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How to Fix Brittle Nails in the Winter

Hollywood Institute

This process can irritate your nails and cause thinning, chipping, and brittle nails. Use Gentle Hand Sanitizers and Hand Soaps Sadly, many of the products we use to keep our homes clean use harsh chemicals that can dry out and even damage our skin. These chemicals are also used in hand soaps and alcohol-based hand sanitizers.

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Skincare for Frequent Flyers

American Esthetician Organization

Additionally, don’t forget to sanitize your hands regularly using antibacterial wipes or hand sanitizer to avoid transferring germs from surfaces onto your face. Make sure to read labels and choose products with ingredients like hyaluronic acid or ceramides to boost hydration levels in your skin.

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What is hypochlorous acid?

Kind of Stephen

Hypochlorous acid is an ingredient that is growing in popularity in skincare. It’s marketed as a soothing ingredient and sometimes, often illegally, as a disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, acne treatment, or something that can “trigger an immune boost…repair and heal skin”. (It’s pretty much bleach.) But what is it?

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Can I use a facial cleanser as a shampoo? Episode 212

The Beauty Brains

Should you make your own hand sanitizer? Sensitive skin is a lay term that people typically use to diagnose their own skin when it becomes easily irritated. That being said, if your skin is reactive to cosmetic products, it’s important to pinpoint which type of ingredient is causing the sensitivity. You need 60% alcohol.

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Waxing in the Winter: Everything You Need to Know

Starpil Wax

Sometimes after you first begin waxing, your body can get a bit inflamed or irritated in your freshly-waxed areas, leaving you with redness, bumps, or pimples. Many of these formulas not only provide amazing results on any body waxing service but also contain specialty ingredients to nourish even the driest or most sensitive winter skin.

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How to Get Rid of Textured Skin - The Ultimate Guide

Starpil Wax

This will help improve skin texture during waxing and will save your skin from irritation or inflammation. This neurosensory formula is specifically designed to reduce redness, inflammation, and irritation following a wax. This is a moisture-binding ingredient that can hold up to 1000 times its own weight in water.

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How to Treat Dry Skin Patches

American Esthetician Organization

These patches are areas of skin that become rough, flaky, and may appear red or irritated. Dry skin patches can be itchy and uncomfortable, causing a constant urge to scratch, which can further irritate the skin and potentially lead to complications. What are Dry Skin Patches?