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The Science of Ceramides: How They Help Strengthen the Skin Barrier

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  The Best Natural Products to Strengthen the Skin Barrier Moisturization is essentially adding essential hydration to the skin, helping to repair and reinforce the lipid barrier. Those with dry skin types will benefit from using moisturizing products, since having a dry skin type means that the lipid barrier is compromised. When there is less oil production in the skin, the result will be less protection from TEWL and a higher risk for dehydrated skin. No matter your skin type, we have your back – and complexion! For drier skin, we have some natural goodies to bring your complexion back to healthy harmony. Check out the top natural products featuring oryza/rice ceramides to strengthen the skin barrier and protect those precious ceramides: Puristry Flower Water Toner Go beyond your average toner with a super-boosted formula featuring rose water and other floral hydrosols to quench thirsty skin cells and reduce redness. This soothing toner contains hyaluronic acid to replenish dry

Bakuchiol for acne: How it can help clear up your skin

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  Bakuchiol for acne: How it can help clear up your skin It’s tough to argue against  the benefits of retinol , whether it’s for reversing sun damage, fading fine lines and wrinkles, or clearing up acne. Even better: retinol has considerable amounts of research to back up the benefits it’s known for. All the same, retinol comes with its downside, particularly when it comes to side effects. Peeling and burning are almost to be expected in many cases, and it’s also not recommended for those who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Needless to say that  bakuchiol has made headway as a retinol alternative –not only for wrinkle care but for acne, as well. Could bakuchiol be the next holy grail for acne-prone skin? This article is here to help you find out. What Is Bakuchiol? Found in the leaves and seeds of the  Psoralea corylifolia  plant,  bakuchiol  has recently been reported as a “retinol-alternative;” and with all of the potential side effects that retinol is known for, this make

The Importance of Clean Beauty: Understanding the Risks of Toxic Ingredients

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  Simply, clean beauty relates to skincare and cosmetic products mindfully made that don’t contain toxic ingredients linked to harmful health effects. The popularity of clean beauty is increasingly growing as it’s the best way to protect a person’s health, skin, and the environment. If you could decide exactly what goes on your skin, what would you include? Sugar, (pumpkin) spice, and everything nice would be at the top of our list, but unfortunately, product formulas just aren’t that sweet and simple. When we think about what common ingredients are in popular skincare items, it’s frustrating how many damaging ingredients have become normalized in the industry. You can avoid cheap fillers, harsh ingredients, toxicity, and synthetics with our lovely list of pure, cruelty-free, and   natural skin care   alternatives. But before we get to that naturally sweet side of skincare, we need to delve into the sour part — and that’s what the common top toxic ingredients are and how they affect ou

Fruit Pigmented Makeup Palette Guide

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  Fruit Pigmented Makeup Palette Guide Pretty Naked Palette Our original  Pretty Naked Palette  is a beloved 100% PURE beauty staple, and is an unbeatable asset in creating natural makeup looks. This fruit pigmented® palette celebrates soft, neutral tones to enhance and beautify without looking too made-up. This is our classic ‘everyday’ makeup palette, and includes eyeshadows, blush, and luminizer colored from vitamin rich fruit and vegetable pigments -- not synthetic dyes. The quick and dirty on Pretty Naked Palette: ·          Great for fair to medium complexions, or as a pale neutral palette for deeper skin tones ·          Ideal starter palette for practicing versatile nude, neutral, or natural makeup. ·          Luminizer is best for fair to medium skin tones with pink to neutral undertones. ·          Palette of neutrals, metallic nudes, and soft pinks Pretty Naked Palette Includes: Pink Champagne LUMINIZER: Pink luminescent powder with pearly-gold shimmer Pr

Your Guide to Skin oil

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Your Guide to Skin Oil  If you think face oils are only a recent fad that will before long disappear then you were unable to be more off-base. Applying oils on the face to feed the skin is an old Egyptian practice. They used to put Moringa Oil all over for its endless advantages.   There has forever been some sort of disgrace around the ordinary utilization of face oils . Most of us grew up believing that applying oil on the face would bring only awful outcomes. Because of an absence of training about skincare, there was nobody to let us know that face oil doesn't work like standard oil that we put on the scalp. Great face oils really do get assimilated into the skin rapidly without leaving that oily buildup. What are face oils?   In everything that we used to improve our skin particularly during our adolescent years, oil some way or another never gotten it done. Indeed, to be fair twenty years prior skincare wasn't what it is today. Current skincare scientists are giving

Big Benefits of Rosemary Essential Oil

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Big Benefits of Rosemary Essential Oil This culinary herb boasts much more than just its signature flavor – it’s also a beauty and hair growth superstar! What’s your favorite essential oil? The conversation about essential oils can’t take place without rosemary, arguably the G.O.A.T. in the essential oil game. Rosemary essential oil has so many benefits and uses – from the skin to hair benefits - that we can’t resist incorporating it into our everyday routines. We’re always on the hunt for natural ways to boost our beauty routine, and rosemary oil makes the top of our list! If you’ve ever wondered how this earthly, heavenly essential oil can help you sprout a thicker, longer mane and a smoother complexion, keep reading! The Rosemary Plant This herbaceous plant is native to the Mediterranean and is most known for its culinary capacity. It’s commonly used to give dishes a fresh, earthy flavor (our mouths are watering thinking about Greek salad with fresh rosemary). Its flavor is similar