Why Skin Care Sometimes Causes Irritation
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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 depends on your particular skin and what it’s accustomed to in terms of product usage and its condition before any…

How Beauty Sleep Effects Your Skin Care
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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 care routine in tandem with proper rest every night then all those efforts will be for naught. Sleep and skin care…

The Benefits of Allantoin in Skin Care
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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 use. It’s also known to be effective in helping the skin heal and renew itself. A 2015 study by the University…

The Importance of Skin and Self-Care
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The Importance of Skin and Self-Care

A controversial article decrying the skin care industry as a whole was recently published in The Outline and made waves for its hardline stance against everything to do with skin care products. Both it and many of the resulting response pieces  that refuted its problematic claims have gone viral in beauty and skin care circles. The provocatively…

How to Get Better Skin Care Advice
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How to Get Better Skin Care Advice

It’s very important before making any skin care decisions to do your research, get informed, and seek sound advice. Sometimes, that can be easier said than done with so much (sometimes conflicting) information out there, but make sure to empower yourself through facts, science, and evidence. But how do you know who to trust? Like any…

Finding the Right Moisturizer for Your Skin
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Finding the Right Moisturizer for Your Skin

No matter what type of skin you have, experts recommend the use of a daily moisturizer to help your skin remain youthful, elastic, and effectively hydrated. This blog will help you find the right moisturizer for your skin. Whether you have naturally oily, combination, or dry skin, moisture and hydration are essential to keeping it healthy….

What Causes Dry Skin and How to Treat It
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What Causes Dry Skin and How to Treat It

Dry skin is not only an unwanted cosmetic concern, but it can also accompanied by some uncomfortable physical symptoms. When skin lacks its necessary natural oils, it may become tight, itchy, flaky, dull in appearance, and predisposed to wrinkles and fine lines. These symptoms occur when there’s not enough natural oils or when the skin’s barrier function…