THE CORNERSTONE SKIN RESET
A 3-Month Anti-Aging Protocol for Mature Skin
Designed by Annie Palmer | Dermaceutical Architect | Bradenton, FL
This protocol is for you if your skin is 45 to 75 years old and doing any of the following: feeling persistently dry and tight no matter what you put on it, losing its ability to hold water, showing fine lines that seem to be deepening, looking rough or dull instead of smooth and light-reflective, carrying pigmentation you did not ask for, or simply not responding the way it used to.
What I am describing is not just aging. It is a specific pattern of skin dysfunction — lipid compromise, TEWL-driven dehydration, and the surface changes that follow. It has a science. It has a solution. And it requires more than a facial once in a while.
The Cornerstone Skin Reset is that solution.
WHAT IS IT
The Cornerstone Skin Reset is a 3-month, science-backed protocol that works on two levels simultaneously — what happens in my treatment room and what happens every single day in yours.
Most facials give you results that last a week or two. This protocol is designed to create results that compound. Every in-office treatment prepares your skin to receive the home care. Every day of home care prepares your skin to get more from the next in-office treatment. After three months your skin is not just treated — it is reset.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
In My Treatment Room
Monthly Cornerstone Skin Reset Facial — $270
A clinically designed facial tailored to your skin’s current state within the protocol. Focuses on controlled exfoliation to prepare the barrier, super-hydration to restore moisture levels, and targeted actives to address pigmentation and fine lines. Every session builds on the last.
Bi-Weekly BT Nano Microcurrent — $65 per session
Microcurrent stimulates ATP production at the cellular level, re-educates facial muscles, and enhances the penetration of every active you are applying at home. Six sessions over three months. This is the amplifier that makes everything else work better.
In Your Home — Every Day
Morning routine: pH-correct cleanser, 20% Vitamin C serum for pigmentation and antioxidant protection, 5% Niacinamide serum for barrier repair and ceramide synthesis, SPF 75 — non-negotiable.
Retinol nights three times per week: The primary structural remodeling agent. Accelerates cell turnover, stimulates collagen, reduces fine line depth over time.
Non-retinol nights three times per week: Vitamin C continued for pigment blocking, Argireline 10% expression serum for cumulative fine line softening, The MAX Creme for premium peptide-rich lipidization overnight.
One rest day per week: Cleanser only, squalane oil for pure barrier replenishment, The MAX Creme. No actives. Your skin’s recovery day.
All home care products are available through my practice. The Argireline serum, Niacinamide serum, and Squalane oil are formulated by me — at known clinical concentrations, for this specific protocol.
WHY THIS WORKS — THE SHORT VERSION
Your skin is lipid-compromised and losing water faster than it can retain it. That is TEWL — transepidermal water loss — and it is the engine behind most of what you are seeing in the mirror. Dryness, roughness, dullness, fine lines that seem deeper than they should be.
This protocol addresses TEWL from every angle at once. The Niacinamide builds ceramides that reduce water loss structurally. The Squalane replenishes the lipid barrier directly. The microcurrent enhances cellular energy for barrier repair. The retinol rebuilds the skin architecture that slows water loss over time. The SPF 75 stops the UV damage that accelerates everything.
The Vitamin C and Argireline target the pigmentation and expression lines in parallel. Everything in this protocol has a mechanism. Nothing is here because it sounds nice.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
By day 15: Improved surface texture and early hydration improvement are typically visible.
By month 1: Measurable improvement in skin smoothness, early reduction in fine line visibility, improved light reflectance — your skin starts to glow rather than dull.
By month 3: Significant improvement in skin architecture. Reduced TEWL. Improved barrier function. Visible reduction in fine lines and surface roughness. Pigmentation lighter. Skin that bounces light and looks younger than it did 90 days ago.
These are not promises. They are what the science predicts when this protocol is followed consistently by someone whose skin matches the profile it was designed for.
WHAT IT COSTS
Monthly Cornerstone Facial (x3): $810
Bi-Weekly Microcurrent (x6): $390
Initial Product Kit (Image Skincare + custom formulations): approximately $548
Monthly replenishment (months 2 and 3): approximately $219 per month
Total 3-month investment: approximately $2,186
Monthly average: approximately $729
Products are purchased separately as needed. Services are booked individually — no package purchase required. You simply commit to the protocol, show up, and do the work.
IS THIS RIGHT FOR YOU
Schedule a free Dermaceutical Protocol Consultation — 45 minutes, no obligation. I will assess your skin, explain exactly what I think is happening at the biological level, and tell you honestly whether the Cornerstone Skin Reset is the right fit.
If it is, we start. If something else would serve you better, I will tell you that too.
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Annie Palmer | Beautiful Skin | Dermaceutical Architect
9516 Cortez Rd W #7 | Bradenton, FL 34210
Take care of your skin, and always follow the science.
— Annie
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