When I paid Dr. Six Foronda a long overdue derma visit last Saturday, I noticed how glowing and supple one of her patients' skin was. It reminded me of Obagi skin care users. The fact that the girl still had envious skin after walking out flushed from a treatment, I knew I had to get dibs on that client's possible treatment secret.
According to my derma, her treatment was pretty much what I'm having --- except for the topicals.
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| Cheaper Obagi: Doc Six Foronda's glycolic acid cream 10%, Hydroquinone cream 2%, Retinoic acid 0.1% (forgot to take a pic of the glowing solution; Hamilton sunblock isn't really a part of it... she says you can use any other powerful sunblock) |
The girl, Dr. Foronda says, has been on glowing solution, glycolic, hydroquinone and retinoic acid topicals that she's been trying to convince me to use (although I've been faithfully using retinoic acid and cannot live without this). It's pretty much Obagi--- minus the steep price and the popular facial redness. I can't believe I've been putting this line off my skincare regimen for years!
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| Glycolic acid cream, 350php; hydroquinone, 400; Retinoic acid gel 450; I got 10% off my meds, too! Cheaper Obagi costs me no more that 1200php Obagi counterparts Clear, Exfoderm and Blender will cost me a whopping 15,000php! |
I've started using the line last Sunday evening. The derma says it wouldn't be as quick-acting as the obagi set but a difference in the skin texture, tone and overall radiance can happen a little over a month's time.
Right now, my skin is in its regular blaah state. I will be posting updates on how my skin fares with this affordable Obagi line from Dr. Six Foronda. My skin has greatly improved though from my old zitful, reddish and blemished college face (I wish I had pics), but you know how girls are--- will not stop to achieve perfection.
UPDATES:
Local Obagi Diary Week 2
Local Obagi Diary Week 8
Local Obagi Diary Month 9
Argie, I hope it works for you! That made me wonder too why the containers are uuuglee. :)
I've never visited any derma at all so I dunno how effective their treatments are.
ah, your skin is not in dire need of a derma pammy! on the containers, i dunno, perhaps it's already too costly to have those creams and acids mixed that putting them in cutesy jars won't be wallet-friendly to clients. i really dont know.
but pretty jars or not, im hoping this obagi will work for me!
i hope this works for you.. post some pictures before and after. :D godbless
i sure hope it does donna, it'll really make me oh so happeeeee!
wow. i'm interested! tell us if it works! how much is the set? :)
i got the entire set for a little over 1200 --- that's plus a bottle of the glowing solution. im on day 2 so i still couldn't tell. im just glad that there's no embarrassing peeling or redness with this set...
im actually using all this except for the hydroquinone cream and its actually doing wonders to my skin at sobrang tipid pang gamitin. im already on my 3rd month pero kalahati pa lang nauubos, yung glowing soln ko 1/4 pa lang ang nababawas coz i dont use cotton but instead just dab it to my face using my clean finger ....
sis i have a question though is it normal for the glowing sol'n to turn yellow brown?
wow, it is true pala that these meds are cost-efficient. im on retinoic a for the past few months and a tub lasts me 3 months, give or take. 450 for 3 months... not bad!
re: Glowing solution (which makes me glow like alitaptap!), yup, parang nagiging dark nga sya after a few months. noticed that too. ill ask doc nalang why this happens.
Nice blog, may i know kung san loc and contact number ng derma mo sis? gusto ko din ma try since i have pimps and i want to have a soft and clearer skin:-)
Doc Six Foronda is my derma sis. Her clinic's at the Medical Plaza, Amorsolo St., Makati... it's adjacent to Makati Med.
The clinic's contact num is 7522087.
hello :)
i just wanna ask, is it possible if i just walk in the clinic and buy those items? or skin check up is necessary?
thank you.
hi!
having your skin checked up before your purchase is what my derma recommends (there's no consultation fee naman, tell her you read about my post)
We have the same regimen sis, they work really well on me. I just love love love these creams. :D
Sis talaga 1,200 lang yung kit na to? Mura naman! bat sabi sa GT mahal daw meds nya.
Well,I agree that the girl still had envious skin after walking out flushed from a treatment, I knew I had to get dibs on that client's possible treatment secret and Obagi has a great contribution for the enhancement of the beauty in every woman. :)
may branch ba sila dito malapit sa cubao?
Doc Sixta Foronda's clinic is at the Medical Plaza, Amorsolo St., Makati.
Unfortunately, they have no other clinics elsewhere.
Thanks to your blog sis...was in the clinic a few hours ago, i hope the meds work for me too, i'm crossing my fingers. hmm by the way, Dra. SF is amazingly nice...♥
Hi! May I know the steps of your regimen? Which comes first, then so on.. Thanks!