Your skin burning STILL? How to calm it, NOW!

You just had an amazing facial and peel. The peel brightened your skin and has given you a glow. Wow! Just, WOW!

Remember to follow your esthetican/skin care technician post-peel home-care recommendations for optimal results. Its worth investing your money in the right home-care. Your skin will thank
you. 

But now! (queue dramatic music *dun-dun-dun*) Relaxing at home you notice an annoying tingling or burning on an area of your face. It's not comfortable. It may be start to look red and feel irritated. What can you do when you can't reach your skin care technician? Worry not! I have the solution.

BEHOLD! The answer in your hands! Your recipe that stops: (queue spooky intro music *wuoo-uuu-ooo*)

"THE RETURN OF THE BURNING FACE PEEL!"

If it's Natural is it guaranteed to be better?

Natural, Test your knowledge

Answer the questions TRUE OR FALSE.

1. Is Natural always safer? 

2. Are all natural products always good for us?

3. Is natural the opposite of chemical?

4. Is natural the same as organic?

5. Is natural the opposite of synthetic?

Do you know your responses? Well the answers may surprise you.

Are Synthetics safe? The strange truth you need to know

Take the Quiz: Truth about Synthetics

• Synthetics are Artificial or Man-made.  TRUE or FALSE?

• Synthetics are Natural or Nature-made.  TRUE or FALSE?

• Synthetics are bad for the environment. TRUE or FALSE?

• Synthetics can reduce our Carbon Footprint.  TRUE or FALSE?

Lets go over the results and see how you did.

3 ways that watch-dog groups can dupe you!

As consumers we have to watch out for the falsehoods spread by the "watch-dog" groups fighting against "dangerous chemicals". 

In the USA the supposed green group, Ewg, confuses science fact with science fiction. This would be laughable if it did not create wide spread panic. Generalizations, not understanding ingredients and making false assumptions are three errors Ewg is guilty of making. 

Is preservative-free skincare actually bad for you?

"Preservative-Free!"  

You'll find "preservative-free" labels on skincare products claiming to be safer and better for you. But after reading this blog you will cringe the next time you see "Preservative-Free."

Organic: the startling truth you need to know today

The Organic personal care industry is a hot market right now. But does that make Organic Skincare safer. No, because "organic" is just a popular marketing term used to SELL products. There are a couple of definitions for Organic and thereby Organic Skincare but no standardized criteria.  

Are all chemicals toxic? What you need to know

The Beauty Care product industry is a sea of opportunity, with huge financial rewards for those who play the game. That game is baiting us, the consumers, with the lie that "ALL CHEMICALS ARE BAD!"  And we've been hooked. We are being reeled in for HUGE PROFITS for the Advertisers and Manufacturers. But it is an outrageous waste of money, time and anxiety for US.

I am not a fish! (Must blog about saying that to a spa equipment rep and the look on her face. Priceless.) I am tired of flopping around on the end of their line and watching my clients do the same. So here is the bold faced truths about CHEMICALS.

"Chemicals: Friend or Foe" Blog Series.