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SKIN BLEACHING Skin bleaching is the process of chemically lightning over all, the natural color of your skin. This often involves powerful skin lightening agents such as hydroquinone or mercury. Hydroquinone is available in the USA in...
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A question we often get from our online and in Studio clients is "in what order do I need to apply my skincare products?" A multi-step skincare ritual can definitely seem overwhelming, especially if we are working to actively correct...
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Prickly Pear Seed Oil Benefits for Skin, Aging and Acne The prickly pear cactus is also known as "nopal" or "Nopales" in Spanish, derived from the native Nahuatl people's word "nohpalli", or the scientific name of "opuntia". The fruit and...
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The foods you eat not only impact the skin but also many other areas of your life. Many people are left looking for years for different ways to help their skin issues, only to find out when they start working...
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Benefits of Coconut Oil On the Skin
I'm always preaching against using coconut oil on your face because of it's super comedogenic properties, and the issue of heavy oil use disturbing the skin's natural moisture barrier (you can read my previous blog post here: "Can Face Oil Replace Moisturizer" if you want to learn more about that).
But that doesn't mean that I hate all things coconut oil, or find that all of it's uses are bad for the skin. Coconut oil has many benefits to the skin, but they may just not be in the way you'd think or often read about.
Let me explain further...