Practicing safe sun to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays is a fact that can be filed under Skincare 101. Whether the forecast calls for cloudy or sunny skies, sunscreen should be a fixture in your daily skincare routine.
DetailsWhy You Should Eat A Healthy Diet A healthy diet doesn’t mean a fad diet. Many of us have tried the Atkins diet, juice diets and even the more obscure, such as the cabbage diet. However, there is a way to be healthy and lose weight (if that’s your goal), without trying these unsustainable ways…
Details“Face mapping” may help you get beautiful skin! “Face mapping” originally comes from ancient Chinese medicine and used to be used as a diagnostic tool to determine ailments in the body. The idea is that the face gets blemishes in specific areas when other areas of the body are malfunctioning. While it’s always best to…
DetailsEye Spy: Key Eye Care Tips That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked What’s the first thing you notice when you look in the mirror? Your eyes and what surrounds them. Whether you’re all puffy from that red eye flight or from a bad night of sleep, or they are simply highlighting your hereditary elements such as those…
DetailsWe take a close look at the key to hydrated, flawless skin. Whether or not you consider yourself to be a skincare buff, chances are you’ll have heard of the skincare powerhouse that is hyaluronic acid, also known as HA. It’s one of the number one must-have ingredients on everyone’s watch list – so much…
DetailsWhy Does It Happen? 8 Key Triggers For Rosacea Often mistaken for acne, eczema or an allergic reaction, rosacea is the chronic inflammation of the skin, which leaves a reddish appearance. Even though there are treatments available to help soothe the skin, sometimes it’s hard to pinpoint what triggers flare-ups. So, what sets it off? Here are…
DetailsExamining the Ingredients: So, What Exactly Are You Putting on Your Skin? When it comes to skincare, sometimes we get so swept up by the manufacturer’s bold proclamations that we don’t give a second thought to the actual ingredients that are in the products. This is odd, if you think about it, considering how much…
DetailsDid you know that daily lifestyle activities could be ageing you faster? Collagen plays a huge role in the way our skin ages over time, and some everyday lifestyle habits could be damaging your collagen reserves. Here are some of the ways you could be depleting your collagen levels prematurely, and – more importantly –…
DetailsDilshad Burman, web content writer/reporter for Toronto’s CityNews & 680 NEWS, shares her reasons why AlumierMD became her perfect companion in her journey towards healthy, blemish-free skin. Tell us about your personal experience with your skin? I’ve had a somewhat tumultuous journey with my skin as I’ve never been one of the lucky ones [who was] blessed with naturally…
DetailsWhat is a chemical peel? Chemical peels cause intentional damage to the epidermis and/or dermis with the goal of stimulating new tissue to improve skin texture and tone. Chemical peels have been used dating back to Ancient Egypt. Cleopatra used sour milk to improve the appearance of her skin, according to some sources. Lactic…
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