A big thank you to CincyChic.com to featuring the prescription makeup offerings available at Pelle Medical Skincare.

Prescription Makeup: One area skincare center offers a cutting edge cosmetic that blends breathable technology with magnificent makeup that covers and heals a variety of skin issues such as acne and scarring.

Makeup isn’t just for covering up blemishes and skin issues. It’s time to brush up on a new concept: Prescription Makeup.

Chris Klueh, RN, BSN, opened Pelle Medical Skincare with fellow RN Debbi Gittinger in April 2009. They had both been practicing skincare and seeing patients for several years while working for a different plastic surgeon in the area.

“We see patients with all skin types and problems – acne, rosacea, sensitive and pigmented,” Klueh says. “We both felt that we could greatly improve on the services we provided as well as the products we carried without the barriers of being employed by someone else.”

One of the products Klueh and Gittinger have been excited and passionate about offering is Lycogel, a prescription makeup, Klueh says. But Lycogel is about to undergo a makeover of its own.

“[Lycogel] will soon be changed over to Oxygenetix,” explains Klueh. “Both of these products were formulated and produced by the same person – Barry Knapp. He has taken the Lycogel technology to the next level and improved on it. We are very excited about this!”

Klueh says both products are breathable foundations that help cover and heal a wide variety of skin problems, including skin injuries, rashes, cracked dry skin, acne scars, rosacea and other skin conditions. “They both also work extremely well on post-surgery scars and treatments,” she says. “Because of the breathable technology, it allows more oxygen into the skin cell, which allows for increased cell life and tissue growth. It acts as a second skin.”

How does it work? Klueh says it is fragrance free, won’t clog pores, is hypoallergenic and non-drying. “One of the only differences between Lycogel and Oxygenetix is the new ingredient in Oxygenetix called ‘ceravitae,’” she adds. “It allows more oxygen to penetrate the skin which allows the use of the product a little sooner after a laser or physician-grade chemical peel.”

You don’t have to have a current skin condition to use this product either. It can be used for preventative purposes. “It has an SPF of 25, and it is 13 times more transfer-resistant than other foundations, so it won’t run during exercise, swimming or dancing and won’t rub off on clothing,” she says. “Our patients who don’t typically wear makeup love this because of the natural look and glow it gives. It does not settle into creases like the mineral powders do, causing an aged look.”

Everyone can use this makeup, Klueh says. “I use it daily and it is one of our top-selling products,” she adds. “It feels very light, blends into a person’s natural skin tone yet acts as a camouflage.”

Lycogel and Oxygenetix are, however, only distributed by medical professionals.

We’ve been so lucky to have the support of the Cincinnati community. Check out a story that appeared today on CincyChic.com about our iS Cancer Care treatments

Caring for Cancer Patients
Pelle Medical is taking skincare to the next level by providing a medical-based skincare line for patients taking chemotherapy and radiation therapy right here in Cincinnati.

The last thing a cancer patient needs is a skin condition to remind them of the disease every time they look in the mirror. That’s why iS Cancer Care, a branch of the iS Clinical skincare line, targets patients facing skin damage resulting from chemotherapy or radiation treatments. Pellé Medical, a Cincinnati-based skin care clinic is offering these products to patients in the Tri-State area.

With more than twenty combined years of skincare experience, registered nurses Debbie Gittinger and Chris Klueh opened Pellé in April 2009. Together, they treat patients’ skincare needs under the direction of board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Allison Lied.

“We see patients with all skin types and problems – acne, rosacea, sensitive and pigmented,” says Klueh. And although the iS Clinical line of products offered by Pellé Medical treat these conditions, the iS Cancer Care line was formulated especially for skin damage caused by cancer treatment therapies.

Chemotherapy is effective at battling cancer because it targets and kills rapidly developing cells. However, the chemotherapy chemicals are unable to decipher harmful cancerous cells from cells that are meant to divide rapidly within the body, such as the skin. As a result, damaged skin cells often break down and become fragile, form rashes or change skin pigment due to necessary cancer treatments. iS Cancer Care contains a powerful antioxidant, which works to battle free radicals, which cause damage to the skin, and are especially prevalent in cancer treatment therapies.

But all patients with cancer are not treated with the same type or dosage of drug, and every patient reacts differently. “Patients are put on specific products based on their individual skin care needs and goals,” says Klueh.

Some patients are very likely to experience an allergic reaction, even to cancer battling drugs. Since appearance is a key factor in self-esteem, Pellé Medical is not only providing a physical service, but a mental service as well. Pellé Medical is showing its support to cancer survivors in other ways as well.

October is widely known as breast cancer awareness month and is characterized by the cloud of pink ribbons which appear in support of those who are battling or have battled against breast cancer. This past October, Pellé Medical ran a sweepstakes where followers of its blog and Facebook page could nominate family members or friends who are fighting or have fought breast cancer to receive a gift basket of skincare products and a Pellé Medical facial.