Blog — radiance

Time to Lighten Up

April 21, 2019 • Michelle Bequette • hydration • mens skincare • plumping • procollagen • radiance

Sorry, not sorry - there is no room in my life for a 20-step skincare routine. Not lazy, I habitually employ skin actives at full throttle, more jackhammer than spoon. Originally formulated for clients with a strong preference for a lighter sensory feel to skincare, my new serum series helped me to lighten up throughout the toughest year of my life. Skin’s Sexual Bias When it comes to our skin, there is no gender equality beyond puberty. Hormones initiate both structural and chemical dissimilarities, according to sex. Men tend to have thicker skin with more pores and a higher...

Ingredient Spotlight: Lactic Acid

December 28, 2018 • Michelle Bequette • exfoliant • lactic acid • radiance

Applied topically in both professional treatments and over-the-counter (OTC) skincare, it helps to uncover the smoother and more radiant skin, by gently loosening and lifting dead cells.

Ingredient Spotlight: Retinol

November 30, 2018 • Michelle Bequette • acne • ageless skin • Boost collagen • brightens • Cellular Turnover • firmer skin • radiance • retinoid • retinol • smoothing • Vegan Retinol • Vitamin A

Vitamin A is an oil-soluble vitamin critical to healthy immune function, vision, reproduction, and cellular communication. The human body is incapable of synthesizing Vitamin A, relying instead on dietary and/or supplemental replenishment. Applied topically, it speeds cellular turnover, inhibits collagen breakdown, and normalizes keratinization. Multi-faceted skin benefits make it ideal over-the-counter solution for both aging and acne-prone skin.

Skin Microbiome: The Dirty Little Secret

June 08, 2018 • Michelle Bequette • acne • ageless skin • anti-inflammatory • Ferments • Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate • Lactobacillus/ Nereocystis Leutkneana (Sea Kelp) Ferment • Lactobacillus/ Trifolium Pretense (Red Clover) Flower Ferment • Lactobacillus/Ganoderma Lucidum (Reishi Mushroom) /Lentinus Edodes (Shitake Mushroom) Ferment • mannose • Postbiotic • Prebiotic • Probiotic • radiance • ribose • Sclerotium Gum • Skin Microbiome

Today and largely thanks to the Human Microbiome Project (HMP), we better understand the 1,000 distinct species of hosted microorganisms and their role in our overall health The benefits that they provide to our skin is fueling our obsession with prebiotics, probiotics and ferments.