SkinMedica Essentials
Simple yet effective! SkinMedica essential products to help your skin look brighter, have improved tone, texture and radiance.
AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser:
This elegantly formulated exfoliating cleanser gently scrubs away dead skin, improving the appearance of skin tone and texture.
Appropriate for all skin types.
Key Benefits
- Improves appearance of skin texture, tone, and smoothness
- Thoroughly cleanses and gently exfoliates skin
When to Apply
Apply as the first product used in your morning and evening skin care routine, as tolerated.
What's Inside
Key Ingredients:
Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Citric Acid, and Malic Acid:
Each is a natural, alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) derived from bilberry extract, sugar cane extract, sugar maple extract, and citrus extracts that provides mild exfoliation to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and enhance skin texture.
Jojoba Oil:
Round soft jojoba spheres gently exfoliate minimizing irritation to skin.
Salicylic Acid:
A beta-hydroxy acid (BHA) that helps exfoliate skin.
AHA/BHA Cream:
Exfoliates and improves the appearance of skin tone and texture revealing brighter skin. Appropriate for all skin types.
Key Benefits
- Exfoliates skin
- Reveals a more youthful appearance
- Enhances skin tone and texture
When to Apply
Apply twice daily after cleansing, toning, and applying treatment products.
What's Inside
Key Ingredients:
Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Citric Acid, and Malic Acid:
Each is a natural, alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) derived from bilberry extract, sugar cane extract, sugar maple extract, and citrus extracts that provides mild exfoliation to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and enhance skin texture.
Salicylic Acid:
A beta-hydroxy acid (BHA) that helps exfoliate skin.
Tocopheryl Acetate:
A stabilized ester of vitamin E considered the most important antioxidant and free-radical scavenger.
Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5):
A moisturizing agent that binds moisture to surface skin layers.
Retinol Complex .05%:
Renews skin and diminishes the appearance of fine lines.
Appropriate for all skin types pre-conditioned by using Retinol Complex 0.25 or another retinoid product.
Key Benefits
- Enhances skin tone, texture, and resiliency
- Diminishes appearance of fine lines and coarse wrinkles
- Enhances skin tone and texture
When to Apply
Apply In the evening after cleansing and toning and before applying your moisturizer. If a retinol product has never been used before, begin twice a week 2-3 days apart, increasing frequency slowly until daily use is tolerated.