Do you know what these MICRO treatments do?
They all make skin look younger, but the only thing they have in common is the word micro (meaning small). Each does a different thing for skin.
Here’s a cheat sheet:
1. micro-CURRENT – sends an electric current to your […]
Products for PEELING or FLAKING SKIN.
The skin on my forehead was peeling a little yesterday. The culprit? Over-exfoliation. I used an exfoliating wipe that was too strong for my skin. Good thing it only caused some minor peeling and nothing more.
Here’s what I did last night:
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The DECOLLETE (also called the DECOLLETAGE) is the upper chest area below your neck and above the breasts. The skin here gets sun damaged easily.
Decollete sun damage shows up anytime, but really starts to show a lot more starting in your 40’s (when everything starts to break down […]
WHITEHEADS are light-colored bumps on the surface of skin. They are due to clogged pores.
So how are they different from blackheads and other types of clogged pores? Today, let’s compare them with blackheads.
Both whiteheads and blackheads are pores clogged with sebum, […]
Tonight’s night skincare routine:
ClearChoice Hydrating Masque – a light, creamy rinse-off mask
PCA Skin Pigment Gel – lightening treatment with 2% Hydroquinone (also comes in a HQ-free formula), for my spots
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Example of an ENZYME EXFOLIANT. This is a professional one by Dermalogica. It comes in a powder. To activate it, I add water to the powder, which creates a foamy mixture.
An enzyme works by digesting the protein in skin (keratin + the protein linkages holding skin cells […]
I was tagged by @ruhimaach on Instagram to share #whatsonmybedside!
Right before bed, it’s all about my feet (the only time I pay attention to them). The bottom of my feet are SCARY dry 🙂
So I like applying a […]
I don’t typically write about hair, but one of my followers on Instagram asked me to do a post on ingrown hairs. So let’s talk about hair today!
An ingrown hair is a strand of hair that has curled below the surface of skin, infecting the follicle. The most common cause […]
Obsessed with blackheads? Are you a picker? If you don’t know what I mean by this question, then good for you! You’re probably not a picker.
Picking refers to popping pimples or squeezing blackheads. In other words, picking at our face. This is extremely common behavior. It’s natural to want […]
Irritated skin is no fun. Do you know what to do if something bad happens to your skin?
One reader asked me for advice on what to do when “exfoliation has gone wrong.” Exfoliation is a common cause of irritation. The wrong exfoliants or techniques can create great discomfort. Hopefully, this has never happened to you.
But […]