Melanin is a dark, brown pigment produced by cells called melanocytes. It has many functions,the most important of which is to protect the body from harmful ultraviolet radiation in sunlight. Italso helps prevent DNA damage and promotes cell growth. Hormones or other chemicals canalso stimulate melanin production through increased melanocyte activity. This may cause anexcess … Read more
As we age, exposure to sun can create dark spots or freckles on our skin. Dark spots are the result of the overproduction or collection of melanin, a skin pigment that makes skin darker. Freckles come when your skin produces more melanocytes in one place vs being evenly distributed on the skin. Okay, so we … Read more
Designing a night time custom skincare regime is an important step to beautiful skin. There are so many services offering custom skin programs but the reality is that, unless you have extreme issues, you can design the perfect plan on your own. We recently published the details on how to build your daytime steps; in … Read more
Skincare and more specifically organic skincare have become very popular recently. In recent surveys, facial skincare makes up 19% of the beauty industry as a whole. So why is skincare so hot? The no-makeup trend has helped to emphasize focus on beautiful skin and skincare. Some of the focus has to do with the desire … Read more
For the longest time, beauty concerns have been known to be a women-only affair. Traditionally, men have kept it simple. They haven’t taken the time to identify a good beauty routine. It’s even more unfortunate that most men think consulting a specialist over beauty concerns makes them less manly. However, in recent years, men have … Read more
Organic Lemon & Grapefruit Moisturizing Potion #4 Beauty oils can give your skin the boost it needs this summer. It may sound like using a beauty oil will make your skin oiler but a quality beauty oil will not do that. Here’s how they work. Quality beauty oils are designed to provide your skin with … Read more
If you’re craving a brighter complexion with a beautiful glow, it’s as simple as practicing some self love and applying some skincare! Takes all of maybe 5 minutes, and you’ll see results almost instantly. In comes Shine to save the day. ?Shine is an organic (vegan and cruelty free too, more to love!) brightening oil … Read more
We all love glowing skin because it looks, healthy, fresh and youthful. Skin can actually appear to glow when it’s smooth enough to reflect light. As we age and go about our lives skin can become dull so we need to reverse the signs. There are 5 easy steps you can take to get your … Read more
Brown spots are typically associated with aging and sun damage but they can also appear as a result of hormones, acne or genetics. For most 80% of brown spots are derived from sun damage. Because the sun is the key reason for brown spots they tend to show up on our faces first. As you … Read more
If you’ve noticed that your skin is not as firm and that it doesn’t have that “bounce back” it used to – you’re not alone. Losing skin elasticity is a natural part of aging. Loss of skin elasticity is called Elastosis and signs of this include skin looking weathered, crinkly or saggy. While age is … Read more