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pH measures the concentration of hydrogen ions in gram equivalents per liter and is represented as a number from 0 to 14. The pH of water is 7; this is considered neutral pH. Anything less than 7 is considered an acid and anything greater than 7 is a base. The...

We get a lot of questions about vitamin C. Vitamin C is a topical antioxidant that we frequently recommend. We use it to prevent and reverse oxidative stress, which shows up in your skin as pigmentation, dullness, and loss of elasticity (wrinkles). It is not the only topical antioxidant, but...

One of the most common questions we get asked is… “Is this a good product?”  Especially with current trends on social media outlets, we thought it would be good to discuss how we read a label when you ask us such questions. First of all, when you look at an...

We get a lot of patients, friends, and even reps who love to ask and tell us about all of the fancy ingredients in their skin care.  A lot of these are names like snail mucin, meadow leaf bark, or other floral nonsense. The true answer is that these things...