I want to know how to keep my skin as youthful as I am.
I really need some hydration for my skin.
I would love to do something about these dark circles under my eyes.
I wish my skin was a little bit smoother right in here.
I would love to wake up every day looking radiant and refreshed.
Wouldn't we all?
I mean, really.
Who doesn't want healthy beautiful skin?
Hello.
Here to help us achieve that dream are Uber Skincare experts, Barbara Klein, President
of the luxury skin care cosmetics company Brevena Laboratories, and plastic surgeon,
Dr. Debra Reilly.
Good morning.
Now, doesn't that resonate with so many women out there what we just heard.
Well of course.
Everybody wants healthy skin and beautiful skin, but as we age we do the best we can.
And the best we can is hydrate.
And as we age, doctor, I mean let's be honest, oh my gosh.
Oh no.
Yes.
I'll wake up in the morning, and I'll say "Where did that come from?".
Well, it comes from you genetic profile.
But, we can always helps what's going on with everything else.
And like Barbara said, hydration is key.
So, what factors are making our skin change during these years?
Well, a lot of it is just plain old environment.
I mean, you go out.
You've got smog, you've got sun, you've got wind.
And whether you're in summer, or whether you're in winter, all of that is going to affect
your skin in different ways.
And then, what do we do every day?
We go out and put makeup on to look more beautiful, and then at the end of the night, you take
it off and now you have this dry makeup damaged skin.
So, again, we need something to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate our skin.
So, when we look for something to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate our skin, Barbara, what makes
your product something where you say "This makes a difference."
What makes a difference in this product is the Macro B Complex, and it comes from the
cell wall of an oat.
So, it's very natural in its base.
We pull that out of the oat plant, and we refine it, we purify it, and we put it into
our creams and lotions.
And, what sets us apart from others, is that we have been doing this for over 20 years
in burn centers, where we've had it in medical devices treating skin loss.
And that's what I want to talk about also because the history of how Brevena came to
be is a lot because of what you were exposed to.
You were a farmer rep, like me, and you were selling products.
Tell me the story so our viewers know that this is just not something that came out on
the whim.
Right.
Well, 35 years ago, I started selling to the burn community, and with these fine burn surgeons,
and the whole team associated with burn care.
And over the years you get to know that community.
And 20 years ago I identified the substance that I really felt would make a difference
in healing burns and helping to hopefully improve burn care.
We submitted this to the FDA.
They cleared it as a device which we've been selling into the burn centers for over 20
years in dressings and creams, and they've been successfully used in the burn centers.
And, Doctor, you have spent so many years helping so many burn victims in terms of healing
and making them feel better.
But, you as a result of this, then started using it?
Sure.
Why not?
If it's going to heal my patients and make them look and feel better as well and get
that burn skin healed, what's is going to do for me and my damaged skin from my surgical
face mask or washing my hands all the time?
I started using it on myself as well, and when Barb started to put this out as a luxury
skin cream line, I'm the first one to get a product.
And what did you notice?
I've noticed that my skin is no longer dry and scratchy.
And I have to be honest, you look amazing.
Let's talk about the creams.
This is the day cream?
This is the day cream.
Alright, so how would I use this?
Can I open it?
Absolutely.
Please do.
Okay.
Apply it every morning and more frequently if you'd like to.
It's a very rich luxurious cream.
It penetrates into the skin.
You can apply makeup very easily over it.
It's very light.
So it doesn't stay greasy.
Yes, it's very light.
But very moisturizing.
And this is the evening - the night - cream.
Now, some people like to use the night cream during the day.
Oh?
Just because they like a little richer.
It's a little richer, a little thicker.
But not oily.
No, they're not oily.
You can apply these as often as your skin needs it.
Usually it's in the morning and at night, but if you need more hydration.
If you've been out swimming, out skiing, out airplane...I think is very drying, and your
office environments and car riding.
So anytime, if you have dry skin, moisturize and this will really help.
And then we have a foot and heel repair?
Oh yes.
This is good for me.
I'm a runner.
You're a runner.
Good for you.
I have a niece that's a runner, too, and you want to keep your heels nice and soft because
if they're not soft, it adds a little cushion to it when you're running.
So, if you put this balm on, it's a real intensive balm, but you will notice that the fissures
will heal up and the dry cracked skin, it will feel real good.
It will actually happen almost over night.
And, Doctor, you use the hand lotion?
I use the hand lotion a lot.
I wash my hands 100+ times a day, and I use all those hand sanitizers to keep clean for
the patients.
But that just really dries my hands out.
So, I use that hand cream constantly.
Great on cuticles when you want your cuticles not to dry out.
But, remember, these are skin creams.
So, any part of your skin you need to use it on - is it your elbows that you have trouble
with, is it this part of your neck what you have trouble with - you need to use it where
you need it.
So, for our viewers who'd like more information on Brevena, where do they go Barbara?
brevena.com brevena.com.
Now, you know why I opened and touched these, right?
So you can have them.
Of course.
Because we can't discard them now.
Now I have to take it home.
I'm going to give it a trial run for, what do you think, a month?
No, just a couple of days.
You'll notice a difference really quickly in the hydration.
And once you make it a habit, by the end of the month, you'll have beautiful skin and
you'll be using it on a routine basis.
Anything to look younger.
Always.
Thank you so much.
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