Your most intimate clothing: your SKIN!

Skincare. It's something everyone has at least thought about. We're getting older by the second, which means our skin is, too. And, although sometimes fleetingly, we think about skincare, but sometimes we just don't know where to start. There are tons upon tons of skincare products out there that can do this, and they can do that, and they range from as little as $10 for a 10oz tube all the way up to above $100 for a 1oz tube.

We aren't here to tell you which product you should use for your needs. We are here to tell you some interesting facts that we have learned about our skin. You should know about them, too, right? I mean, it is your skin that you have to live with for the rest of your life!

• The average human being has 21 square feet of skin and about 300 million skin cells. That's a lot of skin! 
• Your skin is the largest organ on the body. Also, it weighs somewhere between 12-15% of your body weight.
• Your skin is always renewing itself from the bottom up and take 52-77 days to shed it's cells.
• Humas shed about 600 thousand particles of skin every hour (that's about 1.5 pounds a year!). By 70 years, you will have lost about 105 pounds of skin. (That's exciting news for us, but also oddly disturbing!)
• There are 2 different types of skin: Glaborous skin (the type that doesn't grow hair, like the soles of your feet and the palms of your hands) and Hairy Skin.
• There are over 40 miles of nerves in the skin of a human being. (Wow, just imagine how quickly those nerves work!)
• 70% of the dust your find in your home is from dead skin. In fact, dead skin accounts for about a BILLION tons of dust in the atmosphere!
• Each half inch of skin has approximately 3.2 feet of tiny blood vessels, 10 hairs, 100 sweat glands and 15 sebaceous glands.
• Goose bumps are actually little pimples that help retain a layer of warm air over our body.

Skin facts were found at Good Skin Health.

Red Light Therapy?

So you've come into the salon and we told you about our Sun Dazzle package (or we maybe even called it our Red Light Therapy package). And you had no clue what we were talking about. And we went over it briefly with you, told you to test it out and see how you liked it, told you about the products to enhance it and sent you on your way.

Well, here we are saying we're sorry. Not for telling you about the greatness of the Red Light Therapy treatment, but for not telling ENOUGH about the Red Light Therapy treatment. This whole post will be dedicated to those who want to take care of their skin, who want to look younger, who want to look more radiant and hide some of those skin imperfections.

After 18 sessions of using Red Light Therapy

Red Light Therapy (RLT) is the use of red light waves in order to stimulate the body's natural healing system and bring relief to various ailments. RLT uses heat and concentrated red light to stimulate circulation and blood flow throughout the body as well as boosting the collagen production to enhance the body's natural ability to heal. In as few as 4 weeks you will start to see amazing results, with your full results appearing in as few as 12 weeks.

RLT is non invasive and UV-free. The red light waves from the infrared spectrum penetrates the skin tissue up to 10 millimeters. This extra energy from the light will actually help the skin cells increase the production of new collagen and enhance the turnover of elastin fibers, the two main components for skin renewal.

RLT is not just for women who want younger looking skin. It also helps with acne and other skin problems by helping to clear out pores. In the same way natural sunlight helps with mild depression, RLT sessions can improve moods and diminish depression in the winter months.

In short (and this is probably what we told you in the salon), RLT will help your body produce collagen and elastin, diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, help your body retain moisture, help even our your skin tone, diminish the appearance of scars and stretch marks, help with any acne issues, increase circulation and blood flow and even brighten up your gloomy day!

Do I have to? Really? But I don't wanna!

Lotion. Lotion. Lotion. We love lotion. You secretly love lotion. The smell, the feel, the results. But you hate to put it on, don't you? It takes time. And it's so cold putting it on your skin. And you get greasy if you put too much on. Or you sweat too much in the bed, and you feel like you're in a slip-and-slide. We get it. But you should spoil yourself and your skin and put some lotion on before tanning.

Let us tell you why you should be putting on lotion every time you get in the tanning bed.

Using a lotion while tanning will keep the skin moisturized, which leads to more light being absorbed. Did you know that dry skin will actually deflect the light? Moisturized skin will tan quicker. We all like to be darker quicker.

All lotions that we carry for in the bed actually have a intensifier in them. Basically, they help your body produce more melanin quicker, which means you won't plateau as quickly. Some have bronzers in them. Some have tingles in them. Some have both. Some have neither. Also, most lotions have many vitamins and nutrients that your skin needs, along with hydrators and emollients. Some of our lotions even have age-defying and firming ingredients. Skin care, we're all about it.

And did you know that tanning actually dries your skin out? Well, now you do. And if you don't apply lotion before going into the bed, your skin will look scaly in less than a week. We promise. Which leads us to our tan extending products.

Our tan extenders help your body retain moisture. And, yes, they are so much more amazing than anything you can get over the counter from your local drug store. They are chock-a-block full of butters, aloe, melanin boosters, hemp seed oil, and any other amazing moisturizing ingredient you can think of. And the bottles are HUGE. Use these twice a day and your skin will feel like silk. Or as smooth as a baby's bottom. Which ever you would like to reference.