Getting older can be a good thing – you become more confident and have more time and money for yourself and your hobbies. However, it can be a bad thing for your skin; it loses its youthful glow and elasticity and becomes ‘mature’. You may hesitate to go under the knife and undergo a surgery, but that doesn’t mean that you don’t have any other options.…

Don’t gamble with your beauty products. The skin easily absorbs products we use on it, letting them reach the bloodstream. It’s important to know what ingredients are there in your beauty products before applying them to your skin, because, ironically, they aren’t approved before they hit the shelves. What’s even worse, companies aren’t required to disclose all the ingredients in their products; so, many toxic chemicals remain hidden behind various umbrella terms such as “fragrance”. Here’s…

Don’t gamble with your beauty products. The skin easily absorbs products we use on it, letting them reach the bloodstream. It’s important to know what ingredients are there in your beauty products before applying them to your skin, because, ironically, they aren’t approved before they hit the shelves. What’s even worse, companies aren’t required to disclose all the ingredients in their products; so, many toxic chemicals remain hidden behind various umbrella terms such as “fragrance”. Here’s…

Sun damage is continuously having a worse reputation mostly because of its harmful effects on the skin. We all know that the UV rays of the sun can increase risk of skin cancer but what most people dread is its effect on skin aging. Aside from using sunscreen correctly and avoiding sun exposure, you can also utilize your diet to protect your skin from sun damage. Here are the top foods that will do so. …

It’s not unusual to come across women with tons of products in their 20-something-step skincare regimen — one set for daytime and another one for the evening. The downside of the commercialization of beauty and the strong consumerism that ensued is that many women were born into a culture where most people think that beauty and youth can be bought.

Guilty…

Wide open pores are problematic when it comes to efforts to maintain a healthy skin with smaller unclogged and tight pores for a good complexion. The struggle always comes in when we reach puberty and even more struggle past this stage. There are various ways to minimize pores and make them tighter, but it…

I got schooled this weekend…  After all this research and writing about sun protection, I finally had my day in the sun to try out my new-found knowledge, using brand-new sunscreens (with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide as the active ingredients!) and a cool, new …

Are We Truly Healers?

I’m one of those estheticians that got into the business because I have a passion for skin care and I love taking care of people. However, whatever you do, please do not approach me at a party and lead me into the kitchen to take a look at a growth on your husband’s back. Really. What do you expect me to do? Sterilize the area with a cosmopolitan and throw on a pair of rubber maids?

I wouldn’t dream of tapping my dentist on…