Jan Marini Luminate Face Lotion and Luminate Eye Gel

Luminate Face lotion – Apply product sparingly over entire face every other evening for the first 1-2 weeks, then slowly increase usage, as tolerated, to 1-2 times daily. If irritation occurs, decrease the frequency of application to allow the skin greater time to acclimate.

Retinol is our most powerful skin rejuvenator. It exfoliates, tightens pores, thickens the dermis (deeper layer of the skin), reduces wrinkles, and increases the ability of the skin to build and maintain higher levels of hyaluronic acid.

Retinol requires acclimation initially and can cause irritation, dryness, itchiness , peeling and overall sensitivity if not apply correctly in accordance to your skin’s sensitivity.

If you are new to retinol, you should start with a low concentration and when the skin gets acclimated then you can work your way to something of higher concentration.

Luminate Eye Gel – Shake well before using. Prior to use, leave plastic lid in place, invert and tap the top of the container several times into the palm of your hand. If you experience difficulty when dispensing, repeat and pump product into the hand while inverted. Apply sparingly morning and evening to lower lids.

Retinol Acclimation:

1. Cleanse the skin and apply Retinol to DRY skin-Use Retinol at night only
2. Start with 1/2 pea size of Retinol and apply on outer face first and then work inward, avoid the corners of the eyes, nose and mouth, wait few minutes and then apply moisturizer.
3. Apply product twice a week and slowly increase to every night over a month or two as your skin get acclimated and gradually increasing the amount of product to ½ pea size to 1 pump.
4. ALWAYS use a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher during the day when using retinol . Retinol increases sun sensitivity and irritation can occur.
5. When skin gets acclimated, AM usage can be effective, but only using it correctly can give you rejuvenating effects.
6. The neck reacts differently to retinol compared to the face. Side effects are itchy and red pumps when scratched, peeling, dryness ,and redness. Retinol can rejuvenate the neck as well when tolerated. Be careful when starting retinol on the face to not pull it onto the neck without it being a planned event. Proceed with gentle acclimation over months and careful not to scratch, if it starts to itch. Scratching will create red pumps that take about 2 weeks to resolve.

Watch Dr. Bomer’s Anti-Aging Retinol video and learn how you should apply Retinol products. (click on the Video tab)