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How to Care for Your Skin before and after Exercise

Getting regular exercise is great for your mind, body, and skin! Here are a few skin care tips you should keep in mind before, during,...

Jan 11, 2019

How to Protect Your Skin from Stress

Stress can wreak havoc on your skin, since it triggers inflammation, sebum (oil) production, and many other unwanted effects. While...

Dec 18, 2018

Skin Care Gift Ideas for 2018

Shopping for the skin care fanatic on your list just got a whole lot easier! We’ve put together a list of the top skin care and beauty...

Nov 13, 2018

What Are Humectants?

Humectants are substances that have the ability to draw in moisture from their surrounding environment. Your skin naturally contains...

Oct 14, 2018

The 5 Layers of Your Skin

Your skin is the largest organ of your body. It is comprised of three main layers: the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis. The epidermis...

Raise Your Skin IQ By Learning Microbiome Terminology

Oct 7, 2018

Raise Your Skin IQ By Learning Microbiome Terminology

Much new research is going on about the skin and gut microbiome and how they affect skin health. In order to understand this research and...

Should You Use a Special Water to Wash Your Face?

Jul 8, 2018

Should You Use a Special Water to Wash Your Face?

Washing your face with micellar water and other special facial cleansing waters has become popular lately, but that doesn’t mean you...

Jun 26, 2018

What Is Sensitive Skin?

Of the 16 Baumann Skin Types , half are characterized as “sensitive.” However, there are many things that people mean when they say they...

Jun 17, 2018

Don’t Let Copycat Products Fool You

When choosing a skin care product from the store or even online, you might be tempted to select a cheaper “generic” product that appears...

Jun 14, 2018

How to Treat a Cut

Skin injuries like cuts often happen so fast that you often don’t have time to stop and think about how to properly treat them. Knowing...

Jun 7, 2018

How to Treat a Sunburn

In a perfect world, all sunburns would be prevented with great use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing. However, if you do get a...

How Is the SPF Number Determined For Water-Resistant Sunscreens?

May 28, 2018

How Is the SPF Number Determined For Water-Resistant Sunscreens?

Because May is National Skin Cancer Month, you will see many reports about sunscreens — from everything to inaccurate SPF numbers to...

May 20, 2018

Skin Aging

Dr. Baumann’s Top 30 Sunscreen Tips

Wearing sunscreen is one of the best things you can do to protect the health and beauty of your skin, but there is a lot of...

Chemicals in Sunscreen: What You Need to Know about the Ban on SPF Ingredients in Hawaii

May 14, 2018

Chemicals in Sunscreen: What You Need to Know about the Ban on SPF Ingredients in Hawaii

Recently, lawmakers in Hawaii passed a bill that, if approved by the state’s governor, will ban the sale of any sunscreens that contain...

May 1, 2018

Are Sunscreens Dangerous or Hazardous?

As the weather warms up and more and more people start to head outside for spring break or summer vacation, the age-old discussion of the...

Apr 29, 2018

Online

Online shopping has made it easier than ever for fraudulent companies and individuals to sell fake beauty products to unknowing...

What Foods Protect Your Skin from Aging?

Mar 29, 2018

What Foods Protect Your Skin from Aging?

Wearing sunscreen, using the right skincare products for your Baumann Skin Type ®, and scheduling a cosmetic treatment or two are some...

How to Get Rid of Those Brown, Rough Spots on Your Skin

Mar 27, 2018

How to Get Rid of Those Brown, Rough Spots on Your Skin

Have you ever come across a rough, brown or black spot on your skin that looks like a mole or wart? If so, you might have found...

How to Tell If the Blister on Your Lip Is a Cold Sore

Feb 27, 2018