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To all our clients who have celebrated their birthdays over the last few weeks, congratulations and we hope you had a fantastic time.

…  Keep your skin beautiful and healthy during Winter

• help it to restore the protective hydro lipid barrier
• protect and balance your skin
• moisturize, moisturize and again moisturize
• provide protection against UV-light

The first step is to rethink your skin care routine and skin care products you normally use.

1. Go Easier  - on daily cleansing and alcohol containing skin care in the winter. Choose a lighter non-stripping cleansing solution: 

We recommend Dermalogica’s Ultra Calming Cleanser R 482 for 500ml

2. Peel Deal – if you are a fan of daily peeling products, it is advisable to change your routine for winter and to do a course of 6 – 12 peelings over 12 weeks. 

Speak to us for our range of peeling products and treatments.

3.  Go Heavier on Moisturizer - look for heavier moisturizing products to use in winter. We try using day creams for protection and night creams to help restore your skins’ moisture levels.

We recommend Nimue …. Day and Night Creams, Prices range between R272 – R457. Contact the salon for more information.

4.  Timing is important – apply your moisturizer at least 30 min to an hour before going outside.

5.  Hot Bubbly Escapes – are not recommended.  Take shorter showers and baths and use warm water instead of steamy hot. Hot water removes the skins’ natural oils more quickly than warm or cold water.

6. Nobody Cancelled Sun Protection - up to 80% of the sun’s rays can penetrate light clouds, snow and fog.  Protect your skin: Even on cloudy days slap on that sunscreen.  Use a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of a least 15.

We recommend Nimue SUN C SPF 20 with  added Vitamin C Anti-Oxidant Protection, R196

7.  Get Sharp about Shaving – shaving can leave your skin irritated, especially when it’s already dry.  Try using professional shaving products, change the blades regularly and always try to shave in the direction that hair grows.

We recommend Dermalogica Professional Shave for Men, R 191

8. Soothing Chapped lips – lips don’t have oil glands, so they can dry out especially easily.  For lip protection, look for a lip balm with a SPF in it to help prevent chapped lips.

We recommend Nimue Hydro Lip Therapy, R 73

These quick skin care tips should help keep your skin happy all winter long.  But if you find you still have dry skin, or your skin gets worse, give the Urban Spa a call.

   “O, Wind, if Winter comes, can Spring be far behind” – Percy Bysshe
   Shelly

   Yes, Winter has arrived and we will certainly feel the effects of the
   change in seasons.  We will, if we have not already, change many
   things we do to adapt to our cold winters in the Cape.

   Winter Season can be extremely stressful for our skin due to the
   cold winds and cold temperatures outside as well as drying low
   humidity from all our indoor heating. 

   In this edition of our newsletter we will focus on Skin care in Winter
   and recommend products that best suit treatments of winter skin.

   We also wish all the Urban Spa Fathers a very Blessed Day and may
   they be spoilt.......

   Hope to see you soon…

   Ulandi Barlow
   ulandi@theurbanspa.co.za

   Father's Day Promotions :

   Father’s Day Ultimate Pit-stop Package
   Consists of

1. 30 Min Back & Neck Massage
2. Express Facial
3. Executive Hand or Foot Treatment

   All this for R490.00, plus all Father’s Day Ultimate
   Pit-stop packages purchased will be entered into
   a lucky draw.  Draw will take place 25 June 2008.

   Fathers Day Promotions valid until 30th June

   June and July Promotions

   Book a 45 Min Back & Neck and 30Min Indian
   Head Massage for only R300.00

   and

   Hot Body Winter Package

1. 30 Min Hot Stone Back & Neck Massage
2. Hot Stone Facial
3. Hand Treatment with Paraffin Wax
4. Foot Treatment with Paraffin Wax
5. Hot Chocolate and Muffins to round off

   All this for only R595.00

   and

   Book any Facial and get a complimentary 30 Min
   Back & Neck Massage.

   Valid until 31st July 2008