Blog — anti-aging

Focus: Hyaluronic Acid (Sodium Hyaluronate)

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Focus: Hyaluronic Acid (Sodium Hyaluronate)

Applied topically, Hyaluronic Acid improves skin’s ability to retain moisture, hydration and elasticity through humectant properties, antioxidant protection, repair and re-generation.   Saturating the skin with anti-aging, hydration, anti-inflammatory and healing capabilities, it is an effective choice for most skin types. 

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5 Reasons to Love Broccoli Seed Oil

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5 Reasons to Love Broccoli Seed Oil

Like a great many other things, Mom was so right about broccoli.  Even if you never outgrew your hatred of cruciferous greens, there are plenty reasons to try Broccoli Seed Oil for your skin.

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Not Loving Retinol? The Reasons May Surprise You!

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Not Loving Retinol?  The Reasons May Surprise You!

A superhero among skincare ingredients, retinol takes multi-tasking to the next level. Worshipped by the young, the aging, the skin-obsessed, and Dermatologists for tightening, brightening, decongesting, and delivering that mega-watt glow. If among the skeptics and unobsessed, the reasons may be surprising. 

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Pretty Little Likes in a Bottle

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Pretty Little Likes in a Bottle

  Michelle and I have been friends for more than 14 years, spending many a lunch hour and Saturday afternoon at the local makeup counter evaluating the potential of the latest skincare. Drawn by the promises to soothe, treat, tighten, brighten, glow, and well make us our morning coffee, if we believed everything promised with the launch of a new product. More often than not, I bought the marketing hype, leaving happily with my pastel bag of dreams in hand. When Michelle developed her own skincare line and asked me for feedback, I was more than willing. As the first and...

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