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Humidity and Your Skin

Living in the midwest, we are lucky enough to experience weather in all its possible iterations. Warm and humid in the summer al the way to its opposite winter season punctuated by the cold and dry...

A Minimalist’s Guide to Understanding Serums

Serums are potent concentrated doses of active ingredients.Serums can correct and soften many issues, including dark spots and wrinkles. No pressing skin issues? We all still need an antioxidant se...

Ingredient Spotlight: Niacinamide

Recently, you may have started seeing advertising talking about Niacinimide in skincare. Niacinamide isn't new, in the vitamin aisle we find it bottled as niacin, but they are both forms of the wat...

Why is exfoliation so important?

Skin is continually turning over, making new cells in the dermis (the lower living tissue that contains blood, nerves, sweat glands, etc.) and sending them up to replace dead skin cells on the ...

Quick Winter Skin Fixes

Winter skin needs extra care. Our diets change from fresh salads and green drinks to warm pasta dishes and high carb foods, cutting many of your key vitamins and mineral consumption down drasticall...

Are your hands ready for the ring?

More couples get engaged during the holidays than at any other time of year. And let's face it. your selfie isn't all about your face when you get your engagement ring; it's about your hands.   ...

Skin Wreckers: Cheap Sunglasses

Are you starting to get brown spots on your upper cheekbones? Those dark splotches might be caused by your sunglasses. Years ago when I was in college, I worked for an Ophthalmologist. Speaking to ...

Post-Winter Skincare

It's finally here, Springtime! Everything is renewed, fresh and bright. Everything but your skin that is. How do we freshen up our skin for that beautiful springtime glow? The key is a deep pore cl...

The best way to start a vitamin A (retinol) regime

Client Question: How do I start a vitamin A (retinol) regime? Vitamin A is one of the most essential molecules you can use on your skin. It is essentially the master communicator in your skin's met...

Aging: The Truth about Collagen

Those of you that know me in person have probably heard me say that collagen in skincare products don't produce more collagen in the skin. So what is collagen, why do I need more of it, and where c...