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L'Institut Sothys Debuts Facial That Determines True Age of Skin

by Grace Gold (Subscribe to Grace Gold's posts)
Posted Apr 2nd 2010 at 10:00AM  
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You might be 30, yet have the skin of a 50 year-old.

That's what French skincare expert Sothys claims with the launch of their new Collagene Hyaluronique Anti-Aging Facial, which involves a skin consultation guided by an esthetician who determines the true age of your skin.

"Lifestyle factors heavily affect how your skin ages. I've seen young girls who spend too much time in the sun, don't get enough nutrition and party too hard come in here with skin that is much older than their age," says Barbara Lowi, Spa Coordinator for New York's Sothys Spa.

After your consultation which includes lifestyle questions and a skin texture and clarity analysis, the esthetician will choose an appropriate level of product that targets your specific aging concerns. A five-phase customized facial follows, which features a lymphatic massage for deep renewal.

"We use flax for nourishment, dill for skin elasticity, ribose sugar to exfoliate and hyaluronic acid to plump and hydrate," says Caroline Rushworth, Director of Education.

But can a facial really improve the sagging of older skin?

"We work with a special enzyme in dill that targets the quality of the elastin you have. We can't increase the quantity, but we can improve the quality," says Rushworth.

And true to the luxurious spirit of Sothys, expect some exoticism in this facial. "In the first phase, we do a manual microdermabrasion exfoliation with volcanic rock from Sicily. It's filled with minerals and magnesium, which stimulates the skin," says Rushworth.

While New York houses the only Sothys spa in the country, many independent spas carry the line of products and will begin featuring the new Collagene Hyaluronique Anti-Aging Facial as well.

After the facial, you can expect to see glowy results last for at least several days - which you can further elongate by following up at home with the use of a rich Sothys serum, which contains marine collagen, hyaluronic acid and volcanic ash.

The French sure know how to indulge.

Speaking of indulging, if you've had too much fun in the sun, try Bobbi Brown's new line of brightening skincare products.
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Tags: antiaging, Caroline Rushworth, CarolineRushworth, facial, LInstitut Sothys, LinstitutSothys, sothys
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scmaize, 4-03-2010, 9:53AM

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scmaize

Talk about hype to get people to read the article! This method is basically as subjective as any other. An esthetician looks at your skin and asks lifestyle questions to determine the true age of your skin. That is the same thing they would have done in the past--there is nothing new or really scientific about it! Same old empty hype.

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Susan, 4-03-2010, 11:46AM

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Susan

Why do you have to be so rude??

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Mary, 4-03-2010, 3:55PM

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Mary

Actually, Sothys is very good, but it's also very expensive. I have used their mascara and eye-liner and loved them, I just can't afford them any more. Sigh!

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chris, 4-04-2010, 4:44PM

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An esthetician will be telling me my true skin age? Even my dermatologist doesn't do that. What a BS piece of hype to get the name of a product out there.

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Angiebaby, 4-04-2010, 6:18PM

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I'm not sure which age bracket this product is geared to, but I guaran-damn-tee you ain't no woman over 40 gonna' buy it. We're the demographic that wants to be told baldface lies and sold miracle products that may not have a snowball's chance in hell of working. But a facial that shows our skin's true age? Oh, hell no!

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barb, 4-04-2010, 9:12PM

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barb

you people and your skin products, sure it may help an 30 or 40 year old so whats your point. these people dont show much signs of aging to begin with. You people permote these products like they will really help, well do they help the people who could really use help , you know the 50 or 60 years olds. NO , your basically selling to a bunch of people who are got up in the hype of you have a wrinkle , Help the real crowd and maybe you would have a leg to stand on. I really think that older people should start suing companies like you for (what i think) is false advertising.'


Take a good look at the girl in the picture , she doesnt have wrinkle one to fix. so why are you showing her, if not for anything else by selling a worthless product

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Venise, 4-04-2010, 9:36PM

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Venise

This is a press release, not journalism.

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