Skin Care Tips — Acne

No matter how diligent you are about your skin care regime or how good the products that you use are, you’re going to need a little extra help from time to time. Whether it’s getting rid of pore-clogging debris, adding a little extra moisture, or sloughing off dead, dull cells, your skin can benefit from a targeted skin treatment. That’s where a good mask comes in – not only does it give your skin a much needed boost, but it provides an opportunity to relax for a few minutes at the end of a long day.  Who doesn’t need that?...

After cleansing, moisturizing the skin is the most important step in a skin care regime.  A good moisturizer helps hydrate the skin by holding water in its outer layers, but depending on the formula, it can also help brighten your skin tone, mattify your skin, improve skin texture or form a protective barrier for sensitive skin. The key is choosing the right moisturizer for your skin type, so you wind up with healthy, hydrated skin. If you battle dryness, you need a rich, heavy moisturizer that can penetrate chronically dehydrated skin. Dermalogica Super Rich Repair is an ideal option because...

No matter how diligent you are with your skin care, fine lines, breakouts, age spots and other imperfections still manage to rear their ugly heads from time to time. Whether you have acne, dark spots or uneven skin tone that you want to hide, foundation can be a real life saver. But if you want a flawless finish, applying it the right way is key. You can apply your foundation with several different tools, but each one applies the makeup differently so you’ll achieve a different amount of coverage depending on which you choose. A foundation brush is neat, easy...

Whether it’s biting our nails, overindulging in chocolate, cracking our gum, or staying up late into the night, we all have bad habits that we wish we could kick. When it comes to skincare, though, bad habits can mean the difference between a healthy, glowing complexion and irritated, damaged skin. More often than not, we know that we should be treating our skin better but laziness gets in the way. The key to breaking these bad habits is making our skincare routine a little easier so we don’t have any excuses for not doing the right thing. One the cardinal...

Whether money, a relationship, world peace or who will win on “Dancing with the Stars” is causing you anxiety – calm down. Well documented is the effect of stress for playing havoc with your health from the loss of hair to the demise of your sex drive. Then there is the unfortunate equation of stress plus skin. The result, whatever your skin type, sensitive or oil, combination, dry or normal, is usually breakouts. Blame it on your body’s chemistry. Tension is the catalyst for your body to overproduce certain hormones like cortisol. Under the right conditions, cortisol is a good...