THE FALL OF THERANOS AND WHAT IT TEACHES US ABOUT SKIN CARE
BITCOIN AND A SILICON VALLEY STARTUP In 2012 I made a strange phone call. The day prior I was talking to a friend who is eccentric and furtive with...
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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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How Bad Skin Care Gave Me Acne and Inspired Me to Start My Own Skin Care Company
The skin care industry is ironic. If I were an alien from outer space who understood English language, but knew nothing of humankind, its behavior, or its customs, I would...
Adult Acne is a Modern Woman's Problem
Acne is not a modern phenomenon. Teenage acne has existed for as long as teenagers, and has been documented in ancient Roman, Greek, and Indian cultures (to name a few)....
Stem Cells in Skin Care: Fountain of Youth Or Marketing Gimmick?
A literal fountain of youth in biological terms would be stem cells because stem cells do not age, they replicate indefinitely, and can replace your old cells. However, "stem cell"...
Essential Oils: The fragrant danger in your skin care
Essential oils are not "essential" for anything. In fact, essential oils are the exact opposite of essential. Essential oils are inessential for your health and inessential in your skincare. Essential...
Resveratrol is a literal anti-ager (and its most potent source isn't grapes!)
There are certain natural compounds that have been accepted by the skin care industry as advantageous for your health, despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting those benefits. As someone...
Are Clay Masks Safe? Can Melasma be Treated? Can Hyaluronic Acid Injections Age My Skin?
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...
How natural “non-toxic” skin care can kill healthy skin cells
Natural skin care can yield incredible results, but it can also destroy your skin. When I founded OUMERE, I did so out of a need for skin care that worked,...
Ask a Skin Care Biologist #1
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 a cellular biologist with expertise...
The Real, and Overlooked Importance of Cleansing Your Skin Daily
Daily cleansing isn't only for those who sweat profusely, wear a lot of makeup, or have acne. Washing your face every day is incredibly important for anti-aging and your overall...
How Vitamin C Serums Cause Acne in Healthy Skin
Vitamin C crystals Last week I had the honor of sitting on a scholarship panel for the University of California, Irvine medical school. This is something I have done for...
THE 3 REASONS WHY VITAMIN C SERUMS ARE BAD FOR YOUR SKIN
Vitamin C Crystals One of the most common questions I get asked by customers is, "when is OUMERE going to make a vitamin C serum?" To which my answer always,...
Cosmetic Hyaluronic Acid Causes Skin Dryness, So We Took it Out of Our Formulas
Hyaluronic Acid Gel My background is in biology, and more specifically my education and research experience has focused on extracellular matrix biology. And that is very important when it comes...
5 Unusual Foods that Need to be in Your Diet if You Want Young, Healthy, Glowing Skin
A proper skin care regimen is not exclusive to products that you apply topically. Having a balanced diet with the proper nutrients in addition to applying the right products will...
You’ve tried everything and your skin is still dry. These are the 10 reasons why.
Skin dryness is one of the top complaints I receive and at the same time the most common skin care products in the world are for remedying dry skin....
Is it a skin purge or an acne breakout?
Myths in skin care get their beginnings from an observation, and perpetuation of a misunderstanding from that observation. The skin purge is an observation that after using certain products, a...