Is Your Skin Barrier Impaired? What Does That Even Mean?
When the skins barrier function is impaired, that means the homeostasis of the stratum corneum (the outermost layer of the skin) is disrupted. Sometimes multiple layers are affected all the way down to the dermis, meaning your collagen and elastin can become compromised and trust me, you don’t want that.
Skin Therapy: The Benefits Of Steam
Warming, stimulating, detoxifying and softening. Who’s skin doesn’t like a little bit of this?
Coffee. Friend or Foe?
Coffee is high in many beneficial nutrients and antioxidants with some studies even suggesting that coffee consumers have a lower incidence of serious disease. Scientists have identified approximately 1000 antioxidants in unprocessed coffee beans with an abundance of health benefits.