Beauty 101

Tobacco Smoking:  An Unglamorous Way to Premature Aging

Tobacco Smoking: An Unglamorous Way to Prematu...

In my book there are only two things that are bad for you no matter what: sun tanning and smoking. All the rest is about moderation and balance. Tobacco smoking...

Tobacco Smoking: An Unglamorous Way to Prematu...

In my book there are only two things that are bad for you no matter what: sun tanning and smoking. All the rest is about moderation and balance. Tobacco smoking...

Outsmarting skin winter blues:

Outsmarting skin winter blues:

Skin Winter Blues are the result of three factors that are closely related to each other: cold weather and winds, dried air and external heaters. Let me explain a little bit...

Outsmarting skin winter blues:

Skin Winter Blues are the result of three factors that are closely related to each other: cold weather and winds, dried air and external heaters. Let me explain a little bit...

Fingerprinting skincare ingredients

Fingerprinting skincare ingredients

Factors such as age, ethnicity, skin concerns (wrinkles, pigmentation, redness, dryness to mention some), level of skin damage (old skin vs. young skin, solar exposed skin vs. solar protected), dietary restrictions,...

Fingerprinting skincare ingredients

Factors such as age, ethnicity, skin concerns (wrinkles, pigmentation, redness, dryness to mention some), level of skin damage (old skin vs. young skin, solar exposed skin vs. solar protected), dietary restrictions,...

Thermal Aging

Thermal Aging

Melanocytes (melanin producing cells) become activated in response to skin injury. Persistent increases in temperature are major skin insults strongly stimulating uneven production of melanin or heat-induced melasma. Melanocyte activation...

Thermal Aging

Melanocytes (melanin producing cells) become activated in response to skin injury. Persistent increases in temperature are major skin insults strongly stimulating uneven production of melanin or heat-induced melasma. Melanocyte activation...

Female hair loss: untangling a complex situation

Female hair loss: untangling a complex situation

Let's start from the beginning, hair grows out from a structure called “hair follicle” which looks like little pockets in our skin and extends from the epidermis down into the...

Female hair loss: untangling a complex situation

Let's start from the beginning, hair grows out from a structure called “hair follicle” which looks like little pockets in our skin and extends from the epidermis down into the...

Skin, sweat and exercise

Skin, sweat and exercise

It has been hot and humid in Southern California! This weather is not making my daily run easier, but nevertheless I push through the heat, the hard to breath air...

Skin, sweat and exercise

It has been hot and humid in Southern California! This weather is not making my daily run easier, but nevertheless I push through the heat, the hard to breath air...