When choosing a face wash, do you go for a gel consistency? Or maybe a creamy formula? How about a foaming solution? In our skincare routines, cleansing the skin is typically the first and most essential step, no matter your needs and concerns. While cleansing the skin itself is pretty easy, choosing a cleanser or face wash can get a bit complicated as there are so many options. Remember – all the best cleansers will be gentle on y...

Most of us have peered into the mirror in the morning and gawked at the size of our pores and the appearance of our blemishes. Clogged pores can make the skin look dull and lifeless, and we’re not a fan. And nobody wants a host of unwanted breakouts, whiteheads, and spots across their complexion.One way to combat clogged pores is to choose skincare products that are labeled as non-comedogenic. But what exactly does the term mean? Keep readi...

Pores are the great vanishing skin feature. For most of us, when we look in the mirror, there are at least a few areas that catch our eyes because all we can see are those big pores staring back at us and making our skin look like a strawberry. But you rarely notice other people’s pores and when you see people’s pictures online or magazine photos of models, or even when you see some people with expert makeup skills in person, you would think...

Browsing the skin care aisle at your local drugstore or browsing a skin care site can feel like a flashback to vocabulary lessons in school, with all the complex words coming at you from every direction. If you don’t know what all those skin care terms mean, it just feels like an indistinguishable mess and seems like every product is no different than any other.Let me give you a hand with that! Let’s take a look at one term you’re probably...

We’re all busy people. Most of us don’t put much thought into the ingredients in our skin care. Either we keep buying our same trusty products or if we’re wanting something new, we head to the store, read the marketing claims on the bottles, and pick one that sounds good.That’s why sometimes, when you see products marketed as being free from certain ingredients (“paraben-free,” “phthalate-free,” and so on), it takes you by surprise. You think, “W...