Skin

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a signaling protein involved in cellular growth and communication. Swiss apple fruit cell culture, typically listed as Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, is a different skincare…

Menopause skin changes can be really surprising, especially when you haven’t struggled much with your skin before. You may notice that your face feels dry by lunchtime, or that your favorite anti-aging serum suddenly…

You should never do extractions at home, especially with metal tools. At-home extractions can cause scarring, discoloration, capillary damage, or drive bacteria deeper into the skin, leading to infection and inflammation.…

Joanna Vargas uses four products every single day: a cleanser, a serum, a moisturizer, and sunscreen. She cleanses at night, applies serum morning and night, uses moisturizer twice daily, and finishes each morning with…

Your skin pH balance could be one reason why your face suddenly feels tight or stings when you apply products that never bothered you before. Really? The pH balance? It’s true. Your skin has its own chemistry, and habits…

Melanin-rich skin tones are often more sensitive than lighter complexions, despite common assumptions. While darker skin may not wrinkle as prominently or quickly because dermal cells are packed more tightly,…

A sun allergy can feel as if it comes out of nowhere. You spend an afternoon outside, then notice itching, bumps, hives, dryness, or a burning rash across your chest, arms, or face. You may think you touched something you…

Summer Skin Sun protection does not stop at what you put on your skin. What you put on your plate helps too. No food replaces your sunscreen, but eating with your skin in mind gives your body a stronger foundation to defend…

Summer Skin It is one of the most common questions we hear once the weather warms up: what goes on first, the serum or the sunscreen? The order sounds like a small detail, but get it wrong and you can quietly undo the very…

Skincare Basics Cleansing is the step that decides how well everything after it works. Start the day with the right vitamin C face wash and you are already brightening, refreshing, and preparing your skin for your serum and…

Summer Skin Vitamin C shows up in nearly every summer skincare conversation, usually with a big question attached: does it actually help with the sun? Here is the honest answer, and how to use it well. Does vitamin C help…

Between age 30 and 80, the skin undergoes significant changes: the dermis loses 20 to 80 percent of its thickness, collagen and elastin production slows and degrades, hyaluronic acid decreases starting in the 40s leading to…

To test if you have sensitive skin, press firmly on your cheek in a few spots and lift your finger. If redness appears where you pressed, you have sensitive skin. You can also check the crease of your nose next to the…

Summer Skin Most people treat sunscreen as the beginning and end of sun protection. In reality, what you wear underneath it is what gives your skin its best chance in the summer months. Here is the layer to add, and why it…

Summer Skin Sunscreen is the single most important thing you can do for your skin. But if it is the only thing you do, it is doing less than half the job. Here is why, and what to add so your skin is genuinely covered this…

August is National Wellness Month, so it’s the perfect time to ask ourselves the question we rarely ask: Are the choices we’re making every day helping our skin, or hurting it? We may be using a string of products we think…

You look in the mirror and think, “Where did that crepey skin come from?” It wasn’t there before. What happened? Most of us will blame age, dry air, or too much sun, and all of those can be factors in causing crepey skin.…

Skincare for teens can get weirdly complicated the minute back-to-school season begins. They want to feel confident, after all, which means the right clothes, the right hair, and of course, the right skin. Unfortunately,…