You take great care of your skin, you are religious about sunblock and get regular treatments at your local spa or dermatologist but it’s not your face that will suffer the most damage and show aging and damage first, it’s your hands!!
Why your hands? Because you are forever using them — day and night, no matter the weather there’s UV exposure — and you don’t apply sunblock to your hands do you? (thought not. I didn’t either till recently) . Factor in that you wash them consistently thus drying them out and even if you are using hand lotion , it’s not real treatment particularly if it’s based on petroleum or mineral oil ingredients which ultimately dry out your skin and make it more vulnerable. So take a good look at your hands and see if they are lined, dry, peeling, even freckled– because if they are, you have signs of premature aging on your hands that will eventually be showing up on your face. You can take care of that courtesy of this great new line from the Supermodel of Hands Yes, you heard me right!
Ellen Sirot
Ellen Sirot has been the leading hand model for over 20 years and she knows what makes hands look young and how to keep them in good condition and now has created at cutting edge line of treatment products just for hands. Hand Perfection takes the current state of anti-aging skincare and technology and applies to the delicate skin of the hands. Hand Perfection includes a sulfate-free cleanser; day cream; nail & cuticle oil ; and night solution- each containing the skin-friendly properties of omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and other firming, toning, and pigmentation-lightening technologies.
Here’s Ellen’s hands from a photo shoot!
Wouldn’t you like to have hands that looked like that?
In Winter 2009, a rrandom sample of study was conducted of 30 women aged 35-65 who tested the efficacy of the Ellen Sirot Hand Perfection Complete Day Cream and the Nail & Cutilcle Treatment!
Over a four week period, participants washed their hands ONLY with HAND PERFECTION Moisturizing Cleanser, moisturized their hands with HAND PERFECTION Complete Day Cream and applied HAND PERFECTION Nail & Cuticle Treatment once per day.
Moisturizing Cleanser–$30 for 3.4 oz
Ingredients include:
GLYCERIN–a powerful humectant, helps attract moisture to skin keeping it soft, supple and hydrated
DECYL GLUCOSIDE–cleanser derived from sugar
DISODIUM COCAMPHODIACETATE–cleanser derived from coconut
Complete Day Moisturizer –$50 for 3.4 fl oz.
Ingredients include:
ADVANCED MOISTURIZING COMPLEX (glycerin, sodium PCA, urea and trehalose)–a combination of proven moisturizers and humectants helps attract and retain moisture in the skin
HYALURONIC ACID –a humectant occurring naturally in skin, helps smooth and plump through its ability to hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water
EVENING PRIMROSE AND LINSEED OILS-two important omega-3 fatty acids (cell communicators) believed to help provide powerful nutrition to enhance normal skin functions (i.e., bolster barrier function, curtail trans-epidermal moisture loss, provide anti-inflammatory benefits)
ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS A & E–help neutralize damage from environmental free radicals
AMINO ACIDS ARGININE, GLYCINE, ALANINE, SERINE, VALINE, PROLINE,THRONINE, ISOLEUCINE, HISTIDINE, PHENYLALANINE– the building blocks of healthy skin, help provide support structure to preserve integrity of skin
ALPHA ARBUTIN–helps visually fade hyper-pigmentation to promote evenness of skin tone
SILICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND MICA–provide an optical blurring effect to help soften the appearance of surface imperfections, such as fine lines, crepiness and uneven skin tone, while helping to promote radiance
Nail and Cuticle Treatment for Hands — $22 for .05 fl oz.
Ingredients include:
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS– a nutritious complex of soybean, evening primrose, linseed, hemp seed and safflower oils helps enhance and improve cell communication to support normal skin functions (ie., bolster barrier function, curtail trans-epidermal moisture loss, provide anti-inflammatory benefits)
ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS A & E– help neutralize damage from environmental free radicals
CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE–effective moisturizer derived from coconuts
EXTRACTS OF ROSEMARY AND LAVENDER– possess naturally antiseptic properties
CLINICAL STUDY
The study participants had their hands examined at three points during the study:
– at the start of the trial
– after 2 weeks using HAND PERFECTION Nail & Cuticle Treatment
– at 2 and 4 weeks using HAND PERFECTION Complete Day Cream
Study particpant photos: Subject #23
Before study treatment hands! See the lines around the knuckles and the extreme visibility of the veins due to dehydration and some pigmentation issues.
Hands after 2 weeks showed smoother skin, lines are starting to diminish and the texture is improving
Hands at 4 weeks showed significant improvement in diminishing lines and the texture of the skin and less blotchiness. Also the veins are much less visible due to incredible moisturization.
Extraordinary results were reported by both trained researchers and observed by the study participants.
— The appearance of lines and wrinkles were significantly diminished in 93% of participants in two weeks— Improvement in nail condition and nail hydration was evaluated in 100% of participants in two weeks
— Improvement in skin texture and smoothness was reported in 93% of the participants in two weeks
— Improvement in cuticle condition was evaluated in 87% of participants in two weeks
— Improvement in skin brightness and radiance was reported in 79% of participants in four weeks
— Improvement in skin clarity and blotchiness (hyper-pigmentation) was reported in 71% of participants in four weeks
No irritation was observed on any participants over the four week period.
The participants themselves made the following observations:
– 97% felt their hands were softer and smoother.
– 87% felt the appearance of lines and wrinkles had decreased.
– 83% perceived their hands as brighter, more radiant.
– 93% believed hands were more moisturized.
– More than 80% felt their cuticles were hydrated, softer and easier to push back while nails were less prone to tearing, splitting and peeling.
Significant results that made me take this line very seriously are below:
-93% of our participants showed a dramatic improvement in the texture and smoothness of the skin on their hands as well as significant diminishing of the lines and wrinkles in two weeks.
-100% saw significant improvement in the condition and hydration of their nails and cuticles
What’s interesting about this line is that it’s truly something special. Ellen Sirot Hand Perfection line won the prestigious 2009 REDBOOK MVP Award,
Tyra Banks gave Hand Perfection away on air to her guests as part of her holiday extravaganza! The hand care line has been included among the top beauty brands of the year on two of the largest beauty blogs, temptalia.com and palachinka.com.
Definitely a line you (and I ) should be checking out. The changes shown on the clinical studies page are definitely worth seeing and see for yourself if it works.
Interested in trying it out? Here’s a coupon code to give you a discount on your purchase:
LA25 for 25% off any order now through 4/30/10.
Enter the code at checkout! If you buy anything from this line, please let me know what you think. Either post a comment here or send me an email and let me know.
I am going to be getting some products as well aso I will be reviewing this– and many other products that are in the hand treatment category so stay tuned. There’s a lot more out there — but this line really hits a homerun with me based on the clinical evidence and the ingredients.
Stevie Wilson, LA-Story.com
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