If you want a basic remedy for potentially eliminating or at the very least reducing puffy or irritated skin around the eyes, here it is: Be sure to remove every last trace of eye makeup before you go to bed. You would be surprised how much makeup can be left behind if you aren’t careful. […]

Eye-makeup removers are extremely helpful but you need to use them carefully. Repeated pulling at the skin can be problematic because it stretches skin and damages the skin’s elastin fibers. Elastin is a stretchable, elastic protein found in skin tissue that is responsible for the flexible, resilient nature of healthy skin. When skin is being […]

For many reasons it is best to avoid bar soap, especially from the neck up, but it can also be helpful to avoid it from the neck down. Although this is particularly true if you have problems with dry skin or breakouts, there are issues with using most bar soaps or bar cleansers no matter […]

The topic of sunscreens in cleansers is a unique discussion. If a cleanser has active sun­screen ingredients, that means it needs to remain on the skin after you are done washing and rinsing in the shower or bath. Assuming the product includes UVA-protecting ingredients, is applying sunscreen as simple and convenient as washing your face […]

More and more products of all kinds in the cosmetics industry, from eye shadows to concealers, foundations, and cleansers, are proclaiming that they contain active ingredients or specialty ingredients that can fight free-radical damage, acne, wrinkles, skin discolorations, and even sun damage. Since we have to clean our face twice a day, the notion of […]

Using the right cleanser makes all the difference in the world because it determines how your skin is going to react to everything else you put on it. Greasing up your skin with a wipe-off, cold cream-type cleanser can clog pores and leave a film on the skin, which means all the other products you […]

No other aspect of skin care is quite as basic as this one. Cleaning the face sets the stage for everything else that will take place on the skin. More so than any other part of your skin-care routine, it is essential that the cleansing products you use be gentle. Over-cleaning or using cleansers that […]

Cleaning the skin, removing makeup, toning, exfoliating, and applying sunscreen, moisturizer, and facial masks are the general basic categories for taking care of your skin. This section reviews how those steps work, why they are important, and how the industry distorts their purpose or makes it difficult to know what to choose.

is Skin Care rocket Science? As I look over the material and research I’ve accumulated, from magazine articles and books on botanicals and herbal ingredients to medical and scientific journals, as well as from interviews with dermatologists, oncologists, and cosmetics chemists, I am amazed at the depth of information available on skin and skin care. […]