IScience Skincare by Toyos Clinic

Summer’s here and that means it’s time for our annual update on sunblocks. I’n here to answer your most pressing questions about sun protection like: What’s the difference between sunscreens and sunblocks? What’s the difference between chemical and physical sunblocks? Does a certain SPF guarantee safety? And do some sunscreens ever CAUSE cancer?Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, is on the rise – it has tripled in recent decades --especially women under 40. Because ultraviolet rays found in sunlight and tanning beds are one the most important causes of DNA damage that leads to melanoma, you need to...

What You Need To Know About Sunscreens to Stay Safe Summer’s here and that means it’s time for our annual update on sunblocks.  I’n here to answer your most pressing questions about sun protection like: What’s the difference between sunscreens and sunblocks?  What’s the difference between chemical and physical sunblocks?  Does a certain SPF guarantee safety? And do some sunscreens ever CAUSE cancer? Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, is on the rise – it has tripled in recent decades --especially women under 40. Because ultraviolet rays found in sunlight and tanning beds are one the most important...

Summer Written All Over Your Face?Summer’s here and that means outdoor activities, beach trips, freckles and age spots, right? Not necessarily. It’s true that UV rays are responsible for photodamage including increased and clumping of pigment that can cause age spots and freckles, but aging by itself makes us more prone to uneven pigmentation. The unevenness of a complexion is a subconscious signal to our brains that someone is older than they truly are. So if you need to even out a freckled or uneven complexion, how do you start? The fastest and easiest way to use iScience Skin Brightening...

Retinol is one of the most studied molecules in skin care.  A derivative of Vitamin A, retinol is the 2nd product (behind sunscreen) that you should choose if you find yourself on a deserted island and can only pack a few skin care products.  A lot of people think that all of the words on the label that start with “R” are equivalent. Not true.  That’s why you have to have a prescription for some products and others are over the counter.  In general, the over the counter formulas will help but the effects are less and these watered down...

“Takes the place of 4 products” “People were stopping me on the street to ask me what I was doing for my face.”  These are the types of comments I routinely get from patients when I prescribe the new TCA Gloss iScience product for facial retexturing. TCA Gloss is a uniquely designed product perfect to wipe away summertime sun damage and to rebuild aging skin from the inside out. It contains TCA (trichloracetic acid) a strong facial rejuvenating agent normally reserved only for doctor’s offices and/or operating rooms.  By removing one water molecule chemically, pharmaceutical scientists have been able to...