Skin Care Routine

In the pantheon of ingredients touted to be the best new thing in skincare, there are… actually so many different things that it can be difficult to keep track! With science constantly marching forward and companies discovering more ways to help you get your glow on—it might seem like every time you open up your favorite magazine or blog, there’s a new ingredient or formula that’s meant to be life-changing for your skin. One such...

With the endless supply of skincare products out there, each claiming to do either one particular thing or seven miracles in a single bottle, it can get overwhelming and confusing trying to keep them straight. Which product does what? Which product is best for me? Will this product actually work? You’ve got a ton of questions, and we get the frustration. Today we’re talking about cysteamine, and if you struggle with any type of unwanted...

Facial exfoliation sounds pretty straightforward. You just exfoliate your face, and you’re done, right? Well… kinda, sorta… but there is really so much more to it than that. Did you know that there are two main types of exfoliation? Or that under each of those types, there are different methods or products that can be used? There really is a lot to know about something that seems so simple. Keep reading if you want to...

If your skin is anything but even and bright all the time, you’ve probably looked into different treatments to improve your skin’s appearance. This is probably especially true if you struggle with common but frustrating skin complaints like hyperpigmentation, uneven skin tone, blemishes, or even just noticing the first fine lines starting to develop around your eyes or forehead. Many of us are always on the lookout for the miracle product that will resurface our...

We’ve all been there. You wake up bright and shiny from a good night of sleep and a stellar bedtime skincare routine, ready for the big party or event you have planned for the evening. Feeling like sunshine itself, you fling open the curtains, flounce over to the bathroom, splash water on your face like a face wash advertisement, look into the mirror, and — there’s a huge, angry red pimple on your lip. Unlike...

There’s nothing more frustrating than knowing that the only thing standing between you and glowing skin are hyperpigmentation scars. At the same time, there are several different causes of hyperpigmentation, one of the most frustrating being Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH). Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation is what happens when your skin starts producing too much melanin at the site of skin irritation. If you had acne growing up, for example, you might find as you get older that the...

Acne and breakouts become part of your life in your teen years. Those memories of desperately covering up a smattering of blemishes with a cakey drugstore foundation before a school dance are yours to cherish even as you find relief from your wildly vacillating hormones when you get into your twenties, and your acne hopefully calms down as a result. But even if you’re past the days of constant pimples and redness, acne and breakouts...

If you’re prone to acne and pimples, a good face wash can be the holy grail. Especially if your breakouts are due to oily skin, washing your face in the morning and the evening can leave you feeling like a totally new person — but it doesn’t necessarily get rid of your acne and blemishes. Sometimes, cleansers that leave you feeling the cleanest aren’t actually the best for your acne-prone skin. If your cleanser formula...