After a long day at work, there’s nothing like the feeling of coming home and wiping away your makeup. For many people, grabbing their favorite face wipes to wipe their face clean is part of their daily skincare routine. We all know the importance of removing our makeup every day. And while the most convenient way to remove our daily war paint is reaching for a pack of face wipes, this isn’t the best option for our skin or the p...

Real talk: finding your ideal skin care routine is hard. There are so many options out there, and how do you know if your skin is living its best life with your current product lineup or whether it could be better? To make matters worse, it’s all a moving target. Your skin’s composition can change with age, with hormone shifts, with changes to the stress in your life, and so on. A routine that worked great last year could suddenly start t...

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...

Believe it or not, sunscreen is beneficial all year round. Whether you’re out on the beach enjoying the summer sun or working next to a window on a cloudy winter day, harmful UV rays are always present. Your first step after finding out you need to protect your skin from the sun on a daily basis is to choose the right product. But with so many different types of sunscreens out there, how do you know which one to choose? Let’s narrow it dow...

Alcohol is commonly found in facial cleansers, toners, sunscreens, and many other beauty products. But they can irritate the skin, especially if you have dry, oily, or sensitive skin. The alcohol in beauty products removes water from the skin’s surface, leading to dryness and that uncomfortable tightening of the skin. While the tightening of the skin’s pores is only temporary, dryness can result in problem skin. With continued use o...