Botanical Extracts for Skin Healing and Renewal after Deep Exfoliation using Retinol or Glycolic Acid 
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Botanical Extracts for Skin Healing and Renewal after Deep Exfoliation using Retinol or Glycolic Acid 

In addition to daily gentle exfoliation, accelerated or deep exfoliation treatment is an effective way to remove dead skin cells and reveal smoother, brighter-looking skin. However, it’s important to protect the skin after deep exfoliation to avoid irritation and damage, especially when recovering from the use of retinol (which can be more harsh and irritating than…

How to embody the Clean Girl Aesthetic
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How to embody the Clean Girl Aesthetic

The ✨ Clean Girl aesthetic ✨ is breaking the internet, and we had to get our word in on the trend.   The clean girl aesthetic is, at its core, all about a high level of self-care. The girls seen exemplifying this trend and aesthetic have sleeked back, glossy healthy hair. Put together, simple neutral clothing. And…

Anti-Aging Skin Benefits of Vitamin D 
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Anti-Aging Skin Benefits of Vitamin D 

The sunshine vitamin that helps your skin be at its best.   Vitamin D plays an important role in your health and, in particular, your skin health.    Yes, Vitamin C perhaps may be the most well-known and marketed skin care vitamin, but unlike Vitamin C, Vitamin D plays a foundational role in the health and ageing…

Does Slugging with Petroleum based products really make sense? 
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Does Slugging with Petroleum based products really make sense? 

If there is a temporary need to seal your skin completely against moisture loss, then ‘slugging’ may make sense. Slugging typically uses petroleum (yes, extracted and refined from the same ingredient used to make gasoline) to make petroleum jelly or petrolatum.  But does slugging with petroleum based products really make sense? And can slugging be done without the…

Aloe Vera – The Most Powerful Skin Care Ingredient on Earth
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Aloe Vera – The Most Powerful Skin Care Ingredient on Earth

Proven skin care benefits over thousands of years What single plant with centuries of proven skin care effectiveness has multiple natural vitamins and 20 of the 22 amino acids required by humans?  And, not to mention, enzymes, minerals, fatty acids and other natural ingredients beneficial to the skin? It’s the Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) plant –…

Metrin Skincare Experience: Rhonda’s 36-year journey with Metrin
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Metrin Skincare Experience: Rhonda’s 36-year journey with Metrin

Read about Rhonda’s 36 year journey with Metrin. “I was city born and raised in Washington, DC — but country cured, moving to the Shenandoah Valley over 40 years ago.     In my late 20’s, 1987, I met a Metrin distributor who convinced me to try the product.  Why not?  There was a 100% money…

5 BEST SKIN NOURISING INGREDIENTS

5 BEST SKIN NOURISING INGREDIENTS

Vitamins are necessary for your health, but can they also help to make your skin look better? Of course, they can.  But what are the 5 best skin nourishing ingredients?Firstly, let’s talk about the internal body versus the skin. The skin is the largest organ of the body, but unlike internal organs within the body, how…