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From Summer to Winter: Transitioning Your Skincare

If your skin feels fine all summer and then turns tight, red, or stingy the moment the temperature drops, you're not imagining it. Sensitive skin is the first to notice a change in season, and the ...

8 Scary Things Lurking in Your Routine

Halloween is the one night a year we want to be spooked. Your skin, however, would like a quiet, uneventful evening. If you have sensitive skin, some of the creepiest culprits aren't the obvious on...

Azelaic Acid: Everything you need to know about it

What azelaic acid is and how it works Azelaic acid is a gentle dicarboxylic acid found naturally in grains like wheat, barley and rye, and produced on healthy skin by the yeast that lives there. Un...

15 Years With Rosacea: 15 Things I Wish I Knew Sooner

I've been dealing with rosacea for almost 15 years now, which is honestly crazy to think about. Over the years, I've seen dermatologists, worked with naturopaths, tested my gut, eliminated foods, s...

A New Cold Treatment for Rosacea Is Showing Promise

A new experimental rosacea treatment is getting attention — and it involves extreme cold.Researchers in Russia have developed a specialized cryotherapy technique designed to target both facial rosa...

Red Light vs. Blue Light Therapy: What’s Best for Rosacea, Acne & Anti-Aging?

LED masks are everywhere right now. Red light, blue light, near-infrared light — each one seems to promise clearer, calmer and younger-looking skin. But if you have rosacea or sensitive skin, choos...

Vitamin C for Sensitive Skin: Why the Form You Use Matters

Vitamin C is one of the most researched and loved ingredients in skincare—and for good reason. It can help brighten uneven skin tone, defend against environmental stress, support collagen productio...

Why “Natural” Doesn’t Automatically Mean Better for Sensitive Skin

Before I started formulating skincare, I used to think natural automatically meant better.And when you have sensitive or reactive skin, that assumption makes even more sense. If your skin already r...

The New Generation of Lasers: What I’m Watching as a Skincare Founder

There was a time when “getting a laser” more or less meant one thing: an aggressive resurfacing treatment, significant downtime and, hopefully, dramatically smoother skin on the other side. That’s ...

Azelaic Acid Explained: How One Ingredient Fights Redness, Acne & Clogged Pores

Few skincare ingredients can genuinely do it all. Some ingredients target acne but leave skin dry and irritated. Others calm redness but don’t help breakouts. Azelaic acid is different. It works b...