Fact or Fiction: Psoriasis is caused by a build-up of dry skin.

Psoriasis is a chronic, noncontagious, autoimmune condition where the immune system’s white blood cells (T-cells) attack the skin cells by mistake. There are several varieties of psoriasis. Plaque, the most...

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Fact or Fiction: Products with collagen can replace the skin’s natural collagen.

Realization that collagen is essential to healthy skin is commendable and should be noted before explaining the physics of the skin and the function of particular ingredients to bust this...

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Fact or Fiction: Drugstore and professional skin care products do not have the same efficacy.

Written by: Irene Kim, cosmetic chemist at YG Laboratories

Cosmetic products are being created on a daily basis. Some are only sold through aestheticians and doctor’s offices, while others are readily available via television shopping channels, infomercials, online retailers,...

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Fact or Fiction: A tan is needed to show adequate absorption of vitamin D.

Written by: Celeste Hilling, CEO, co-founder, and product formulator for Skin Authority

Fiction! Having a tan does not mean you are vitamin D sufficient. In fact, because pigment slows down the absorption of UVB, your natural tan is your body’s way of...

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Fact or Fiction: Facial exercises can help prevent sagging skin.

How many people have heard about face yoga or facial exercises, but are unsure if these methods really work for tightening sagging skin? There are a number of YouTube tutorials,...

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