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DOUBLE SLUG FACELIFT | WITH ANT-AGING SKIN EXPERT VIVIAN MORENO | SLUGGING FOR ANTI-AGING

Skin Care trends and treatments come and go. When I entered the professional skin care industry about 35 years ago, the industry dictated Vaseline or the byproducts of Vaseline was Taboo or even dangerous to use on the skin. I can’t tell you how many times I heard someone say, you’re not supposed to put petroleum on your skin, and then I had to argue the point it was okay to use. The Vaseline controversy has been around for decades.

Slugging and the use of petroleum-based products has come full circle and is now one of the hottest effective skin care trends. After about 3 years of trending on social media many are discovering the successful occlusive properties of this fantastic ingredient.

Vaseline, petrolatum, or mineral oil whatever you want to call it has been a versatile ingredient, used in Medicine, Pharmacy and Households for all sorts of healing aids and personal care products. They have been around for centuries, and I now believe they are here to stay.

Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL or TWL) is the loss of water that passes from inside a body through the epidermis to our surrounding environment.  Slugging fights Transepidermal Water Loss.

Vivian begins by using a Hyaluronic Acid Facial Serum, you can use our Hyaluronic Acid Serum, or our Hyaluronic Acid with Niacinamide or our Hyaluronic Acid with Signal Peptides.

Then she adds Skin Water Hydration Cream as another base, finalizing the process with Waterscreen Ointment.

We combined these three in our X-Treme Slugging Kit.

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IS SLUGGING SAFE? | HELL YES! | WITH SKIN CARE EXPERT VIVIAN MORENO

For many years Petrolatum or any Vaseline type ingredient has been regarded as being unsafe. Many in the skin care industry, pushed the narrative that this highly regarded oil was bad for the skin.  The industry has finally embraced Petrolatum as a fruitful addition to one’s skin care regimen.  What the industry has been hiding was that Petrolatum’s beneficial properties for skin care and treatment have been extensively reported for decades. It’s considered an occlusive moisturizer and skin protectant. It’s non-comedogenic, non-irritant, and non-allergenic.  Highly used in wound care, sports medicine, pharmaceutical compounding as a vehicle for the delivery of drugs.  Petrolatum’s record in medical treatment applications to protect the skin against physical and chemical traumas are many, including the treatment of cuts, abrasions and burns goes undaunted.  As scientist continue to develop new products, the next 100 years will likely find this unique natural product, petrolatum, at the top of the list in the personal skin care industry.

BioKorium was at the forefront of the industry with the use of Petrolatum in its Waterscreen Skin Ointment, the perfect adjunct to the new “Slugging” phenomenon.  Slugging was not a concept just started, people have been doing this for decades and has been part of BioKorium’s Skin Care Program since its inception.  Originally developed as an after-skin care adjunct to the Glycolic Acid Skin Peel which begun in the early 1990’s and was an integral part of that treatment skin care program.

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PETROLATUM | FACT OR FICTION | SLUGGING & SLATHERING

After years of misinformation regarding the bad effects to the skin by mainstream cosmetic marketer’s, the skin care industry has finally embraced Petrolatum as fruitful addition to one’s skin care regimen.  What the industry was hiding was that Petrolatum’s beneficial properties for skin care and treatment have been extensively reported decades. It’s considered an occlusive moisturizer and skin protectant. It is non-comedogenic, non-irritant, and non-allergenic.  Highly used in wound care, sports medicine, pharmaceutical compounding as a vehicle for the delivery of drugs.  Petrolatum’s record in medical treatment applications to protect the skin against physical and chemical traumas are many, including the treatment of cuts, abrasions and burns goes undaunted.  As scientist continue to develop new products, the next 100 years will likely find this unique natural product, petrolatum, at the top of the list in the personal skin care industry.

BioKorium was at the forefront of the industry with the use of Petrolatum in its Waterscreen Skin Ointment, the perfect adjunct to new “Slugging” phenomenon.  Slugging was not a concept just started, people have been doing this for decades and has been part of BioKorium’s Skin Care Program since its inception.  Originally developed as an after-skin care adjunct to the Glycolic Acid Skin Peel which begun in the early 1990’s and was an integral part of that treatment skin care program.

Slugging is the act of Slathering Petrolatum on your face to take advantage of its occlusive nature.  This skincare trend gets its name from the “Slug-like” sheen it leaves on your skin after applying a petrolatum-based skin care product.  Yes, referring to a Slug or Snail like slime this creature leaves in its path.  Snail slime (mucopolysaccharide) is a kind of mucus (an external bodily secretion) produced by snails.

BioKorium was also at the forefront of Slugging and Slathering substantial amounts of hydration cream on your skin, compared to what the industry was preaching, to reach improved skin care results.  We believed and created a cosmetic moisturizing cream that is found in large containers, Skin Water Hydration Cream.  As petrolatum was being bad mouthed by the skin care industry for not being natural etc., so was Mineral Oil.  In 2010 we posted an article “MINERAL OIL: NATURAL OR NOT NATURAL, A MARKETING FALLACY,” by Javier O. Moreno, PharmD, RPh.  But we taught to our client base that Petrolatum and Mineral Oil are natural products, made from ancient, degraded plant materials deep in the earth.

Cosmetic companies would describe petrolatum products as an unrefined goo destructive to the skin.  Others, described “Petrolatum products to include mineral oil, motor oil, waxes, plastics, WD-40/lubricant sprays etc.”  Well, this is true, but as there are also different products derived from sugar: sorghum, molasses, brown sugar, refined sugar etc., there are also different products derived from petrolatum and different degrees and grades of the refinement process as well, which the cosmetic companies will not reveal.

According to Paula’s Choice, Cosmetic-grade mineral oil and petrolatum are considered the safest, most nonirritating moisturizing ingredients ever found (Sources: Cosmetic & Toiletries, January 2001, pg. 79, Cosmetic Dermatology, September 2000, pgs. 44-46).  Yes, they can keep air off the skin to some extent, but that’s what a good antioxidant is supposed to do; they don’t suffocate skin!  Moreover, petrolatum and mineral oil are known for being efficacious in wound healing, and also considered to be among the most effective moisturizing ingredient available (Source: Cosmetic & Toiletries, February 1998, pgs. 33-40).  Also, yes, Petrolatum is a natural product derived from ancient, degraded plant material.

Be on the lookout for BioKorium’s X-Treme-Slugging Kit, everything you need to do the job, it is coming soon.  Watch out for our new Introduction video on Hydration Slugging.

We also have a skin care plan in the works on Antioxidant Slugging, Glycolic Slugging, Slugging for Moisture, Slugging for Hair, Slugging for Hair; It is something BioKorium has been preaching and implementing since our inception since 1994.

 

 

 

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DOCTOR, WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM?

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A thirty-year-old physician came into to see me regarding her chronic skin care issues.  Her skin was never bad, she had a couple pock marks when she was in high school and when she would pick pimple.  Her doctor said they could do a photo facial and it would get rid of it. Her acne condition was always of concern for her, and her past treatment was facial laser.  I always wanted to take care of myself and look young, so I felt that facial laser was the answer.  I keep having it done but it just not getting better.  Stop right there, I said, did you hear yourself?  Why would you do something that doesn’t work?  Not only is this facial laser not working it is making you age more.  What you need to do is get your skin back to normal.  Also, another issue I went to see my Dermatologist about was my arms, they are rashy and red.  Can you take a look?  What did your Dermatologist say.  He couldn’t figure it out.  Well did he ask you how many showers you were taking?  No, but I take two daily.  I asked her, “when you shower do you scrub?”  She said, “I use a loofa!”   Stop the excessive shower, and no more scrubbing, that’s the problem.  The problem is you are to clean. I told her there is no MD next to my name, I’m only Vivian, from Riverside California, the Facial Girl.  She kept on saying I don’t get it.  I told her you don’t get it because you’re an MD and have a medical degree.  She responded, “Okay, I’ll have to think about that.”

The younger you are, the quicker the time for you to correct your skin.  Getting your skin to work, or to function properly is getting your skin on the proper road to healthy skin.  In doing so we must think of what we are doing to our skin.  Sometimes what we do, is not always the best thing for our skin.  What was the answer?  How does skin really work?

FIRST, I THOUGHT, IT’S BY LISTENING TO YOUR SKIN, IT IN FACT TALKS TO YOU.  IT TALKS TO YOU VISUALLY.  IT TALKS TO YOU BY THE SENSATION YOU FEEL AND PERCEIVE DAILY.  WAS THAT HOW SKIN REALLY WORKS, I THOUGHT?  OF COURSE, IT IS.

In our fast-paced life, we have simply become detached with who we are and about the body that we live in.  We our constantly reacting to challenges from the outside world and in turn truly forgetting about ourselves.

In the case of the loofa and over bathing, the skin is in fact talking to you.  It is telling you that it is over processed, depleted of moisture and stripped of its protective barrier.

For example, I receive many clients whose primary skin issue is dryness.  After I treat them and their skin is actually sustaining moisture and has plenty of it, their skin can actually begin to work from the inside and do what it needs to do to get to it healthy level of working properly and maintain moisture naturally.  My whole approach to skin care is that I will treat my client’s skin to the level whereby their skin can actually begin to work from the inside to kick start the machinery necessary so that it can properly respond to the environment. If it’s working properly, you won’t even need moisturizer!  Your skin has been genetically designed to be self-sufficient.

It’s all about being in tune with your client’s skin, allowing all your senses of vision, smell and feel receive information.  Look at my client’s skin what is the story it is telling me, is there an unusual scent about it and most important, what is the information your hands are receiving when you feel your client’s skin.  Unbalanced skin has a feel above the surface and below the surface, so does Acne type skin and aging skin.  They all have a story to tell, and each condition will be uniquely different.

If your skin is thirsty give it water, if it is hungry give it food, if it is damaged by imbalance or by behavior such as over scrubbing and over bathing, stop the behavior and protect it.

Vivian Moreno, Esthetician

 

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THE NEW SKIN CARE REVOLUTION | PART 5 | WITH ANTI-AGING & SKIN EXPERT VIVIAN MORENO | SEARCHING THE FUTURE TO MAKE SKIN WORK A BETTER WAY

We need to start a new Skin Care Revolution.  The way skin care is practiced today is not working.  I have not seen dramatic results as we are promised by the skin care industry.  Like building your collagen.  Have you ever seen anyone who actually has rebuild their collagen?

What I have learned is that Skin Care has to have a new message.  If science is making our bodies live longer, why can’t we delve into the future of skin science in order to make the skin work a better way?  At BioKorium, we do just that, we test new methods based on science to make skin perform and work a better way.

When I became 62, and I looked at my photo, I was just disgusted.  I decided I was either going to get out of the business, or I was going to figure it out.  I literally had to start over, in finding new ways and new avenues on how to repair my skin.  Well, I found it, and I am going to explain to everyone on how I found it.  I am going to take everyone on my journey on how to attain the best skin care possible and to see if I can get my skin better than it is today.  Your skin is the largest organ, and I’m going to show you how it impacts your entire body! Enormously!

What I have been telling my clients is that “Skin Care Can Never Repair Your Skin, The Only Thing That Can Repair Your Skin… Is Your Skin!  In other words, your skin has to be as healthy as possible!  Therefore, we have to look at the health of the skin!  Healthy Skin in my opinion means results.  When your skin is healthy, your skin functions well.  We have to remember that effects happen within the skin cells.  Skin Cells must communicate, therefore when those cells are communicating properly, you will attain ageless skin.   Well-functioning skin attains extraordinary results; hence, great skin results lead to a cosmetically great skin care appearance.  This is what we want to achieve within the realm of skin care results.  Unfortunately, no one in the skin care industry is currently talking about Skin Health and well-functioning skin!

There are repair mechanisms in each and every one of your cells, you have to get them to work, you get them to work through proper skin care; by proper skin care they will do their job, doing their job is allowing these skin cells to communicate.  Hence, with increased cell communication you will allow these skin cells to make you ‘AGELESS.’

My premise is I want concrete results from skin care, and I want those results to last me a lifetime!  Remember, “Skin Care Can Never Repair Your Skin, The Only Thing That Can Repair Your Skin, Is Your Skin!”

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JENNIFER ANISTON CONTINUED AGING REVISITED | WITH ANTI-AGING & SKIN EXPERT VIVIAN MORENO

In my Skin Plan today, I used Ice’st Cream and Skin Water Cream, keeping it simple.

A genuine Anti-Aging Skin Care Plan is like boot camp for the skin—an intense workout delivering results.  An actual Anti-Aging program, at the very least, minimizes the signs of aging and deep cleans the skin. If you follow it regularly, it will correct and eliminate many of the signs of aging. It will take some time, but the results will be worth the wait.

A Conventional Skin Care Plan is like going around in circles year after year, never reaching desired results. You get to the point that aging gracefully is the only way to go. A standard skin care plan will continue to age the skin. It doesn’t matter who you are or if you have the best skin care money you can buy. Following a standard skin care plan will continue to age the skin.

In the last 2 years of following an Anti-Aging Skin Care Plan, I have corrected signs of aging in my skin and have kept new aging to a minimum.

Two years of Jennifer Anniston following her conventional skin care plan will continue to age her skin gracefully.

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REAL ANTI-AGING | WITH SKIN & ANTI-AGING EXPERT VIVIAN MORENO | BIOKORIUM, YOUR SKIN CARE PLAN

REAL ANTI-AGING | WITH SKIN & ANTI-AGING EXPERT VIVIAN MORENO | BIOKORIUM, YOUR SKIN CARE PLAN

UNDERSTANDING ANTI-AGING: CORRECTING DAMAGE AND HOW TO TREAT IT!

Anti-aging refers to delaying, stopping, or reversing the aging process. It is a term used to describe products, treatments, and techniques that are designed to prevent or reduce the appearance of aging.

Anti-Aging is correcting the damage, fixing the signs of aging like freckling, discoloration, or wrinkling, and then reversing or stopping it. The two fundamental basic ideas we need to figure out.

We must learn how to: 1. Correct skin issues 2. Treat the skin daily to maintain the integrity and health of the skin. Once you repair the damage and treat the skin, the skin will begin to start working for you. Finding the right skin care plan to exercise, feed, hydrate and move the skin is the key to a real anti-aging plan.

Today’s skin care plan will include Biokorium Skin Care: BioKorium Original Facial Wash, BioKorium Skin Water Hydration Cream, BioKorium Ice’st Cream Firming Gel, BioKorium Signal Peptide Corrective Facial Serum ( Hyaluronic Acid Hydration Serum containing 5 Peptides, Anit-Inflammatory Botanicals and Vitamins.) and BioKorium Walnut Age Defense Cream.

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ZUCCHINI & CUCUMBER SEASONAL MASKING | WITH SKIN & ANTI-AGING EXPERT VIVIAN MORENO | BIOKORIUM

ZUCCHINI & CUCUMBER SEASONAL MASKING: Seasonal Masking takes advantage of fresh fruits and vegetables as a high dense nutrient treatment for the skin. I will be using Biokorium Skin Care: BioKorium Skin Water Hydration Cream and BioKorium Oatmeal Herbal Mask.

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TODAY’S ANTI-AGING PLAN | WITH SKIN AND ANTI-AGING EXPERT VIVIAN MORENO | BIOKORIUM SKIN CARE

TODAY’S ANTI-AGING PLAN: Skin inflammation in the form of puffiness is a sign of Skin Aging. Remember: Your skin dictates what skin care you should use that day. Skin is Fluid, everyday based on your lifestyle and/or genetics determines what will have an impact on your skin. Hence, directing you as to what skin care to use that day. Skin care works when you can see it. I will be using Biokorium Skin care: BioKorium Skin Water Hydration Cream, BioKorium Original Facial Wash and BioKorium Ice’st Cream Firming Gel.

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TREATING MY HANDS & ARMS | WITH SKIN & ANTI-AGING EXPERT VIVIAN MORENO | BIOKORIUM SKIN CARE

TREATING MY HANDS AND ARMS: Treating the aging of the hands and arms is very similar to taking care of the face, neck and chest. Natural Skin Oils (Sebum) that reach the surface of the skin are exposed to environmental pollutants and oxidation, which will change the color of the sebum, dark. BioKorium Microdermabrasion Cream will lift that oxidized dark Sebum as indicated on the towel. Follow the plan then use gloves and saran wrap to lock in the moisture.  I will be using Biokorium Skin Care: BioKorium Microdermabrasion Cream, BioKorium Original Facial Wash, BioKorium10% Glycolic Acid Lotion, and BioKorium Skin Water Hydration Cream.