Feb 21, 2021 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Anti-aging, Blog, Dermatologist, Rosacea, Skin Care
I never can talk enough of one of my favorite ingredients in skincare, retinol. I have used it forever. I started with the prescription retinols that were so poorly formulated they ripped my skin off and I seldom used them as prescribed. After becoming an esthetician,...
Feb 14, 2021 | Acne Specialist, Anti-aging, Blog, Dermatologist, Rosacea, Skin Care
This is very detailed but great info about Niacinamide and your skin. I use a ceramide cream for my skin for aging and rosacea. Read on. Today is all about Niacinamide, one of the most evidence-based and clinically validated molecules for skin and skin health, with...
Feb 7, 2021 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Anti-aging, Blog, Dermatologist, Skin Care
Skin is a reactive organ affected by everything from hormones to UV. Any injury to the skin, even an inflamed pimple, triggers the skin’s defense mechanism: melanin. Over time, all these insults to the skin add up, resulting in patches of excess pigmentation and...
Jan 24, 2021 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Acne Treatment, Blog, Dermatologist, Skin Care
This post may or may not go over well for all the die-hard coconut oil lovers out there but as an esthetician that specializes in acne-prone skin, I have to talk about the downside of using this oil on the skin.⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀ While coconut oil has great anti-microbial...
Jan 17, 2021 | Acne Specialist, Anti-aging, Blog, Dermatologist
The Burning Truth: A Base Tan Is Not a Safe Tan. While the tanning industry has long argued that a ‘base tan” achieved gradually over time will provide protection from sunburn, more and more evidence is finding that’s just not true. The World Health Organization...