Recent research indicates that alcohol consumption jumped 14% in the U.S. in 2020 (hello, crap year). Many imbibed as a temporary salve to deal with the stress of COVID-19, but the increase in alcohol intake is also having an enduring and negative impact on the skin. Sure, antioxidants in red wine have some health benefits, …
For years we have been told that our skin becomes dehydrated from the inside-out. In other words, if we aren’t drinking enough fluids, our bodies become dehydrated, and therefore our skin becomes parched too. But recently that thinking has changed, and experts now believe that the skin actually dries from the outside in, meaning external …
Here comes the sun. And, depending upon where you live or travel, the low humidity. If you’re living somewhere hot and dry, the best daily face cream for your skin contains an almost-magical concoction you’ve probably never heard of before: Desert Climate Energized Beautifiers (also known as D-CEBS). What on earth are D-CEBS? Unlike conventional …
Wondering how to fix dehydrated skin? When your skin is dehydrated, that means it literally lacks water. It’s parched. Skin becomes dehydrated for a variety of reasons, but one of the most common—and least addressed—is climate. So, how does weather impact your skin’s water content? Very cold, harsh weather dehydrates the skin by triggering inflammation, …
The ups and downs of this year’s weather have certainly made it seem like Mother Nature is having some major mood swings. And it isn’t just your wardrobe that’s having a hard time adjusting to 50 degrees one day, 80 degrees the next. Your poor skin just isn’t itself: dry, dehydrated and everything in between. …
