Let it glow, let it glow, let it glow! Being pregnant in a winter wonderland can be delightful as you don comfy sweaters, snuggle by the fire, and celebrate the holidays with your baby bump. But it can also be a little frightful, bringing some extra skincare challenges for moms-to-be.Your skin goes through a lot as it stretches during pregnancy: hormone changes and increased blood…

The pregnancy skincare struggle can be very, very real. Between the major hormonal changes and the stretching/tightening of our skin over 9 months, it’s no wonder that expecting a baby may lead to dry, dull, itchy skin; chapped lips; pigmentation; acne; and yes, stretchmarks. This is all very natural, of course. But unwelcome skin changes may not make it any easier to deal with the c…

Can the same ingredient that makes chocolate so silky smooth really do the same for your skin? Yes! Cocoa butter, the pale yellow “butter” that is extracted from the cocoa bean, is a super hydrating, skin nourishing powerhouse that has been a skincare staple for generations. It contains Vitamin E, Omega-3 and fatty acids. Oh, did we mention it smells like chocolate?And just like t…

You’ve probably seen those at-home cryo tools like masks and ice rollers that promise to reduce skin inflammation and puffiness. These were inspired by cryotherapy, a technique used to kill cancerous and precancerous cells by exposing the tissue to extremely cold (we’re talking -166 to -222 degrees Fahrenheit here) temperatures.You might have also seen or heard about people getting cryot…

During the colder months, our skin needs more attention and care to moisturizing than normal. A lot of us become concerned with dry or cracked skin and are interested in learning ways that we can prevent it. We tend to simply opt for any lotion we find at the store, assuming that it will moisturize our skin but that doesn’t always work out as best as we expected. There’s another great op…