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PCA SKIN PEELS
WE CAN HELP YOU LOOK GREAT - FOR THAT SWEETHEART DATE!
 
Hopefully your New Year's Resolutions included time to take better care of yourself in 2009 with - good nutrition, adequate exercise and excellent skin care.  To get you started off right, we've got an anti-aging Peel's Package that will leave your skin renewed, refreshed and beautiful!  Chemical peels are proven to effectively improve wrinkles, pigmentation. A good peel can make a big difference in how you look and feel as you charge into 2009.
 
PCA Peels - the perfect antidote for deeper wrinkles and dull looking skin. Chemical peels do not stop or retard aging but rather correct damaged skin, refresh and renew aging skin.
 
PCA Peels:

• Remove the outer layers of damaged skin
• Correct blemishes and unevenly pigmented skin
• Clear/correct blotchy skin or pre-cancerous growths
• Enhance the effectiveness of other procedures such as facelift
• Refresh and redefine problem aging skin
• Renew a more youthful, glowing appearance
• Are the most advanced/most skin-friendly
• Contain the highest amounts of anti-oxidants & free radical fighters

A peel can be performed in conjunction with a facelift to enhance the overall results.
 
PCA Professional™ Body Treatments
(Physician's Choice of Arizona) In the constant battle against the aging process, PCA believes it is just as important to treat the skin on the body as well as the face in order to look your best and keep your body's largest organ functioning at peak performance.
 
PCA has developed a chemical peel treatment combining novel ingredients with an elegant application technique to make all over skin beauty within reach.  Body treatments are an excellent choice for treating hands, arms, legs, feet chest and back as well as the face.  We recommend and use PCA products because they're safe and offer diversity in treatment options for specific skin types.
 
We can't stop the aging process - or the sun from shining - or other things that impact our health and beauty, but we do have many wonderful options today to help turn back the clock a few years and retain our youthfulness a bit longer.
 
We design a personalized treatment plan for your use at home - one that will truly get the job done. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Peels Package for $195. (reg$240+)

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Sunscreen vs. Sunblock

Have you ever wondered why you are inundated with so many options when you are trying to find something to protect your skin from the sun?  Here is some information that may help you clarify the difference between a sunscreen and a sunblock and may make your decision easier.
Sunblock.- many ask how it is different from sunscreen.  Well the answer is simple.  It is just that, a block.  It contains minerals from the earth such as Zinc or Titanium.  These minerals have the ability to reflect all of the ultra violet radiation rays (UVA, UVB) that we are exposed to everyday. 

UVB - are the rays responsible for burning the skin.
UVA - are the rays that we get and do not know we are getting them.  They penetrate the skin at a deeper level.  They are less likely to burn the skin, but they can age the skin prematurely as well as change the skin cells DNA - increasing the risk for future skin cancers.     

        Sunscreens are usually man made chemicals that block UVB rays and very few block UVA rays effectively.

When you are looking for something to protect the skin, look for a sunscreen/sunblock that contains the minerals Zinc or Titanium.  They provide a physical barrier against UVA and UVB rays.

Today, we have much easier access to these mineral than ever before.  You can also find several lines of makeup that contain these minerals,  so getting them on your skin everyday is much easier than it used to be.

The sun is stronger than ever.  We need to protect our skin everyday.