Blog — Better Skin

Dimethicone: Love/Hate Story

February 25, 2017 • Michelle Bequette • Better Skin • clean skincare • dimethicone • silicone derivatives • silicone-free

After a years of layering luxurious, Dimethicone-laden skincare and cosmetics – cleansers, serums, eye creams, night creams, line fillers, primers, concealers, and foundations – my love began to sour with the incessant pilling due to the endless silicone film. My resentment towards Dimethicone blossomed into a genuine loathing with the striking improvements to my skin since losing the "cones.

Ignore the Bait: Seven Truthful, Steps to Better Skin

February 01, 2017 • Michelle Bequette • Better Skin • False Claims

Can skincare “erase your wrinkles in under five minutes”? Although it may be possible in the not too distant future, the claim is an exaggeration, at best. A peek behind the curtain would reveal that the “miracle product” employs a film-forming agent, akin to egg whites or hairspray. As the products dries creating a film on the surface, it does indeed briefly pull the skin taut. The transient effects are entirely forgivable, however the immediate crinkling of the film due upon the slightest surface tension and the immediate disintegration with lightest application of makeup are less so. The effects help...