I am writing about dry skin here in April as every year in March and April, clients come in wondering why their skin is extra dry and the weather is warming up? After 6 months of dry-colder outside, dry-warm inside weather, our skin absorbs our environment, or I should say our environment absorbs our moisture. […]
Why you want to stay away from this nasty ingredient! Here are some reasons you may wish to eliminate silicones from your skin care routine and see an improved complexion. Dimethicone being the most common silicone used. Like plastic wrap, silicones form a barrier on your skin, trapping debris in your pores, like oils, impurities, […]
Cleansing Milk with DMS®️ is our BEST SELLER!! Why? Especially for those with skin issues? What makes this product so unique?👌 How will your skin be smoother, softer and with a healthy glow?🌟 Most IMPORTANTLY, let’s talk about what it does NOT contain: zero preservatives zero fragrances zero mineral oils zero emulsifiers zero parabens […]
As someone who has worked hands-on skin for 15 years, as an esthetician, and looks at faces all day, I can confidently tell you the answer is yes. Both men and women will have more sun damage, in the form of wrinkles and brown spots on the left side of the face, the side that […]
Sun protection is key to a healthy youthful complexion. I love the sun just as much as most of you! However, I want to protect my skin from the ever growing brown spots, skin cancer and wrinkles we get from UVA and UVB rays. A healthy skin care routine is vital year round but during […]
Did you know the eye area ages 5 to 10 times faster than the rest of your face? The skin around the eye is ‘tissue thin’, dry, folds on itself and has very few oil glands. These factors make it one of the driest areas of your complexion. 1. Stay away from over exposure […]
Tis the season, for dry skin to feel even drier. Even normal or oily skin can feel drier, stripped of its essential lipids (oil). We are turning on our furnaces and car heaters. Taking hotter showers can also melt the precious oils from our skin. Too many exfoliating treatments or products can leave your skin […]
Have you ever felt that your skin is tight and dry after cleansing? Or you need to apply your moisturizer twice a day because your skin feels dry? If so, these are indications of the ‘wash-out’ effect of emulsifiers. Emulsifiers can impair your trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and lipid (oil) dryness. Emulsifiers are one of […]
Formation of melanin (brown spots) is entirely dependent on UVR exposure and stimulated by UVR. The enzyme, tyrosinase plays a key role in melanin synthesis. Tyrosinase needs an oxidizing atmosphere to work, that’s why antioxidants (in skin care) are so good. Melasma is a skin pigmentation that masks the face in pigmented mascules usually seen […]
A healthy skincare routine is vital year round but during the summer, your face needs extra attention. Consistent facials will keep your skin clear and radiant. Facials can aid in maintaining your skin’s glow, as well as prevent pigmentation, wrinkles and excess skin build up. In the summer months, humidity levels are higher, lending to […]
The sun is out in full force and I’ve seen a number of burnt faces already, even before May. Three ways in which the sun harms us is greatly increasing wrinkles, brown pigmentation spots that are hard to get rid of and potential skin cancer in later years. As beautiful as the sun is and […]
When I started Temple of Beauty 15 years ago, my passion was to have nice skin. Its has been a journey and now just turning 55 years old, I am in a reflective mode of the different phases us women go through. From age 15 to 30 I had a full on acne. I called […]