This article explores the challenges of oily skin and discusses various topical products and cosmeceutical ingredients aimed at reducing excess sebum production. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining a balance in sebum production for overall skin health and offers insights into tailored cleansers, toners, moisturizers, and active ingredients like niacinamide, green tea, and lotus extract.

Dr. Rob Ayoup ND explores bakuchiol, a plant-derived compound, as a promising skincare ingredient. Unlike retinoids, bakuchiol offers similar benefits with fewer side effects, making it ideal for sensitive skin. Research indicates its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties effectively reduce fine lines, wrinkles, acne, and hyperpigmentation. Clinical trials demonstrate bakuchiol's efficacy, positioning it as a noteworthy addition to skincare formulations for diverse dermatological concerns.

Cellulite represents a localized skin concern typically found over the posterolateral thighs, buttocks, and abdomen. The skin surface over such areas is often found to exhibit dimpling or an “orange-peel” appearance

Part 1 of this article introduced us to the various elements composing a typical cosmetic formula, and ingredients often omitted from cleanly produced skincare products. We will now turn our attention to explore the key “life cycle” elements involved in creating a clean skincare product...

A quick look around your local, or online, cosmetics store will easily showcase how popular the emerging realm of clean-and-green skincare products has become. Over time, consumers have become increasingly invested in what ingredients are found or omitted in the skincare products they use.

A frequent and often frustrating challenge encountered in personal skin-care management is the experience of skin sensitivity. Compounding this situation is the notion of how, despite much recent research being directed toward its exploration, much is left unknown regarding this common cutaneous reaction.

A variety of natural agents are being explored for their use and applicability in the management of vitiligo, particularly in combination with conventional treatments such as phototherapy. Encompassing dietary, oral supplement, and even topical measures, we will explore a selection of such agents.

A common concern presenting in general practice is hair loss. Hair is an integral aspect of our identity and feelings of self-esteem, and it offers an element of aesthetic expression for many. To see it recede or thin can be a challenging experience. This article will first review notable information pertaining to the hair physiology, along with key aspects relating to male and female patterns of hair loss (androgenic alopecia).

Exotic plant oils are a prime example of topical skincare products retaining a deep and rich historical tradition of use across various regions and cultures. Their benefits are now being rediscovered and more firmly established through studies into their cutaneous effects.

One of the most important topical products to consider in the realm of mitigating the degree of extrinsic photoaging is that of regular sunscreen use.

Facial redness, either over larger areas of the face or as localized “blotchiness,” is a common occurrence found in several skin concerns including rosacea, psoriasis, various types of dermatitis (such as contact skin irritation, eczema, and seborrheic dermatitis), and stress-induced physiologic flushing.

Let’s begin our review today by having you imagine a typical skincare & beauty products aisle lining most pharmacies, department and cosmetics stores. In all likelihood, topical products like those containing retinols, antioxidant, and moisturizers were among those which came to mind.

Although it has been fraught with debate, and even disdain on occasion, the use of airbrushing of photos emanating from the marketing world of skin care and beauty tells us one thing: our society has a desire for evenness in skin appearance.

Over the last number of years, the topic of acid-base balance has become a very popular health topic. The bulk of the focus has been on dietary means to support the body’s internal acid-base environment, so as to promote a more alkaline (base) milieu. Both diet and supplement measures have been theorized and/or explored for general health and in the management of specific concerns, such as osteoporosis.

The sun rises, you open your eyes, let out a big yawn, and finally decide to get out of bed. Your day has started. Breakfast is consumed… or not (but hopefully has been). E‑mails and social media feeds are all checked. Now it’s finally time to “get ready.” Ladies, before you step out the door, through to the time you go back to sleep, you are estimated to use 12 personal‑care products, containing over 180 ingredients. For the men, you are estimated at 6 personal‑care products containing roughly 85 ingredients.[1]

Gingerbread, candy canes, festive holidays… snow shovelling, shivering at the bus stop, and dealing with a dead car battery. People tend to fall into two camps, they are either itching for winter, or are frustratingly itching because of winter!

Cleansers, toners, AM moisturizers, PM moisturizers, sunscreens, serums, gels, and ointments… With infomercials showcasing amazing before-and-after effects, and the daunting number of products lining cosmetics store shelves, acne can be challenging to manage. Is a regimen using a multitude of products necessary? What ingredients should be looked for if they are needed?

Age-defying serum to reduce wrinkles? Under-eye cream to eradicate puffiness? Deep-cleansing mask to abolish acne? Welcome to the world of cosmeceuticals—a unique and relatively new term it is. Essentially, a cosmeceutical can be any cosmetic product with active, and often naturally derived, ingredients used for a medical, dermatological, or cosmetic purpose.