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Fragrance in Skincare: Is it safe? ABCs of Skin Care: F

By Laurie Neronha / August 5, 2019

We like things that smell good. WE like to smell good. Think about the the FIRST thing you do when you open up a bottle of milk? How about when you pick up a bottle of lotion? YOU SMELL IT. Why? Because our reptilian brain knows that if it smells unpleasant, it will probably make…

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Extractions and How to Do Them – ABCs of Skin Care

By Laurie Neronha / May 3, 2019

Is your favorite part of a professional facial when the esthetician cleans out your pores? Are you ready to admit your addiction to multiple episodes of Dr Pimple Popper? Do you spend hours in the mirror scouring every pore on your face for blackheads? If you answered yes, you may have an extraction addiction. Not…

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How Your Digestion Affects Your Skin: ABCs of Skin Care ~ D

By Laurie Neronha / March 21, 2019

We quite literally ARE what we eat, and the result of what we eat shows up on our skin.

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ABCs of Skin Care ~ C is for Coconut Oil (not for acne!)

By Laurie Neronha / March 15, 2019

It blows my mind that bloggers, Health Coaches, skin care professionals, and even doctors are still saying that coconut oil is great for the skin. It’s just not true. Its what I call Blogger BS.

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ABCs of Skin Care ~ B is for Blackheads or Comedones

By Laurie Neronha / March 14, 2019

How does a comedone form? Wait, don’t you mean blackhead? Are they the same thing? We say blackhead, but those annoying dark specks that fill our pores and drive us to distraction are technically known as comedones. So are blackheads really a problem? They can be. They can stay relatively small, or they can grow…

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