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"What is Healthy Skin?"

Dr. Obagi's definition of healthy skin is used for evaluating your skin, as well as determining what is needed to make it and keep it healthy. Healthy skin is:

Free from disease
Smooth
Even in color tone
Strong
Hydrated
Tight and firm

When selecting any skin care program, you must remember that "painting a crumbling wall will not prevent the wall from crumbling". In other words, using ineffective over-the-counter products to treat a medical condition will not correct it and can possibly make it worse, leading to skin damage. According to Dr. Obagi's definition, skin care products that offer artificial smoothness, temporary hydration, or promise anti-aging benefits with quick results, are not going to make the skin healthy.

In order to make skin healthy, products need to work at the cellular level. All of Dr. Obagi's systems and programs are designed to work at the cellular level, activating skin cells to make them function better and help skin renew itself, "just like a baby's skin".

“Know Your Skin Type”
Dr. Obagi's Easy Skin Classification

Color:

Blond I: no freckles, discoloration, or spots
Blond II: some freckles, discoloration and spots
White I: no discoloration, freckles, or spots
White II: some discoloration, freckles and spots
Brunette
Asian
African American

Oiliness:

Dry
Normal
Oily

Laxity:

Fine wrinkles and folds that are seen when smiling
Wrinkles and folds seen without facial expression

Thickness:

Thick
Medium
Thin

Other:

Even or uneven pigmentation
Scars, moles, lumps, bumps, capillaries
Skin disease

Texture:

Smooth / Rough
Large / Small pores

Once you have identified your skin type, and understand Dr. Obagi's definition of healthy skin, you can select a program that is suitable for you. If you feel you have a medical condition, we recommend you follow up with a dermatologist for evaluation and medical care.

Skin Disease requires medical consultation and proper treatment from a qualified health care professional or dermatologist. Delay of treatment may result in skin damage. If you have any skin care concerns, or have used any over-the-counter product for more than one month to treat a condition and have seen no improvement, I recommend you seek medical care...