Every day, environmental stressors like the sun and pollution wreak havoc on unsuspecting skin, contributing to signs of aging like discoloration, lines and wrinkles. Acne is also a pervasive condition that affects many adults. Here’s how to arm your skin with professional-grade products that protect and reduce damage in the comfort of your home.
Inside Obagi Medical
In 1988 world-renowned dermatologist Zein Obagi, M.D, founded Obagi Medical. During this time, he developed scientifically sound, prescription-based skin care systems to treat hyperpigmentation and photodamage. Dr. Obagi’s unique multi-step approach was quickly embraced by the skin care industry. Fortunately, today, his corrective systems are available over the counter.
Obagi’s bounty of benefits
Over time, both the skin’s production of collagen and elastin and rate of cellular turnover naturally slow down, making skin more susceptible to damage and aging. Obagi addresses these challenges by offering products for all skin types, with individual systems that work particularly well on mature or aging skin. Obagi's systems offer clinically proven results using effective restorative ingredients such as retinol, glycolic acid, vitamin C and hydroquinone.
Here are some of the benefits that Obagi products can bring to your skin:
- Diminish fine lines and wrinkles
- Increase smoothness
- Reduce the look of pore size
- Improve elasticity
- Even out skin tone
- Prevent and improve hyperpigmentation and age spots
- Moisturize
- Correct blemishes
- Minimize the look of scars
- Reduce oil production
Transformative systems to tackle aging
Obagi offers two systems of therapeutic anti-aging skin care: One that works to correct existing damage, and one that emphasizes the prevention of future damage.
Obagi Nu-Derm® System: Correcting existing damage
This transformative system contains the most potent ingredients available to treat discoloration, photodamage and other signs of aging: hydroquinone, glycolic acid and vitamin C. These effective agents work together to restore healthy, younger-looking skin.
- Cleanse. Both Obagi Nu-Derm Gentle Cleanser and Obagi Nu-Derm Foaming Gel remove dirt, oil and other impurities from the surface of the skin. The gentle action of these soap-free face washes also prepares pores to absorb the ingredients of other formulas used in this rejuvenating regimen.
- Tone. Obagi Nu-Derm Toner is an astringent that adjusts skin’s pH to also create the optimal conditions for Nu-Derm system ingredients to sink into the skin.
- Correct. Obagi Nu-Derm Exfoderm treats normal skin types while Obagi Nu-Derm Exfoderm Forte helps dry or damaged skin. These age-fighting exfoliators feature active ingredients that correct aging, including alpha hydroxy acids to gently clear away dead surface cells.
- Relieve. Obagi Nu-Derm Action features a restorative blend of hydrating aloe and firming collagen to relieve the signs of dry, damaged skin, like chapping and redness.
- Moisturize. Obagi Nu-Derm Eye Cream is an ultra-light moisturizing cream that’s specially formulated with urea to hydrate and collagen to firm the delicate skin around the eyes.
- Protect. Obagi Healthy Skin Protector SPF 35 is an essential step in every skin care regimen. Boasting zinc oxide to protect skin from damage-causing UVA/UVB rays, this sunscreen promotes healthy skin.
Obagi C-Rx System: Staving off future damage
This damage-correcting collection of products is gentler than the Nu-Derm System, but still visibly repairs skin while protecting it from future damage.
- Cleanse. Obagi-C Rx System - C Cleansing Gel is a concentrated cleanser that penetrates pores to dissolve oil and lift away impurities, like makeup and dirt. This hard-working face wash leaves behind smooth, fresh skin that’s ready to absorb the active, age-fighting ingredients of other Obagi C-Rx formulas.
- Protect. Obagi-C Rx System - C SunGuard SPF 30 protects the skin from harmful UVA/UVB rays. Formulated with an intense clear form of zinc oxide called Z-Cote, this formula prevents sunburn from both types of rays, including long-UVA rays that cause premature aging.
All-in-one acne system
If acne is your top skin care concern, Obagi also offers a therapeutic system to treat blemish-prone skin. Obagi CLENZIderm MD System is a prescription-strength acne treatment that contains a unique liquefied form of benzoyl peroxide that penetrates deep into pores to treat blemishes where they start.
Got dry skin? Obagi CLENZIderm Normal to Dry System is a gel-based treatment regimen that’s ideal for skin that doesn’t tolerate other acne systems.
Bottom line: Professional, results-based skin care
By using powerful ingredients that tackle the signs of damage and restore the healthy function of skin cells, Obagi products are clinically proven to rejuvenate the skin. Whether you struggle with acne or aging, Obagi has a specialized, comprehensive system that’s right for you.
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