Skin Facts

Put a Lid on It: Fight Dry-Scalp Dandruff with Style

I love autumn—the turning leaves on the aspens, the cheek-flushing cooler temperatures, and of course, hat-shopping! Have you seen the gorgeous toppers for the upcoming season? Cable-knit beanies, colorful fedoras, fleece slouchies, feather-trimmed cloches—there are so many to choose from that you pretty much have to buy more than one! Cool-weather hats aren’t [...]

2017-08-16T20:58:26-06:00By |Products, Skin Facts, Uncategorized|

Why You Really Need that Cup of Coffee!

Drink that 2nd cup! Drink up that second cup of coffee, my friends! New research shows that daily coffee-drinkers have a 20 percent lower risk of developing the most common type of skin cancer, basal-cell carcinoma. This so-called “coffee effect” seems to be related to caffeine, since decaf didn’t work the same magic. [...]

2017-08-16T21:00:51-06:00By |Foods for Skincare, Health, Skin Facts|

The Upside of ‘Shrooms and Vodka

Reduce inflammation, increase elasticity, help with exfoliation, and act as anti-oxidants. Shiitake mushrooms, papaya, berries, vodka, chocolate—this isn’t an ingredients list for some weird fusion-cuisine from an upscale restaurant. It’s a list of foods and drinks that you can use topically to create beautiful skin. Some of these you can honestly take from [...]

Glowing Skin: No Sun Required

Back in the ‘80s, a Texas-based cosmetics company called BeautiControl started a bit of a craze.  In living rooms and coffee shops across the nation, big-haired women with pinch-rolled jean-cuffs and over-sized neon earrings could be heard asking, “What season are you?” A woman’s “season” described her skin tone and what colors of [...]

2012-09-18T14:39:56-06:00By |Health, Skin Facts|
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