The sunshine vitamin that helps your skin be at its best. Vitamin D plays an important role in your health and, in particular, your skin health. Yes, Vitamin C perhaps may be the most well-known and marketed skin care vitamin, but unlike Vitamin C, Vitamin D plays a foundational role in the health and ageing…
If there is a temporary need to seal your skin completely against moisture loss, then ‘slugging’ may make sense. Slugging typically uses petroleum (yes, extracted and refined from the same ingredient used to make gasoline) to make petroleum jelly or petrolatum. But does slugging with petroleum based products really make sense? And can slugging be done without the…
Proven skin care benefits over thousands of years What single plant with centuries of proven skin care effectiveness has multiple natural vitamins and 20 of the 22 amino acids required by humans? And, not to mention, enzymes, minerals, fatty acids and other natural ingredients beneficial to the skin? It’s the Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) plant –…
When you add a new product to your trusty skincare routine, it is not always smooth sailing! Let’s further discuss the role glycolic acid has a skin care ingredient and also what role it can play in the purging process. Skin care products featuring active ingredients like glycolic acid (a type of Alpha Hydroxy Acid) can stimulate the skin’s renewal process,…
Many are curious why it seems sunflower oil has become a more popular ingredient and more common in skin care products. What exactly are their scientific skin care benefits? Benefits Sunflower oil in skin care provides many benefits far beyond the nutrients it contains. However, not all sunflower oil is created equal. For reference, we’re talking about…
Just as our bodies require sleep, exercise and nutrition in balanced and harmonious proportions, the largest organ of our bodies, the skin, requires a perfect trifecta. With so many skincare products on the market, choosing a new program can be a challenge. Not only are there so many options, but available products are regularly changed,…
Life can sometimes get in the way of keeping your skin smooth and radiant, when additional stress, lack of sleep, changes in our physiology slows down our metabolism, disrupting the natural process of skin renewal. Get smoother plumper skin faster with the Accelerated Performance System! What skin care system delivers the best skin care routine…
Many Metrin Skincare users have combination skin. A person with combination skin – the most common skin type – experiences characteristics of both oily and dry skin. Usually, the skin across the forehead and down the nose and chin (the T-zone) will be oily, and the cheeks may be dry and tight. The location of…
What defines sensitive skin? Go into any drugstore and you’ll see shelves full of products specially formulated for sensitive skin. But what exactly defines sensitive skin? And what can be done to treat it? The truth is, the definition of sensitive skin depends on who you ask. Typically, it’s when your skin becomes irritated, itchy,…
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