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Whether you are traveling for work, traveling for school, or just on vacation, traveling can wreak havoc on our skin. Have you ever noticed your skin feels extra dry when traveling? A lot of factors can affect that. When we travel, we can stress out, and our skin will start to show breakouts or produce more oil. Dryness can occur from different climate changes as well. Flying, driving, whatever the case may be, these travel tips will help you keep healthy glowing skin the whole time. It doesn …

Who can benefit from skincare?Skincare is for anyone, but on average, it targets women. Social media ads and stores tend to cater to a more feminine look, and we see a shift in marketing going forward. Some people may have a preconceived notion that men don't need to bother with many products or that skincare and beauty are just for women. We are here to say that is not the case. In this easy 6-step routine, we want to be clear anyone can use it!Simple men's skincare routine Step 1: Use a Clean …

Let's get back to our roots; quite literally, we are talking about turmeric root. Are you familiar with Ayurvedic medicine? Western culture has recently picked up on skincare trends that Eastern culture has been successfully using for centuries. When you hear Turmeric, do you immediately think of a spice used for cooking? Maybe you've had it in curry. The truth is there is a multitude of uses and benefits for Turmeric. Turmeric almost seems as if it is a healing power ingredient; eastern cult …

What is the Fitzpatrick Scale? The Fitzpatrick Scale gets its name from Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, a Dermatologist attending Harvard Medical School in 1975. Initially put in place to determine someone's skin tone, with six different classifications, your type is determined by the amount of melanin your skin produces, often relating to genetics. This helpful tool allows dermatologists, estheticians, and medical staff alike to choose the probability someone will burn when exposed to UV rays and the …

 Healthy, glowing skin, it's what we all strive for, but it can be a tricky balance. Social media, tv, movies all have airbrushed models and ads, as well as photoshop. These unrealistic beauty standards can make us feel like no matter what we do; we can't achieve the same pore-less glowing skin we see every day. The truth is everyone has pores; 20,000 on our face alone is the average for most adults. There are ways to shrink pores and make them less noticeable and improve overall skin te …