Patience is a virtue. However, in modern times instant gratification is the norm. We want everything NOW! Though, we are bent on putting aside our long-term goals for more immediate delights and fulfillments, when it comes to skin care you have to be patient and committed as it is a long-term investment. The effort you…
Archives for 2015
Making Your Skin Care Regimen More Fall Friendly
This month, as the Sun crosses the celestial equator autumn begins. As much as you may love your current skin care regimen, every season you should treat your skin care products a lot like your wardrobe, coordinating with the weather and switching out the pieces that don’t suit the time of year. Your current facial…
The Perks of a Good Clay Face Mask
Many people are firm believers of face masks when it comes to skin health. But just as many people rarely ever use face masks. For all the non-believers, using a face mask once a week can noticeably enhance your complexion. Nevertheless, using a face mask habitually does not guarantee better skin, what kind of mask…
Clearing up Hyperpigmentation
Hyperpigmentation is a common, by and large harmless but aesthetically displeasing, condition in which patches of skin darken in color. The darkening comes about when an excess of melanin forms deposits in the skin. Melanin is the brown pigment that produces normal skin color and responsible for tanning the skin exposed to sunlight. Several people seek treatment…
Your 2 Essential Skincare Products-Cleanser & Sunscreen
Most people do not realize the importance of adopting a proper skincare regimen until it is too late. The truth is what you use can really make a difference in your skin. But if money is an issue or you just do not have the time and energy to apply multiple products to your skin,…
Minimizing Large Pores
Every hair on your body stems from a pore. The average adult has more or less 5 million hairs on his/her body. If you’re feeling insecure about your visibly large pores, take comfort in the fact that at least 4.9 million of your pores are minuscule and unnoticeable. Nevertheless, the pores that we do notice…
Eliminating Blackheads
What are blackheads? When a pore is clogged with skin debris (dead skin cells), sebum (oil produced by sebaceous glands) and Propionibacterium acnes (also known as P. acne), a comedo is formed. A comedo can be closed (whitehead) or open at the skin’s surface (blackhead). Oxidation (i.e. exposure to air), not dirt, is what causes…
Why Peptides Should Be Your Go-To Ingredient
Whenever we buy beauty products we always scan the ingredients section to see what beneficial stuff the products contain. But let’s be honest, some ingredients sound like tongue twisters or impossible to pronounce. If you are keen on finding the best products out there and a skin care ingredient that will target fine lines and…
Periods and Pimples
Menstrual acne is a common condition amongst 65% of women. Women will PMS every month. Accordingly, the average woman will experience irritability, bloating, pains, and the undesirable breakout every month. But why do women breakout during this time? Two words…Hormonal changes. A women’s menstrual cycle is usually 28 days. Each day is hormonally different. A…
What Gives Your Age Away
None of us want to age. We want to stay young forever. Nevertheless, aging is a part of life and no one can escape it. Signs of aging will show up gradually. But some signs show up sooner than others and are much more obvious. MD Beauty Secrets reveals what visibly gives your age away…