11 Aug Zein Obagi Unveils Skin Health Line
Fab news! I attended my first Total Beauty event last week in New York, and met a skincare guru that has taken Beverly Hills and the nation by storm (we’re talking at least a hurricane Dolly level alert here).
Zein Obagi is a no nonsense skincare guru who’s been practicing dermatology for decades. He just turned 65 but I’m sure his genes must have been dipped in some anti-aging potion because he didn’t look a day over forty.
Obagi spoke about how so many brands lead you to over moisturize the skin. His latest “Fight Aging, Fight Hard” ZO Skin Health line gives us no skin-deep promises. He is determined to spread the word that over moisturizing does more harm than good (and yes, I almost tumbled off my chair when he said this…I actually thought he was losing it for a minute). So you’ll see that the ZO Skin Health line does not include any moisturizers.
“Moisturizers are a quick fix,” he says. “They give skin a smooth and silky feeling, but with repeated use skin becomes addicted to them.” Obagi wants skin to fight and work hard, and his products aim to “wake up” the dormant cells that have been so pampered that they can’t even take care of themselves. ZO Skin Health uses pure retinol (the highest OTC dosage) and no moisturizers — to combat aging, wrinkles, fine lines, discolorations and other major skin problems without resorting to Five Star Spa Quality Skin Pampering.
In the Anti-Aging Jumpstart Program kit were the Offects Exfoliating Polish, which is a very gentle mineral-rich polish that combines the therapeutic minerals of the Dead Sea; the Radical Night Repair; the Growth Factor Serum and the Sunscreen with Primer. These four products are a great introduction to ZO Skin Health.
You start off with an exfoliating cleanser:
Then follow with the OSSENTIAL Growth Factor Serum which contains retinol and advance lipopeptides to support collagen production. I applied this every AM and PM as the insert advised me to for the past four days, to fab results.
During the day, top off the regimen with OCLIPSE Sunscreen + Primer SPF 30.
At night, dribble OSSENTIAL Radical Night Repair (which has 1.0% concentrated retinol)over your face – but your skin will never know the concentration because it doesn’t sting or irritate.
What I noticed: Brightness of the skin and improved clarity. Within four days, my skin was luminous as a light bulb and my blemishes were starting to clear up. My two pesky wrinkles on my forehead that had resembled the Grand Canyon now looked like minor trenches. Not bad!
There are more products to this line than what is reviewed above. Check them out at Nordstrom. Even though they are pricey, they are pure and give you unvarnished skin health. So put down that tub of moisturizer already!
Products available now at Nordstrom.com and at www.zoskinhealth.com
Jill
Posted at 17:21h, 12 AugustThe Offects Exfoliating Polish is one of the best products I have ever used. I can not rave about it enough. I have been using it with the Radical Night Repair and after just a couple of weeks my skin is looking much better. I have lots of discoloration from pregnancy and too much sun but with the above two products and using the Oclipse sunscreen it is starting to fade and even out.
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Posted at 05:09h, 13 August[…] Zein Obagi Unveils Skin Health LineZein Obagi is a no nonsense skincare guru who’s been practicing dermatology for decades. He just turned 65 but I’m sure his genes must have been dipped in some anti-aging potion because he didn’t look a day over forty. … […]
Marita
Posted at 20:47h, 13 AugustLove ZOSH! After using Zein Obagi’s products, I actually had friends and family ask me what I was doing, because my skin looked so great! I have never had anyone ask me that before. If you want healthy skin ZOSH is the way to go!
mary anne
Posted at 11:55h, 18 SeptemberI have been using the zoskin startup kit for a couple of weeks, and I really like the products. I have serious dark sunspots on my face, and i think they are actually beginning to fade a bit. The sunblock works great. I can sit at the beach or pool all day, and my face doesn’t even get pink! I’ll keep you posted on my progress with the sunspots.
Patti
Posted at 03:00h, 19 SeptemberFor the last two weeks I have been fortunate enough to use Obagi’s skin care products, and I have already felt improved results. My skin has a more even tone, more of a glow, feels tighter, not as saggy and I am thrilled. Getting totally away from a moisturizer has been difficult for me. I must admit I am still using a tiny bit of moisturizing when applying foundation before I go to work in the morning. Honestly, I have found that I need less moisturizer each day, which fascinates me because my skin had been growing increasingly drier over the last decade!
By evening, my skin continues to feel fresh and my light touch of makeup seems to be lasting longer. My uneven freckles are not as blaring, even with my glasses on! After putting on the sunscreen, I almost decide not to apply foundation… it looks like I might not need it. However, I am still using foundation… and it is going on smoothly. I am looking forward to continued use and continued improvement for I have a number of creases around my mouth that need to disappear!