The Cookbook- Clinique Moisturizers!

Time for The Cookbook!

I’ve said before, you absolutely have to use your brains when picking product. That means ignoring the fancy packaging, outrageous claims about ‘botox-like results’ (urgh!!!) and whatever Allure and In-Style magazine is being paid to tout. Yes, they get paid to feature products.
For the best product at the best price, I’m going with Clinique.
Well, you don’t have time to try out every different moisturizer at Clinique but guess what, I’m ashamed to say I do. I’ve used my books, my forums and communicating with Clinique Corp. to introduce you to your new best friend. As with all Clinique, if you don’t love it, return it. But I’m always right about these things, you’ll see.
Also remember that all Clinique products are not created equal. Buy what I tell you to buy and do not get caught up with a counter person trying to up-sell you, force you to buy extra product or tell you it’s the wrong choice for you. It’s all part of their game to get you to spend more on inferior product that the company is trying to push. Just trust me, I’ll never steer you wrong. Promise.
Luckily, Clinique has excellent choices for every pocketbook and every skin type. Pick one and use it religiously, morning and night. Keep it buy your bed and use it whenever you think about it. Your moisturizer is the best, easiest most crucial thing you can do for your skin but you’ve gotta be disciplined about it.
Here the very best…
Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel with Pump ($24)

Yep, the old school DDM but this one's got some extra antioxidants, an elegant serum feel and is perfect for those who run a bit oily. Plus, it's super cheap.
Moisture On-Line ($38)

This product excels in its blend of lightweight slip agents and dry finish ingredients that won’t feel or look greasy. It also contains some exceptional cell-communicators and impressive antioxidants. This is a winner for breakout prone skin!

Repairwear Deep Wrinkle Concentrate For Face and Eye ($55)
One of the most state-of-the-art products available in the department store, this antioxidant abundant, formula boasts skin identical anti-irritants, fatty acids, plant oils, cell-communicators and smoothing film forming agents to brilliantly moisturize and protect any skin type. It will help smooth and improve skin appearance and make sun damage less apparent. Plus the pack akin is perfect for keeping all those powerhouse ingredients fresh long term.
Turnaround Concentrate Visible Skin Renewer ($37.50)
This “advanced cocktail of antioxidants” features salicylic acid, an exfoliate. It also has acetyl glucusamine. This is a nice well-packaged lightweight moisturiser that contains antioxidants, vitamins, cell-communicators, and anti-irritants. It’s silky in texture and has a light finish.

Index

Antioxidants prevent unstable oxygen molecules (made unstable by loss of one electron) from interacting with other molecules (taking one of their electrons) and consequently causing them to become unstable, a process that starts the free-radical chain reaction. Fortunately, a vast assortment of antioxidants can be found in both the human body and in the plant world. Antioxidants and free-radical damage are considered so vital to our understanding of the origins of aging that they have become a profound area of research. An "antioxidant" isn't a type of ingredient, but the function a specific ingredient can perform on the skin. Free-radical damage is what antioxidants are supposed to take care of, either by stopping new damage, or by reversing earlier damage caused by free radicals. Free-radical damage is bad for the skin. Free-radical damage can cause deterioration of the skin's support structures, decreasing elasticity and resilience. The presence of antioxidants slows down free-radical damage. Antioxidants are ingredients such as vitamins A, C, and E; superoxide dismutase; flavonoids; beta carotene; glutathione; selenium; and zinc.

Anti-Irritant. Any ingredient that reduces certain signs of inflammation, such as swelling, tenderness, pain, itching, or redness.

Cell-communicating ingredients, theoretically, have the ability to tell a skin cell to look, act, and behave better, more like a normal healthy skin cell would, or to stop other substances from telling the cell to behave badly or abnormally. They do this by either direct communication with the skin cell or by blocking damaging cellular pathways or other cell-communicating substances. Cell-communicating ingredients complement antioxidants to improve skin-cell function.