Ever watch the Emmy’s or the Grammy’s and noticed the glowing skin of the celebrities, only to wish and wonder what their secret is and what did they have done to get it.  Well, I’m about to spill the beans on this secret and it’s not that big of a secret.

First of all, it helps to have young and flawless skin.  But, even flawless skin needs TLC.  The secret to the amazing glow is in two easy steps, exfoliate and load with anti-oxidants! 

You may have heard by now that exfoliation is a really good idea. Now let me explain why and what methods are ideal.  Most of us are familiar with “scrubs”, some kind of abrasive material that we rub around and move over our skin so that the dead skin cells are removed.  If that’s the only kind of exfoliant you have, great, use it.  But, these kinds of exfoliants are random.  Random in the sense that we hope the abrasive material will remove the dead skin cells that we want to have removed.  Abrasive scrubs only work where you manipulate them and even then how do you know when all the skin cells you want removed have been scrubbed off?   Sometimes this very thought of not being sure if all the dead skin cells have been removed can created a feeling to keep scrubbing even more, which can cause skin irritations due to over exfoliation. 

The solution is a proper exfoliant, for your skin type, that works uniformly.  Uniformly means, putting on a serum or exfoliating treatment mask and leaving it on for a duration of time.  Every area you’ve applied the serum or mask will be exfoliated.  It leaves no guesswork.  Dr. Cockerham has developed three different kinds of exfoliants that do just that.  The Overnight Mini Peel, Overnight Triple Peel and the Triple Pumpkin + Ferula are perfect examples of uniform exfoliants.

Once you’ve exfoliated correctly you’ll then need to make sure that the new skin cells are going to perform at their top performance.  This means they will be alive longer, adsorb your high-end products better and the most important part, reflect light in a way that makes your skin glow.  The glow comes from a smoother skin surface once the dead skin cells have been removed.  It’s like flashing a light at a mirror.  If you flash a light at a mirror that is titled sideways, as dead skin cells are, it will deflect the light elsewhere.  But, if you have a mirror that is flat, facing you directly, like newly exfoliated skin, the light will bounce directly back at you.  This is the exact effect that correctly exfoliated skin will have, hence the glow.

The next step is to make sure that your newly exposed skin cells will perform at their optimum level for as long as possible before you exfoliate them again.  The best way to do ensure cell’s high performance is by introducing high levels of anti-oxidants right after exfoliating.  Anti-oxidants like Alpha Lipoic Acid (universal anti-oxidant), Vitamin C (packed with extra valence electrons), DMAE (proven firmer) and CoEnzyme Q10 (increases ATP cell energy).  It’s like putting lime juice on a freshly peeled avocado.  The juice helps to preserve the avocado from oxidizing (turning brown) quickly.

The goal is to keep newly exposed skin cells performing at their optimum level for as long as possible.  Once they begin to oxidize it time to exfoliate again.  Usually, even with strong anti-oxidants, the best results are achieved by gently exfoliating on a daily basis with an active enzyme like the Triple Pumpkin + Ferula or every other day with either of the two Overnight Peels. 

Do these two simple steps and you too will enjoy constantly glowing skin.