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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.