Skin Reading Blog

I throw the phrase “environmental aggressors” around a lot because Bioelements creates formulas that are designed to counteract them. But every once in a while, someone will look at me with a puzzled expression and ask “who in the world are these environmental aggressors?” Well first off, they’re not mean-spirited humans on a nasty environmental [...]

Sometimes I feel like my team of expert estheticians and I run our own skin care Jeopardy! game show every day. Between my SkinReading blog and our Bioelements Facebook and Twitter pages, we answer some great questions from professionals, students and consumers (without the annoying do do do do Jeopardy! music). Let’s take a look [...]

How many of you received a gift certificate for a facial or body treatment at a spa over the holiday season?  I hope a lot of you did.  Now, what to redeem it for?  Hmmmm. Here’s a tip:  If you are going to use it to book a facial, go for the “Stuff” not the [...]

It seems like I tried to lose the same, stubborn 10-15 pounds forever. And trust me, I didn’t spend years lounging around eating chocolate bon bons and using my treadmill to hang clothes. In reality, I love to exercise, and always have. But I realized that 30+ years of diligent, daily exercise and good (but [...]