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Essential Products in Your Skin Care Routine

With twelve-step skincare routines taking over the social media sphere, it can be easy to fall into the trap of buying dozens of new products in an attempt to achieve your desired clear, glowy skin...

TikTok Skin Care Trends to Avoid

If you’re a skin care enthusiast that’s made your way on to TikTok, Instagram Reels, or Youtube Shorts, you’ve probably seen the influx of skin care tips and hacks, and maybe even some response vid...

Balsam of Peru Allergy Facts

Breakouts and rashes, itching and burning, dryness and blisters. Just some of the pains that come with an allergic reaction to cosmetic products. Finding out what is causing your allergic reaction ...

Pros and Cons of Common Plant Ingredients in Skin Care

Somewhere down the line, people began fearing ingredients in their cosmetics. It became a common rule of thumb to not use a product if you can’t identify all of the ingredients on the label. This h...

How to Care for Your Baby’s Sensitive Skin

As you get older and the wrinkles start to set in, you may start to long for “baby soft” skin, but babies’ skin isn’t always as flawless as it’s made out to be. In fact, a lot of the time, it’s far...

14 Common Myths About Sunscreen

Sunscreen has come a long way since its early days when it was thick, washed off easily, and only had an SPF of 2. Now there’s hundreds of sunscreen options on the market with SPF values ranging fr...

All About the Skin Microbiome

We’ve been clinging to anti-bacterial hand soaps, sanitizers, and cleaning supplies for the past year, and bacteria has gotten a bit of a bad rep. Bacteria has, in a way, become synonymous with ill...

The Difference Between Dermatologist Tested and Dermatologist Recommended

Shopping for new skin care products can be stressful, especially if you have sensitive skin (and we all know stress can make skin problems even worse). So it’s natural to seek assistance via recomm...

Difference Between Day Cream and Night Cream

With skin care shelves piled high with dozens of different creams, cleansers, oils, and lotions, it's easy to get lost amongst the bottles. You might be wondering what's actually necessary for you...

Lifestyle Habits and Environmental Factors that Affect Your Skin

Cleanser: check. Moisturizer: check. Serum: check. Sunscreen: check. Just because your whole skin care routine is in check, doesn't mean your skin will be absolutely perfect. It’s not just the skin...