Ask a Skin Care Biologist Episode 1
In this first video episode of Ask a Skin Care Biologist, I am answering all of your questions submitted via instagram.
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Why it is Biologically Impossible for Vitamin C Serums to Increase Skin Collagen
Despite the most popular claim in skin care, no, vitamin C serums do not increase collagen in your skin, they decrease it.
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6 Reasons why your skin is red and how to fix it
Skin redness is among the top skin concerns those who read the Mask of Vanity blog write in about, and for OUMERE customers, it is one of the top issues...
There are a thousand good places to buy your skincare, and Amazon isn't one of them
The big gamble of buying off of the famous platform.
Ten million labels, one formula.
From celebrity skin care brands, doctor skin care brands, influencer skin care brands and everything in between, the label may be different but it is all the same formula. Welcome...
Creams cannot remove wrinkles, Bakuchiol and retinol will age and damage the skin, and a discussion on exfoliating body washes: Ask a Skin Care Biologist
Want to know how creams dry and age the skin? How bakuchiol is a dangerous fad ingredient? Or want to learn if exfoliating body washes help or harm the skin?Read...
Buccal facial fat removal: Lose now pay later
This popular cosmetic procedure starts with a sculpted look and ends with an aged face.
Sheet masks are unsanitary and unsustainable
The skin care industry is hypocritical. Brands claim their products are "non-toxic" yet contain cytotoxic essential oils. Brands claim that they are "clean beauty", yet house their skin...
How fillers make you look older and cause you to age faster
People don't look the same anymore. And I am not referring to how people who live today don't look like people who lived in the 1500s. I am referring to...
Review: I received a Tempsure radiofrequency laser facial. This is what happened.
The good and the bad of my experience with the radiofrequency laser facial.
A Quick Word of Caution About Those Jade Rollers
There isn't much new in the world of skin care, so when something different arises that allows us to "spice up" our routine, we need to have the discerning ability...
Hyaluronic acid does not hold 1000 times its weight in water. Not even close.
How do you know if someone is a vegan, a runner, or bought a house in Malibu in 1970 for $15 and it's now worth $40 million? Because they'll tell you....
IS WATER IRRITATING TO THE SKIN? IS BACTERIA-INFUSED SKIN CARE BENEFICIAL? AND DOES THE SUNSCREEN IN YOUR MAKEUP PROVIDE ENOUGH SUN PROTECTION?
ASK A SKIN CARE BIOLOGIST Ask a Skin Care Biologist is a recurring Bioluminescence post where OUMERE's CEO and CSO, Wendy Ouriel, M.S., answers your skin care questions. Wendy is...
12 weeks ago I injured my face badly. Now the wound is completely gone. This is how I healed my skin.
Three months ago I was riding an ornery, tall, Hanoverian mare on dirt. Everything seemed to be fine and we were trotting along and then she got scared because of a...
Can pores close? Are essential oils anti-inflammatory? And an investigation of cited science
Ask a Skin Care Biologist Ask a Skin Care Biologist is a weekly Bioluminescence post where OUMERE's CEO and CSO, Wendy Ouriel, M.S., answers your skin care questions. Wendy is...
The McDonald's Effect: Skin Care Trickery
The skin care industry can be summed up in a metaphor: It is 1970, and you live in a house that was built 50+ years ago. The house has asbestos in...
The 10 Ways Microneedling Destroyed Your Skin, As Reported By You
Microneedling is among the most dangerous skin care fad I have seen in a long time. By far. There is nothing safe, scientific or sane about stabbing needles into your skin for...