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Don't fear, “skin cycling” is not a high-energy, sweat-inducing spin workout for the skin 🚴🏼♀️, it is actually quite the opposite of a regimen, one that builds in recovery nights 💤 for this skin through intermittent or alternating use of active ingredients. The term was coined by a board-certified dermatologist, Whitney Bowe, MD, and [...]
As the book written on The Science of Communicating Science explains, SciComm is "a variety of practices that transmit scientific ideas, methods, knowledge and research to non-expert audiences in an accessible, understandable or useful way." And that is such a beautiful thing we in cosmetic chemistry get to share with our customer base. Consumers [...]
Who We Are is Expressly Personal and Yet Tribal in Nature Who we are and what we are about can most often be defined by what we are part of, or more exclusively not part of. When we compartmentalize people by standards such as how we identify, we create separation beyond the needs of [...]
What is the Sun Gap? The Fitzpatrick scale, as discussed in our Charting Shade Offerings That Match All Skin Tones post, is also used to determine the response time to exposure to the sun, for instance the lightest Type I skin type will burn in the sun after only 5-10 minutes and will never [...]
Let's Face it. In the age of "to see or be seen" Social Media has people everywhere scrolling, zooming and scrutinizing every aspect of a picture perfect existence. The focus is shifting however to presenting an authentic self, and to accept the skin you are in. This movement is a key sentiment for Gen-Z, [...]
Inclusion feels like a simple principal, we are taught in fact at an early age, but somewhere along the line people tend to move from acceptance to indifference. With America’s ever-changing demographics and self-expression, the landscape of personal care is quickly changing and with greater reason more personal than ever. The discussion around Inclusionary beauty [...]
The US is known as a melting pot for very important and increasingly stronger reasons. People of mixed backgrounds and what has historically been known as minority groups, will soon become the majority of the population in the US. In fact, combined, ethnic groups already account for one-third of the population and the Census [...]
The scalp like any part of the skin is subject to dryness, scaling, itching, acne, and irritation from heat, friction from combing, or product application. The scalp deserves its own tender loving care. Start with Making the Scalp happy! Reduce irritation with: Sphingony - a naturally occurring, skin-identical sphingolipid. It is produced by fermentation [...]
According to the Pew Research Center, the U.S. Asian population grew 72% between 2000 and 2015 (from 11.9 million to 20.4 million), the fastest growth rate of any major racial or ethnic group. The largest groups are of Chinese, Indian and Filipino origin. Often this statistic is usually thought of as the AAPI (Asian [...]
For those with thinner, less dense and straight strands the focus is on keeping the hair appearing healthy by reducing oil, preventing weigh-down, and reveal a luxurious shine. There is a strong focus on scalp health here as flaking or scalp issues are more easily seen on such shiny, dark, thin hair. Consider light [...]
