Silky soft skin is a hallmark of a healthy complexion, and with the height of spring time right around the corner there’s never been a better time to revamp your smooth skin routine. While many people think the buck stops at daily lotion applications, we’re here to tell you that it definitely does not! Everything from the quality of your diet to how much water you drink plays a role in the overall smoothness of your skin, and one of our favorite ways to make sure everything is silky smooth and glowing is to dry skin brush. At its most basic level, dry skin brushing helps the skin stay soft because it brushes away dead skin cells from the uppermost...
When it comes to skincare, there are often two ways of looking at it: prevention and healing. You can either prevent further damage from happening, or heal existing damage the skin has already sustained. Products can be marketed and formulated for one of these two purposes, and customers have to choose which one is right for them. While technically there’s nothing wrong with this approach, there is a possibility you could find yourself in a situation where you want or need to both prevent damage in your skin and also heal existing damage. The question is: is it possible to do? Depending on where you look, the answer is yes. Armed with the right information, you can find the skincare...
Just like your body has its immune system, your skin has its own protective shield. Invisible to the eye and absolutely crucial to the overall well being of your skin, this silent knight is your skin’s very own superhero- and it often goes unnoticed and under appreciated. But what exactly is it, and how does it work? Does it have a name, and is there a way to take care of it? Your skin’s magical shield is called the acid mantle. It’s a very thin layer made up of lipids that resides on the surface of your skin. It’s called the acid mantle because it maintains a naturally acidic pH that is actually very important for maintaining the acid mantle’s...
Sometimes, no matter which brand you choose to buy, your shea butter turns out a little grainy. It’s not ideal, plenty of people really don’t like it, and it can be discouraging to first time buyers. What you need to know is that first, sometimes grainy shea butter happens, and second, that it’s an easy fix. All you need is a little bit of time, patience, and the right trick to make it happen. Next time you come across a batch of shea butter that isn’t as smooth as you want it, try one of these solutions: Melt it slowly: often times the cause of a grainy batch of shea butter is due to the supplier melting it down too quickly,...
Scrapes, cuts, bruises, bites and burns are the common little accidents all of us deal with on a daily basis- especially if you have kids or are accident prone! They can be itchy, irritated, hot and in need of some serious healing goodness. One of the most annoying things about every day “boo boos” is that it’s often hard to know what the right thing to put on them is. Depending on what happened you might ask yourself if it needs to be disinfected, cooled down or just soothed in general. And for each of those needs there is probably a separate product you are thinking of using. But wait! It doesn’t have to be so confusing. With the power...
