New Product! Luxe Mint Cleansing Gel—to Get the Renée Rouleau Glow!

Facts: Studies show that when someone smells peppermint it increases alertness and wakes up the mind – this is especially good in the morning to get you going. Peppermint is also good for increasing blood flow to the skin to encourage a glowing radiance.

Drum roll…we are very excited to announce the new launch of our new sulfate-free Luxe Mint Cleansing Gel!

The cleanser: This soap-free, sulfate-free, paraben-free, non-drying, deep pore cleansing gel removes oil, dirt and acne-causing bacteria deep within the pores while leaving the skin’s protective moisture barrier intact. Dull and tired skin will instantly look healthier and more radiant.

Who it’s for: It’s suggested for skin type #2 or anyone with combination/normal skin in need of a glow. Due to the circulation-boosting properties, this is not suggested for those with severe redness or rosacea… Read more

Renée’s Five Favorite Products for Spring!

I’d like to share my five favorite skin care products to use for spring!

1.       Vitamin C&E Complex – Otherwise known as “glow in a bottle”, this stable, no-sting, high-performance antioxidant serum helps to protect the skin, while brightening and providing powerful anti-aging results.

2.       Multi Vitamin Cream – Spring is a great time to lighten up your moisturizer while getting an intensive dose of topical antioxidants. You’ll love this!

3.       Daily Protection SPF 30 – While you should have been using a moisturizer with a sunscreen all winter long, it’s never too late to protect your skin. This sunscreen and moisturizer in-one provides UVA/UVB broad-spectrum protection without clogging the pores or feeling greasy.

4.       Glycolic Serum 10% – Spring is about revealing skin fresher, brighter skin. Get your skin smooth and soft with this high-performance glycolic acid serum. After cleansing and toning, apply to skin and follow with moisturizer for your skin type… Read more

Do Southern Women Have Fewer Wrinkles? Renée Rouleau Answers.

Clients ask me all sorts of questions, but one that I hear from my Dallas clients is “Do southern women have fewer wrinkles?” I’m asked this question because my first skin care spa was in Boston and I also grew up in Minnesota and Wisconsin, so they feel that I must have some insight.  I do.

To answer this properly, we’ll need to use a benchmark.  The true test of how the skin ages shows up on us years later.  We’ll use a 70-year-old woman as an example.  Women in this age range grew up for most of their lives unaware that sun exposure was the #1 cause of aging, and therefore did not wear sunscreen daily.

In the last 10 years, we have learned that 78% of all the UV exposure you get in a lifetime is from incidental exposure—the day-to-day exposure you get from driving in your car, and working in your home or office near windows. So truthfully, the wrinkles come not from who did more sunbathing, but more so, whose skin was exposed to more UV light over the course of a lifetime… Read more

Prone to Bruising and Broken Capillaries? Here’s Help!

It’s a fact that the predisposition to having weaker, brittle blood vessels and capillaries is inherited.  This genetic trait results in more frequent bruising of the skin and visibly red, dilated or broken capillaries. Read how your ethnicity determines how your skin will age.

While there are many topical skin care products that contain vaso-constricting ingredients (like lemon bioflavonoids, white tea, chamomile and vitamin C) to help keep capillaries strong to prevent dilation or breakage, it’s also important to treat these conditions from within the body.

One helpful tip is to orally take Vitamin C with Bioflavonoids daily as this helps protect against bruising, dilated or broken capillaries by strengthening capillary walls. This is also important for those with rosacea.

For those who get red easily, it’s important to use products exclusively your skin.  Check out our nine skin types… Read more

Avoiding Moisturizers To Avoid Breakouts?

In my experience, people will avoid using moisturizer for two reasons:

1. They have oily skin and feel that it’s not necessary.

2. They are afraid that moisturizer will give them acne blemishes.

I’m here to say that both of the above are NOT accurate.

Wearing moisturizer does not cause breakouts. Acne happens when the cells that line the inner pores fail to fall off properly, clogging the pore. This happens whether you moisturize or not.

Those with oily skin must use moisturizer—no matter what. This skin type doesn’t need additional oil, but it needs water and conditioners to keep it healthy and balanced. See our oil-free moisturizers, Sheer Moisture, Tea Tree Anti-Blemish Lotion, and Matte Moisture.

Did you know that NOT using a moisturizer would actually make your skin oilier? When your skin doesn’t have the proper water levels, the dehydration causes the skin to produce oil giving you oilier skin—the last thing those with oily skin want! … Read more

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