Skin Care Insider

When you wash your face, you're probably focused on washing away dirt, exfoliating, and revealing the glowing skin underneath the layers of makeup, grime, and pollution that can coat our faces by the end of the day. Many products offer to help you accomplish these tasks with the help of tiny plastic microbeads. These microbeads scrub away dead skin cells and debris. Some products allow you to harness the power of up to 100,000 of these tiny exfoliators in a single application. Read More

Excessive ultraviolet radiation (the sun), age, and environmental pollution, all diminish our skin's vitamin C stores and accelerate the aging of our skin. This low vitamin C content of our skin increases oxidative stress, degrades the collagen we have and inhibits the production of new collagen. Read More

You know sugar is bad for your health. And of course, feeling unhealthy can make you feel unattractive. But did you know that sugar can affect your appearance far more directly? I'm not just talking about weight gain and acne — though those are factors. Sugar can have a significantly detrimental effect on your skin, making you look years older than you are. In fact, some research shows that years of excessive sugar can actually be worse for your skin than years of sun damage. Read More