skin

A few thoughts for the day: Cleansing conditioners & pH of our bodies

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I’ve been seeing these Wen Cleansing Conditioner ads on the TV quite regularly, and it seems like you’ve been seeing them, too. So here are a few posts I’ve written on this topic… Duplicating products: Cleansing conditioners How does the no-shampoo concept work? (This is where I analyze the Wen Cleansing Conditioner. My conclusion: They are...

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What the heck is a penetration enhancer?

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Some people would have you believe that everything can penetrate the upper layers of your skin – the epidermis – and make it into your bloodstream, creating all kinds of problems and “poisoning us from the inside out”. They will argue that nicotine and estrogen patches prove their case that things that go on our...

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Chemistry of our skin: An updated overview

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I’ve updated this post with interesting things I’ve learned in the past two years. The original post can be found here.  Your skin is composed of three layers – the epidermis, the dermis, and the hypodermis or subcutis. Our main focus will be the epidermis or the outer layer of our skin. I find it interesting...

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Sunscreens

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Yep, it’s that time of year again (at least in the Northern Hemisphere)! It’s time to buy buckets of sunscreen and make sure Mr. Sun doesn’t make us all red and unhappy! We definitely need to be wearing sunscreen!There are two types of sunscreen ingredients – physical blockers and chemical blockers. The physical blockers are titanium...

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