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Skin Icing: The 411

Are you looking to refresh your face? How about prevent wrinkles? Fight acne and blemishes? What about give your skin a healthy complexion by increasing circulation? Yes, you say? Well ok, it’s time to explore the amazing world of skin icing! Skin icing is a hugely popular beauty regimen that experts swear by. It has been used for a long time by beauty experts as a therapy in spas and skin care treatments due to its vast range of benefits.…

Lifestyle Changes That Can Help Acne

Instead of treating your acne when you have a blemish or a breakout, why not try to stop them altogether? Below are some simple things your can incorporate into your lifestyle that will help reduce or eliminate acne. Get more sleep. For every hour of sleep you lose per night, studies have shown that psychological stress increases by 14%. Stress increases the production of glucocorticoid, which can lead to irregularities in skin structure and function, which can make acne worse.…

Top 10 Foods for Healthy Skin

We all want have healthy skin so we look our best and the key to getting glowing, radiant, healthy skin just may start by what you put into your mouth. Dr. David Bank, a dermatologist in New York, said, “Increasingly, studies are finding links between certain nutrients and wrinkle reduction, radiance, and acne prevention.” Here are the top 10 foods that are the best-of-the-best in nourishing your skin from the inside out. Greek Yogurt – Greek yogurt has almost double…

The Right Way to Wash Your Face

You do it like clockwork. Every night before bed, you wash your face. It’s a habit that is as routine to you as brushing your teeth and you’ve done it since you were a little kid…but are you doing it properly? It just involves 3 simple steps but doing them too quick or not at all could be doing more bad to your skin than good. Here’s the breakdown: Step 1 Start by rinsing your face with lukewarm, not hot,…

12 Skin Care Ingredients That Are Harmful to Your Health

Chances are your morning skin care routine includes at least 3 different products – one to hydrate, one to tone, and another to clean or prevent wrinkles. Do you really know what’s in those products and if the ingredients are even safe? Your skin is your largest organ and some of the chemicals in the products will go into your bloodstream almost instantly. Over time, these chemicals can be damaging to your health, so it’s really important to know what…

Keep Your Hands Soft This Winter

DIY hand mask for those cold winter months Dry, cracked hands are often just accepted as something that happens during the cold winter months ranging from December to March. Not anymore my friends! The heat from the indoors combined with the harsh outdoor elements can turn your typically soft hands into rough sandpaper that is cracked and bleeding. Here are some tips to try this winter to keep your hands soft and smooth along with a DIY mask for your…

Get Glowing, Healthy Skin in Time for Spring

Your skin sets the tone for your whole look so it’s super important that you take care of it and keep it healthy! We can’t help the fact that our skin is exposed to harsh elements each day, but we can control the care we give our skin to try to counteract the damage done by those elements. As we say bye to winter and welcome in the spring, it’s the perfect time to look at your current skin care…

Sensational Summer Scrubs for Glowing Skin

It’s that time of year when our skin is ready to brace the bright light of the sun. As the weather temperatures increase, the amount of clothing we wear decreases and that means that everyone wants healthy, glowing, summer-ready skin! Using a body scrub in the shower is a great way to exfoliate, soften the skin, and get skin in its prime condition for absorbing body lotion that will hydrate and nourish it. Here are a few body scrubs that…

The Worst Things You Can do to Your Skin

Have you wondered why your skin started breaking out? Or why it’s dry? Or has a damaged appearance? Or just looks kind of blah? You could be wrecking your skin on the daily and not even realizing it! There are things we overlook or habits we have that are truly damaging our skin each and every day but the good news is that with a little knowledge about these bad habits, you can make changes starting today to bring your…

You and Your Skin Care Routine

Daytime. Nightime. What’s the Difference? Lots! Skin care is of utmost importance, especially for keeping our skin healthy and youthful in appearance but with all of the different serums, toners, exfoliators, and moisturizers out there, how are we supposed to know what to use and when to use it!? Can you do the same routine in the morning and before you go to bed? Can you use the same moisturizers? When are you supposed to exfoliate? Ahhhhh!!!! Don’t worry, we…