Is Your Sunscreen Safe? What to Look for and What to Avoid
Why Safe Sunscreen Matters More Than Ever
With growing concerns about harmful chemicals in skincare, the spotlight is now on sunscreen. A recent alarming report revealed that 80% of sunscreens sold in the U.S. are unsafe—either because they contain toxic ingredients or…
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PROBLEMS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF SUCCESS
In the quest for success, we often envision a smooth path paved with achievements. However, it’s the unexpected detours—problems and challenges—that truly shape our journey. These obstacles serve not as barriers but as essential allies that teach us invaluable lessons and foster growth. Let’s take…
Ways to Keep a Positive Mindset
We all know that life can be so busy and so stressful! It’s easy to slip into complaining and negative thinking, but it is rarely helpful to do so. Here are some easy ways to keep a positive mindset going in a more positive direction.
Your mind is a potent…
4% Pure Retinol Peel
The retinoid treatment creates mild occlusion to enhance the absorption of vitamins, antioxidants, and rich active ingredients into the skin for maximum benefits. This treatment is highly effective for lifting pigmentation, reducing impaction in acne skin, and treating aging skin with a naturally slow cell turnover cycle.
Revitalize dull, sluggish, stressed,…
Bentonite clay is a natural clay with a fine, soft texture. It forms a paste when mixed with water. Some people use this paste for medical or cosmetic benefits, such as treating rashes and acne or as a hair mask.
Scientists believe that bentonite clay works by adsorbing oils and dirt from the skin.
When a person…
How can the Jessners peel benefit your skin?
Chemical peels have been gaining popularity in recent years as skin resurfacing treatments, but they’ve been used as beauty treatments since the time of ancient Egypt.
Like all other chemical peels, the Jessner peel is done by brushing an acidic liquid onto the skin to remove the top layers and…
How to do a facial at home! I am using PCA Skin Care, but you can use any other brands too, as long as you are comfortable with them and know it will be right for the skin you are working on.
You will need:
You will need: Cotton rounds to apply remove products. Bowl of warm…
Why coconuts are a no for facial care.
We love coconut oil, its really great for consumption, very yummy, healthy and smells nice! It is fine to use on the body where the skin is rougher, but is it great for facial care? Not so quick!
Coconut oil is comedogenic and molecules are too large to…
Sunscreen, is it Blocking Vitamin D?
Unfortunately, about 32% of US adults don’t have enough of this vitamin! In climates with less sun, like Vermont, the lack of Vitamin D is the highest. It is essential for our bone health, however, to make sure we get enough of it. Vitamin D is a group…
Formulated with beautiful skin in mind
This rich, luxurious moisturizer deeply hydrates the skin while providing anti-aging benefits.
Improved moisture retention and skin barrier function for long-lasting hydration
Reduced appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
Improved skin fullness and plumping
Great for cooler seasons and wintertime when our skin gets dehydrated even easier with all…
In esthetics it is helpful to use woods light to identify skin damage and how better to help the skin we will be treating.
Woods Light Explained
Wood lamp examination is a diagnostic test in which the skin or hair is examined while exposed to the black light emitted by Wood lamp. Blacklight is invisible to the naked eye because…
A chemical peel is a technique used to improve the appearance of the skin on the face, neck or hands. A chemical solution is applied to the skin that causes it to exfoliate and eventually peel off. The new, regenerated skin is usually smoother and less wrinkled than the old skin. The new skin is…