Growing Younger: Your Anti-Aging Skin Care Arsenal

Feb 13, 1007

Welcome to the Skin Sage Newsletter. Happy Valentine's Day!

I just had another 40-something birthday last month and I am right at that age when wrinkles around the eyes start becoming more noticeable. So I decided to research some products that could help minimize wrinkles in this delicate area.

Also, check out the roundup of sale and promos I found that can save you a bundle on skincare and nutrition products.

Eye Products to Minimize Wrinkles
Discounts on Skincare Products, Vitamins and Supplements

Eye Products to Minimize Wrinkles

The first thing to keep in mind is that the skin around the eyes is very delicate. Be extra gentle and don't pull the skin when you are taking off eye makeup or applying an eye cream. Now for some products that can help minimize crows feet and wrinkles under the eyes:

Hexapeptides
A group of amino acids called hexapeptides have been shown to block the nerve signals that cause muscle contractions. They work similarly to Botox, but without the injections. Hexapeptides in the form of serums or creams help soften the appearance of wrinkles and prevent the formation of new ones by lessening muscle movements. But don't worry, it's impossible to get that frozen "Botox face" using hexapeptides.

Several of the most popular hexapeptide eye products are:

Freeze 24-7 Anti-Aging Eye Serum - It works by releasing topical muscle relaxers (hexapeptides) for 24 hours. They reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes within minutes of application. Freeze 24/7 temporarily tightens the skin and reduces puffiness around the eyes. Another great benefit is that it reduces dark circles under the eye, making you look fresher and brighter. A tiny pea-size amount is all you need, and effects last all day.

Topix Intensive Eye Lightening Serum - Contains peptides, antioxidants and moisturizers. Helps reduce the appearance of under-eye dark circles, puffiness, fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes. It contains Dipeptide VW, a peptide that can stimulate lymphatic drainage and tissue fluid balance, which reduces puffiness. It also has PAL-GQPR, a peptide that can enhance skin firmness and elasticity.

DermaDoctor Wrinkle Revenge™Rescue & Protect Eye Balm contains a potent amino acid peptide complex, Peptide D-58, along with the powerful antioxidants white tea, pomegranate and grape seed extracts. It also contains components to restore the ceramide barrier lost as skin ages. It reduces inflammation, rehydrates the skin and improves elasticity and tone.

Idebenone - This is a version of CoQ10 and it is an extremely powerful antioxidant for correcting and preventing degenerative cellular damage due to environmental pollution and the sun. Idebenon is a key ingredient to PREVENT new wrinkles from forming. If you can afford only one anti-aging product, I recommend this one. You can find it in Prevage Eye Anti-aging Moisturizing Treatment, Idebenol by Sovage, True Cosmetics Youth Revealing Complex and Dr. Michelle Copeland Rewind Age-Defying Cream.

Where to buy these products? My favorite web site to find all these anti-aging products is SkinStore, Inc because it features more than 1000 dermatologist- and spa-recommended products to help you achieve younger and fresher-looking skin. Get free shipping on all domestic orders. SkinStore features a free Skin Club, where you can get 10% off your next order when you join, as well as exclusive offers and promotions. SkinStore's customer service is fast and efficient and orders arrive very quickly and well packaged. SkinStore offers a 115% price protection guarantee. You can get a refund on any product you return within 30 days of receipt of shipment.

Discounts on Skin Care Products, Vitamins and Health Supplements

We seek out information on special discounts and promotions for leading skin care sites and vitamin/nutritional supplement companies to help you save money. Here are the latest bargains:

SkinStore.com:

Take an Additional 5% of Any Purchase From Your Favorites: Code FAV5

StriVectin-SD: $43 OFF!!! (MSRP $135) every Strivectin-SD 6oz ordered. Use coupon code: 43SAVE. Free 3-Day shipping. Offer Expires Feb 18, 2007.

N.V. Perricone: save $30 on new Power Prescription for Fine Lines & Wrinkles

Free Prevage Travel Size Mini ($15 value) with Prevage Eye Cream purchase.

Get a free magazine subscription with $150 purchase. Magazines include Town & Country, Esquire, Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping, Harpers Bazaar and Redbook.

Stock up and Save - This popular program continues:

Buy two of the same qualifying product; get a free ATOPALM MLE Cream, their best-selling moisturizing and replenishing cream - a $36 value
Buy three of the same qualifying product; get a free ATOPALM MLE Cream and a free ATOPALM Body Lotion - that's $76 in free products.
Buy four of the same qualifying product; get a fifth FREE. That's an instant 20% savings!

Qualifying products: Elizabeth Arden Allergan PREVAGE, Skinmedica TNS Recovery Complex, Hylexin (for serious dark circles), SkinCeuticals CE Ferulic, Sovage Idebenol,StriVectin HS Serum Deep Wrinkle Serum,Janson Beckett AlphaDerma CE, KineraseC6 Peptide Intensive Treatment,Janson Beckett Alpha Lipoic Night Cream and Photolagen - AGF by AminoGenesis.

Go to SkinStore, Inc

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DermaDoctor

FREE WRINKLE REVENGE EYE BALM (15 ml travel size) - a $34 Value! Buy $100 of DERMAdoctor brand products and receive a FREE travel size Wrinkle Revenge Rescue & Protect Eye Balm. Use promotional code: WRNY07 (while supplies last)

MURAD SPECIAL OFFER
Purchase $100 or more of Murad products, receive a free travel size Night Reform™ Treatment. While supplies last. A $30 value.

Free samples with every order.

$10 off orders over $100! Code: 102007 Expires: 3-15-07

Free 2nd Day UPS Shipping on orders over $49
FYI, if you suffer from rosacea, DermaDoctor is a great resource.

Great Skin

EXTRA 10% Off - at GreatSkin.com Use Coupon Code: VALENTINE10 Save $5 with any purchase of $45 or more. Enter coupon code: GS5OFF45
10% off DCL AHA Revitalizing Eye Cream 0.5 oz. Enter coupon code: AHA10
10% off Greatskin AHA-BHA lip serum. Enter coupon code: AHA10
$15 OFF all skin-care products when purchasing $105 or more Enter Coupon Code: GSISIC15

First Impression 3 in 1 Lip Beautifying System

3-part system that enhances the volume and shape of your lips, no stinging; moisturizes; softens lips by relieving flakiness and encouraging cell renewal. Try it for Free

Sephora

FREE Shipping over $75 and 3 FREE Samples with every order

Drugstore.com

Get 20% off Aubrey Organics - Offer expires 03-16-2007
Up to 40% off Twinlab - Offer expires 03-16-2007
Buy $25 of Burt's Bees and get free liquid soap - Offer expires 03-16-2007

Botanics Choice - Good resource for vitamins, herbs and supplements at great prices.

Take 25% off AND get FREE Shipping on ANY ORDER (no min purchase) Enter 25PRSH Exp 2/28/07 May not combine.

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911 Healthshop: 911 Healthshop is a great resource for anti-aging products, weight loss products, "as seen on TV" and nutritional supplements for women, men and even pets.

Get 10% off Biofreeze products, no minimum purchase Use Code: bioaff10
Take 5% Off Orders $50+ Use Code: save5now
Synthovial 7 - Buy 6 Get 1 Free

Doctor's Trust:

Doctor's Trust Vitamins carries name brands as well as their own brand at 40-80% off retail prices.
Save 10% off $85+ and Free Shipping at DoctorsTrust.com (Code: MZMX55Q4, exp. 3/31/07)
Save $5 off $50 at DoctorsTrust.com (Code:Y422XAWH, exp. 3/31/07)

Vitamin Shoppe

Another great source for vitamins and supplements at deep discounts.

SAVE 20% Off Orders of $50. Use code 3785 exp 2/28/07
25-30% off Reviva, Source Naturals, Natures Benefit
Free Shipping on $99+ orders

Vitacost Discount Vitamins

Find national brands at big discounts. Save Up to 75% on Vitamins. Also save 34-40% off retail prices on on organic skin care products, including Avalon Organics, Jason and others.

Well that's it for this issue. Hope you have a happy Valentine's Day with your loved one.

Valerie Goettsch
www.skin-sage.com
Growing younger, inside and out