Healthy, vibrant, beautiful looking skin is smooth skin. When skin is rough or dry, it appears more dull and less clear, bright, and supple. When you don’t take care of our skin, dead skin and bacteria can get trapped in your pores, causing blemishes and breakouts. There are a few beauty secrets that work from both the inside and...Continue Reading
We all spend so much money on topical lotions, serums, gels, and other forms of skincare, but beauty isn't skin deep. The overall health of your body determines how your skin looks. Nutrition has a huge effect on the health of your hair, skin, and nails. Beauty is on the outside but comes from the inside! Remember, your skin is...Continue Reading
What is biotin? Biotin, like all essential vitamins and minerals, has a plethora of effects on your body and is indispensable to your health. In your body, biotin acts as a coenzyme that helps you metabolize sugars, fats, and amino acids from the foods you eat. Biotin is involved in hair growth, skin and nail health, mood regulation, and immune...Continue Reading
Do you care about your appearance? Got sagging skin? Wrinkly skin? Either you’re like most of us and you do care about beauty and looking healthy, or you’ve somehow transcended or managed to ignore it. The bottom line is that when your body is healthy, your outer appearance (skin, hair, and nails) will reflect your inner health. Even at mature...Continue Reading
Have you thought much about your nails? What are they there for? For many reasons, scientists think. They help us have more precise hand movements, grip things, give our fingers sensitivity, and protect them from injury. If you have brittle nails, chances are that you’ve had to think about your nails because they’re splitting, peeling, or just not tough like...Continue Reading
Do you find yourself constantly licking your lips or going through countless tubes of lip balm? Are you finding more hair on the brush or in the shower drain than you normally do? Does you skin look dull and lifeless despite a daily skin-care regimen? Do your nails chip or break easily? If you have any of these issues, your...Continue Reading
Collagen is one of the most important foundations of your skin. It makes up about 70% of your skin’s protein content and is what gives your skin a more moisturized and youthful look. Collagen is present in many other connective tissues in your body (cartilage, muscles, blood vessels, and even bones). But the skin is where collagen truly shows. Collagen...Continue Reading
You may have heard the phrase “you are what you eat”, but it’s more than just a saying. The foods you eat can have a direct and noticeable effect on your appearance. For example, your nutritional habits can determine how fast your hair and nails grow and how healthy they look. What you eat can also determine how clear and...Continue Reading
Biotin is a B vitamin (vitamin B7). In your body, biotin acts as a coenzyme that helps you metabolize sugars, fats, and amino acids from the foods you eat. In other words, you need biotin to turn the food you eat into fuel. And for this reason - and others, biotin affects your health and even your appearance. Biotin: Indispensable...Continue Reading
Your body is made up largely of proteins. Collagen is one such protein that is found throughout the connective tissues in your body (i.e., skin, joints, bones, fat, and blood). Around 30% of your body protein content is collagen, and your skin is 75-80% collagen. Collagen makes up much of your body. The quality and quantity of collagen in your...Continue Reading
