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 I was very young, I can remember my dad pinching at my cheeks, or rubbing his harsh whiskers against my face, commenting on my soft skin and saying it reminded him of my Oma’s skin. To this day, in her 90’s, my Oma’s skin is virtually free of wrinkles- somehow still plump, smooth, and…
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,…
In our long 90+ year history, many imitators have come and gone. Unfortunately, there have been customers who were lead to imitations or were lead to believe that the imitations were the new Metrin Skincare System. We often encounter such customers as they find us anew. The original Metrin Skincare System remains tried and true…
Some of us live for those extended hot showers early in the morning or at the end the day as part of our daily routines to wake up, warm up, get energized, or as therapeutic act to get through the day. However, as soothing as they can be, they can also do significant damage to…
In this blog post you will find everything you need to know about Rosacea. Rosacea is a long-term, chronic skin condition that mainly affects the face in adult men and women age 30 to 50. Rosacea is a chronic condition that does not go away but can be controlled and managed medically. It affects more women…
The simple answer is that sunflower oil is not comedogenic and offers many benefits when used in skin care products. But let’s dig a little deeper! In addition to not clogging your pores, sunflower oil provides an extra boost of hydration to your skin by providing essential fatty acid, nourishment, and moisture while reducing the appearance of wrinkles or…
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