Hey Cert Fab readers! It’s Tuesday,
and a perfect week to talk about Vitamin and Antioxidant Skincare! Now that the summer is (all too soon) drawing
to an end, there’s a good chance that our skin has seen a decent amount of
damage this season. Even though we may
be happy with the glowing tans that we worked so hard on, it took some serious
cell damage to get to this point. Even
though I always make sure to wear SPF when outside, (as EVERYONE should!) there
is still a lot of damage done to even my youthful skin by now. Between all of
those hours spent baking outside, typical teenage acne damage, and all of the surrounding
environmental effectors I could use some serious help when it comes to
repairing damaged skin. 
When going through acne problems in
high school, my doctor prescribed Retin-A Micro, a gel form of tretinoin, also
known as an over the counter retinoid gel.
A
retinoid is a vitamin A derivative that unclogs pores, boost collagen to reduce
fine lines, and speeds cell turnover to even out discoloration and smooth skin. Tretinoin is a drug family closely related to that
of Vitamin A, however stronger and targeted mainly towards acne and aged, sun damaged
skin. For some, Retin-A works extremely
well but for me it was just too harsh on my sensitive skin and dried it out to
the point of flaking. Even though the
Retin-A was too strong for my skin I liked the fact that it cleared up almost
all of my blemishes and my skin saw a better tone almost immediately. So I decided to keep looking for products
related to it that might be a little less harsh and would help reduce blemishes
while also treating any sun damage I had accumulated thus far. What I found was another retinoid cream that I
really grew to like. It was NeutrogenaHealthy Defense Daily Moisturizer with Helioplex. It’s a light weight daily moisturizer and it’s
perfect for my skin. The daily facial moisturizer
has SPF and is full of pure vitamin E and anti-oxidants to rejuvenate while
protecting all at the same time. When it
comes to multi-tasking this moisturizer works over time. I feel like my skin is protected from the sun
but at the same time its lightweight to the point where I feel like I’m not
wearing a moisturizer let alone an SPF. The difference I saw in the tone of my skin
when I first started using this product wasn’t as drastic as the Retin-A but that’s
because it’s a lighter form of a retinoid for people with skin like mine who
can’t handle rugged products. However
overtime, the tone of my skin started to even out and look healthier. The helioplex in the lotion protects from
both UVA and UVB rays so when wearing this lotion I never see a sunburn and my
skin feels hydrated with no flakey or dry spots throughout the entire day. So I feel reassured in knowing that the
damage that my skin has seen this far is being pampered by an anti-oxidant and
vitamin rich moisturizer. One that will
work to repair and strengthen my skin hand in hand with moisturizing and protecting
it from future damage. 
Now that were all finding ourselves
in those dismal thoughts of summer washing away, find a way to do
something out of the ordinary and worth remembering. Don’t let the little bit of the summer we
have left slip by! Enjoy everyone! Until Next time. –Gina
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