I received many questions about acne this past week. So let’s talk about acne again. But let’s take a different approach. A simpler one. Food! Can we minimize acne by the choices we make in our diet? Absolutely! In fact, taking care of skin is largely how we take care...

It’s that time of year again. In the summer, many of us get more blackheads. Hotter temperatures increase sebum levels. So we’re more likely to get clogged pores. Before I talk about how to control blackheads, let me clarify what they are. What Are Blackheads?...

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...

Have you heard of skin care boosters? They’re a niche type of product but are becoming more common. Perhaps you’ve heard of protein boosters that you add to a smoothie or shake (protein in powder form). Or a booster shot that you get at the doctor’s office (for...

Yesterday I introduced the topic of Indirect Antioxidants. One of their roles is activating your body’s detox enzymes, the Phase II enzymes. As you can imagine, detox enzymes are vital for good health. We accumulate toxins in our body from what we eat, what we inhale...

This week, I’d like to return to the topic of aging and introduce more advanced anti-aging strategies. By now you know what an antioxidant is. But did you know there are 2 types of antioxidants? They are Direct and Indirect antioxidants. Direct antioxidants are the...

Today’s post continues a topic I started a few weeks ago – different kinds of light treatments used in a professional setting. The last article was about the uses of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL). Today’s article is a brief look at laser skin resurfacing, a much more...

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 savvier about what can and cannot...

When you’re having a bad skin day, do you have a backup routine to turn to? It’s helpful to have a set of products that you can rely on to get you through those days. The topic of this post is preparing a backup routine. The inspiration for it came from my own...

Hormones and skin. Ai-yai-yai. The two words together can either be a godsend or a curse, depending on which receiving end you’re on. No doubt we’ve all experienced their effects. But it’s hard to know exactly what they’re doing inside our bodies because they’re all...

Acne is sometimes mistaken for Rosacea because they share some of the same symptoms, such as redness and acne-like lesions. But they are actually very different conditions. And if you have rosacea but treat it like acne, you can actually make it worse. Acne is a...

Here are 10 simple acne tips to minimize breakouts and comedones. 1. Wash your pillow cases frequently. Bacteria, oil, sweat, and makeup are easily transferred from your face to a pillow case while you sleep. You don’t want to sleep on a soiled pillowcase with freshly...