Let’s get right down to it. Collagen skincare products cannot increase collagen levels in your skin! Collagen is a very large molecule, much too large to penetrate your skin barrier. Even when it is “chopped up” to form Hydrolyzed Collagen (aka collagen peptides), it’s still …
When you first get into skincare, it’s easy and completely normal to make mistakes. Maybe you accidentally mix up the order of your products. Or perhaps you forget to wash off your makeup before going to bed. Mistakes like these can be resolved quite quickly …
First of all, it’s easy for a skincare blogger or a “skinfluencer” to say you need to wear sunscreen all the time. As a “skinfluencer” (and a pale white one at that) I have access to a lot of sunscreens that work for me, don’t …
There are many different conditions that can cause skin redness. I have personally experienced a few of them myself so those are the ones that I will be focusing on. One thing I want to note is that darker skin tones can also experience all …
The products I tried and the lessons I learned I haven’t really talked about acne much in my previous blogposts. But, like many people, I first got into skincare because of my acne. So, I’m going to share my acne journey with you, and a …
Everything I’m regularly using to protect my skin during my first winter in Maine Sit back, relax, and get a cup of coffee or tea or hot chocolate because this is going to be a long one. In winter-time, I tend to really pile on …
How are you going to make 2020 the year of your best skin yet? Since going to the dermatologist and starting on Tretinoin and Spironolactone in July 2019, my skin has undergone some pretty significant changes. I’ve transitioned from combination to dry, and my hormonal …
balancing mind, body, and spirit with positive routines and rituals Healthy rituals and routines can be an important way to promote a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle. Although rituals may often have a religious connotation, I’m thinking of rituals more as routine actions that foster mental …
Welcome to the Balancing Project! Welcome! I hope you are having a good day. But if not, that’s okay too. We live in a world of ups and downs, positives and negatives, happiness and sadness. And everything in between. It’s natural, but sometimes, it can …