Bev's Blog Posts

In our first newsletter of 2023, we'll discuss the answer to a question that I get asked more and more often: "Can you help my son or daughter with their acne?" With two young adults of my own, this topic is near and dear to me, and the answer is "yes". The demand for effective treatment options is ever apparent right now.  Not all acne cases are the same for sure, but there are some things you and your children can do to establish good habits and "exhaust all options" before going down the path of antibiotic prescriptions and Accutane....

In our fourth newsletter, we'll discuss some of the newer (1980’s to current) ingredients in skincare.  With advances in the use of peptides, stem cells, and growth factors, you can change not only the appearance of your skin but how it behaves. Sound high-tech and revolutionary? That’s because it is! The science is complex.  In essence, it’s all about proteins (“the building blocks of life”). Proteins are comprised of hundreds or thousands of smaller units called amino acids, which are attached to one another in long chains. There are 20 different types of amino acids that can be combined to...

In our third newsletter, we'll discuss the basics of our body’s hair growth stages and why our eyelash hair growth is unique. We will also examine the two main types of products used for enhancing growth, their pros and cons, and consider effective ways to use these products. Hair Basics Every single hair on our body has a growth cycle that is composed of four distinct phases: What varies for the hairs on our bodies, depending on location, is the length of time the hairs stay in a given phase and the speed of the phase (fast or slow). Eyelashes,...