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Patience Pays
You were born with your very own personal body suit, your skin. It is the largest organ that you possess. It grows and changes as you grow and change. It has a very important job to do, and that is to protect your inside from infection and germs. Your skin is constantly exposed to injury, whether from UV exposure, pollution, or physical injuries like scratches, scrapes, and other wounds. It is perpetually making new skin cells to repair itself. It’s always on the defensive, just waiting to mobilize the troops…
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Melasma
I had no idea what melasma was until I was pregnant. I never had as much as a freckle on my face beforehand. I didn’t even really notice it until after I delivered my baby. It started out as uneven, light brown patches on my cheeks. Those patches went from light to dark in the summer time when I was outside more. What I learned from my summer time hyperpigmentation fun was that I was not doing a very good job at applying my sunscreen. I was not applying enough…
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10 Tips for Beautiful Skin
Taking care of your skin does not have to be difficult or expensive. There are simple things you can do every day that will give you glowing skin. 10 Tips for Beautiful Skin: Drink water. I know that for some of us this can be a difficult task. Some people forget and some people just don’t like drinking water. I get it. I used to be there, but I have since become a believer in the power of water. When I started drinking more water I began getting compliments on…
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Retinoids
I think we may have found the fountain of youth, at least as far as our skin’s appearance goes. The vitamin A family, or retinoids, just may become your best friend like it is mine. It goes by many names including retinal, retinol, retinaldyhyde, retinyl palmitate, and retinoic acid. Our body has the ability to turn any of these forms into the others but retinoic acid is the active form and the one proven to fight lines and wrinkles and stimulate collagen. Retinoids have been studied and used for greater…
