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Skin Health and Sunny Days

Glow Where Summer Takes You

SUMMER IS IN FULL SWING WITH beach vacations, outdoor barbeques, splashing in the pool, or enjoying a great game of tennis or golf. While having all that fun in the sun, don’t forget to protect your skin.

UVB rays are the shorter rays that cause burns, and the UVA rays are the longer rays which penetrate deeper into the skin causing DNA damage. Over time, this damage can take a toll on your skin and its underlying connective tissue. The result is skin that is less elastic, wrinkled, and thin. This damage is also the leading cause of skin cancers.

ZO Skin Health takes a comprehensive approach to sun protection and goes beyond traditional methods of just blocking against UVA and UVB rays. ZO Skin Health engineers formulated scientifically superior sunscreens with the broadest, most comprehensive range of sun protection available. These formulas not only protect against UVA and UVB rays, but they also protect your skin from HEV light we get from the sun and other sources like phones and computers, and IR-A rays, which are infrared, invisible to the eye and especially harmful in high dose exposures.

Zein Obagi, MD is a world renown dermatologist who, along with his chief scientists, has dedicated many years to formulating the very best protection for your skin. ZO Skin Health offers a wide range of options for every skin type and tone. Additional hydrators, antioxidants, and antiinflammatories complete each formula for optimal protection.

For those of you who like tinted sunscreens:

Sunscreen with Primer, Broad Spectrum SPF 30 is a mineral screen with a firming peptide added. It has a silky, matte finish that is a perfect primer under makeup.

Smart Tone Broad Spectrum SPF 50 is a chemical screen that adjusts to most skin tones for a dewy, bronzed glow. Many patients wear this instead of makeup.

Sunscreen + Powder Broad Spectrum SPF 45 is a mineral powder that comes in light, medium, and dark. This is great for layering and absorbing shine.

With two brand new products, we now have 3 sheer options to choose from:

Sheer Fluid Broad-Spectrum SPF 50 is a weightless, mineral fluid screen in an antioxidant-rich formulation.

Gel Sunscreen Broad-Spectrum SPF 50 is a clear chemical screen with a complexionsmoothing finish. It is water and sweat resistant for up to 40 minutes.

Daily sheer Broad-Spectrum SPF 50 is a light chemical screen with a hint of hydration. It is water and sweat resistant for up to 80 minutes.

For sensitized or post-treatment skin: Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50 is a hydrating all-mineral screen with bisabolol and beta-glucan to soothe the skin and minimize redness. This is excellent for the face and body.

Now that you have all the scoop, you have no reason not to protect yourself every day. To make it even easier for you to incorporate sunscreen into your daily routine, we are offering 20% off the best protection you can get. We keep all of these in stock at our office, so give us a call, and we will get you fixed up.