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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

TIME RESIST Creme Nuit from Yonka-Paris

Time Resist Creme Nuit (Night Cream: nuit means night in French)

As you may have already read in Time Resist Creme Jour and the general overview More new products from Yonka-Paris: TIME RESIST Day & Night Creams (both links below), I dont have a ton of experience with TIME RESIST. I do have my opinions and I have already stated them in those posts, but I can say this without reservation: if my skin care salon was still operational, I very much doubt I would be selling a lot of these creams. Call me old-fashioned but I simply likeno loveso many of the “old” Yonka creams, and I have yet to be a big fan of their new launches in the past many years.

I also find it difficult to sell creams that are almost twice as expensive as others in the line (Time Resist right now is $122 per jar; many other “older” Yonka creams are $60-$80) and may or may not do “better” with a clients skin. Perhaps Im just not a great sales person. But I am a truth-teller. I have yet to be able to explain cogently to a client why something 2x as pricey is really that much better than a lower priced cream they may already use and have loved for years. This is exactly the way I feel! I dont want to tear away from what I love.

Still, the benefits of the Time Resist creams looks exciting on paper for sure. I was leaving my business just as these creams were coming out so I dont have real client-based critiques and as Ive said, I had an intolerance to something in both the day and night versions so couldnt really give them a long-term try myself.

Now that Im heading toward the end of my career in skin care, you all will have to forge ahead on your own. Not in terms of general information on how to take care of your skin, but specifically on these or any other new Yonka creams that come out past my retirement.

Give these creams a try and see what you think. Let me know if youre willing so I can post some actual user comments. The ingredients in Time Resist cannot be denied for their technological and innovative nature. Well just have to see if these stand the test of time like so many other wonderful Yonka creams.

From Yonka headquarters: At night, the skin launches its restoring program to fight the damage built up during the day. Euglena gracilis and silk tree extracts, combined with youth activators, help replenish and re-energize your skin. The TIME RESIST night cream reduces signs of tiredness and refines skin… For a fresh feel as soon as you wake up!

Aging is a part of the natural life cycle, which is predetermined at birth. Aging skin reveals the effects of time passing and the skin can thin, wrinkle, and loose its density and radiance. External factors (pollution, smoking, alcohol, sun, etc.) speed up these phenomena.

[As I wrote in the Time Resist Jour article: I don’t agree that your personal aging process is “predetermined at birth.” I don’t think or I certainly hope this isn’t what Yonka means since everything you do in your life affects how your skin ages. Genetics do plan a big role, of course, but for all the reasons we know many things (sun, food, indulgences, stress) play an even bigger role in how we will age.]

The TIME RESIST duo is therefore a precious ally for your skin: it provides it with advanced natural ingredient technology that neutralizes the effects of these external factors: controlling the visible signs of aging.

At the heart of these velvety and hydrating formulas is an all-new synergy that combines new-generation plant-based stem cells with the anti-inflamm'aging Youth Energy lipoaminoacid, to uphold your skin's youth. At night, the Euglena gracilis and silk tree extracts replenish and revitalize your skin so it appears firm and fresh upon wakening. 

In time, wrinkles are visibly smoothed, skin is plumped, signs of tiredness are diminished and your complexion is much brighter.

Essential ingredients:
  • Plant-based saponaria pumila stem cells, Youth Energy lipoaminoacid, wakame extract—youth activating, redensifying
  • Vegetable glycerin, grape seed oil, shea butter—hydrating, nourishing 
  • Sacha inchi oil, euglena gracilis extract, silk tree extract—anti-fatigue, smoothing

Directions for use:
    In the evening:
    • After cleansing and spraying on Yonka Lotion toner 
    • Apply TIME RESIST Creme Nuit over face and neck
    • Then use your favorite Yonka eye cream

    Discover a new application gesture with the touch & slide airless jar. it delivers the right dose of cream by pressing down once on the cap. This economic innovation is safe and maintains the beautiful aromatic pleasures of Yon-Ka products.

    Wednesday, June 26, 2019

    TIME RESIST Creme Jour from Yonka-Paris

    TIME RESIST Creme Jour (Day Cream: jour means day in French)

    These new Yonka products came out just as I was about to close my skin care salon in Boulder and move out of state. I went to my last product information class in 2018 with Time Resist products as the headliner.

    As you can read in my post linked below (More new products from Yonka-Paris: TIME RESIST Day & Night Creams, which is an overview of these products in general), I’m not a huge fan of jars, even though there is a reason Yonka strayed from their decades-long use of tubes and opted to start using air-tight jars.

    I have tried these creams (both day and night versions) and found I have a sensitivity to one or more of the ingredients. My eyes simply couldn’t handle something in these creams so I gave them away to a client to use and to get a critique from (something I never received!).

    My point is: I don’t have a lot of experience with Time Resist. From the seminar I attended and reading what I can find about them, these creams pack a powerful punch of new technological ingredients and although they are pricey, I recommend giving them a try if you are looking for the latest in anti-aging products.

    From Yonka headquarters: During the day, your skin faces a number of aggressions. It needs a cream that can protect it while making it more beautiful. In addition to youth activator ingredients, the TIME RESIST Day Cream is also enriched in filling spheres and hyaluronic acid, to smooth skin and restore its bounce.

    Aging is a part of the natural life cycle, which is predetermined at birth. Aging skin reveals the effects of time passing and the skin can thin, wrinkle, and lose its density and radiance. External factors (pollution, smoking, alcohol, sun, etc.) speed up these phenomena. 

    [I don’t agree that your personal aging process is “predetermined at birth.” I don’t think or I certainly hope this isn’t what Yonka means since everything you do in your life affects how your skin ages. Genetics do plan a big role, of course, but for all the reasons we know many things (sun, food, indulgences, stress) play an even bigger role in how we will age.]

    The TIME RESIST duo is therefore a precious ally for your skin: it provides it with advanced natural ingredient technology that neutralizes the effects of these external factors: controlling the visible signs of aging.


    At the heart of these velvety and hydrating formulas is an all-new synergy that combines new-generation plant-based stem cells with the anti-inflamm'aging Youth Energy lipoaminoacid, to uphold your skin's youth.

    Protected throughout the entire day, technologically advanced microspheres enriched with hyaluronic acid visibly smooth wrinkles and give the skin more bounce. In time, wrinkles are visibly smoothed, skin is plumped, signs of tiredness are diminished and your complexion is much brighter.



    Essential ingredients:
    • Plant-based saponaria pumila stem cells, Youth Energy lipoaminoacid, wakame extract—youth activating, redensifying (I’m not sure I even know what that means!) 
    • Vegetable glycerin, grape seed oil, shea butter—hydrating, nourishing 
    • Microspheres (hyaluronic acid low molecular weight + konjac), oat polysaccharides—wrinkle filler
    • Hyaluronic acidhydrating, wrinkle filler
    Directions for use:
      In the morning:
      • After cleansing and spraying on Yonka Lotion toner 
      • Apply TIME RESIST Creme Jour over face and neck
      • Then use your favorite Yonka eye cream

      Thursday, April 11, 2019

      Radio Interview with Carolyn Ash on Conversations with Beth & Dan

      Here is a fun radio show interview I did with Beth Aldrich and Dan Balth on their weekly radio show: Conversations with Beth and Dan. It was recorded in 2006 in Chicago, Illinois.

      I had a lot of fun talking with them about skin care and related subjects; I hope you enjoy listening to us!

      CLICK HERE to listen to the show on YouTube (duration 22:27).

      Conversations with Beth and Dan is a co-production of the Men's Media Network and For Her Information Media. Executive producers are Beth Aldridge and Dan Balth. Produced and directed by Andy Metran in Metran Studio Chicago. Copyright 2006, all rights reserved.

      Tuesday, July 3, 2018

      The BEST Self-Tanner! LAIT AUTO-BRONZANT from Yonka-Paris

      In recent years, Yonka has begun changing, in somewhat dramatic fashion, their product line up. Whether it is discontinuing old favorites (so many!) or changing formulations and rebranding products, morphing them into something new and presumably better.

      In 2016 they decided to discontinue a favorite product, Auto-Bronzant. When I heard this I wasn’t sure how I was going to break the news to my clients. I had so many of them loving this wonderful self tanning cream.

      My update from 2/21/2017 reads:
      I just found out today that Yonka has decided to not discontinue this popular product. Since I have already deleted the information page for Auto-Bronzant, I will just leave post this from Yonka headquarters:

      The Yonka warehouse has received Auto-Bronzant retail back in stock. After much debate France has agreed to continue to produce the Auto-Bronzant in the retail size. Good news for our partners and clients that enjoy using the product.

      Back then, when these changes were ramping up, I would simply delete any article I had on a then discontinued product, something I no longer do and here’s why. Not long, maybe a few months, after Yonka announced Auto-Bronzant would be the next in line to be nixed, they decided (probably because of a loud American uproar!) to not discontinue this very popular product. So now, without further ado, a somewhat different article with similar pieces on the best self tanner: Lait Auto-Bronzant.



      From Yonka headquarters: 
      LAIT AUTO-BRONZANT is a nourishing, self-tanning milk that hydrates, refreshes and helps create glowing skin without sun exposure. DHA provides self-tanning effects while fruit extracts nourish and enhance the skin's natural radiance. Shea butter promotes cell regeneration to improve the tone and texture of the skin. Auto-Bronzant for the face and body offers a safe, beautiful glow without the harmful effects of the sun. Achieve that golden, summer hue while keeping skin healthy and moisturized.

      Exude radiance with this self-tanning milk that gives you a natural, uniform tan in 3 to 4 hours without potentially dangerous sun exposure. Enriched with hydrating fruit extracts and nourishing shea butter, this easy to use sunless bronzing lotion is suitable for all complexion colors and skin types and lends your skin a golden glow. It does not contain sun protection properties and should not be used in place of sunscreen. All throughout the year, the Self-Bronzer for the face Face & Body  and body gives you a natural, perfect and flattering glow a natural-looking, radiant and even flattering glow without exposure to the sun. Ensure all-year tan without sun exposure. Promote hydration of outer layers of skin. A true protective treatment with hydrating, smoothing and nourishing properties.


      Key benefits:
      • Hydrates the skin while producing a natural looking tan
      • Lightweight formula gradually enhances over 3-4 hours 
      • Renewed application will deepen and prolong the tanning effect
      • Its fruit extract content helps to promote hydration, 
      • Offers a light sun filtering action and anti-oxidant protection.

      For a funny story about Auto-Bronzant, my legs and a golf course incident, click on Do sunless tanning creams really work? below. It will show you how well self tanning products can work and how Yonka’s Auto-Bronzant worked for me specifically.

      Essential ingredients:
      • DHA—self-tanning ingredient
      • Vegetable glycerin, passion fruit, lemon—hydrates, repairs
      • Shea butter, karate nut butter, cereal germ oils—repairs, nourishes, protects
      • Rice bran, soy and sunflower oils, vitamin E—antioxidant
        Directions for use:
          Apply Auto-Bronzant evenly over 2 to 3 consecutive days to the body and/or face:
          • Use after makeup removal as well as bath or shower
          • For best result, exfoliate areas (body and face) before application of self tanner
          • Squeeze a quarter size amount into the palm of hand, start from neck up to the forehead, making sure to cover the entire face, feathering into the neck, chest, forehead and ears. 
          • The color will reveal itself after 3 to 4 hours and will last for 3 to 4 days
          • When applying to the face, avoid the hairline and eyebrows
          • AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES
          • Please read the article listed below for more comprehensive and important instruction for using this or any self tanning cream

          As with any and all self-tanning creams, wash your hands immediately after application! If you don’t do this simple step, you will have the tanning dye on your palms—for a while. After using Auto-Bronzant you won’t ever use another product to give yourself the tan of a suntan without the sun.

          For more information, see: