EcoBeauty Bytes

There are many foods that when eaten, does the body GOOD.  This list is just the beginning, there are many more, I just included my favorites and the ones that I think are the best. MMMMMmmmmm, berries!  All kinds of berries are great; they are super full of antioxidants and vitamin C.  The best and most talked about these days are blueberries. Whenever purchasing any type of berry make sure that it’s organic. Berries absorb [...]

Stimulation of collagen is essential for any anti-aging product.  However, people today are not patient and they don’t want to wait the several weeks it takes to see results.  They want it now! More and more people are going in for quick, outpatient treatments for fillers, plumpers and such.  They don’t understand that these treatments almost always degrade shortly after they are injected.  They are not permanent, no matter what someone tells you. Another problem [...]

It is never too early to start taking care of your skin. I definitely think that we should start educating our little ones, or little ones that we come in contact with, they will thank us later. Ok, I am not saying that a four year old should be sat down and lectured on skin care and the woes of aging, only because I don’t think that the majority of them would have the patience. [...]

Now, I will go on record and say that I do not envy women (this is Derek writing) in the slightest when it comes to pregnancy, I may envy them for other reasons, but those will be kept a secret.  With the “glorious” process of reproduction come many side effects, lots of which occur to the skin and on the face.  These problems include melasma (pregnancy mask), other discoloration, acne or breakouts, and itchy/flaky skin.  [...]

I have noticed that many people are very much against inter-mingling their skin care products.  They refuse to use one product from one line and one from another.  This baffles me, as I am all for using the best products for my skin whether or not they all belong to the same skin care line.  I do understand sticking with one product line, however, I do also believe in trying anything, at least once.  There are many skin care [...]

I feel like lots of people treat masks as the red headed stepchild of their skin care routine, saying that it is not necessary at that exact moment and say things like “oh, I will do a mask tomorrow night”.  Just to let you know, this DOES hurt the masks feelings!  I only talk about this and bring it up because I usually feel the same way, if I am “strapped” for time, strapped being [...]

Now, there is, and probably will be for a long time, a debate over which is better, enzymes (fruit and vegetable-derived) or acids (Alpha Hydroxy-Acid or Beta Hydroxy Acid), which include: glycolic, salicylic, lactic.  The truth is that they both possess great benefits, it just depends on what you are looking for, as well as what skin type it is being used on. AHA’s are a little stronger and can produce more “anti-aging” results.  AHA’s [...]

Lips NEED Love Too! I love lips, my lips, your lips, just lips in general.I think they are beautiful and expressive.However, there is nothing that scares me or grosses me out more then dry, chapped lips.Ewww.Now that I have offended some readers, I can move on. Lips are the first place I feel dehydration.If you are not drinking enough water or fluids, then your lips can dry out.Now, I am not saying this is like [...]

Okay, so here it is. I used to think that skin exfoliation was not very important. Yes, I am that person. But if you know anything, it is that I was totally wrong about that.  Why on earth would you want to have those dead, useless skin cells soaking up your precious, and might I say expensive serums? You wouldn’t! So, after all that, I am just going to state that next to cleansing, exfoliation is [...]

If you are anything like me, you tend to get stressed out, although perhaps not as frequently or as bad, but nonetheless you do, everyone does. The problem is that we do not all realize what the stress is doing to our bodies and skin.  Maybe you get stressed and then you are over it, or it lasts for hours or days, either way, it is still harming your skin and creating side effects such as [...]