It’s easy to consume a lot of dairy. We drink milk with our coffee, enjoy yogurt for breakfast, and where do we even start when it comes to cheese? Yet, it’s common knowledge that while dairy tastes delicious, it isn’t great for our skin. Whether our skin suffers from redness, eczema, and most commonly, acne, it seems that dairy has a lot to answer for. The current evidence that dairy plays a significant role in developing th...

Consumer choice is a tremendous thing. It’s always important to know what you’re buying, especially when it’s something that could affect your health like skin care products. That’s why I’m in full support of the growing movement toward more honest and clearer labeling so that when shopping for skin care products, we can truly see what we’re putting on our skin.There’s one tricky part, though: labels have become so flooded with terms like “anti-t...

In the past couple of years, the term ‘reef safe’ has been cropping up into public consciousness. Reef-safe sunscreen and other products offer formulas that are both safe to the body and the environment. Products that aren’t reef safe aren’t just harmful to our ocean ecosystems, but they aren’t exactly great for our human bodies, especially if exposed from a young age.The toxic active ingredients found in popular, commonly used sunscreens enter t...

Whether you’re a bona fide skin care expert or you’re new to the world of skin health, there’s one essential skin care tip we all know about: wear sunscreen. Too much sun exposure can lead to skin cancer on top of premature aging, neither of which are on anyone’s bucket list. But did you know your sunscreens could be harming the oceans and, in turn, the planet? Research is mounting about the dangers of traditional sunscreens, and the mov...

It’s time. The temperatures are rising, the shops are full of bikinis and sunglasses, and the ocean water is getting warmer. Summer has officially started.While planning vacations and investing in new swimsuits mentally prepare you for summer, your skin will need some help getting ready for the change in the atmosphere too.For gorgeous, silky smooth skin you’ll feel ready to bare in the sun, you’ll need to take a few simple steps. That’s where we...