around for thousands of years. Hippocrates studied the use of herbs and plants with massage in order to promote healing, and the first use of aromatherapy was recorded more than 3,500 years ago. Distillation of plant and
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Sleep On It: 6 Easy Ways To Improve Skin Overnight
1. Use a silk or satin pillowcase. It’s not pretentious, it’s the truth! These fabrics are kinder to your skin and allow you to slide across them without piling up wrinkles on your face. 2. Speaking of pillowcases, change them often. Even well
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Three Skin Care Musts For Healthy Skin
Your skin is affected daily by both external as well as internal factors. Because of this, you should take into consideration both what your skin encounters from your environment as well as what you take into your body that will
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Skin Cancer Prevention: May, and Every Day
Ahhh, May. Spring is here, pools are almost open, and summer vacation plans are being made! There is something else that happens in May that could affect your life: May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. According to The National
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What Are Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA)?
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) What They Are: AHA’s are chemical compounds, either synthetic or naturally occurring. Most AHA’s used in the cosmetic industry are derived from foods: such as glycolic acid (from sugar cane), lactic acid (from sour milk), malic acid
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The Top Four Reasons You Are Wrong About Professional Skin Care
Think professional skin care isn't for you? Think again! You (yes, you!) can benefit from regular professional facials- even if you fit into one of the following categories: I’m a man. News flash: Men have skin too, and it needs care!
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Are You Missing Out On a Key Treatment?
Is it finally time for you to start thinking about getting a chemical peel? Periodic peeling of the skin helps to stimulate cellular activity, and is used for everything from age spots and pigmentation disorders to treatment of acne and enlarged
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Take Care Of Your Eyes!
Want to take a few years (or a long week) off your face? Or perhaps feel confident about going makeup free? It’s simple, take care of your eyes! There are countless eye creams and products on the market to help you
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Are You Using The Right Moisturizer?
Moisturizing your skin is not just about slathering on skin care products. Just like you read labels before buying any food products for healthy eating, knowing what skin care ingredients do is paramount for skin health. Depending on the ingredients,
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Is Professional Skin Care Worth It?
Why seek out professional skin care? If you suffer from acne or other skin issues, that may be your reason, but if not, what is the benefit? Your skin may look “fine” to you, but there is more to professional
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Skin Care Myths
It is amazing how pervasive some of these skin care myths are, despite all evidence to the contrary. Read, learn, and go forth and spread the truth: Myth: Vigorous washing will clear up bad skin. No no no! Too much/too vigorous
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What is “Natural” Skin Care?
While we are advocates of using the purest, least chemically laden products as possible, one must also be cautious of putting blind faith in DIY or “natural,” and “organic” skin care products. Don’t fall victim to excellent marketing of mediocre
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Hold The Coffee, Try Green Tea
As the winter season drags on, even non-coffee drinkers can be tempted by the sugary, flavored coffee drinks. Playing on our sugar addiction and the temptation of new flavors, marketing geniuses get us at every corner! However, remember that consuming
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The Power of Touch
There is a whole other side to what we do, and it is one of the founding principles of Privy Skin Care. We believe, and science has confirmed, that the mind and the skin are connected on many different levels. One
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Do You Read Labels?
What sets Privy Skin Care apart from other estheticians and spas? One important difference is our dedication to scrutinizing everything we put on your skin, and avoiding all unnecessary additives, fragrances and chemicals. All of the products we use have
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Finding Truth In Beauty
Tired of trying to figure out if the latest skin care fad is truth or marketing? Are all your friends pushing their own favorite skin care products on you? Privy Skin Care was started with the goal of helping and
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Pre and Post Game Facial Care
You’ve taken the time out of your busy schedule to finally schedule a facial treatment, and you’ve paid with your hard eared money, so now make sure none of it goes to waste by following these guidelines (and any others
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What Are The Benefits Of Facial Serums?
Is your daily skin care limited to cleaning and moisturizing? Once you learn how serums can help your skin you may decide to add this treatment to your everyday routine. Facial serums do add moisture to the skin, but are actually
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Keeping Your Hands Healthy
One of the most repeated pieces of advice to stay healthy during flu season is "Wash Your Hands!" Your hands are likely the main culprit when it comes to picking up germs. But we can't simply hide them away! Your
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Four Easy Ways To Improve Your Skin
The abundance of advice and skin care tips available today can be overwhelming. Without knowing where to start, you may find yourself in a rut, sticking to what you’ve always done. While seeing a good skin care professional is the
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Adult Acne: We Can Help!
Acne can be particularly frustrating for adults. A treatment that worked well during your teen years can be useless — or make acne worse. Some adults continue to get acne well into their 30s, 40s, and even 50s. It is
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Is Microdermabrasion For You?
Your skin sheds 30,000 to 40,000 dead cells per minute, and if you don't remove these dead skin cells, dirt and debris can become trapped in your pores and cause or worsen acne. Dead cells that have been on the
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Winter Weather Skin Care
Skin Care for Winter Weather The long nights, cold days of winter may be just right for cuddling in front of a fireplace or a hot cup of cider but the cold and dry air may also be working overtime to
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Homemade Holiday Gifts
Thinking about some DIY skin care gifts this holiday season? Salt and sugar scrubs can be deliciously easy; most ingredients you may already have around the house. The bonus to making them yourself is leaving out the unpleasant preservatives/chemicals/mysterious “fragrances”
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Tips For (Surviving) Enjoying The Holidays!
We’re in the thick of it now! Holidays are all around us, filled with joy and merriment (often in the form of food and alcohol!), and they can also be rife with stress and disappointment. Here are some easy tips
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Tis’ The (Cold and Flu) Season
Tis' the season- cold and flu season! Besides being miserable, it’s also hard on your skin. Blowing your nose, stress, and taking medication to manage the symptoms all have detrimental effects. If you’re struck with a winter malady, here are
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Blessings and Resolutions
Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time to take stock of our blessings. Our fast pace and hectic lifestyles take charge for most of the year, and the holiday season often exacerbates our stresses. This year, make and start your new
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Are You Drinking Green Tea?
Green tea, native to China and India, has been consumed and lauded for its health benefits for centuries. It is made from un-oxidized tea leaves and is one of the least processed types of tea. Modern science has begun to
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Fragrance Free Zone
Privy Skin Care is now a "fragrance free zone," and a safe place for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. Most people are aware that air pollution, such as second hand smoke, chemical fumes, and car exhaust fumes are not good for
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Stress and Water Retention
The holiday season is upon us, and for many of us it starts with a pile of Halloween candy and the start of many temptations. One of the side effects of poor eating, poor hydration, and poor sleep habits is
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Should You Resign Yourself To Wrinkles?
First, the boring basics: ultimately, all wrinkles are caused by the loss of elastin and collagen in the skin and by loss of structure in the face (muscle loss, fat atrophy, bone loss). As we age, we are prey to
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The Oil Cleansing Method
Curious about oil cleansing? Looking for something to replace harsh soaps and scrubs? Looking for a chance to better your skin care routine? Let us help you give oil cleansing a try! Using oil for cleansing lets the “good oils” in
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Celebrate Fall With Special Skin Care
What better way to celebrate the arrival of fall than with some seasonally inspired face and body pampering? Pumpkin Mask Pumpkins are brimming with Vitamin A, antioxidants, Vitamin C, and Zinc. This mask is great for all skin types and will give
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Red Light Therapy (Photobiomodulation)
Have you heard about Red Light Therapy (also known as photobiomodulation)? Are you looking for a powerful, non invasive treatment for common skin issues? Red light therapy is a therapeutic technic that uses specific wavelengths of red light to treat many
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Successful Treatment of Adult Acne
Acne can be particularly frustrating for adults. A treatment that worked well during your teen years can be useless — or make acne worse. Some adults continue to get acne well into their 30s, 40s, and even 50s. It is
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Skin Care For Changing Seasons
We’ve left allergy season behind, but now we're entering cold and flu season. And all of these can wreak havoc on your skin. Blowing your nose, stress, and taking medication to manage the symptoms all have detrimental effects. If you’re
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Is A Chemical Peel Right For You?
Is it finally time for you to start thinking about getting a chemical peel? Periodic peeling of the skin helps to stimulate cellular activity, and is used for everything from age spots and pigmentation disorders to treatment of acne and enlarged
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Maximize Your Treatments
You’ve taken the time out of your busy schedule to finally schedule a facial treatment, and you’ve paid with your hard eared money, so now make sure none of it goes to waste by following these guidelines (and any others
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Why See An Esthetician?
What is the main reason to get a professional skin care treatment? For some it is to feel pampered, for others it may be to maintain youth, and for some it may be to battle ongoing skin issues. When you take care
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Repairing Sun Damaged Skin
Summer in Las Vegas invariably means that some of you will have succumbed to sunburn, perhaps more than once. You didn’t think you’d be out in the sun for very long, or you forgot to reapply, or you missed a
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Cures For A Puffy Face
A puffy face is often caused by water retention. This is often the result of too little water, too much alcohol, stress, or a high salt diet. Once it appears, your body is already doing damage control. Here are some
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Introducing LamProbe Treatment
Privy Skin Care is delighted to announce the addition of a new treatment to our repertoire! We are now offering LamProbe treatments to our clients. The LamProbe is an instrument that treats common minor skin conditions that may occur on the
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Ease Stress With Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy has been around for thousands of years. Hippocrates studied the use of herbs and plants with massage in order to promote healing, and the first use of aromatherapy was recorded more than 3,500 years ago. Distillation of plant and
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Avoid These Problem Skin Care Ingredients
Do you have sensitive skin, or do you feel like your skin reacts poorly to many products? Do you fight against breakouts, or dry, irritated skin? Do you want to be more mindful about the products that you are using?
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How To Minimize Pores
Can facials help to minimize large pores? Absolutely! Pores are small openings in your skin. Because pores can cause problems such as acne and oily skin, it can be hard to remember that they actually exist for a good reason. The
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Five Tips For Better Skin
The skin is the largest organ of the body; caring for it will serve you well. And no matter what your age, having healthy skin is important to your appearance and your overall well-being: it not only feels good, it
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Does Your Skin Type Matter?
What is your skin type and why does that matter? The skin you are born with dictates how much oil your skin will produce and the size of your pores, but many other factors influence your adult skin. There are the
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Sunburn Recovery
Summer is in full swing in Las Vegas… which also means that some of you will succumb to sunburn. You didn’t think you’d be out in the sun for very long, or you forgot to reapply, or you missed a
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Don’t Treat the Problem: Use Skin Care as Preventative Care
It’s not (just) pampering, it’s preventative! Similar to the philosophy of preventative health care, we can think of facials as preventative skin care. Professional treatment can address clogged pores, fine lines, sagging skin, and puffy eyes before they even develop into
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Beat The Heat, And The Stress!
Summer stress? The kids are out of school (and in your hair), vacations need to be planned, survived, and recovered from. And the heat, oh my, the heat! Stress happens year round, and there is no time like the present
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Know Your Products: Bioavailability Lesson
One big factor in whether a skin care product will work for you is whether enough of it can actually get to where it needs to go in your skin, which can be referred to as a product’s bioavailability. First
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How Sugar Ages Your Skin
You’ve already kicked your soda habit (mostly), and you save sweet treats for emergencies because you know that too much sugar is bad for your health. But did you know it’s actually bad for your skin as well? After consumption, sugar
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Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Ahhh, May. Spring is here, pools are open, and summer vacation plans are being made! There is something else that happens in May that could affect your life: May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. According to The National Council
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Bare Your Back, Confidently!
With summer weather comes bared skin, so now is the time to think about the condition of hidden areas, like your back. Even though you may give your back a good once over in the shower everyday with a brush
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Skin Care While Exercising
Heading to the gym (or the trail) to sweat your way into that summertime beach body? While staying active and healthy is beneficial for both your mind and your body, it does give your skin some special needs. Studies have shown
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Your Magic Number: How Many Treatments Should You Get?
One of the questions often asked is how often should you get a facial, or any other professional skin care treatment? The answer to that question is different for everyone! Simply put, your personal skincare needs depend on a variety of factors,
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Don’t Let Sagging Skin Drag You Down!
With time and gravity helping, as you age your skin loses its definition, resilience and plump. It sags and loosens, creating bags under the eyes, jowls and lines around the mouth and eyes. It doesn't help that skin cells renew
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Habits For Healthy Skin
We often talk about health habits that can make you look older, but let's focus on the positive and talk about some health habits that can contribute to better skin. Hydration: Any dermatologist or esthetician can tell you that good skin starts
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Match Your Skin Care To Your Age
Your skin undergoes changes with time, there’s no getting around it. Certain external factors such as sun exposure, health habits, environmental pollutants and the pull of gravity will wear it down. Within the body, the aging process also exacts its toll with
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How You Sleep Affects Your Skin: 6 Tips
1. Use a silk or satin pillowcase. It’s not pretentious, it’s the truth! These fabrics are kinder to your skin and allow you to slide across them without piling up wrinkles on your face. 2. Speaking of pillowcases, change them often. Even well
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Fix (Or Prevent!) Your Puffy Face
A puffy face can be caused by water retention. This is often the result of too little water, too much alcohol, stress, or a high salt diet. Once it appears, your body is already doing damage control. Here are some
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Peptides, Collagen, and You
What are peptides? They are short chains of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds, and are closely related to protein. Put simply, the shorter chain molecules are called peptides while longer chains are called proteins. Peptides and proteins are present
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Razor or Wax?
One of the few things to miss about winter is the excuse not to shave! So as we get nearer to summer (and lose that excuse), here are some tips to make shaving less irritable, and last longer: 1) Exfoliating Scrub: Using
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Your Esthetician: An Important Relationship
Ah, the spa day. The retreat of the weary, the overworked, the stressed, and the just plain fortunate. But when you pick the spa out of a hat, how much do you know about the products and methods they use?
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Should You Be Using A Facial Serum?
Is your daily skin care limited to cleaning and moisturizing? Read on to find out how serums can help your skin, and you may decide to add this treatment to your everyday routine. Facial serums do add moisture to the skin,
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What Are “Natural” Skin Care Products?
While we are advocates of using the purest, least chemically laden products as possible, one must also be cautious of putting blind faith in DIY or “natural,” and “organic” skin care products. Don’t fall victim to excellent marketing of mediocre products.
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Are Your Hands Aging You?
Like your face, your hands are a big part of first impressions. You shake hands when you meet someone for the first time and when you greet friends. Your hands express your affection to those you love. In the course of
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How To Care For Your Skin Type
What is your skin type and why should you care? The skin you are born with dictates how much oil your skin will produce and the size of your pores, but many other factors influence your adult skin. There are the
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New Year, New Eyes
Want to take a few years (or a long week) off your face? Or perhaps feel confident about going makeup free? It’s simple, take care of your eyes! There are countless eye creams and products on the market to help you
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Start Off 2018 With Better Skin
If you’re interested in a chemical peel, now is the perfect time! For the month of January, we are offering chemical peels at 10% off. While Las Vegas gets to enjoy a good amount of sun during the fall and winter,
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Make 2018 Inspiring!
New year, same resolutions? Why not make 2018 a year of fresh starts and novelty, starting with tossing out the traditional resolution list? Most lists seem to be inspired by guilt: lose weight, eat better, go to the gym, balance
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Professional Skincare: There’s a Place for Everyone
What is the main reason to get a facial? For some it is to feel pampered, for others it may be to maintain youth, and for some it may be to battle ongoing skin issues. When you take care of your skin
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Simple Tips for Enjoying (And Surviving) The Holidays
We’re in the thick of it now! Holidays are all around us, filled with joy and merriment (often in the form of food and alcohol!), and they can also be rife with stress and disappointment. Here are some easy tips
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Can You Turn Back The Clock On Wrinkles?
First, the boring basics: ultimately, all wrinkles are caused by the loss of elastin and collagen in the skin and by loss of structure in the face (muscle loss, fat atrophy, bone loss). As we age, we are prey to
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Sweeten The Holidays With DIY Gifts
Thinking about some DIY skin care gifts this holiday season? Salt and sugar scrubs can be deliciously easy; most ingredients you may already have around the house. The bonus to making them yourself is leaving out the unpleasant preservatives/chemicals/mysterious “fragrances”
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Sniffles for the Holidays?
Ready or not, here it comes, holiday season- otherwise known as cold and flu season! Besides being miserable, it’s also hard on your skin. Blowing your nose, stress, and taking medication to manage the symptoms all have detrimental effects. If
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Blessings and Resolutions
Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time to take stock of our blessings. Our fast pace and hectic lifestyles take charge for most of the year, and the holiday season often exacerbates our stresses. This year, make and start your new
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Thinking About A Chemical Peel?
Now is a great time to get your chemical peel performed to get you ready for holiday party season! Periodic peeling of the skin helps to stimulate cellular activity, and is used for everything from age spots and pigmentation disorders to
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How To Refresh Your Complexion Overnight
1. Use a silk or satin pillowcase. It’s not pretentious, it’s the truth! These fabrics are kinder to your skin and allow you to slide across them without piling up wrinkles on your face. 2. Speaking of pillowcases, change them often. Even well
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Help Your Skin Recover From Sun Damage
Even if you’re proactive about protecting your skin now, you may not have had the same dedication when you were younger, leaving you with some unwanted effects. If you’re not careful about protecting your skin from the sun yet, it’s
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How To Make Your Treatment Last
You’ve taken the time out of your busy schedule to finally schedule a facial treatment, and you’ve paid with your hard eared money, so now make sure none of it goes to waste by following these guidelines (and any others
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Choosing Your Facial
At Privy Skin Care, we offer a variety of different facials to choose from, giving you custom-designed treatments that can perfectly fit into your schedule and lifestyle. Before any treatment, you will receive a skin analysis to determine which products
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Why You Should Avoid Products With Micro-beads
Micro-beads! A miracle of modern science! They gently exfoliate your skin and cleanse your pores! They delicately scrub the years and the sun damage from your skin! They rinse cleanly away and you go about your day with a youthful
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Facial Moisturizers vs. Serums
Is your daily skin care limited to cleaning and moisturizing? Once you understand how serums can help your skin, you may decide to add this treatment to your everyday routine. Facial serums do add moisture to the skin, but are actually
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Keep Dry Skin At Bay This Fall Season
Las Vegas temperatures are still warm and balmy, but fall is just around the corner. After weathering the desert heat, your skin needs extra attention to ward off the dry skin that comes with our windy fall climate. The key
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Spice Up Your Fall Skin Care With Pumpkin
What better way to celebrate the arrival of fall than with some seasonally inspired face and body pampering? Pumpkin Mask Pumpkins are brimming with Vitamin A, antioxidants, Vitamin C, and Zinc. This mask is great for all skin types and will give
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Does Your Skin Care Regimen Consider Your Pores?
Can facials help to minimize large pores? Absolutely! Pores are small openings in your skin. Because pores can cause problems such as acne and oily skin, it can be hard to remember that they actually exist for a good reason. The
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Adult Acne: We Can Help!
Acne can be particularly frustrating for adults. A treatment that worked well during your teen years can be useless — or make acne worse. Some adults continue to get acne well into their 30s, 40s, and even 50s. It is
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Where’d You Get Those Brows?
Whatever your brow shape, maintenance is the big question. Pluck? Wax? DIY? Salon? At home, tweezing is the most precise way to shape brows, and is the best way to maintain them between professional appointments. It is very easy to overdo
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Oil Cleansing
Curious about oil cleansing? Looking for something to replace harsh soaps and scrubs? Looking for a chance to better your skin care routine? Let us help you give oil cleansing a try! Using oil for cleansing lets the “good oils” in
-
Changing Seasons and Skin Care
We’ve almost left allergy season behind, but next thing you know, it’s cold and flu season. And all of these can wreak havoc on your skin. Blowing your nose, stress, and taking medication to manage the symptoms all have detrimental
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Simple Guidelines for Sensitive Skin
Do you have sensitive skin, or do you feel like your skin reacts poorly to many products? Do you fight against breakouts, or dry, irritated skin? Sometimes these symptoms can be relieved by following some simple guidelines and avoiding these
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How To Revive Your Complexion
What happens in Vegas…can wreak havoc on your complexion. Late night partying, desert climate, and sun and smoke exposure are all likely culprits. In addition to a headache, each of these factors can severely dehydrate your skin, resulting in a
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Is Your Workout Damaging Your Skin?
While staying active and healthy is beneficial for both your mind and your body, it does give your skin some special needs. Whether you are a weekend warrior or a dedicated athlete, here are some tips to keep your skin
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Are Parabens Dangerous?
Likely you’ve heard warnings to be mindful of what chemicals are in your personal care products, and parabens make it onto every warning list. Here’s what we know: Parabens are a class of preservatives widely used in cosmetic products. Parabens are effective preservatives
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AHA! Alpha Hydroxy Acids
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) What They Are: AHA’s are chemical compounds, either synthetic or naturally occurring. Most AHA’s used in the cosmetic industry are derived from foods: such as glycolic acid (from sugar cane), lactic acid (from sour milk), malic acid
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What’s Wrong With Microbeads?
Micro-beads! A miracle of modern science! They gently exfoliate your skin and cleanse your pores! They delicately scrub the years and the sun damage from your skin! They rinse cleanly away and you go about your day with a youthful
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Summer Stress
Summer stress? The kids are out of school (and in your hair), vacations need to be planned, survived, and recovered from. And the heat, oh my, the heat! Stress happens year round, and there is no time like the present
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How Useful Are Your “Active Ingredients”?
One big factor in whether a skin care product will work for you is whether enough of it can actually get to where it needs to go in your skin, which can be referred to as a product's bioavailability. First
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Don’t Spot Treat Skin Issues, Use Preventative Skin Care
It’s not (just) pampering, it’s preventative! Similar to the philosophy of preventative health care, we can think of facials as preventative skin care. Professional treatment can address clogged pores, fine lines, sagging skin, and puffy eyes before they even develop into
-
Professional Skin Care: Why It’s Right For You
Think professional skin care isn’t for you? Think again! You (yes, you!) can benefit from regular professional facials- even if you fit into one of the following categories: I’m a man. News flash: Men have skin too, and it needs care! Whether
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How Sugar Is Aging You
You’ve already kicked your soda habit (mostly), and you save sweet treats for emergencies because you know that too much sugar is bad for your health. But did you know it’s actually bad for your skin as well? After consumption, sugar
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Skincare: It’s Manly
When it comes to skincare, men are a different breed. But it is just as acceptable for a man to utilize the resources of an esthetician as it is for a woman. A man’s skin may be different than a
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A Facial For Your Back!
With warmer weather comes bared skin, so now is the time to think about the condition of hidden areas, like your back. Even though you may give your back a good once over in the shower everyday with a brush
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May Is Skin Cancer Awareness Month: Here’s What You Should Know
Ahhh, May. Spring is here, pools are open, and summer vacation plans are being made! There is something else that happens in May that could affect your life: May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. According to The National Council
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Dark Spots: Can They Be Treated?
Why does the desert sun in Las Vegas cause dark spots ( hyperpigmentation), and what are dark spot correctors? Dark spots can result from hormonal changes, pregnancy, acne and other inflammatory changes. Exposure to the sun without protection is one of
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Smooth For Summer
One of the few things to miss about winter is the excuse not to shave! So as we head into summer (and lose that excuse), here are some tips to make shaving less irritable, and last longer: 1) Exfoliating Scrub: Using a
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Skin Care At Every Age
Your skin undergoes changes with time, there's no getting around it. Certain external factors such as sun exposure, health habits, environmental pollutants and the pull of gravity will wear it down. Within the body, the aging process also exacts its
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What Is Your Personal Skincare Schedule?
How often should you get a facial, or any other professional skin care treatment? The answer to that question is different for everyone! Simply put, your personal skincare needs depend on a variety of factors. The first thing to consider is why
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Miracle Honey
Used by both Cleopatra and the ancient Chinese, honey has long been celebrated as a miracle salve for the skin. Made of about 80 percent sugar, honey also contains minerals and trace elements such as iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, amino
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Cures For A Puffy Face
A puffy face is usually caused by water retention. This is often the result of too little water, too much alcohol, stress, or a high salt diet. Once it appears, your body is already doing damage control. Here are some
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The Search For Smoother Skin
Nearly every culture across the ages has had it’s own search for agelessness, and it’s own “miracle” treatment for wrinkles. Ultimately, all wrinkles are caused by the loss of elastin and collagen in the skin and by loss of structure
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Adult Acne: It IS Treatable
Acne can be particularly frustrating for adults. A treatment that worked well during your teen years can be useless — or make acne worse. Some adults continue to get acne well into their 30s, 40s, and even 50s. It is
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Can You Shrink Your Pores?
Can facials help to minimize large pores? Absolutely! Pores are small openings in your skin. Because pores can cause problems such as acne and oily skin, it can be hard to remember that they actually exist for a good reason. The
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Help Me Fund the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer
I am shaving my head to support The St. Baldricks Foundation and raise money for childhood cancer research. Through a chance connection, I came across a Facebook page called Michael’s Warriors. It was started to share the journey of a 13 year old
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Skin Care Ingredients To Be Wary Of
Do you have sensitive skin, or do you feel like your skin reacts poorly to many products? Do you fight against breakouts, or dry, irritated skin? Sometimes these symptoms can be relieved by following some simple guidelines and avoiding these
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What Are Your Skin Care Products Hiding?
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about when choosing our skin care products (price, brand, skin tone matching, effectiveness…), we also need to worry about safety? Doesn’t the FDA regulate that for us? Surprisingly- no! The FDA does
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How To Handle Your Hands
Like your face, your hands are a big part of first impressions. You shake hands when you meet someone for the first time and when you greet friends. Your hands express your affection to those you love. In the course of
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Do Less, Glow More
In skincare, less IS more! Following these tips may not only save you some time and money, but it may also save your skin (literally). Stop over-cleansing: Especially true for those with acne prone skin. Your skin is amazing in that it
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Pamper Your Eyes, Improve Your Look
Want to take a few years (or a long week) off your face? Or perhaps feel confident about going makeup free? It’s simple, take care of your eyes! There are countless eye creams and products on the market to help you
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Mechanical vs Chemical Exfoliation
It may not sound glamorous, but removing dead epidermal cells (the outer layers of the skin) benefits your skin in many ways. Skin texture is smoother and softer, follicle openings are cleaner, deep pore extractions are easier, cell turnover rate
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7 Overnight Tips For A Lovely Morning Face
1. Use a silk or satin pillowcase. It’s not pretentious, it’s the truth! These fabrics are kinder to your skin and allow you to slide across them without piling up wrinkles on your face. 2. Speaking of pillowcases, change them often. Even well
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New Year, New Face: Getting A Chemical Peel
While Las Vegas gets to enjoy a good amount of sun during the fall and winter, it is still a great time to get your chemical peel performed, since less time is spent outdoors and the sun isn’t as strong. Chemical
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Help Santa Take Your Wrinkles Away This Year
First, the boring basics: ultimately, all wrinkles are caused by the loss of elastin and collagen in the skin and by loss of structure in the face (muscle loss, fat atrophy, bone loss). As we age, we are prey to
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Enjoy The Season! (Simple Tips For How)
We’re in the thick of it now! Holidays are all around us, filled with joy and merriment (often in the form of food and alcohol!), and they can also be rife with stress and disappointment. Here are some easy tips
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‘Tis The Season: Presents From Your Kitchen, For Your Skin
Thinking about some DIY skin care gifts this holiday season? Salt and sugar scrubs can be deliciously easy; most ingredients you may already have around the house. The bonus to making them yourself is leaving out the unpleasant preservatives/chemicals/mysterious “fragrances”
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Thanksgiving Resolutions. No, Really!
Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time to take stock of our blessings. Our fast pace and hectic lifestyles take charge for most of the year, and the holiday season often exacerbates our stresses. This year, why not grab the bull
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The Beauty Secrets of Honey
Used by both Cleopatra and the ancient Chinese, honey has long been celebrated as a miracle salve for the skin. Made of about 80 percent sugar, honey also contains minerals and trace elements such as iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, amino
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Pre and Post Game Strategy For Your Facial
You’ve taken the time out of your busy schedule to finally schedule a facial treatment, and you’ve paid with your hard eared money, so now make sure none of it goes to waste by following these guidelines (and any others
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Holidays Simplified: Make Yourself A Priority
Don’t look now, but holiday season is just around the corner. We’re finishing the Halloween candy, gearing up for Thanksgiving indulgences, and then navigating the joy and stress of gift giving…and capping if off with a New Year’s Eve all
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Got The Sniffles? Here’s What Your Skin Needs
Ready or not, here it comes again: cold and flu season! Besides being miserable, it’s also hard on your skin. Blowing your nose, stress, and taking medication to manage the symptoms all have detrimental effects. If you’re struck with a
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Aging Beautifully, At Every Age
The skin undergoes changes with time. Sun exposure, health habits, environmental pollutants and the pull of gravity will wear it down. Within the body, the aging process also exacts its toll with reduced collagen production and slower cell turnover. Understanding skincare
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What Goes On Your Skin Also Goes Into Your Body
What sets Privy Skin Care apart from other estheticians and spas? One important difference is our dedication to scrutinizing everything we put on your skin, and avoiding all unnecessary additives, fragrances and chemicals. All of the products we use have
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Are Facial Serums Right For You?
Is your daily skin care limited to cleaning and moisturizing? Read on to find out how serums can help your skin, and you may decide to add this treatment to your everyday routine. Facial serums do add moisture to the skin,
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Pumpkin Spice Your Skin
What better way to celebrate the arrival of fall than with some seasonally inspired face and body pampering? Pumpkin Mask Pumpkins are brimming with Vitamin A, antioxidants, Vitamin C, and Zinc. This mask is great for all skin types and will give
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Don’t Let Fall Dry Your Skin Out
Las Vegas temperatures are still warm and balmy, but fall is just around the corner. After weathering the desert heat, your skin needs extra attention to ward off the dry skin that comes with our windy fall climate. The key
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Say No To Plastic Microbeads
Micro-beads! A miracle of modern science! They gently exfoliate your skin and cleanse your pores! They delicately scrub the years and the sun damage from your skin! They rinse cleanly away and you go about your day with a youthful
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Five Reasons Why All Your Skin Care Shouldn’t Be DIY
Why seek out professional skin care? Your skin may look “fine” to you, but there is more to professional treatment than just pampering! Here are five top benefits of skin care from a licensed esthetician: Healthy Skin: Nothing says healthy like glowing skin. While
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Skin Care Golden Rules
Tired of trying to figure out if the latest skin care fad is truth or marketing? Are all your friends pushing their own favorite skin care products on you? Privy Skin Care was started with the goal of helping and
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Can You Reverse Sun Damage?
Sun damage. Even if you’re proactive about protecting your skin now, you may not have had the same dedication when you were younger, leaving you with some unwanted effects. If you’re not careful about protecting your skin from the sun
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Caring For Sensitive Skin
Do you have sensitive skin, or do you feel like your skin reacts poorly to many products? Do you fight against breakouts, or dry, irritated skin? Sometimes these symptoms can be relieved by following some simple guidelines and avoiding these
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Four Things That Sabotage Your Skin
You know the basics of skincare – don’t go out without sunscreen, don’t touch your face too much, keep a cleansing routine day and night. But some of your other everyday habits have the potential to cause problems. Which of
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Top Nutrients For Healthy Skin
Proper nutrition is vital for the maintenance of youthful, smooth, healthy skin. Skin care products, such as lotions, creams and cleansers can help treat certain skin ailments, but many skin problems are related to diet and nutrition. Wrinkles, dry or oily
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Does Your Skin Need A Break?
Does your skin need a break from makeup, or from your go-to cleanser or moisturizer? The answer, as with many skin care questions, is it depends. “Make-up free” is all the rage, and we wholeheartedly support showing the world your
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Return To The Basics
Whatever your skin type or ethnicity, sometimes all your skin needs is a return to the basics. Set aside the latest fad and the miracle creams, and make sure you are addressing these four factors. 1. Cleansing Whether it’s with traditional cleansers
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How (And Why) To Dry Brush
Dry skin brushing has long been a part of many ancient cleansing philosophies. Ayurveda, a 5000-year-old science originating in India and is believed by many to be the oldest healing science, touts the benefits of dry skin brushing. Athletes in ancient
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Unclog and Minimize Pores
Can facials help to minimize large pores? Absolutely! Pores are small openings in your skin. Because pores can cause problems such as acne and oily skin, it can be hard to remember that they actually exist for a good reason. The
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Wrinkle Free
Nearly every culture across the ages has had it’s own search for agelessness, and it’s own “miracle” treatment for wrinkles. Ultimately, all wrinkles are caused by the loss of elastin and collagen in the skin and by loss of structure
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Is Your Rotating Facial Brush Helping or Hurting?
Do you use a rotating facial brush? While they have their place, and their fans, there are some things you should know. Most rotating facial cleansing brushes are essentially exfoliating tools. The bristles physically brush away dry skin cells (exfoliation),
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Get Ready To Bare Your Back!
Even though you may give your back a good once over in the shower everyday with a brush or scrubbing cloth, nothing compares to having a professional treat the hardest area on the body to reach with a deep cleanse,
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Microdermabrasion: Exfoliation Upgraded
Your skin sheds 30,000 to 40,000 dead cells per minute, and if you don’t remove these dead skin cells, dirt and debris can become trapped in your pores and cause or worsen acne. Dead cells that have been on the
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Shaving Tips
One of the few things to miss about winter is the excuse not to shave! So as we head into summer, here are some tips to make shaving less irritable, and last longer: 1) Exfoliating Scrub: Using a quality exfoliating scrub on
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Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Ahhh, May. Spring is here, pools are open, and summer vacation plans are being made! There is something else that happens in May that could affect your life: May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. According to The National Council
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Sun’s Out, Are You Protected?
Sun damage. Even if you’re proactive about protecting your skin now, you may not have had the same dedication when you were younger, leaving you with some unwanted effects. If you’re not careful about protecting your skin from the sun,
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How To Pick Your Perfect Facial
At Privy Skin Care, we offer a variety of different facials to choose from, giving you custom-designed treatments that can perfectly fit into your schedule and lifestyle. Before any treatment, you will receive a skin analysis to determine which products
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Why You Need Antioxidants in Your Life.
Let’s face it—skin loses its luminosity with time. It sags, it wrinkles, spots appear, and elasticity disapears. While you can’t control genetics, you can work to maintain the health of your skin by giving it the care it deserves. Dermatologists and
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Take Care Of Your Eyes
Want to take a few years (or a long week) off your face? Or perhaps feel confident about going makeup free? It’s simple, take care of your eyes! There are countless eye creams and products on the market to help you
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It’s Back Baring Weather In Vegas, Are You Ready?
What is one of the most common areas that many people neglect in their skin care routine? (A hint, it’s hard to see and often even harder to reach.) It's time to pay attention to your back! Now that warm weather
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Acne: It’s Not Here To Stay!
Acne. No one likes to admit it (or discuss it), but acne is one of the most common skin disorders. There is so much (mis)information available on the causes and cures, it can be overwhelming. The most simple explanation is
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Tips For Surviving Cold, Flu and Allergies
We’ve almost left cold and flu season behind, but there’s always a few last straggling viruses hanging around. And next thing you know, it’s allergy season. And all of these can wreak havoc on your skin. Blowing your nose, stress,
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Green Tea: Not Just For Facials
Celebrate March by greening up your drink habits! This month try switching out your coffee or soda for green tea. You can drink it hot or cold, depending on the weather Las Vegas decides to throw at us. And as
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Bioavailability and You
According to Merriam-Webster, bioavailability is the degree and rate at which a substance is absorbed into a living system or is made available at the site of physiological activity. What does that have to do with the price of tea
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What Are Your Hands Saying About You?
Like your face, your hands are a big part of first impressions. You shake hands when you meet someone for the first time and when you greet friends. Your hands express your affection to those you love. In the course of
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Erase Winter’s Damage Before Spring Comes
Winter is coming to an end soon, and after four months of cold, dry, and windy weather, your skin has taken a beating. Your skin is the foundation to any great beauty look, so how do you erase effects of
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“Natural” and “Organic” What’s In A Name?
While we are advocates of using the purest, least chemically laden products as possible, one must also be cautious of putting blind faith in DIY or “natural,” and “organic” skin care products. Don’t fall victim to excellent marketing of mediocre
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Quick Fixes for Tired Skin
Sleep deprived? Sluggish? Of course you know that adequate sleep, staying well hydrated (with water or herbal teas, not soda), and a healthy lifestyle are some of the essentials for well-being. But life doesn’t always play along, and there are days
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Save Your Skin: Just Stop It!
In skincare, less IS more! Following these tips may not only save you some time and money, but it may also save your skin (literally). Stop over-cleansing: Especially true for those with acne prone skin. Your skin is amazing in that it
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An AHA Moment: Alpha Hydroxy Acids
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) What They Are: AHA’s are chemical compounds, either synthetic or naturally occurring. Most AHA’s used in the cosmetic industry are derived from foods: such as glycolic acid (from sugar cane), lactic acid (from sour milk), malic acid
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Put Your Freshest Face Forward
If you're interested in a chemical peel, now is the perfect time! For the month of January, we are offering chemical peels at 20% off. While Las Vegas gets to enjoy a good amount of sun during the fall and
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New Year, New You, New List
New year, new resolutions, same ol’ same ol’. Why not make 2016 a year of fresh starts and novelty, starting with tossing out the traditional resolution list? Most lists seem to be inspired by guilt- lose weight, eat better, go
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How To Enjoy The Holidays
We’re in the thick of it now! Holidays are all around us, filled with joy and merriment (often in the form of food and alcohol!), and they can also be rife with stress and disappointment. Here are some easy tips
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How To “Wash” Your Face With Oil
Curious about oil cleansing? Looking for something to replace harsh soaps and scrubs? Want to use the upcoming new year as a chance to better your skin care routine? Let us help you give oil cleansing a try! Using oil for
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Holiday DIY Gifts
Thinking about some DIY skin care gifts this holiday season? Salt and sugar scrubs can be deliciously easy; most ingredients you may already have around the house, with no unpleasant preservatives/chemicals/mysterious “fragrances” found in many store bought products. But there’s
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Reveal Your Holiday Glow!
Now is a great time to get your chemical peel performed, since less time is spent outdoors and the sun isn’t as strong. It will also get you ready for holiday party season! Periodic peeling of the skin helps to stimulate
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Giving Thanks and Making Changes
Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time to take stock of our blessings. Our fast pace and hectic lifestyles take charge for most of the year, and the holiday season often exacerbates our stresses. This year, why not grab the bull
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Avoid “The Red Cup” Fiasco, Go Green
As the winter season sets in, even non-coffee drinkers can be tempted by the glut of sugary, (often pumpkin) flavored "holiday" drinks. Playing on our sugar addiction and holiday spirit, marketing geniuses get us at every corner; so much that
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What’s Your Type?
What is your skin type, and why does it matter? The skin you are born with dictates how much oil your skin will produce and the size of your pores, but many other factors influence your adult skin. There are the
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Cold and Flu and Your Skin
Ready or not, here it comes again: cold and flu season! Besides being miserable, it’s also hard on your skin. Blowing your nose, stress, and taking medication to manage the symptoms all have detrimental effects. If you’re struck with a
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Mind Over (Holiday) Sugar
You’ve already kicked your soda habit (mostly), and you save sweet treats for emergencies because you know that too much sugar is bad for your health. But did you know it’s actually bad for your skin as well? Sugar is
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Start Your Holiday (De)Stress List
Don’t look now, but holiday season is just around the corner. Halloween candy, followed closely by Thanksgiving indulgences, and then the joy and stress of gift giving…topped off by a New Year’s Eve all nighter. Start this marathon off on
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Three Tips For Fall Skin Care
Fall is a time of transition, and the best skin care routines will adjust to correct any summer damage that has occurred and prepare your skin for winter. As the temperatures drop, and the air becomes drier, your skin may
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All Moisturizers Are Not Created Equal
Moisturizing your skin is not just about slathering on skin care products. Just like you read labels before buying any food products for healthy eating, knowing what skin care ingredients do is paramount for skin health. Depending on the ingredients,
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Use Pumpkin To Spice Up Your Skin Care
What better way to celebrate the arrival of fall than with some seasonally inspired face and body pampering? Pumpkin Mask Pumpkins are brimming with Vitamin A, antioxidants, Vitamin C, and Zinc. This mask is great for all skin types and will give
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Sweat and Skin Care
As the triple digits fade away, many of us like to start spending more time outdoors enjoying the Las Vegas fall weather. And for some of us that also means meeting our exercise goals outdoors while we can! While staying
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Prep Your Skin For Autumn
Las Vegas temperatures are still warm and balmy, but fall is just around the corner. After surviving the desert heat, your skin needs extra attention to ward off the dry skin that comes with our dry, windy fall climate. The
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Got Sun?
As most of the country heads into autumn, and cooler weather, Las Vegas is still in the triple digits. That means while everyone else shelves their sunscreen and pulls out sweaters, we need to still be slathering! What should you
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Rhonda Allison Skin Care Products
We are proud to offer Rhonda Allison products in our services and for purchase. No skin care line is right for every person, but here are some of the reasons we have chosen to offer her products: Rhonda Allison, the founder and
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When Skin Care Is Not Just About Skin
There is a whole other side to what we do, and it is one of the founding principles of Privy Skin Care. We believe, and science has confirmed, that the mind and the skin are connected on many different levels. One
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Turn A Spa Date Into A Relationship
Ah, the spa day. The retreat of the weary, the overworked, the stressed, and the just plain fortunate. But when you pick the spa out of a hat, how much do you know about the products and methods they use?
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Come For The Pampering, Stay For The Knowledge!
Tired of trying to figure out if the latest skin care fad is truth or marketing? Are all your friends pushing their own favorite skin care products on you? Privy Skin Care was started with the goal of helping and
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Is Natural Skin Care Always The Best Choice?
While we are advocates of using the purest, least chemically laden products as possible, one must also be cautious of putting blind faith in DIY or “natural,” and “organic” skin care products. Don’t fall victim to excellent marketing of mediocre
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How to Fix Your Skin After Vegas Fun and Sun
What happens in Vegas…can wreak havoc on your complexion. Late night partying, desert climate, and sun and smoke exposure are all likely culprits. In addition to a headache, each of these factors can severely dehydrate your skin, resulting in a
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Is Your Cleansing Brush Ruining Your Skin?
Most rotating facial cleansing brushes market themselves as cleansing brushes. In reality, however, they are essentially exfoliating tools. The bristles physically brush away dry skin cells, removing dirt and makeup in the process. While having a clean face is a
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Skincare: Don’t Overdo It!
In skincare, less IS more! Following these tips may not only save you some time and money, but it may save your skin as well. Stop over-cleansing: Especially true for those with acne prone skin! Your skin is amazing in that it
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3 Tips for Happy Skin
Your skin is affected daily by both external as well as internal factors. Because of this, you should take into consideration both what your skin encounters from your environment as well as what you take into your body that will
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Facials: Pampering or Prevention?
It’s not (just) pampering, it’s preventative! Similar to the philosophy of preventative health care, we can think of facials as preventative skin care. Professional treatment can address clogged pores, fine lines, sagging skin, and puffy eyes before they even develop into
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Professional Skin Care: The Manly Edition
When it comes to skincare, men are a different breed. But it is just as acceptable for a man to utilize the resources of an esthetician as it is for a woman- especially in a town like Las Vegas! A
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Skin Care Doubters Wanted
Think professional skin care isn't for you? Think again! You (yes, you!) can benefit from regular professional facials- even if you fit into one of the following categories: I’m a man. News flash: Men have skin too, and it needs care!
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Skin Care Truths
We recently covered some of the common skin care myths, now let’s turn the table and focus on some of the skin care truths! Seeing a licensed esthetician will benefit your skin. Truth! Sure, some lucky souls are blessed with apparently
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How to DIY Salt and Sugar Body Scrubs
Have you forayed into the DIY world of salt and sugar scrubs yet? Deliciously easy; most ingredients you may already have around the house, and no unpleasant preservatives/chemicals/sketchy “fragrances” found in many store bought products. The two most common face
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Myth Busting: Skin Care
It’s skincare myth busting time again! It is amazing how pervasive some of these ideas are, despite all evidence to the contrary. Read, learn, and go forth and spread the truth: Myth: Vigorous washing will clear up bad skin. No no
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Professional Skin Care: 5 Reasons Why
Why seek out professional skin care? If you suffer from acne or other skin issues, that may be your reason, but if not, what is the benefit? Your skin may look “fine” to you, but there is more to professional
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Skin Care and Your Pores
Can facials help to minimize large pores? Absolutely! Pores are small openings in your skin. Because pores can cause problems such as acne and oily skin, it can be hard to remember that they actually exist for a good reason. The
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Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Ahhh, May. Spring is here, Mother’s Day is around the corner, andsummer vacation plans are being made… but there is something else that happens in May that could affect your life: May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. According to
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Facial Frequency: What’s The Ideal Number?
How often should you get a facial? The answer to that question is different for everyone! Simply put, your personal skincare needs depend on a variety of factors. The first thing to consider is why you’re getting a facial. If you
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Fighting Acne
Acne: even the name is cringe-worthy! No one likes to admit it (or discuss it), but acne is one of the most common skin disorders. Your epidermis (the top layer of skin) is constantly shedding and replacing new cells. If this
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Summertime, And The Shaving Is Easy!
One of the few things to miss about winter is the excuse not to shave! So as we head into summer, here are some tips to make shaving less irritable, and last longer: 1) Exfoliating Scrub: Using a quality exfoliating scrub on
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Spring Allergies and Your Skin
Spring is in the air… and so are pollen and dust. Thanks to the steady wind this week nearly everyone has been affected by the decrease in air quality. With all those irritants blowing into your face, at minimum you
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Sunburn Recovery
Warm weather and sunny skies in Las Vegas means the pools are opening and the clothes are coming off
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Your Hands: Young or Old?
Like your face, your hands are a big part of first impressions. You shake hands when you meet someone for the first time and when you greet friends. Your hands express your affection to those you love. In the course of
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Parabens: What Should You Know?
Likely you’ve heard warnings to be mindful of what chemicals are in your personal care products, and parabens make it onto every warning list. Here’s what we know: Parabens are a class of preservatives widely used in cosmetic products. Parabens are effective preservatives
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Trade Your Green Beer For Green Tea
Celebrate March by greening up your drink habits! This month (or this week, if you’re a commitment-phobe) try switching out your coffee or soda for green tea. You can drink it hot or cold, depending on the weather Las Vegas
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Showing, and Saving Your Skin in Las Vegas
During your daily skin care routine, how often do you forget your sunscreen? (Accidentally, or on purpose?) We know that YOU know that sun protection, especially in sunny Las Vegas, is important. But as we uncover more of our skin for spring
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Erase the Winter Months: How to Prep for Spring!
Winter is coming to an end soon, and after four months of cold, dry and windy weather, your skin has taken a beating. Your skin is the foundation to any great beauty look, so how do you erase effects of
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Top 3 Skin Care Tips for Las Vegas
Skin care doesn’t have to be complicated. Seeing an esthetician isn’t just for problem skin. Looking for a little simplicity in your life? Start with these three tips for maintaining your best skin in the Las Vegas desert climate: 1.Hydration Drinking plenty
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Toxins In Your Cosmetics?
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about when choosing our skin care products (price, brand, skin tone matching, effectiveness…), we also need to worry about safety? Doesn’t the FDA regulate that for us? Surprisingly- no! The FDA does
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Microdermabrasion: Rough Name, Smooth Skin
Your skin sheds 30,000 to 40,000 dead cells per minute, and if you don't remove these dead skin cells, dirt and debris can become trapped in your pores and cause or worsen acne. Dead cells that have been on the
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The Oil Cleansing Method
Surely you’ve heard of those crazy people who use OIL to clean their faces? Well stand back, because we’re about to tell you exactly why it works and why it’s fantastic! Using oil for cleansing lets the "good oils" in your
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A Facial for your…Back?
It may still be chilly in Las Vegas, but before you know it Spring will be right around the corner! With warmer weather comes bared skin, so now is the time to think about the condition of hidden areas, like
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Exfoliation: Chemical Peels vs Microdermabrasion
It may not sound glamorous, but removing dead epidermal cells (the outer layers of the skin) benefits your skin in many ways. Skin texture is smoother and softer, follicle openings are cleaner, deep pore extractions are easier, cell turnover rate
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Your 2015 Skin Care Resolutions Simplified
What are your New Year’s resolutions for 2015? Odds are they include some type of goal that will lead to better health (loose weight, eat less cookies, eat more veggies…). While you are thinking about your health, here are a
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Saving Your Skin During Cold and Flu Season
Welcome to cold and flu season! So many aspects of this season can be hard on your skin: blowing your nose, stress, and taking medication to manage the symptoms are some examples. If you’re struck with a winter malady, here
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Leaving Your Wrinkles In Las Vegas
First, the boring basics: ultimately, all wrinkles are caused by the loss of elastin and collagen in the skin and by loss of structure in the face (muscle loss, fat atrophy, bone loss). As we age, we are prey to
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Rhonda Allison and Privy Skin Care
While no skin care line is perfect, and not every product will work for every person, there is a reason we are proud to offer Rhonda Allison products in our services and for purchase. Rhonda Allison, the founder and CEO of
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Four Common Skin Stressors.
You know the basics of skincare – don’t go out without sunscreen, don’t touch your face too much, keep a cleansing routine day and night. But some of your other everyday habits have the potential to cause problems. Which of
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Holiday Stress And Your Health
The crazy holiday season is in full force now, and no doubt between holiday food and holiday stress, your skin is not at it’s best. The hurried pace and the demands of the season can take a toll on your
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Hello Honey!
Used by Cleopatra and the ancient Chinese, honey has long been celebrated as a miracle salve for the skin. Made of about 80 percent sugar, honey also contains minerals and trace elements such as iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, amino acids,
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Professional Facials: Are They Worth It?
What is the main reason you get facials? For some it is to feel pampered, for others it may be to maintain youth, and for some it may be to battle ongoing skin issues. When you take care of your skin by
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Autumn Inspired Skin Care
What better way to celebrate the arrival of fall than with some seasonally inspired face and body pampering? Pumpkin Mask Pumpkins are brimming with Vitamin A, antioxidants, Vitamin C, and Zinc. This mask is great for all skin types and will give
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Get The Jump On Holiday Stress With Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy has been around for thousands of years. Hippocrates studied the use of herbs and plants with massage in order to promote healing, and the first use of aromatherapy was recorded more than 3,500 years ago. Distillation of plant and
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Improve Your Skin By Improving Your Sleep Style
1. Use a silk or satin pillowcase. It’s not pretentious, it’s the truth! These fabrics are kinder to your skin and allow you to slide across them without piling up wrinkles on your face. 2. Speaking of pillowcases, change them often. Even well
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Facial Masks, Straight From Your Kitchen!
Here are some of our favorite DIY facial masks. Even though these recipes utilize simple ingredients usually found in your kitchen, it is best to use a small amount and test your skin for a reaction before going for the
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‘Tis The Season…For Chemical Peels!
While Las Vegas gets to enjoy a good amount of sun during the fall and winter, it is still a great time to get your chemical peel performed, since less time is spent outdoors and the sun isn’t as strong. Chemical
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Skin Care for Athletes
With nearly year-round good weather, many Las Vegans are regular exercisers and many participate in rigorous training or endurance challenges. While staying active and healthy is beneficial for both your mind and your body, it does give your skin some
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Four Steps To Better Skin
The abundance of advice and skin care tips available today can be overwhelming. Without knowing where to start, you may find yourself in a rut, sticking to what you’ve always done. While seeing a good skin care professional is the
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Warding Off The Dry Skin of Fall
Dry skin is caused when skin loses too much water or oil, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. The key to treating dry skin is preventing the loss of moisture through proper skin care. While drinking 8-10 glasses of water
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Your Facial: Pre and Post Care
You know the drill right? How to prepare for a facial (aside from actually remembering to schedule it!): Don’t use an exfoliator for at least 48 hours. Don’t get a laser treatment. Don’t wax or thread. Don’t schedule it on the same day as
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Does Your Skin Need A New Fall Wardrobe?
It may still be in the triple digits here in Las Vegas, but rest assured, fall is on it’s way. As we head in to cooler, dryer weather, many wonder whether a change in skin care regimen is in order.
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Your Exfoliator is Deadly
Micro-beads! A miracle of modern science! They gently exfoliate your skin and cleanse your pores! They delicately scrub the years and the sun damage from your skin! They rinse cleanly away and you go about your day with a youthful
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Sugar: It’s Attacking Your Skin!
You’ve already kicked your soda habit (mostly), and you save sweet treats for emergencies because you know that too much sugar is bad for your health. But did you know it’s actually bad for your skin as well? After consumption, sugar
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Essentials of Skincare at Every Age
The skin undergoes changes with time. Sun exposure, health habits, environmental pollutants and the pull of gravity, if allowed free rein on the skin, will wear it down. Within the body, the aging process also exacts its toll with reduced
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Treating Sensitive Skin
Do you have sensitive skin, or do you feel like your skin reacts poorly to many products? Do you fight against breakouts, or dry, irritated skin? Sometimes these symptoms can be relieved by following some simple guidelines and avoiding these
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Beyond Basics: Do You Need A Facial Serum?
Is your daily skin care limited to cleaning and moisturizing? Read on to find out how serums help your skin, and you may decide to add this treatment to your everyday routine. Facial serums add moisture to the skin, but are
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How To Take Your Vegas Facial Home With You
How do you maintain your facial results at home? With your beauty products! We all love the way our skin looks and feels when we step out of the spa after a facial, whether that be a vitamin C facial, an
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Sunburn, Now What??
All but the most vigilant of us has been there. You didn’t think you’d be out in the sun for very long, or you forgot to reapply, or you missed a spot…we’ve likely all experienced sunburn of one degree or
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The Top Three Reasons You Need Antioxidants In Your Life
Let’s face it—skin loses its luminosity with time. It sags, it wrinkles, and it blotches up with spots and loses its elasticity. While you can't control genetics and certain pre-existing health conditions, you can work to maintain the health of
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The Eyes Have It
Want to take a few years (or a long week) off your face? Or perhaps feel confident about going makeup free? It’s simple, take care of your eyes! There are countless eye creams and products on the market to help you
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How to Choose Your Facial
You want a facial. You found us. Now what? At Privy Skin Care, we offer a variety of different facials to choose from, giving you custom-designed treatments that can perfectly fit into your schedule and lifestyle. Before any treatment, you will
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Saving Your Skin in Las Vegas
Every season wreaks its own special havoc on your skin. Here are some tips from the creator of one of our favorite product lines, Rhonda Allison, on how to combat the top culprits found in a Las Vegas summer: Block
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8 Reasons To Drink (More) Green Tea
Green tea, native to China and India, has been consumed and lauded for its health benefits for centuries. It is made from un-oxidized tea leaves and is one of the least processed types of tea. Modern science has begun to
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Bare Your Back
What is one of the most common areas that many people neglect in their skin care routine? (A hint, it’s hard to see and often even harder to reach.) If you’ve seen our June Special, you might have guessed: your
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Brows Brows Brows!
These days bigger is better in eyebrow trends, but that doesn’t mean your brows don’t need any maintenance. Whether you are a victim of over plucking or have let them run wild, there’s a fix for you. At home, tweezing
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5 Nutrients For Better Skin
Proper nutrition is vital for the maintenance of youthful, smooth, healthy skin. Skin care products, such as lotions, creams and cleansers can help treat certain skin ailments, but many skin problems are related to diet and nutrition. Wrinkles, dry or oily
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Peptide Peptalk
What Are Peptides? Peptides are short chains of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds, and are closely related to protein. Put simply, the shorter chain molecules are called peptides while longer chains are called proteins. Peptides and proteins are present in every
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Sun Damage and Your Skin
Sun damage. Even if you’re proactive about protecting your skin now, you may not have had the same dedication when you were younger, leaving you with some unwanted effects. If you’re not careful about protecting your skin from the sun
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Reviving A Tired Face
Sleep deprived? Sluggish? By now you probably know that adequate sleep, staying well hydrated (with water or herbal teas, not soda), and a healthy lifestyle are some of the essentials for well-being. But life doesn’t always play along, and there are
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Men: Man Up For Your Skin
When it comes to skincare, men are a different breed. But it is just as acceptable for a man to utilize the resources of an esthetician as it is for a woman. A man’s skin may be different than a
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Just A Fling, Or An Important Relationship?
Ah, the spa day. The retreat of the weary, the overworked, the stressed, and the just plain fortunate. But when you pick the spa out of a hat, how much do you know about the products and methods they use?
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Does Skin Type Matter?
What is your skin type and why should you care? The skin you are born with dictates how much oil your skin will produce and the size of your pores, but many other factors influence your adult skin. There are the
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Cleopatra’s Beauty Secret: The Chemical Peel
A beauty treatment since the days of Cleopatra, chemical peels are not as scary as they may sound. (She was said to bathe in sour milk; the lactic acid contained in the milk was the active ingredient providing her with
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Spring Cleaning For Your Skin Care Bad Habits
Professional skin care treatments are essential to the health and vitality of your skin, but equally important is how you treat your skin at home every day. Here are some simple tips to revamp your home care; think of them as
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Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Adult Acne
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Adult Acne Acne can be particularly frustrating for adults. A treatment that worked well during your teen years can be useless — or make acne worse. Some adults continue to get acne well into
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The Oldest New Beauty Secret: Do You Dry Brush?
Dry skin brushing has long been a part of many ancient cleansing philosophies. Ayurveda, a 5000-year-old science originating in India and is believed by many to be the oldest healing science, touts the benefits of dry skin brushing. Athletes in
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Skin Care Ingredients and How They Work To Moisturize Skin
Moisturizing your skin is not just about slathering on skin care products. Just like you read labels before buying any food products for healthy eating, knowing what skin care ingredients do is paramount for skin health. Depending on the ingredients,
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Skin Care Tips for The Harsh Winter Season
As winter approaches, so do the beauty challenges. Around this time of year, we are recovering from a flurry of holiday activities and you might have noticed the cold weather taking a toll on your beautiful skin. If you’re looking
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Three Key Antioxidants That Prevent Sun Damage
Living in hot and dry Las Vegas can dry the skin and hasten the aging process of the skin. The ultraviolet (UV) radiation of the sun may inflict sun damage such as dry and dull skin, pigmentation, age spots and
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Absolute Skin Care Tips to Adopt
If skin care is the main defense against poor skin health, what skin care regimen should you adopt? If you read any number of skin articles, advice abounds and that may overwhelm you. Where do you start and what do
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Super Moisturizing Ingredients to Look for in Skin Beauty Products
Is better skin one of your new year’s solution? If not, it’s always a good resolution to make. Healthy skin means a healthier you and clear, supple skin gives you confidence and boosts your morale. As consumer reports and beauty
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Vitamin C – Essential for Beautiful Skin
Vitamin C - Essential for Beautiful Skin Although there is some doubt as to whether Vitamin C can really help you ward off colds or other ailments, science has proven that it does have a dramatic effect on the health of your skin.
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Selecting A Spa Professional For Your Skin Care Needs
Selecting A Spa Professional For Your Skin Care Needs There are many choices when finding a skin care professional; but you don't want just anyone. Personal preference plays a big role in finding the right skin care professional for you. However,
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Why It Pays To Make Regular Facials Part Of Your Skincare Regimen
Why It Pays To Make Regular Facials Part Of Your Skincare Regimen Dermatologists will tell you that it is very important to take care of the skin on your face. First, the skin on your face tends to be thinner than the
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Holiday Stress and Skin Care
Holiday Stress and Skin Care Feeling stressed this time of the year? We are wrapping up the crazy holiday season and it's time to think about you! Christmas gifts are bought and given. Holiday cookies have been eaten, guests went home.
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Heal Bacne and Treat Hyperpigmentation with Vitamin C
Heal Bacne and Treat Hyperpigmentation with Vitamin C Acne effects more than 80% of people between the ages of 11 and 30 - and is the source of disdain for many of its sufferers. Acne lesions are not only found on the
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Skin Care for Winter Weather
Skin Care for Winter Weather The long nights, cold days of winter may be just right for cuddling in front of a fireplace or a hot cup of cider but the cold and dry air may also be working overtime to
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What to Expect with Chemical Peels
What to Expect with Chemical Peels Should you have a chemical peel? Your skin feels ready for one, it may even be begging for it. How do you know? Look at your skin. Is it dry, wrinkled, dull, a collection of
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Sun Damage and Skin Care
Love the sun a tad too much? Or do you live in a sunny location where it’s inevitable to escape the sun’s bright rays? Such as Las Vegas, where the hot desert climate can scorch your skin and create damaging
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Vitamin C Promotes Skin Health
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin and its contribution to health has been well-documented. In recent years, its ability to fight cold has been a subject of much debate but still, it yields much prowess in boosting immunity, reducing risks
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Antioxidants for Skin Renewal
Skin ages with time. The effects may not be attractive when you look into the mirror--sagging skin, wrinkles around eyes, deep facial lines, age spots, uneven skin tones and dull, tired appearance. While you may not be able to do
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The Top Five Benefits of Skin Care
Paying attention to your skin offers health and beauty benefits, after all, there is more skin on the body than anything else. How’s the condition of your skin? Is it that important to spend time and effort on taking good
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Peptides Can Rejuvenate Your Skin
If eyes say it all, beware the condition of your eyes. Are your eyes surrounded by fine lines, crow’s feet and underscored with dark bulges? Such facial manifestations can make you look old, tired and even sad. The skin around
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Privy Is Pleased To Explain The Benefits Of Rhonda Allison Skincare
In 1992, Rhonda Allison, a longtime aesthetics expert, produced a video called "The Art of Skin Peeling." It's hard to overstate the impact it had on the aesthetic industry. Allison was among the first to take a scientific approach to aesthetics,
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Hydration, Regular Facials And A Proper Diet: Skin Care Tips To Look Your Best
In our previous post, we talked about health habits that can make you look older. Now, let's talk about some health habits that can contribute to better skin. Hydration: Any dermatologist will tell you that good skin starts with getting plenty of
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Avoid Health Habits That Make You Look Older
Getting older is unavoidable, but that doesn't mean you can't look good while doing it. You may know that applying sunscreen and certain skincare products can help you look younger, but did you know there are health habits that make you
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Five Tips for Softer Looking Skin
The skin is the largest organ of the body; caring for it will serve you well. And no matter what your age, having healthy skin is important to your appearance and your overall well-being: it not only feels good, it
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Tips For Younger Looking Skin
How to Make Your Skin Look Younger: Tips for Both Men and Women Do you know how to make your skin look younger, no matter your gender? Having healthy skin is just as important for men as it is for women, and
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Facial Serums and How They Work
How Facial Serums Help Your Skin Is your daily skin care limited to cleaning and moisturizing? Read on to find out how serums help your skin, and you may decide to add this treatment to your everyday routine. Facial serums add moisture
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The Truth About Pores
3 Common Myths, and the Truths About your Pores Pores are tiny openings in the skin that release natural oils from the sebaceous glands below the surface. This process aids in moisturizing, which is essential for good skin health. Everyone has
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How Chemical Peels Work
What Chemical Peels Reveal There is a science behind healthy skin and the professionals at Privy Skin Care we will show you the chemical peel that is best for you. Each of our skin peels have been designed for a specific purpose, and
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Skin Care For The Dry Las Vegas Climate
Skin Care for Dry Skin Dry skin is caused when skin it loses too much water or oil, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. The key to treating dry skin is preventing the loss of moisture through proper skin care. Roberta
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The Three Most Important Things For Healthy Skin In Las Vegas
3 Musts For Great Looking Skin For Women of All Ages Skin is affected daily by both external as well as internal factors. Because of this, considerations must be made for the surface care of your skin and what you take
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Basic Skin Care To Make You Look More Radiant
How to make your skin more radiant with basic skin care In this interview, Roberta Perry, skin care expert, gives some of her best tips for facial skin care on how to make your skin more radiant by properly taking care
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How Exfoliation Improves Your Skin
Learn How Exfoliation Helps Your Skin No doubt you’ve heard about how exfoliation helps your skin. But what exactly is exfoliation? Simply put, it’s the removal of dead skin cells that collect on the outer surface of the skin, usually by
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Maintaining Your Skin Between Facials In Las Vegas
How do you maintain your facial results at home? With your beauty products! We all love the way our skin looks and feels when we step out of the spa after a facial, whether that be a vitamin C facial, an
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Seaweed and Skin Care Products In Las Vegas
Marine Ingredients and Human Skin: Seaweed and Its Healthful Benefits Nothing feels better than a day at the beach – the wind in your hair, the salt on your skin, and the sun warming every inch of you. Even after you’ve
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How To Fight Wrinkles In Las Vegas
Try These Foods to Fight Wrinkles Although research on how foods affect the skin is still in its infancy, much is known about what types of foods can keep your skin plumper and more radiant and foods that fight wrinkles. What
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Choosing The Right Facial At Privy Skin Care Las Vegas
There Are Plenty Of Facials To Choose From At Privy Skin Care, So Which One Is Right Privy Skin Care offers a variety of different facials to choose from, giving clients custom-designed treatments that can perfectly fit into their schedule. Before
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Caring For Your Skin In Las Vegas
5 Common Things That Ruin Your Skin We all know the basics of skincare – don’t go out without sunscreen, don’t pop your pimples, don’t touch your face too much. But some of our ordinary, everyday habits have the potential to
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Shaving For Hair Removal
Shaving Essentials for quality Skin Care! Proper skin care is an important part of every woman's beauty routine. At Privy Skincare we specialize in rejuvenating your skin and can confidently say that cleansing, toning and moisturizing your skin will leave it healthy
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Skin Care Products For Sunburn In Las Vegas
Beauty Products That Heal and Hydrate When celebrity fashionista Kelly Osbourne tweeted a picture of her badly sunburned back, the whole world said "Ouch!" But let's face it, sun exposure-or overexposure--is a problem that plagues celebrities and civilians alike. We all know
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Skin Care Products In Las Vegas
How To Use Black Soap For Skin Care You may have heard buzz recently about this alternative beauty treatment: black soap, and find yourself asking, "How do I use black soap for skin care?" Black soap is traditionally made from palm leaves,
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Aromatherapy Facials In Las Vegas
Aromatherapy and Facials, the Perfect Combo Aromatherapy sounds “new age” but has actually been around for thousands of years. Distillation of plant and flower extracts were used in medical therapies in ancient cultures all over the world. In fact, the father
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Skin Care and Sunscreen In Las Vegas
Basic Skin Care: Why you need to use sunscreen. The importance of sunscreen is something that is overlooked by many. During your daily skin care routine, it is easy to forget something so seemingly insignificant, but it is something you do not want
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How Often Should You Get Facials In Las Vegas?
How often should you get facials? This is a question that many people ask but one that doesn’t have an easy answer. Simply put, your personal skincare needs depend on a variety of factors. The first thing to consider is why
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Skin Care Products
Bringing the Experience Home with Privy Skin Care Beauty Products In between appointments, enjoy a taste of Privy Skin Care at home with the best beauty products available. The Rhonda Allison products we use are made from a blend of active natural ingredients and
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Spa Services in Las Vegas
Rejuvenating spa services in Las Vegas Las Vegas is famous for many things: Casinos, hotels, entertainment, and gourmet cuisine all exist in abundance. You come here for the night life, the adventure, the food, and the excitement. But while you are
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How Chemical Peels Erase Away the Years
Chemical Peels Erase Away the Years Do you look in the mirror and wish you could simply wipe away the years from your face? Of course you do! The benefits and lasting effects of chemical peels may just make that wish
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Back Acne Treatments
Put Your Best Back Forward With Spa Quality Skin Care If you watched the Oscars, you know that 2013 has given rise to a new fashion trend: the statement back. From Anne Hathaway to Renee Zelweger to Olivia Munn, the stars--and
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Antioxidant Facials in Las Vegas
Why Antioxidant Facials are in important in Las Vegas. Incorporating the right antioxidants in both your diet and your skin care can result in smooth healthy skin. You don't need to use chemical heavy products. There are several vitamins and nutrients
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Vitamin C Facial
Vitamin C -- It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore Everyone knows that Vitamin C is a necessary part of a balanced diet but did you know it can also be used to rejuvenate your face? Here’s how it works. Collagen is the
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Microdermabrasion
Does your skin seem to be dull and lifeless? Do you have acne scars that you are self conscious about? Is your skin dry or do you have large pores? Do you have fine lines and wrinkles? If so you
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Anti-aging Facials
Anti-aging Facials Antioxidants can help to prevent wrinkles, reduce scar formation, and to promote the skin to heal. Antioxidants are vitamins, amino acids and other natural substances neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals all which help for anti-aging. Examples of antioxidants
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Aromatherapy Facial
It’s that time of the year again….is a de-stressing facial in order? The holidays are here again. They can be joyful, but oh so stressful! This holiday season why not take some time for yourself? A facial can be a healthy
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Facials For Acne
Acne is the most common skin disorder. Factors that contribute to acne: - Stress - Nutrition - Hormones - Touching / Picking - Dryness - Abrasive scrubbing - Cosmetics - Skin Treatments The epidermis is constantly shedding and replacing new cells. If this natural process is disrupted the skin cells
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Chemical Peels vs Microdermabrasion
Different types of exfoliation used during a facial. Removing dead epidermal cells, the outer layers of the skin, benefits the skin in many ways. Skin texture is smoother and softer, follicle openings are cleaner, deep pore extractions are easier, cell turnover
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How To Minimize Large Pores
Facials can help to minimize large pores. Pores house a hair follicle and sebaceous gland which serves as a gateway for sebum, our skin's natural oil. For the most part genetics determine the size of our pores however some pores tend