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Do a quick search online and you will come up with hundreds of recipes for homemade exfoliating scrubs, or recommendations for the best exfoliating serums. However, just because an exfoliating cream is backed with great active ingredients like salicylic acids and AHA’s doesn’t mean that it can neutralize the bad ingredients that may be lurking in their as well. Plastic …

Dry skin is a condition of decreased water content in the uppermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum. This leads to abnormal structural changes in the skin, including increased fatty acid content and decreased ceramide levels. Moreover, these changes can lead to impeded barrier function of the skin, meaning that skin can feel more easily irritated, reddened, extra dry, …

Those looking to exfoliate the skin are bombarded with an endless variety of exfoliating tools – dry brushes, loofahs, konjac sponges, mesh puffs, nylon puffs, exfoliating creams – the list can go on and on. However, finding a great exfoliating tool is like finding a needle in a haystack, as exfoliators like loofahs and nylon puffs harbor exceptionally high amounts …

From the occasional bikini wax to weekly waxing the upper lip, waxing any part of the body is seldom a pleasant and plainless endeavor. While many of us merely wipe away any waxy residue and go about the rest of our days, this does little to soothe the inflammation or vulnerability and sensitivity characteristic of freshly waxed skin. Treating waxed …

To sufferers of eczema, psoriasis, and other dry skin conditions, “exfoliation” brings to mind raw skin, inflammation and a seemingly endless bout with dry skin. However, exfoliating with eczema does not have to be such a difficult endeavor. While eczema sufferers may need to exfoliate less frequently due to their skin sensitivity, they still need to ensure that dried skin …

As any reader of the ViaBuff Blog would know, exfoliation is essential to maintaining squeaky clean, glowing skin. But for those with oily skin, exfoliation can be a slippery slope (no pun intended). Common sense tells us that we should exfoliate as frequently as possible, so that we can deplete the skin of excess oils and remove any debris. However, …

Oily and acne-prone skin can be difficult, but it is especially difficult for Level 4 acne sufferers. Bacterial accumulation has reached a point where the skin is inundated with papules, pustules, redness, and inflammation. The excess sebum makes a perfect environment for even more bacteria and pore-clogging, and the cycle never seems to end! What are the Different Levels of …

Think you have psoriasis? You’re not alone. Psoriasis is a common condition, affecting 125 million people worldwide, or a full 2-3% of the world’s population (National Psoriasis Foundation). Psoriasis causes red, itchy patches on the body that may appear scaly (MedlinePlus). It is not contagious and is generally an inherited condition that tends to show first between the ages of 11 …

Who doesn’t love smooth skin? If your skin’s been looking a bit dull and lackluster lately, try exfoliating with an exfoliating puff! In fact, all products touting detoxifying, pore-refining, or complexion-perfecting magic are based around one thing: exfoliation. Exfoliation, or the process of removing the built-up, pigment-containing dead skin cells, occurs naturally every minute or every day, but nature did …

Noreen Young is an internationally renowned makeup artist, author, and world-renowned beauty educator/speaker. She spoke recently to FCN First’s The Chat about why she loves the ViaBuff: “You don’t have to be rough while exfoliating with the ViaBuff to get [your face] clean. The ViaBuff comes in a different array of colors!” Indeed, each of the ViaBuff exfoliators comes in four …