The most common stressors that your skin faces on a daily basis is the sun. You might love the feel of the warm sun on your skin or the look of a bronze summer tan, but the truth is, the sun is damaging your skin both on the surface and deep within its layers. In recent years, research has discovered that the sun’s UV light is the primary cause of wrinkles, aging, pigmentation and melanoma, which can lead to skin cancer.

In certain cases, acne can be caused by stress.

And even when it’s not, having high levels of stress hormones like cortisol in your body has been proven to make skin issues worse.

Valentine’s Day is a day for love. Loving yourself, loving the one you’re with, and loving life. Whenever love is in the air, you want to look and feel your best. Here are five tips to help you feel absolutely lovely this Valentine’s day.

Winter is the season where humidity outside drops and moisture evaporates more readily from the skin. This means skin feels dry, tight and flaky. It feels just as uncomfortable as a dry and crumbly Christmas fruitcake.

If you want great skin now and in the future, there is only one ingredient that you need. It’s not an ingredient that you’ll find on the back on any bottle. You can’t buy it in a store or extract it from a plant in the Amazon. It’s not a grocery store ingredient that has been re-purposed by the skincare industry like avocado or oatmeal or coconut.

Summer is finally here, and along with all the joys of the season come many challenges for your skin. We certainly don’t want to destroy all the progress we’ve made all year by falling victim to longer days, brighter sun, and higher temperatures. That’s why it’s so important to change your skin routines when the weather changes.

Getting and maintaining beautiful skin depend on using the right skin care products properly and consistently and adopting healthy regimens. Lack of sleep, lack of exercise, over-exposure to the sun, poor diet, stress, and consuming harsh products are all possible causes of unhealthy skin. The following are some of the ways to maintain a healthy skin.

Having a healthy barrier layer is essential to having clear, healthy skin. But did you know that 9 out of 10 people have a compromised barrier, and they don’t even know it. Instead, they are walking around in the world with their defenses down. So it’s no surprise that their skin isn’t reflecting back vibrant, healthy skin when they look in the mirror.

When you hear the word fat come up in discussions about food, what is your first reaction? If you’re like most of the American population, your reaction is likely negative. Fats are synonymous with the word, “bad” in our culture. When we are inspired to get healthy, the first thing we tend to do is cut out fat from our diet. We seek out low-fat alternatives and limit our fat intake as much as we possibly can.

Summer is a busy time of year - which can really disrupt your self-care! Pool party, vacations and the kids are home from school. Your calendar is jam-packed with activities, and it’s easy to lose sight of your beauty and wellness routines amid the hustle.

After a facial or treatment, your skin is sure to be glowing, plump and radiant. But it’s just as important to nourish and treat your skin at home as it is to receive regular facials from a professional. And while you think you may be giving your skin what it needs with department store or drugstore products, the truth is that you should be using professional grade products to prolong the benefits of your facial and maintain all of the great results your treatments give you.

Your skin is divided into three layers: the epidermis, the dermis and the subcutis (hypodermis). To understand how skincare, especially anti-aging skincare, works, it is important to know just how your skin works to repair itself and protect you from the world around you.

What your body considers a natural reaction can actually be a bad thing for your skin. Inflammation occurs when your body encounters something that activates its defenses. Bacteria, viruses and injuries can all activate an inflammatory reaction in the body, which brings white blood cells to an area of the body to start the healing process. But, sometimes, the process lingers and can lead to low levels of chronic inflammation, affecting your blood vessels, joints and yes, even your skin.

So you have large pores on your face? Are you also suffering from blackheads which tend to go hand in hand with enlarged pores? If you are, here’s a bare face fact.

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BOTOX® Cosmetic is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used to temporarily improve the look of both moderate to severe crow’s feet lines and frown lines between the eyebrows in adults.

The skin around the eye area differs vastly from the skin on the rest of your body. It is the thinnest and the most delicate, far more sensitive to pollutants, sun damage and allergens than the rest of your body.