Amazon.com A whole book about washing your face? Actually， it isn't. This book should have been titled How to Understand Your Skin and Make It Look Better， Whatever Your Skin Type or Age， because it covers so much more than how to cleanse your face. Barney Kenet， a leading dermatologist and author of Saving Your Skin， explains how skin works (it's more than "wrapping paper") and changes， and what you can do to look and feel better. Some tips are very simple--stop washing so much. (The average woman showers for 12 minutes--cut that to 5.) Others take more effort. You answer some questions to develop your personal skin profile， then get an array of practical tips for your profile. Kenet isn't timid about telling you which brand-name cleansers， moisturizers， makeup， and other products work best for different types of skin， and which are not recommended. The book also gives tips for hair. Frequent stories of Kenet's patients lend human interest. This is a fine resource for women and men who want to improve their skin， not just wash it. --Joan Price From Library Journal Kenet， a dermatological surgeon at New York/Cornell Medical Center and author of Saving Your Skin: Prevention， Early Detection and Treatment of Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers， now offers a readable， wise， and well-informed approach to basic skin care. Here， the traditional skin types (dry， oily， normal) are expanded into five Skin Profile classifications: Hormonally Reactive， Stress Reactive， Environmentally Sensitive， Overexposed， and Hearty. Cost-effective and conservative treatment regimens as well as basic skin and cosmetic facts are supplied for each Skin Profile as well as for numerous common skin conditions. Especially worthwhile is information on herbal regimens， evaluations of various professional beauty treatments， and cosmetic recommendations for overall hygiene and disease management. Kenet does much to advance the consumer's basic skin care knowledge. A valuable contribution to all consumer health and public library collections.AGail Hendler， Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr.， New York Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information， Inc. See all Editorial Reviews