We all know what wrinkles look like. Especially if we have them on our face and body. But do you know why you get them? I thought it’d be useful to dig into the anatomy of wrinkles. If you understand how wrinkles form, you will be more savvy about what can and cannot be […]
I have to add a new woe to my growing list of skin issues – firming skin. The skin along my jawline is starting to show early signs of slackening.
The jowls is the lower cheek area, and this part of the face sags when we get older. There are a few […]
Gold, Silver, Copper. What are metals doing in skincare?
A product that I am eager to try, Lira Clinical’s PRO Firming Serum, has colloidal gold and silver, among other age-fighting ingredients. It got me thinking about the role of metals in skincare products.
Of these three metals, Copper […]
The mother of all peptide serums – DermAware True Beauty Serum Age Control Max. This has been sitting in my “To Try” pile for several months, and I have been dying to finish testing other treatments in order to use this.
There are […]
ELASTIN – An important protein in skin. Gives skin ELASTICITY – the ability to STRETCH and bounce back.
We always hear about collagen, but elastin is important for firm, tight skin. There is very little Elastin in skin (only about 1-2%). We have a lot […]
The odds that you will get SKIN CANCER. 1 in 5 of you will get skin cancer in your lifetime. Those are extremely high odds. [NOTE: This statistic is for the U.S.]
It’s Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and now that summer is here, we […]
The conventional thinking about cellulite is that it is a problem with fat. After all, cellulite is visible lumps of fat that dimple the skin.
Most of the treatments for cellulite today focus on the fat. Whether it is dieting advice (lose weight, exercise more, don’t eat so much fat), prescriptions for massage, […]
When I come across a new and innovative approach for treating aging skin, I get very excited. Lucky for me, this happened recently when I met a skincare line called MEG 21 at an esthetics trade show.
MEG 21 is a new anti-aging line that specifically targets the harmful effects of […]