Sharon Hilditch: Founder/CEO of Crystal Clear Skin Care

Article by Clarissa Burt

Crystal Clear was Founded by Sharon Hilditch, MBE in 1995, They quickly became recognized in the industry for being the Market Leader in Microdermabrasion, experts in Microdermabrasion, they have extensively grown their treatment & skincare menu and are loved by thousands of Salons, Spas & Skincare lovers worldwide. I recently interviewed Sharon and here's what she shared with me.

Clarissa: Sharon, back in 1995, you started Crystal Clear Skin Care. But you knew at a very early age that you loved everything skin, tell us a little bit about how that came about.

Sharon: I've always loved anything regarding beauty and skincare to improve your appearance. I think I'm a typical woman, I want to look the best that I can, and I want to cheat as much as I can. I have nothing against surgery; however, it frightens me a little bit. With anything I develop, I always look for the alternative that you could use a home and get similar results. Even if you're into Botox and fillers, it's something that will keep the skin looking good. I took a look at the consumer market to see how I could offer treatments that worked at home for them. We don't get time to invest in ourselves now. We don't get to the salon appointment rushing around the kids or have work. So, I wanted to develop something where you could get proven results in the comfort of your own home. I launched our new wand, which is brilliant because what the wand does, is offer sonic vibration. It's like a salon treatment.

Clarissa: I’ve tried your wand and I love it! Can you tell us how it works?

Sharon: I wanted to create a product that could get the product on the skin and vibrate it into the skin. It uses sonic technology so how it works is it sends messages to the nerve endings that attach to muscles in the face. So, you've got that immediate jump. You see it instantaneously, perfect to use around the jaw, eyes, upper brow bone and moisturizer on the skin. You're getting better penetration than just moisturizer and your lifting and firming your skin at the same time. Our product works in just 60 seconds because when I developed it, I wanted to make sure that it was quick. I didn't want to make something where you'd have to look at the instructions and think, how do I use it? You have to just use it quickly. So that was important.

Clarissa: How often do you suggest using the wand?

Sharon: My philosophy behind the wand is to use every day as your way of refining moisturizer because you have to apply moisturizer anyway. Your skin will get firmer, you'll have softer lines, but you don't have to use it every day if you don't want to.

Clarissa: It's just five to 10 minutes a day.

Sharon: No, 60 seconds.

Clarissa: That's it?

Sharon: That's it.

Clarissa: Per area?

Sharon: Nope, 60 seconds, quick roll over the face and it's finished. I always say to my clients, when you go home and you've got maybe something in here and you just want to get more lift, yes, you can do it for a minute or two. You certainly wouldn't want to be used to any more than that. I often think, all of the men out there will probably hate for what I'm going to say but, a woman knows what other women want. We have busy lifestyles and want the best for ourselves and we do everything for everyone else. I make the tea and toast and use it while I'm going around the house. It's that easy. You don't have to sit in front of a mirror to look at how you did it. I've made it so simple.

Clarissa: How deep does microdermabrasion have to go to get to the root of the dark spot?

Sharon Hilditch: What happens is the pigment gets trapped in the skin and with regularly doing microdermabrasion typically around six treatments and exfoliation will allow pigments to come up through the skin and be shed in a normal fashion. But our wand can do that as well.

Clarissa: Wonderful! Where can we find your product here in the United States?
We launched in the USA last August. You can find it on Askderm.com. We have some videos on the wand and I show you how to use it.

Clarissa: That's one way to go or here on the United States side, we would be going to CrystalClearSkinCareUsa.com.