Category: Science

If you’ve never heard of corneotherapy, buckle in, because this groundbreaking shift in our approach to skincare is shaking up the skincare industry! Corneotherapy focuses on the pivotal role of the skin’s outer barrier in overall skin health – something I’ve been championing ever since I began practicing as a…

How to reap the benefits of sunlight, without damaging your skin. When was the last time you enjoyed the sun on your skin? Are you getting out into nature every day? Feeling the warmth of the beams wash over you? Or are you squirreled away behind a desk, worried about…

Sun isn’t the enemy; over-exposure without sunscreen is.  As your skincare guru, you’re probably expecting me to tell you to stay far away from the sun; seek the shade; keep your face hidden from the glorious beams until summer passes and winter comes our way. But you’d be wrong.

Filaggrin is your friend. Filaggrin, found in mature skin cells (the ones that we can over-exfoliate away) is an important, key protein. The skin desquamates (a layer of the skin comes off in scales or flakes) naturally every 28 days when the most mature cells become…

skin health

I love educating my clients about skin and even more so their skin.  I want to educate people about skin, and the uniqueness of their skin, so that if I drop dead, no one can BS them about how to properly care…

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Helping those with uncomfortable and inflamed skin is my job.  But it’s much more than that.  It’s not just my job.  It’s my purpose.  I love being able to carry out my purpose through my work because it helps people……

Our skin is a wonderful thing! Not only is it the largest and heaviest of the body’s organs, but it also does an amazing job of multitasking, from protecting us against bacteria to being a thermostat and regulating our temperature. On one inch of skin, there are approximately 19 million…

Thoughts on morning and evening skincare Being the magical organ it is, our skin responds to the circadian rhythm of the Earth too.⁠ Each morning, your skin cells steel themselves to protect you from environmental aggressors and external stressors. And every evening, they enter repair mode, recovering and replenishing for…

Ingrid Raphael