How to Wash Your Face Americas Leading Dermatologist Reveals the Essential Secrets for Youthful Radiant Skin
July 1, 2009 by Look Younger · Leave a Comment
A whole book about washing your face? Actually, it isn’t. This book should have been titled How to Understand Your Skin and Make It Look Better, Whatever Your Skin Type or Age, because it covers so much more than how to cleanse your face. Barney Kenet, a leading dermatologist and author of Saving Your Skin, explains how skin works (it’s more than “wrapping paper”) and changes, and what you can do to look and feel better. Some tips are very simple–stop washing so much. (The average woman showers for 12 minutes–cut that to 5.) Others take more effort. You answer some questions to develop your personal skin profile, then get an array of practical tips for your profile. Kenet isn’t timid about telling you which brand-name cleansers, moisturizers, makeup, and other products work best for different types of skin, and which are not recommended. The book also gives tips for hair. Frequent stories of Kenet’s patients lend human interest. This is a fine resource for women and men who want to improve their skin, not just wash it. –Joan Price
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Book has potential, comes up short
Overall, this book apears promising, but in the end, it fails to deliver. Some of the tips are good: smoking isn’t healthy for you. Other tips are bad or dubious: esential oils are better for your skin than almost any other products. Then there’s the tips that just fall into the “just weird” category: wash your face only once a day… or… showering for more than 5 minutes is destructive to your skin.
I would have liked to see more discussion on exfoliation and antioxidants. The authors seem to entirely overlook the benefits of Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA) products, focusing largely on AHA exfoliation. They also push moisturizer for all skin types, which seems kinda unnecessary.
Instead of this book, I’d recomend Paula Begoun’s “Beauty Bible,” which seems much more effectively presented, researched and documented. Note that Begoun is not a medical doctor, which makes her expertise in this area even more surprising.
5 Stars Refreshing & Enlightening
I enjoyed this book very much. It was informitative and enlightening. It gave me a new prosective on taking care of my skin and keeping it youthful. Within one monthes time my face has inproved greatly. I have less brakeouts and just more beautiful skin. For the last six years I never that my face could look this good.
5 Stars Cheeper than a Face Lift
How to wash your face is a favorite book of mine as well as my frineds. Any woman who is getting to the point where she is unhappy with her face because her age is beginning to show due to the apperance of her skin should buy this book. If you read the book and actually follow the instructions for your skin type you WILL see a difference in your apperance within 30 days. The best part of the book is the fact that Dr. Kenet gives you the choice of expensive or “cheap” products so that you can fit the skin care products you need into your budget. This book makes a wonderful gift but keep one for yourself because you’ll be amazed at the results if you follow Dr. Kenet’s advice!
3 Stars Useful insight into skincare
I enjoyed reading the opinions of this author, but on the whole:”A dummies guide to beautiful skin” is much more useful and definitely better value for money.
