DermAdvice™

Healthy Skin Is All About Cellular Turnover

WHAT IS CELLULAR TURNOVER? Cellular turnover describes the process of shedding dead skin cells and their replacement with fresh, new, younger, h...

Keratosis pilaris

If you have rough, sandpaper-like bumps on the backs of your arms or legs or other areas of your body, you may have keratosis pilaris, or KP. Whil...

What is purging: Purging is an accelerated rate of exfoliation brought on by an active ingredient that is doing its job. This means that if you...

Active Ingredients

DermExcel products are formulated with proven medical-grade active ingredients. When actively and effectively treating conditions such as Acne, ...

Active Ingredients

How Sensitizing Ingredients Hurt Skin Sensitizing, harsh, abrasive, and fragrant ingredients are bad for skin - really, really bad. Daily applicat...

Active Ingredients

What to expect when trying out a new skincare routine with active ingredients.1. There’s a difference between normal skin reactions and allergic ...

Active Ingredients

The general consensus amongst dermatologists is to start using retinol products for anti-aging reasons in your 20s. From evening out skin tone a...

Advice

Rosacea is associated with chronic inflammation. The 4 main subtypes of this condition: 1. Flushing and Broken Blood VesselsIf your face frequent...

Active Ingredients

Can Niacinamide and Vitamin C Be Used Together? Myth-busting! What the internet says: Combining Niacinamide and Vitamin C neutralize the effect...

Advice

IT IS BEST TO AVOID ANTIBIOTICS While oral antibiotics are commonly prescribed to kill the bacteria that cause acne, the overuse of these medica...

Advice

Why? Simple: It doesn't work. 1. Toner "A waste of your time and money," says dermatologist Leslie Baumann. "Toners were invented to re-balance t...

Advice

Many studies show that most people are wrong about their skin type. Skin typing systems usually classify your skin type as a dry, oily, combinat...