Obagi skin products are immensely popular and when you need to find out more about them, you need an unbiased approach that the commercial sites manage to avoid in favor of the usual hype. When faced with a skin care product that you're not sure of, then it really helps to learn all you can before you go out and spend money on something. 

Either that or you get to find out the hard way if something like the Obagi skin care products will suit you and your skin or not as the case may be. So Here I've decided to put together an unbiased view of these products from someone who isn't about to use them himself, being am old guy who believes skin care products are for women and only those men who are particularly concerned about their looks.

Incidentally, when you get to my age, that is no longer much of a concern!

Obagi Skin Care: Is It?

Is it skin care, or is it skin meddling? That's a question a lot of people forget to ask when they feel they need something to enhance the look or feel of their skin. But what too many people forget is that when your maker gave you a skin to wrap your insides in, it was meant to be self healing, self lubricating and self regenerating. That means, technically, you shouldn't really need to interfere with your skin at all.

Try telling that to the advertisers and an industry worth billions of dollars!

So it looks like you're pretty much stuck with falling into step with what "they" tell you to do, whoever the heck "they" are! For the purposes of this page, I guess "they" are the industry and the advertisers that make you want their products. In this instance its all about a company called Obagi and the many skin care products that they produce and sell to the public who want them.

So enough of this philosophical nonsense, let's get on with giving you what you really want to hear about!

Obagi Skin Care Products: What Can They Do For You?

On their own website, the Obagi company says that,

"The Obagi Skin Health Restoration Program is a comprehensive approach to skin care based on sound scientific principles, and is only dispensed through trained physicians."

This infers that their skin care range is medically endorsed and goes a long way to reassuring consumers that their products are the be all and end all of the skin care industry. Well, that may well be the case but what you're paying for is high quality products that only medical professionals will let you have.

This may be the case for legitimate sales, but you can bet a dime to a dollar that there will be an online outlet that'll probably let you have them anyway, if there's money to be made on the products. So I guess the word of warning here is not to buy them from any vendor who you're not sure of.

Obagi Skin Care Products Range:

Blue Peel Kit

TCA - Based Blue Peel: This product can achieve good results on a wide range of conditions including epidermal and dermal pigmentation problems, fine lines, stretchable scars, wrinkles, shallow large pores.

The rest of their products break down into several product range categories:

CLENZIderm:

Daily Foaming Cleanser

This removes dirt and excess oil using 2% salicylic acid

Pore Therapy

This also contains 2% salicylic acid to provide a keratolytic benefit and it decreases acne associated inflammation, while preparing the skin for absorbing the Serum Gel

Serum Gel

This converts to liquid serum on contact with the skin, delivering liquefied benzoyl peroxide deep within the follicles just where the acne starts

ELASTIderm

Elastiderm Eye Cream

This eye contour product helps in replenishing elastin while building collagen to reduce wrinkles around the eyes

Elastiderm Eye Gel

Does pretty much the same as the product above except in a get

Nu-Derm System

Action

brings quick relief to chapping, redness and soreness on dry skin.


Blender

lightens dark areas in the skin such as freckles, age and liver spots. A doctor will prescribe tretinoin (Complex A) while providing instructions for application


Clear

This lightens dark areas in the skin like freckles and liver spots etc


Comfort Gel

Provides temporary relief of itching, inflammation and rashes


Complex A

Skin health restoration product that contains 0.1gr Tretinoin in combination of Vitamin C & E and Aloe Vera. Replenishes moisture, improves skin elasticity and forms collagen to promote smoothness and firmness.


Exfoderm

Exfoliating lotion which contains phytic acid


Exfoderm Forte

Exfoliating lotion which contains alpha hydroxy acids


Eye Cream

Moisturizing cream soothes and protects the sensitive eye area and helps control dryness


Foaming Gel

Cleansing gel with a blend of herbs, Aloe Vera and natural cleansers

Healthy Skin Protection SPF 35

Sun product that contains 9% micronized zinc-oxide, protecting against UVA and UVB rays. It also contains non-irritating octyl methoxycinnamate for people with sensitive skin.

Obagi C Rx System

C-Clarifying Serum

This serum is used for mild pigmentation problems. It combines 10% professional strength Vitamin C and skin lightener to evenly brighten skin tone.

C-Cleansing Gel

Cleanser formulated with Vitamin C, Aloe and other antioxidants. Used to prepare the skin for better penetration of the system, removes makeup, excess oil and impurities

C-Exfoliating Day Lotion

Gentle skin exfoliater that protects with vitamins C & E and hyaluronic acid

C-Sunguard SPF 30

Ultra sheer Z-Cote® (Zinc Oxide) sunscreen protects against harmful UVA/UVB

C-Therapy Night Cream

Oil-free night cream which is enriched with Vitamins C & E working throughout the night to revitalize the skin’s luminosity. A skin lightener brightens and evens skin tone.

Proderm System

This system contains a Clarifier  to help clarify and lighten skin complexion. A Corrector contains a gentle lotion with Licorice Extracts, Phytic Acid and Luminatrix™ to remove dull surface cells to help even skin tone and texture. Eye Support with a high concentration of Luminatrix™ with Vitamin K improves dark circles and skin firmness around the eyes. A Foaming Cleanser removes all traces of dirt, excess oils and make-up, without harsh surfactants for all skin types. A Refining Masque containing Phytic Acid exfoliates leaving skin smoother and fresher. A
Stimulator which is a concentrated Retinol treatment for dramatically improving skin smoothness, texture and firmness. A Toner restores the skin's natural pH level and removes any residue left on the skin.

Obagi Sunscreens

C-SunGuard SPF 30

This is an ultra sheer Z-Cote® (Zinc Oxide) sunscreen that provides superior protection from harmful UVA/UVB rays

Healthy Skin Protection SPF 35

This contains  9% concentration of micronized zinc-oxide, to ensure an effective protection against both UVA and UVB rays. Also contains octyl methoxycinnamate, a non-irritating formula for people with sensitive skin.

Sunblock

This cream provides broad-spectrum protection against the sun's UVA and UVB rays.

Sunfader

A protective PABA-free sunscreen that provides SPF-15 protection and also lightens freckles, age and liver spots.

Obagi Vitamin C

Obagi-C 10%

Vitamin C Serum for use on the face, neck and chest. It contains L-ascorbic acid, which is the most potent form of vitamin C.

Obagi-C 5%

Vitamin C Serum for use in the area around the eyes and contains L-ascorbic acid

All of these Obago skin care products are certified safe when administered by a doctor of health professional, where stated. If in any doubt about any products you're not sure of, always seek medical advice first and always read the bale and any additional instructions before use.