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Keloids: Targeting Vitamin D Pathways (2025)

Aesthetics Advisor

Using a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial design, the researchers aimed to determine whether vitamin D could improve skin hydration, reduce water loss through the skin and speed up tissue repair. This is because when ultraviolet light hits your skin, it interacts with LA that triggers inflammatory responses and DNA damage.

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Retinol Serum: Is It Safe for Kids and Teens?

First Derm

If you’re prone to acne, beware of ‘purging’ : Around 20% of people who use retinoids get a flare during the first few weeks after starting it. Retinoids in the treatment of skin aging: an overview of clinical efficacy and safety. Clinical Interventions in Aging. In general, a pea-sized amount is enough for your whole face.

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Why This is the Best Time to Use Retinol and BHA

The Glow Edit

It’s infused with the namesake strawberry enzymes and BHA, and is clinically proven to reduces excess oil, shine, and visible pores* in two weeks. However, if your skin can tolerate it, this hybrid formula can also be used in the evenings alongside your retinol to blur and refine pores over time.

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Popular MediSpa’s #1 Back Bar Skincare Brand

Lipgloss and Aftershave

Clemens Uses at Walnut Creek Aesthetics Hydrafacial MD Dermaplaning NanoStamping MicroNeedling Jet Plasma Top Back Bar Skin Care Brands at Walnut Creek Aesthetics BioSkin Aesthetics Image Skincare Neova iS Clinical SkinCeuticals BioSkin Aesthetics Products Used by Teresa L.

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Knowing Ingredients vs. Knowing Skin: The Missing Piece in Esthetics Success

Enlightened Beauty

A textbook might say retinol purging lasts a few weeks, but what if your clients skin is overreacting due to barrier damage? While dermatology often focuses on treating symptoms with prescriptions or clinical interventions, estheticians take a more individualized, whole-body approach.