Any product, especially anything involving your skin’s health, is only as good as its ingredients and formulation. In other words, you are not buying just random ingredients but a whole package. Scientific-sounding labels and names… Continue reading
Making Sense of Skin Care Ingredients and Product Labels
What ‘Fragrance-Free’ Skin Care Really Means
We’ve talked a lot about skin care ingredients and confusion around common misconceptions. Another popular one revolves around marketing or labeling and how markers like “unscented” and “fragrance-free” are actually very different and can cause… Continue reading
Skin Care Allergies and Contact Dermatitis
One of the biggest concerns surrounding beauty products, especially those who suffer from sensitive skin, are allergic reactions and irritation to certain products and their ingredients. With any allergic or inflammatory response, it’s usually caused… Continue reading
Why Skin Care Sometimes Causes Irritation
We use skin care products to make our skin better and treat common issues like dryness or aging. So why do new skin care products or routines sometimes initially cause irritation, redness, or flakiness? The answer… Continue reading
How Beauty Sleep Effects Your Skin Care
We talk a lot about the best skin care practices and how everything should work towards a healthy lifestyle and greater philosophy of self-care. However, if you’re not getting enough sleep and complementing any daily skin… Continue reading
The Benefits of Allantoin in Skin Care
Allantoin is a common and well-regarded ingredient found in and widely used in many popular skin care products. As a chemical compound that’s good for the skin, it’s one of the more versatile ingredients in… Continue reading
How International Women’s Day is Pushing for Progress
March 8th is International Women’s Day and it’s important to acknowledge and celebrate – not only all the accomplishments women make every day – but also, a continuing effort to increase awareness and support for gender… Continue reading
Understanding Glycolic Acid and Skin Purging
Let’s further discuss the role glycolic acid as a skin care ingredient and also what role it can play in the purging process. Skin care products featuring active ingredients like glycolic acid (a type of Alpha Hydroxy… Continue reading
Getting Rid of Body Acne for Good
Acne is one of the most common and bothersome skin conditions and most people experience some form of acne at one point or another in their lives. While many cleansers and products on the market tend… Continue reading
Is Sunflower Oil Comedogenic?
The simple answer is that sunflower oil is not comedogenic and offers many benefits when used in skin care products. But let’s dig a little deeper. In addition to not clogging your pores, sunflower oil provides an extra boost… Continue reading