Retinol peeling is a common part of the adjustment process and usually not a sign that something has gone wrong. This guide walks you through what's happening, how long it lasts and exactly how to manage it so your skin can settle in comfortably.

"Medical-grade skincare" and "pharmaceutical-grade skincare" are two terms you'll see everywhere, but they may not mean exactly what you think. Here's what they actually mean, and why the standards behind the label matter a lot more than the label itself.

Within the last few years, the natural skin trend has only become more popular, along with lighter makeup coverage or none at all. With that emphasis, more and more people are turning to their skincare routines, and more specifically, the skin cycling technique, to create a clear, even, radiant complexion they won’t want to cover. Let's go over the details of this method that seems like it’s here to stay!

Since November is Healthy Skin Month, I wanted to focus on what healthy skin truly is. In the age of social media and the internet, its representation gets skewed by the idea that perfect skin is the only way to have healthy skin, which is quite the opposite of the truth. 

In this era of social media, we are constantly shown super creamy, edited skin with zero pores or blemishes. From someone who used to smooth her skin with filters, I’m just as guilty as the next person, but what I didn’t understand was just how damaging that was to other people. What we see day to day on Instagram isn’t real life, and it’s so important to understand that. Most of those photos are photoshopped, even photos of people with actual healthy skin. I think this creates a sense of misinformation about what healthy skin is. Healthy skin is not glassy, blemish-free skin. It doesn’t look powder smooth. Healthy skin isn’t free of texture and flushing, although we tend to strive for this sort of perfection. In reality, perfect skin doesn’t exist. Even the healthiest skin has pores, texture, changes in tone and blemishes!