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Skin Guru
- Jul 7, 2017
- 1 min
What's Your Morning Skin Routine?
If you wake up, wash you face and go, it's time to SLOW down. Good, proper skincare is a gentle & thoughtful ritual to be undertaken daily. There are steps to this! Follow this basic step-by-step guide for greater skin. Because everyone's skin is different, adjust the routine as necessary for your individual needs. Cleanse. Pretty simple. Our skin works overtime while we're getting our beauty rest at night. Clean off the sebum and bacteria you've accumulated with a pH-balance
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Skin Guru
- Apr 28, 2017
- 2 min
Acne & Stress...Across the Ages
Why does that annoying zit surface before an interview, date, or selfie moment? Why do we sometimes suffer fatigue and lack energy? Increased production of cortisol during stressed times results in an increased availability of glucose in order to facilitate the fight or flight response. More glucose means more insulin is release, and eventually the HPA Axis (Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis) gets out of sync, and we develop abnormalities in our natural cortisol daily rhyth
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Skin Guru
- Apr 14, 2017
- 1 min
Been to the Dermatologist ... Now What?
How many of you have been to the dermatologist, received tons of creams & meds, and been told to go to CVS and buy a cleaner & general moisturizer? The key to successful treatment of acne by the dermatologist is SUPPORTIVE skin care that helps the skin through the dry, irritated phase and protects it with a good SUNSCREEN! Supportive products for acneic skin under medical treatment: 1. A gentle cleanser that does not strip the skin and does not leave it with after-wash tightn
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Skin Guru
- Feb 17, 2017
- 1 min
What Happens When You Pop A Pimple?
Essentially a pimple is a combination of sebum, fatty acids and bacteria contained in a little sac called the sebaceous gland. Squeezing a pimple incorrectly, or when it's not ready, can cause this sac to rupture into the surrounding tissue, causing inflammation, infection and even long term scarring.
A pimple that is very yellow and really superficial can be gently squeezed with clean hands, and preferably by lancing it first. Ideally by a professional. A pimple will gener
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