Blog — dryness

Vitamins are widely promoted within skincare, for very good reason.  Who doesn’t understand the power of Vitamins A, B3, C, or E?  Well, you certainly do if you read my blog.  Equally important but unrecognized are the benefits of Minerals in achieving healthy, radiant, and clear skin.  Both synthetic and natural mineral compounds can help to alleviate common skin complaints.      Cheers to Better Skin!  

Redness, itching, tenderness, flaking, or peeling, also known as retinization, is enough to the most confident want to hide away for days.  Skincare should never hurt, but anyone familiar with retinoids already knows that it can.  Desquamation, or the shedding of the outer most layer of skin (stratum corneum) is a natural body process. Occurring throughout the day and mostly undetectable, this cellular turnover makes way for newer cells and improved skin texture.  The entire life-cycle takes 14 to 28 days and a vital process of healthy skin.  When desquamation advances too quickly, it can trigger an inflammatory response - think sunburn, rapid retinization, contact...

Clinical research supports the skin-enhancing benefits of Niacinamide for most skin conditions – acne, dryness, loss of elasticity, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, rosacea, textural irregularities and enlarged pores. A derivative of vitamin B3, topical Niacinamide delivers the co-enzymes necessary for cellular energy production, which naturally declines with the aging process, as well as delivering antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and melanin-suppressing benefits.   Don’t take my word on the matter, review the studies and decide for yourself. Acne:  Niacinamide Gel (4%) outperformed a topical antibiotic by 14% in improving moderate acne. Rosacea:  77% of the participants treated with a metabolite of Niacinamide (1-methylnicotinamide) achieved improvement of Rosacea, a condition...