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After a long day of presentations or catching a flight home, sleeping in your makeup can be a thoughtless, exhausted choice to get to your bed faster. While you’ve probably heard that sleeping in your makeup is a bad idea, you probably don’t know why or what happens when you do. It isn’t damaging if you only do it once, but what about when it consistently occurs a few times a week? Falling asleep with your makeup on, or not removing it as diligently as you should, can lead to a variety of problems. If you have acne-prone skin, this is especially damaging and often provokes inflammation and breakouts. Blocked pores and dehydrated skin are both results of leaving makeup on for too long.  If you often forget to remove your makeup after an extended period of time and deal with blackheads, cystic acne, or other breakouts, an acne serum can only help you so much with an inconsistent skincare routine. Long-term sleeping in your makeup can interfere with the natural exfoliation

Face oils, cleansers, spot treatments, anti-aging collections—skincare can be a confusing industry with too many options and not enough clarity. Depending on your skin issues, finding the perfect combination of products to heal and nourish your skin is stressful. Lucky for you, some of the highest performing elements for a range of skin issues, from signs of aging to stubborn acne, can be found in face serums. If you’re new to researching skincare, you probably need to know what a face serum does. Face serums provide nourishing hydration and essential nutrients in a lightweight formula. Usually applied as overnight treatments, high-quality face serums ensure lasting skin health and radiance, for a variety of skin issues. From chronic dryness to signs of aging, serums can be the holy grail of skincare routines. That is if they have the necessary ingredients. Ingredients for Damage & Signs of Aging Sun exposure, scarring, fine lines, and wrinkles are all signs

If you’re about to switch to a more natural-based beauty routine, it can be overwhelming to decide where to start. From anti aging skin care to acne fighting toners, body wash to sunscreen, finding nontoxic alternatives can be more straightforward than you may think. Nourish your skin and protect the environment by trading your age-old skincare favorites for naturally sourced ingredients and clean formulas. Acne Face Cleansers Clear your face of oil congestion and build-up with a super powerful natural-based cleanser. Nontoxic and natural ingredients that exfoliate and dissolve unwanted oils are green tea seed oil and black willow bark extract. Green tea seed oil is rich with antioxidants, nourishing skin while it cleanses it of dead skin cells, encouraging a natural glow. Black willow bark extract is nature’s own salicylic acid. This exfoliates skin without irritating, lightening hyperpigmentation and acne scars. But the black willow bark extract is better than

Everyone looks forward to summer as the annual season of kicking back, relaxing, and enjoying the warm weather. Unfortunately, those hot temperatures we anticipate spending on beach days and Saturday farmers markets also dry out hair and skin without mercy.  Focusing on mindful hydration during summertime is crucial to a happy and healthy body and mind. From dry hair to dehydrated skin, here are five ways to keep your skin healthy and hydrated during hot summer weather.    Moisturizing Shampoo & Conditioner Dealing with dry, frizzy hair during the summer? Leave harsh sulfates and parabens behind and choose synthetic-free and hydrating shampoo and conditioner for soft, strong hair. Sulfates and parabens strip hair of necessary and natural moisture, resulting in frizzy texture and split ends.  Look for ingredients like coconut, green tea extract, aloe leaf extract, and citric acid that clean and moisturize hair simultaneously. Coconut is especially nouris

Every year, or sometimes every week, it seems like there’s yet another beauty product promised to transform skin or deliver new and improved results. But who wants to have a convoluted self-care routine with dozens of products and techniques to keep up with? For those who seek a more streamlined, or minimalist, beauty routine, you need products that accomplish multiple needs. While it may seem like the most recent fad to infiltrate the skincare industry, face oil is a long-established self-care essential that has taken the back-burner for far too long.  Deep Hydration Face oils that contain naturally-sourced ingredients like jojoba seed, hemp seed, and argan kernel help balance the skin’s natural oil production and hydrate at a deeper level. Nutrient-rich and moisture potent, face oils are molecularly light enough to penetrate pores without clogging them.  Super rich oils like avocado are packed with vitamins, protein, and fatty acids that nourish skin and leav

Long days of sunshine, drier weather, and pool days all contribute to dehydrated and dry skin during summertime. Protect your skin from dangerous UV rays and painful dryness without chemicals or toxic ingredients with intentional summer skincare.  Here’s a simple, yet effective, four-step skincare routine that focuses on nontoxic ingredients and nontoxic formulas for nourished and healthy skin. Step One: Body Wash If your skin feels tight, dry, or like it has a thin layer of soap leftover from your current body wash, it’s time for an upgrade. Look for ingredients like aloe vera, citric acid, and sunflower seed oil that thoroughly cleanse without stripping your skin. Summer weather is harsh on any skin type, but especially those prone to dryness.  Organic body wash ingredients, from vegetable glycerin to green tea seed oil, can be safer on the skin and aren’t processed like traditional body washes. Stay away from formulas that use parabens and sulfates, which u

Switching over to pregnancy-safe skincare products can be a daunting task. Which products have been deemed safe by both dermatologists and OB-GYNs? How do you deal with pregnancy acne? What happens to your skin post-pregnancy? What ingredients, good or bad, should you look for in skincare collections? Should you use a face or eye serum while pregnant? Every pregnancy is unique - just like every skin type and sensitivity is different. Here’s a list of skin issues that can happen with pregnancy and post-natal hormones, along with doctor-approved pregnancy skin care ingredients.  Problem: Hyperpigmentation This is a common skin issue during pregnancy and even post-natal recovery. Hyperpigmentation, or melasma, often shows up as splotches around your upper lip, cheekbones, and forehead. It mimics the look of a mask, earning the nickname the “pregnancy mask” by pregnancy and skincare experts alike. Melasma can also occur on other areas of the body exposed to sunligh