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Over the past year or so, the trending skincare ingredient niacinamide has cropped up everywhere, from beauty magazines to the bottles of lotions and potions sold in stores. There’s a good reason why. Niacinamide is largely considered a holy-grail treatment for many common skin issues, such as premature aging, dull skin, and acne. The ingredient is known to brighten and smooth skin, calm redness and inflammation, reduce hyperpigmentat...

If you’re a fan of retinol, the powerful ingredient that works to reduce acne while simultaneously treating premature aging, you may have heard of its milder sister, bakuchiol. What many people question is whether they can use the two ingredients together. The answer is yes, they can. In fact, research shows that the two ingredients can work effectively together. The reason why? Bakuchiol’s potent but calming and stabilizing propert...

Cleanser is one of those essential steps in anyone’s skin care routine. No matter if you’re a skin care minimalist or you’re one who loves a long lineup of pampering products, it should always start with removing your makeup and then a good, old-fashioned face washing. But if you’re using the wrong cleanser, you might be kicking off your skin care routine in a way that does more harm than good. In fact, you might think you’re plagued by...

As sustainability and natural ingredients become more and more important to people, today, transparency in the beauty industry is valued more than ever. As a result, this transparency has brought light to many nasty ingredients lurking in skincare products. Naturally, you may be wondering what skincare ingredients are okay to use and what you should aim to avoid. It all comes down to your personal preference to decide how far you want to red...

If you’ve ever had a chemical peel, microdermabrasion, or other type of professional skin exfoliation, you know the wonders of “post-peel” skin. Once the peeling has stopped and any inflammation is gone, you’ve got skin that’s clearer, more even, and so smooth and soft that you can’t help but caress it every so often. Of course, at most med spas or dermatology clinics, you’re paying a pretty penny for that skin miracle – not to mention t...