The home facial routine

July 1, 2010

No time to get to the salon? Don’t panic, we’re going to teach you a weekly routine which will speed up and enhance the effect of your daily oxygen routine, giving you firmer, brighter more luminous clear skin, with fine lines diminished and blemishes greatly reduced or eradicated – who could want for more?

1. Pressure wash the face (see our blog post of pressure washing the skin). This ensures ultra-clean skin and facilitates an effective oxygen program

2. Spritz the skin with the Karin Herzog Tonic Lotion and gently press into the skin

3. Apply the Karin Herzog Mild Scrub and remove with either our Face Silk, or a muslin cloth soaked in hot water (not too hot if you have broken capillaries)

4. Apply a layer of Karin Herzog Essential Mask

5. Cover the face with cling film, but leaving holes to allow you to breathe comfortably!

6. Relax for 10-15 minutes

7. Remove any product remaining on the skin by using the Face Silk with hot water . Press the silk all over the face and neck. Re-soak the silk in water and apply to the face with circular movements. Finally, spritz the face with cold water and pat dry

8. Apply a fine light layer of Additional Day Cream or Day Protection Cream

9. Blot the skin with tissue with firm pressing movements
It’s as simple as that for skin that’s salon fresh and glowing!
If you’ve any questions, please get in touch.

Heat wave essentials!

June 28, 2010

Phew it’s hot! We’re loving the summer sun, but it’s easy to let your beauty regime slide when you’re enjoying a heat wave, so we thought we’d share some inside info with you on our number one summer multi-tasking product!

Oxygen Body 3% from Karin Herzog increases natural oxygen and water content in the skin, which means it simultaneously detoxes,  cleanses (inside and out), hydrates, balances, heals, repairs and tan accelerates while also maximising and stimulating collagen and melanin production.

Wow. So what does this all mean?

  • Tan accelerater  – meaning you’ll get a better tan from shorter sun exposure
  • Tan maximiser – water and hydration levels are so high skin stays supple and golden longer, not dry and flaky
  • Banish heat rash and prickly heat
  • Apply as antiseptic for stings and bites  (you can use it on the kids also)
  • Reduces DVT risk during long haul due to increasing circulation (read the article)
  • Helps re-shape and reduce cellulite (although Silhouette with 4% oxygen is more intense treatment for cellulite)
  • Banishes fungal or other nail infections and makes toe nails look fabulous
  • Anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial action means this cream can tackle almost any unwanted infection and is great first-aid on holiday abroad
  • Helps reduce and prevent hard skin on heals
  • Great to apply to individual breakouts on the skin or blisters from sun dehydration
  • Helps tan-over uneven skin pigmentation or white patches
  • Reduces blistering and burning
  • Great to sooth hot skin as an after sun due to the additional water which is driven into the skin
  • Helps reduce bloating when applied to abdomen, can even help settle upset stomach
  • Helps prevent ingrowing hairs and other problems from waxing, see more here
  • Contains no parabens or preservatives
  • Safe to use on children and during pregnancy and breast feeding, see more here

As our MD, Julie Cichocki says: “Its like taking a chemist and therapist away on holiday with you”.

Any questions? just drop us a line, we’d love to help.

Tennis girl smashes cellulite!

June 23, 2010

Proof that Oxygen Sun helps you get the best tan possible!

June 22, 2010

We’ve had some exciting news from an independent clinical trial, which proves that Karin Herzog Oxygen Sun Cream is the ultimate essential summer skincare product – helping you get a great ran, from shorter periods of sun exposure!

To get a natural tan you need oxygen, sun and melanin, and it’s now been proved conclusively that our Oxygen Sun increases melanocytes (melatonin producing cells) production and distribution within the skin. This increases the skins own ability to protect itself and simultaneously will increase the tan and increase hydration for added comfort. Plus the 1% oxygen contained in the cream helps the skin to repair old sun damage.

EVERYONE should include this product in their summer skincare routine!

Karin Herzog Oxygen Sun is 100% paraben and preservative free and provides SPF level 4. For stronger protection higher SPF creams can be applied AFTER applying Oxygen Sun cream and allowing it to penetrate.

To ensure best results apply daily for at least two weeks prior to sun exposure, allowing the melanocytes to build within the skin.

If you’d like more information, please get in touch.

To buy Oxygen Sun, visit our online shop.

Treatment focus: The Smoothie

June 21, 2010

Here at Karin Herzog we’re incredibly proud of our range of professional treatments. To help you learn more about which treatment is best suited to your skin, and what results you can expect, over the coming weeks we’re going to publish blog posts on each one.

The Smoothie: A luxurious hydrating and balancing facial
This is a hands on treatment incorporating oxygen, water, vitamins and gentle-but-effective super fruit enzymes from orange, mandarin, grapefruit and grapes.

As a high performance anti-ageing, maintenance facial, the Smoothie  ensures the skin stays firm, hydrated and lifted. Not only is the Smoothie a face-lifting facial, but it’s both instant and long lasting.

Suitable for all skin types (including those with heightened sensitivity), excellent at restoring the natural balance and health of the skin and for treating many common disorders including rosacea, dermatitis, eczema and many more.

Anna, a Karin Herzog fan from Winchester, recently described the Smoothie as “the best facial I’ve ever had!”.

If you need more advice on whether the Smoothie is the best treatment for your skin? or if you’d like us to recommend a salon local to you, please get in touch.

Want to pressure wash your skin?

June 15, 2010

Ok, cleansing your skin is not the same as pressure washing your patio :),  but this simple routine will give you maximum lymph drainage and help to de-congest the skin.

The lymph drainage system is the body’s natural mechanism for toxin removal. Sometimes our system can be sluggish and toxin removal can be slow, this results in congested skin that can look grey, dull and lifeless, and even prone to break-outs. To stimulate the removal of these toxins, we need to increase the circulation and aid the flow of the waste product to the areas known as the lymph nodes.

We know that using the Karin Herzog oxygen products stimulates the circulation and the antiseptic effect of the oxygen kills bacteria formed in the layers of the skin, but you can promote even quicker results by practicing a simple procedure that will enhance the result of your oxygen cream and speed up lymph drainage.

Method:

(note, these movements should be done with your fingertips)

  1. Apply a small amount of cleanser (either our Professional Cleanser, or Finest Chocolate) to the face and neck area.
  2. Using light circular movements massage behind the ears and work in a downward motion down the neck. This will help relieve tension and and allow clear drainage. [repeat]
  3. Move hands to the forehead, placing them at the centre, apply light but firm pressure as you part the hands out towards the sides of the head. You are draining toxins to the lymph node situated by the temples. [repeat]
  4. Move the hands to the jaw line – move the fingers around the jaw bone applying pressure underneath in a pinching action, working out from behind the chin towards the ear and hold. [repeat]
  5. Place fingers on the area between the nose and the upper lip, and apply pressure here, again drain the toxins out towards the base of the ear and hold. Do not forget the corners of the mouth.
  6. Move the fingers to the eye, to the bone area below. Place the fingertips firmly around the orbital bone pushing the toxins towards the temples.
  7. Place the hands horizontally either side of the nose – apply pressure removing toxins from the nose and cheeks to the temples.
  8. Finally, reward the face with a sweeping continuous stroking action over the entire area.
  9. Soak the Karin Herzog Face Silk in hot* water. Apply to the face, press and leave.
  10. Soak the Silk again in hot* water and sweep over the face.
  11. Splash cold water over the entire area.
  12. Wring out the silk completely
  13. Blot the face dry with the silk
  14. Continue with the oxygen program.

* If you are prone to broken capillaries please use only tepid water, as heat may aggravate the condition.

Any questions? just ask us!

Karin Herzog experts!

June 11, 2010

We’re very excited about a new project we’re working on – putting together a team of Karin Herzog experts.

With so many leading make-up artists, cosmetic doctors, dermatologists and others using our products, we’ve decided to help you access their advice.

Watch this space for more into on how you could be asking Dr Katchen (dermatogist to Sarah Jessica Parker and Krisin Davis), Dr Sister (top London cosmetic doctor), Jackie Tyson (celeb make-up artist), as well as our very own Julie Cichocki (Karin Herzog UK & USA MD and beauty therapist to the stars) for help and advice on using Karin Herzog and getting fantastic skin!

Now you can tone AND tan!

May 27, 2010

Dynamic Duo, our anti-cellulite treatment, is already one of the most popular ways for women to get into shape before hitting the beach, but now it’s even better with the addition of Tone & Tan.

Tone & Tan is based on the amazing toning and re-contouring effects of original Tonus B12 , with lashings of potent green tea and concentrated vitamin B12, but this time it’s also got a self tanning element to ensure you have a gorgeous glow before getting into your swimwear.

A safe, quick and effective way to shape the body and tone whilst also generating a beautiful, natural looking healthy tan, all at the same time. No parabens and completely preservative free, this new product is already in high demand.

Used alonsgide our oxygen therapy in Silhouette, Tone & Tan gives a healthy looking glowing tan that is both beautiful and safe. Oxygen revives and energises like nothing else and really brings the skin to life, plus it detoxes, hydrates and heals the skin. The tan achieved will not only look more realistic and natural but will be vibrant and fresh not to mention healthier and safer.

  • Tone & Tan is based on our ever popular Tonus B12 but with the added benefit of a self tanning agent
  • Paraben, and preservative FREE!
  • Not tested on animals

Available as part of the new Dynamic Tone & Tan (includes Silhouette) for the amazing price of just £52 (RRP £73), or alone for £37.50

Summer’s here! It’s time to wax!

May 21, 2010

It looks like the summer is finally here, but as the sun comes out, so do our hairy bits! If you want to look super confident like the bikini clad lady in our picture, you’ll need to think about hair removal.

Waxing is a fantastic way to remove unwanted hair,   the results are longer lasting and less damaging to the skin than some methods and it’s what most of us turn to when faced with wearing swimwear.

But there can be one drawback: waxing can increase in-growing hairs. This is due to the hair being pulled from the follicle but breaking just slightly under the skin – and so springing back and curling. This curling can cause the hair to continue to grow, but as it can’t push through the epidermis it coils under the skin. The result is a bulging raised lump that can grow as the hair grows. Uncomfortable AND unsightly.

When waxing the body we always recommend applying a fine layer of Karin Herzog Oxygen Body 3% as a multi-functional aftercare product. The oxygen and water delivered from this patented cream will have many benefits, including:

1) Soothes and calms
2) Diminishes heat and redness
3) Sterilizes and hyper-cleanses to prevent harmful bacteria and germs from penetrating open follicles
4) Makes the skin silky smooth and hydrated, as waxing can leave it dry
5) Encourages the skin to re-build itself so waxing does not overly thin or damage the skin

PLUS  it prevents in-growing hairs. It does this because as oxygen gas leaves the cream upon contact with the skin it penetrates all three layers of the skin. When it reaches the hair follicle the force of oxygen pressure  causes the hair to grow at an exaggerated angle as it plumps the hair shaft. This now plumped and strengthened hair is able to force up through the epidermis and so an in-growing hair is avoided!

If you’re waxing your face, choose your regular Karin Herzog oxygen facial cream – either Oxygen Face Cream, Vita-A-Kombi 1 or 2,  or Vita-A-Apricot. If you need help deciding which is best for you, just ask.

Don’t think about getting waxed without a little help from Karin Herzog!

NB If you’re anything like us, your chances of looking like the lovely lady in the picture above are also greatly increased by using our Dynamic Duo.

Looking tired? We’ve got the answer

May 21, 2010

If you suffer from dark circles under your eyes, we have the answer. De-oxygenated blood is blue – and is what can cause those annoying dark circles.

The skin around the eyes is delicate, thin and translucent, which means it shows the colour of the underlying blood clearer than any other part of the body. In people whose blood is less oxygenated the blood shows darker and more blue in tone – giving you that tired look.

Karin Herzog’s Eye Cream contains 0.5% active oxygen, and is clinically proved to delivery oxygen through all three layers of skin. Oxygen increases circulation, detoxes and energises so the eye cream has an amazing effect on dark eye circles. It also contains vitamins A and E, plus water to hydrate the area.

Apply morning and night to the eye area without rubbing in. You only need a tiny amount of this wonder cream for every application, meaning one pot should last you for 10 months.

See our website for more information, or to place an order.