What Is the Difference Between Serum and Moisturizer?

Are you finding it hard to decide what’s better for your skin: a facial serum or a facial moisturizer?  You don’t have to choose between the two.  Both are great for your skin and play different roles in keeping your skin healthy.
While serums can deliver moisturizer, most serums are prescribed to deliver vitamins, nutrients, or [...]

Skin Care for Men

Do men really need their own skin care products? Well, yes and no. You see, men’s skin IS different from ours, in many different ways. For starters, a man’s skin is thicker, firmer, has larger pores, contains more Elastin, and is usually more oily than a woman’s. Most men’s skin care [...]

Benefits of Facials for Men

It’s common for men to suffer from redness, razor burn, break-outs, dryness or excessive oiliness.  Until recently, there were very few options for men to treat these conditions in terms of products and regular skin care.
Customized skin care products for men and facials for men can now treat and prevent these common skin conditions from [...]

How To Treat Hyperpigmentation of the Skin

They are known by many names, but basically they look the same: darker areas on our faces, or hyper-pigmentation.  Almost anyone can develop hyperpigmentation of the skin, regardless of race or ethnicity with varying degrees of severity.
For mild to moderate hyperpigmentation, creams are available by prescription and over-the-counter.  The most popular method of treating mild [...]

The Important Differences Between Toner and Astringent

What Is the Difference Between Astringent and Toner?
Two of the most popular but often misused cleansing products available are toners and astringents. Both products are almost a ‘must’ in every skin care regimen, however, your particular skin type will determine whether you use an astringent or a toner.
Astringents and tone are similar in the fact [...]

Help, I am 40 Years Old and I have Acne!

Question: Dear Val, can you help me? I am 40 years old and I just started breaking out! I have never really suffered from acne before so I have no idea why this is happening or what to do? Help!
Answer: Hello my dear.  Do not panic.  First of all you are not alone to have [...]

Facial Massage—Friend or Foe?

Question: Dear Val, I recently went for a facial at a beautiful spa.  It was great, very relaxing.  The only problem was the Aesthetician insisted on giving me a facial massage as part of the facial. I told her that I didn’t think I should get one because I have acne-prone skin and I had [...]

How Should I Exfoliate My Skin?

Exfoliating your skin is an important step in any anti-aging skin care, anti-acne skin care or general skin-clarifying regimen. Choosing which type of product or process you use to exfoliate your skin is more important than the act of exfoliating itself.  The wrong products or process can do damage to your skin, even if you [...]

See What You’ve Been Missing in Chemical Peels

Chemical peels are excellent skin rejuvenators and can dramatically change the texture, smoothness and clarity of your skin. There are many different types of peels available. Most people only know of what is called ‘deep chemical peels’, which are done in a medical facility and require weeks of recovery.
There are several other types of peels [...]

Washing Your Face 2 Times Per Day for Beautiful Skin

Washing your face twice each day is ideal.  Washing too often can lead to dehydrated skin that is stripped of its natural oils.  If you don’t wash your face enough, excess sebum, dirt, bacteria and other impurities can become clogged in pores resulting in break outs.
Washing your face in the morning
Most people do not wash [...]

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