- Skin Care Counselor

Send in your skin dilemmas and let Godiva's Skin Care Counselor give you first-hand advice on what to do and which skin care products to best use. Just write a short letter and send it to [email protected].

Q. Dear Skin Care Counselor,

     Hi! I like using your Fruit Acid, it really made my pores smaller and now my face looks smoother than before. But is it normal that I should feel stinging 5 minutes after applying the Fruit Acid? It is a bit scary,  something might happen to my face or cause me to have allergy. I tried applying as thinly as possible, so now it doesn't sting as much, but the stinging sensation returns in the morning so I try to spray some water on my face and the stinging dissipates.

--Ida Liwanag

A. Dear Ida,

     Thank you for sharing with us your experience with Godiva Fruit Acid cream. It is indeed designed to minimize pores, exfoliate dead skin cells, and give you younger-looking skin.

     The sting is very minimal and should not be a cause for worry. It just shows the product is working. Of course, you will be the best judge of what level of sting your skin can tolerate, so reducing the dose to once a day (on evenings) or even to every other day will still give you the desired effect, although not as fast. Continue with the Fruit Acid regimen, and do not forget your daily sunblock as well, for a much younger look!

Yours truly,

Skin Care Counselor

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! Skin Care Tips

Avoiding Skin Problems from Sports

     Participating in sports is part of a healthy lifestyle, but there are a number of skin conditions that can result from these activities and hamper performance and enjoyment. Exercisers are prone to skin problems caused by increased moisture or friction or damaging elements like cold, sunlight, and infection. Common weather-related problems include dry skin, sunburn, and fever blisters. Many of these can be prevented by keeping the skin dry, clean, and protected. And one of the common causes of skin problems is friction.

     Chafing often occurs in areas where skin rubs clothing or another skin surface. Blisters typically appear in thicker, pressure-bearing areas such as the palms and soles. Friction from clothing can also cause an irritation, and even bleeding, of the nipples, often called jogger's nipples. Soft light acrylic clothing should be worn to avoid jogger's nipples. Bras decrease friction. Men can place adhesive bandages over the nipples to protect them.

     Another preventative step to avoid blisters include wearing acrylic socks rather than cotton socks because they actually eliminate friction and wick perspiration away from the skin, keeping it as dry as possible.  You can also carry extra pairs of socks to change into if your socks become too damp.

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