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Understand Why You Get Stretch Marks and How You Can Minimize or Eliminate Them Stretch marks, known medically as striae, are a type of scarring that occurs when the dermis layer of skin tears. They’re generally the result of rapid body growth that causes the skin to stretch faster than its elastic limits will allow without tearing. Stretch marks are most common during pregnancy, but they can also occur from other types of weight gain such as p...

Learn How to Protect Your Skin Skin care consists of many practices that benefit the skin, but their objectives are generally to improve the skin’s appearance, maintain its integrity and relieve specific skin conditions. Practices that improve the skin’s appearance include cosmetics, exfoliation and medical procedures such as microdermabrasion, dermal fillers, laser resurfacing, peels and retinol therapy. Maintaining the skin’s integrity invol...

Having it all, her way. Over the years, decades, and centuries, we have seen so many ideals shared about what a woman is supposed to be, how she is to "act", who she is to become and these interesting "boxes" she is to fill, fit in, or create in her life that defines her role, her purpose, her place. Not to coin the song title, but women truly are "some kind of wonderful" when we realize that our journey is one that is entirely up...

Did You Know A Majority of Women Use, on Average, Over 16 Skincare Products Each Day? Every woman wants beautiful skin that glows. In fact, 85% of women in the United States use an average of 16 products on their skin each day, including moisturizers and eye serums. They spend an average of $8 a day on ensuring they are as pretty as possible. What may surprise you though is while $3 of that is used to purchase makeup, $5 goes to skincare pr...

Diabetes can affect every part of your body, especially your skin. Do not worry, skin problems are common if you have diabetes, but are treatable and preventable with good skin care routines.Your skin can be affected regardless if you have Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. It is always important to protect your skin to keep from having complications due to diabetes. The term “feeling comfortable in your own skin” is usually used to describe self-con...