Skin care

How do skin wounds heal?

Kids (and some adults!) who experience active summers often end up cutting, scraping, or puncturing their skin in some way.  Let's learn what happens in the skin, how it repairs...
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Get your best skin this fall!

By Jennifer Spaulding, PharmD October has arrived, we’ve passed the season of “fake fall” and the crisp breeze has entered the air.  Time to pack up the beach bags and...
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Sun Protective Clothing

Three different UPF rating tags Does sun protective clothing really work? We know that our skin is sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and...
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Soft as Baby Skin

We know that "soft as baby skin" refers to something that's exceptionally soft and smooth, but why baby skin? It turns out that baby skin is in fact quite different...
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Winter skin care

Now that winter solstice is behind us and it's officially winter, we thought that a refresher about taking care of our skin might be useful. We have tried to keep...
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Healthy Skin Habits

Taking care of our skin We know that not smoking, using sunscreen, drinking plenty of water, and eating a good diet are ways to help reduce premature skin aging.  We...
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