Mar 17, 2009 12:30 pm US/Eastern
Cutting Corners: Saving On Skin Care
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (CBS4) ―
From plastic surgery, to Botox and Restylane fillers, to infrared light, many will go to great lengths to turn back the clock and keep that youthful glow.
"It's probably one of the most important things," Flavia Berti told
CBS4 Your Money reporter Gwen Belton. When it comes to skin care, Berti said that's one area where she tries not to skimp.
"For me my body and face from the inside out is definitely more important than buying clothes, than going out," said Berti.
However, she is on a budget and has had to cut back from one facial a month to every other month. Her aesthetician of six years Pamela Bond of Skin Fitness in Coral Gables said if you're watching the bottom line, you don't have to give up taking care of yourself.
"Yogurt is a great mask, with honey, for dry skin, great mask for sensitive skin; it's very good for oily skin as well," Bond said. She said you can raid your refrigerator or the cabinets at home for items like potatoes, fruit and even oatmeal that can be used for skin care.
"I like oatmeal for all types of skin, oily, dry, sensitive, normal, as a scrub or even as a mask," says Bond.
She says these are simple inexpensive products you can use at home to keep up your beauty regime and they are light on the pocket.
But remember these are temporary solutions that should not replace good skin care. If you're on a tight budget Bond recommends, getting a facial every season, always use sunscreen and stretch your products by using less and adding a little water.
In its March issue, Good Housekeeping magazine listed 40 drug store products under twenty dollars that dermatologists say work just as good as the pricey ones.
One of the most popular products on the list is Roc Retinal Correction Deep Wrinkle Serum with sells for twenty dollars.
For the eyes, the magazine lists Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum for only nineteen dollars.
And for the lips, Good Housekeeping recommends Blistex Lip Tone Lip Balm with sunscreen that costs fewer than two dollars.
With a little shopping around and smart decisions, experts say you can still look like a million bucks without spending it.
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