Peptides often play the star role in many anti- aging products, but do they really deserve the spotlight? Let’s find out! What are peptides? In a nutshell, peptides are small chains of amino acids. Amino Acids are what proteins are made of. As we get older the skin produces less of a protein called collagen. […]
Antioxidants are in almost all skincare, from shampoo to bar soap. People swear by these age-fighting helpers, but do most of us even know what they are? Allow me to explain. What are antioxidants? In a nutshell, antioxidants absorb free-radicals inside cells. Since we’re talking about skin, we’ll say skin cells. Generally speaking, free-radicals cause […]
There are so many new skincare products made for Black women, that sometimes I feel like I’m in a candy store and want to try everything I see! Since the beginning, Skin PhD had always had the Renaissance line to serve the skin care needs of Black women, and women of color. The most unique […]
Pregnancy is no joke. I’m currently pregnant with my first child, a baby girl and now know this from experience. I only have one more month with the love of my life inside me and get more excited by the day, but watching your body go through so many changes can be stifling; I’m sure […]
Women can and will find any and every excuse in the book not to try an new product. We know how to get out of doing something if we think it’s a waste of time. Finding the right exfoliator can be hard; some of us just choose to stick with soap and water because we […]
I know a lot of women (I being one of them), who use one washing cloth for the face, and another for the body. In good hygiene this makes sense, but why don’t we use two different cleansers: one for our face and one for our body? Whatever body wash you use, I’m sure makes your body […]
An uneven skin tone is enough to kill your vibe on any day. Sometimes, dark patches seem to appear out of no where, even when you think you’ve done everything right!. Normally, when get dark spots, it’s because I popped a pimple and it left a mark, but you can also get dark spots from […]
Papaya is probably one of the best tasting fruits on the planet; when every I get a fruit cup, i always eat the papaya first! Besides tasting incredible, papaya is extremely healthy, especially when it comes to skin. Keep reading, and I’ll tell you why. Papaya is full of enzymes. The enzyme Papain extremely […]
All too common are new year’s promises; right about now, everyone is screaming, ” new year, new me,” and so on. In the midst of all these new year resolutions, I’m sure there’s many good things you did in 2014, that definitely need to make an appearance in 2015 and vice versa. When it […]
It’s December 31, hours away from the first day of a brand new year,and the first of a brand new month, For many, the first marks the first day of new goals, new attitudes and new challenges, Right now, you might be making promises to yourself that sound like this: “I’m gonna be trim an slim […]
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