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Get (and Keep) Healthy, Beautiful Skin

Beautiful skin is something we all desire and is one of our top beauty concerns. We’re always looking for great tips on how to improve our skin and keep it healthy. Here, we’ve compiled various tips that the best-of-the-best swear by. Take advantage of the powers of milk.In addition to drinking the recommended amount of milk daily, try soaking in a hot bath at night where you mix in powdered milk. The lactic acid in the milk will help to…

Hyaluronic Acid

The name may be hard to say, but the benefits of hyaluronic acid are unmatched in skin care products. It’s being included in top of the line cleansers, serums, and moisturizers because of its anti-aging properties. Wondering if this ingredient actually lives up to all the hype surrounding it? Let’s break down the top 5 reasons why you absolutely need hyaluronic acid in your skin care products. It’s natural.Hyaluronic acid is naturally produced by your own body and acts as…

Things You Should Never Do If You Want Amazing Skin

Having a hard time getting your skin to look its best? Here are 5 things you should never ever do if you want healthy, glowing, amazing looking skin. Don’t Smoke It’s no hidden fact: smoking totally ruins your skin. There’s no sugar coating it. It rids the skin of nutrients and oxygen which makes your skin look yellow and leathery as time goes on. When you smoke, you are also likely to develop wrinkles around your eyes and also fine…

Get Soft Hands with These Three Remedies

Our hands take quite a beating and can get really dried out, especially in the winter months. When your hands look old, it gives the wrong impression of your age so let’s turn back the time with these DIY remedies and get your hands silky smooth again! One-Minute-to-Silky-Palms Exfoliant Have a quick minute to spare? Good! Try this super easy, super-fast scrub and it will leave your hands feeling a ton smoother in just 60 seconds. The olive oil will…

Rosacea: Common Triggers

Millions of people around the globe suffer from Rosacea, a type of chronic inflammation that affects mainly the face. It can be embarrassing and frustrating for those who have to deal with it. Rosacea rears itself in many different ways – visible red capillaries, bumps that resemble acne, persistent “blushing,” and skin sensitivity that stings. The biggest cause of rosacea is your own DNA but did you know there are several things that can trigger an inflammation? Here are the…

Could You Be Over-Cleansing Your Skin?

Have you started experiencing skin problems? One culprit could be your skin care routine; in particular, you may be over-cleansing your skin. As a natural barrier, your skin works to keep out certain things like dirt and free radicals (environmental pollution). While it keeps those things out, its job is also to keep the “good” things in such as moisture and certain oils. If you are guilty of over-cleansing your skin, you are ridding the skin of the all-important oils…

6 Reasons Why Your Makeup Could Be Causing Acne

When you suffer from acne or have an occasional pimple, we generally rely on our makeup to cover up the problem, but did you know your makeup may actually be causing your acne!? Yes, you heard that right! Here are 6 ways your makeup could be causing your breakouts: Don’t keep makeup on overnight. Make sure to wash all traces of makeup off of you before you hit the sack. Not only will washing your face at night remove any…

Foundation, BB Cream, CC Cream…How’s a Girl to Choose!?

We’ve all been there. Staring blankly at the endless options of foundations, lotions and potions wondering which one will work best for our specific skin care needs. Well, we’re here to break it down for you so you’ll know what your best bet is next time you are in the market for foundation. Foundation If you have uneven skin tone, foundation is a great beauty tool to have on hand. You can find just about any shade imaginable and its…

Choosing the Right Sunscreen: Is a Higher SPF Always Better?

Summer is here and that’s when most of us start purchasing sunscreen. The sun is hot and we’re outdoors more often, meaning we need to protect our skin from harmful UV rays. You might be tempted to use the highest level of SPF you can find, but is that always your best option? What is SPF? SPF, or Sun Protection Factor, is listed as a number and that number represents how long you are able to be in the sun…

My Pores Are So Noticeable! Is There a Way to Minimize Them?

You’ve probably heard the old wives’ tale growing up about how you are able to shrink your pores by splashing them with cold water or using a facial mask. Sad to say, but those are all just that, old wives’ tales. The size of your pores is actually determined by your genetics. There has to be good news though, right? Yes, there is! Although you cannot actually make your pores smaller, you can make them less noticeable. For starters, make…