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Best Sunscreen Award: SkinHealth Face and Body
Author :: Health Magazine
Date :: Wed 01/28/2009 @ 03:53
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BEST SUNSCREEN AWARD: SkinHealth Face and Body. Sunscreens touting high SPF numbers aren't exactly big news. But this SPF 30 also packs a big punch of 7% micronized zinc oxide, a physical sunblock that is a close to shade in a bottle as you can get. There are other zinc oxide based products in the market, but what puts SkinHealth's version above the rest is that it's light enough to waer under make-up. "It doesn't leave a tell-tale white film on your skin the way a lot of other zinc-based sunscreens do," says Grace Pak, dermatologist....
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Boston Business-Women to Watch
Author :: Boston Women's Business
Date :: Mon 01/26/2009 @ 05:52
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Cheryl Clarkson’s idea looks simple enough at first brush, but the beauty of her business model is anything but skin deep. There are layers within layers behind her SkinHealth Inc., from target markets to products to services to directions for expansion – the president and CEO’s prime objective over the coming year.
Yet SkinHealth’s combination of skin care products and medical spa services started out on a single premise – “a very personal reason,” Clarkson says.
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Breaking the Code 02116
Author :: Rachel Bowie and Terri Stanley, Boston Common Magazine
Date :: Wed 01/28/2009 @ 04:27
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Welcome to the Back Bay, Boston's most desirable zip code, where urban sophistication mixes with historic charm, not to mention a whole lot of fashion. Boston's most fashionable district is aware that a little nip/tuck never hurt anyone. many of the best plastic surgeons have set up shop in the Back Bay. An eye lift here, some Botox injections there - throw on a pair of chic oversize Chanel shades and you're good to go. Try SkinHealth, 73 Newbury Street, 617-267-7546.
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Breakthrough for Laser and Skin Care
Author :: Camille Ducey, Eagle Tribune
Date :: Wed 01/28/2009 @ 05:04
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Clarkson's clients may come directly to her clinic for regular skin maintenance or be referred by dermatologists as a follow up to a procedure or to treat minor skin problems. Even if a person has perfect skin Clarkson said her job is to prevent future problems by offering preventive treatments.
"I view it like going to a dentist," she said. "It's not just for cavities."
Healthy skin cells break down and need to be revitalized, she said.
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BreakThrough
Andover Center for Laser & Skin Care
By Camille Ducey
Correspondent
The slogan, "You've come a long way baby" introduced in 1968 promoting a cigarette designed for women, soon became a catch phrase tagging women's advancements in everything from fashion and careers to civil rights and athletics.
Almost 40 years and millions of dollars later advances continue. Skin care, once reserved for women, included cleansing soaps and mildly effective moisturizing creams. But today, research and technology have taken great strides to include both genders, producing products and treatments for males and females alike that promote healthy and younger-looking skin.
"The skin is the largest organ in the body," said Cheryl Clarkson, founder of SkinHealth, based in Wellesley with a clinic in Andover. "We understand so much more about skin and what it needs to be healthy," she said.
Microdermabrasions, chemical peels, deep-cleansing facials and antioxidant and exfoliating creams are just some of the treatments both baby boomers and Generation X'ers are seeking for smooth youthful skin and to correct skin problems.
Teenagers and elders too are taking advantage of breakthroughs in treatments and maintenance programs to correct sun damage, acne, oily skin, lines, wrinkles, age spots, and broken blood vessels, which can all be diminished greatly with early treatment and a regular maintenance program, Clarkson said.
More aggressive treatments performed by dermatologists, plastic surgeons or licensed medical aestheticians include laser treatments, botox injections, face lifts and other methods.
Clarkson partners with dermatologists and medical aestheticians in 13 locations within the Boston area. In addition to the Andover Center for Laser & Skin Care where she works with Dr. Alan Rockoff, she and her skin care specialists offer services to about 15,000 clients each year, about 10 percent of whom are men, she said.
Clarkson's clients may come directly to her clinic for regular skin maintenance or be referred by dermatologists as a follow up to a procedure or to treat minor skin problems. Even if a person has perfect skin Clarkson said her job is to prevent future problems by offering preventive treatments.
"I view it like going to a dentist," she said. "It's not just for cavities."
Healthy skin cells break down and need to be revitalized, she said.
Clarkson said chemical peels and microdermabrasions performed at her centers have evolved into more gentle procedures that are scheduled about twice a month per client. The processes are progressive, but do not involve pain or down time for recovery as does the older more aggressive methods that some plastic surgeons may use for patients who want immediate dramatic results. Clarkson likens the slower method to peeling an onion, dissolving layer by layer of troublesome skin until reaching healthy tissue.
Clarkson said in addition to laser resurfacing, hair removal and injections of botox and the use of fillers and plastic surgery, the biggest breakthroughs she has seen in the skin care profession are in more efficient skin care products.
Prescription retinols are a category of products that include Retinol A, a vitamin that builds collagen and helps skin to rebuild new cells. For people who cannot tolerate the more potent prescription strength, there is a milder retinol cream.
New antioxidant creams do the same for the skin topically as fruits and vegetables do for us internally, Clarkson said. Products include Vitamin C cream or green tea cream; the vitamins control free radicals that break down cells.
"We help to neutralize free radicals that lead to cell death," she said. "It helps reverse sun damage and maintain skin, eliminating fine lines and wrinkles."
The newer methods of exfoliating offer gentle scrubs that use glycolic acids, or fruit acids that gently dissolve away dead tissue, Clarkson said.
Really good sunscreens are also vital to prevent photo aging from the sun's rays, she said, and today the selections are vast and quite efficient.
She said preventing sun damage could be the difference in an 85-year-old woman having the skin of a 50-year old if she protects herself from harmful sunrays. She recommends no more than 10 minutes of direct exposure to the sun.
She said for those who want that tanned look, there are some very good self-tanning products on the market, as well.
With today's technology and advances in skin care products, a glowing complexion is no longer reserved for the rich and famous. It's as easy as calling the center to make an appointment.
Call 877-706-7546.
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Cheryl Clarkson, A Beauty That is More Than Skin D
Author :: Colleen Walsh, Back Bay Sun
Date :: Wed 01/28/2009 @ 04:06
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Women around the world can relate to the plight of Cheryl Clarkson, who laughs as she recalls the money she's spent over the years on countless beauty products.
But in the end, the ageless mother of two teens with a timeless beauty developed her own solution to the fountain of youth. Clarkson founded Skinhealth Centers, a company that includes its own line of skin care products, retail medical spas...
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Cheryl Clarkson, A Beauty That is More Than Skin D
Author :: Colleen Walsh, Back Bay Sun
Date :: Wed 01/28/2009 @ 04:09
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Facial Expressions
Author :: Samantha House, the Improper Bostonian Magazine
Date :: Wed 01/28/2009 @ 04:36
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To maintain a facial and the look of perfect skin, Vertullo recommends a daily moisturizer. Also, you should keep your skin well-hydrated to prevent breakouts and dullness from occurring. Facial Nutrition Day Cream and Facial Nutrition Day Eye Cream by SkinHealth have antioxidants and vitamins C,A, E, D and green tea extracts for combatting the damaging effects of our everyday lives.
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Forever Young
Author :: Maureen Meltzer McGrath, Vanity Fair Magazine
Date :: Wed 01/28/2009 @ 04:16
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Skin Savers. "Start on it early," says Manhattan dermatologist Dennis Gross, describing the need to actively preserve the youthfulness of your skin. "If you do a biopsy of the skin round the eyes of a thirty-year-old, you can already see structural damage."
Moisturizer is essential. Try Creme de la Mer. Also good: SkinHealth Facial Nutrition Moisturizer...
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Fortune Magazine - The Skin Care Expert
Author :: Anne Fisher - Fortune Magazine
Date :: Sun 01/25/2009 @ 09:19
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EVEN BEFORE she started her current venture, Cheryl Clarkson was no stranger to the health-care industry. She had worked herway up to director of sales for divisions whose revenuest otaled $1.4b illion at medical-supplyg iant Baxter, and later became COO and interim CEO at Abiodent, a maker of dental devices.
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How to Save Your Skin
Author :: Robin Hauck, Misstropolis
Date :: Wed 01/28/2009 @ 05:18
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In the U.S. we don't have any federal requirements for sunscreen use. Luckily for our skin, we have Cheryl Clarkson.
Cheryl Clarkson didn’t see much of the sun in her twenties and thirties. She went to business school at MIT. She climbed through the ranks of major medical device companies until she became the CEO of one of them - the first woman ever to do so.
And then, just when Cheryl was at the top of her game professionally, her sister found a little lump on her torso, a hard, squishy nodule the size of a pencil eraser. Then she found another on her thigh, and then another. Cheryl left her job and flew to California to be with her sister. She watched the pencil erasers grow into softballs, then grapefruits, then stinking infected sores burst through the surface of the skin. She administered morphine for the unbearable pain and watched helplessly as the cancer took over. A year later her sister was dead.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
HOW TO SAVE YOUR SKIN
by Robin Hauck
“Slip. Slop. Slap.” is what they say in Australia. “Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, and slap on a hat.” With the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, Australia has had to develop a national campaign to educate people on the importance of sun protection. “Slip. Slop. Slap.” was coined in 1981, but parents still use it and kids still know what it means.
In the U.S. we do not have any federal requirements for sunscreen ingredients or use. Luckily for our skin, we have Cheryl Clarkson.
Cheryl Clarkson didn’t see much of the sun in her twenties and thirties. She went to business school at MIT. She climbed through the ranks of major medical device companies until she became the CEO of one of them - the first woman ever to do so.
And then, just when Cheryl was at the top of her game professionally, her sister found a little lump on her torso, a hard, squishy nodule the size of a pencil eraser. Then she found another on her thigh, and then another. Cheryl left her job and flew to California to be with her sister. She watched the pencil erasers grow into softballs, then grapefruits, then stinking infected sores burst through the surface of the skin. She administered morphine for the unbearable pain and watched helplessly as the cancer took over. A year later her sister was dead.
Watching her sister suffer at the hands of such a monstrous (and preventable) disease inspired Cheryl to launch SkinHealth Centers, medical spas specializing in skin protection and rejuvenation. SkinHealth partners with top New England doctors and dermatologists. Their award winning skin care products are made in small vats with no added fragrance or preservatives, and consequently have a loyal celebrity following. Their Face and Body Sunscreen with 7% micronized zinc oxide and green tea antioxidants was recently awarded Health Magazine’s Healthy Beauty Award for Best Sunscreen.
SkinHealth has recently teamed up with getsugar, the online shopping and style resource owned by Ben Tregoe, for a fund and awareness building initiative which will benefit the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
Along with a fundraising goal of $150,000, Cheryl and Ben also have a goal to see as many people as possible start taking better care of their skin. To that end SkinHealth is offering Special Offers on three treatments: an anti-oxidant facial is $48, a light chemical peel is $70 and a facial + light chemical peel is $110. SkinHealth and getsugar will donate $25 of the purchase price of each service ($50 for the Facial + Light Chemical Peel) to skin cancer research at the MGH Cancer Center.
Arthur J. Sober, MD, the Director of the Center for Melanoma at MGH is also involved in the team effort. He writes:
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States with more than one million skin cancers diagnosed annually. In fact, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime… More than 90% of all skin cancers are caused by sun exposure. So protect yourself and loved ones by being smart about sun protection and exposure.
“As the ozone layer shrinks, we are being radiated.” Cheryl told me. But we are not without armor – this summer Slip. Slop. Slap. and help Cheryl and Ben spread the word about how to save your skin.
Comments
Katy
June 14, 2007 at 11:04 PM
What great advice. I hope it’s not too late for my friends and me.
Carolyn
July 27, 2007 at 06:26 AM
This is great. I’m crazy about sunscreen after years of baking in the real and fake sun. Slip, slop, slap… I’m going to pass that phrase on to my children. Oh yeah, and SkinHealth has awesome sunscreen with zinc that doesn’t make you look like Glenn Close in Dangerous Liasons.
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