Posts in Beauty Notes
Blue Light and the Skin

It’s no secret that unprotected and prolonged exposure to sunlight causes premature aging and damage to our skin. Most people associate this with UV light exposure, but the reality is that all visible light also contributes to the formation of free radicals on the skin.

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Brief History of Cleansing

Beauty rituals have been a feature in human nature since the dawn of recorded history. While being primarily a privilege of royalty, aristocracy, and the upper classes until the 20th century…

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Daily Rituals for Beautiful Skin

Good skin-care is not just about the quality of the products that we put on the skin. We wanted to share some of the simple things that anyone can do on a daily basis to improve their wellbeing and therefore the quality of their skin.

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Skincare in Spring

It’s been Spring-time for almost a week and today I made space for something I like to do at the start of every season, which is to check in with my skin and delineate a couple of changes I’ll be introducing to my skincare routine going from cold and harsh weather to the warmer days.

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Pollution and the Skin

One trend we have noticed is becoming more and more prevalent is the rise in skincare catering specifically to pollution.

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Cleansing with Oil

For some oil cleansing may seem a bit counterintuitive. Won’t that just make me break out? Turns out, quite the opposite.

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Rituals for the Colder Months

How the seasons affect the skin is a theme we’ve had in mind often lately as we transition to the colder months of the year.

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All About Essential Oils

There is a lively discussion happening in natural beauty around the use and safety of essential oils in skin care products.

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A Workhorse for the Skin

The luxurious, multi-functional nature of the Extrait de Maison Antioxidant treatment serum makes it a staple in any skincare ritual, with a whole multitude of other uses!

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Balancing the Natural Lipid Barrier

The Extrait de Maison is a fundamental skincare product. To start the Maison/Made line, I wanted to take the time to design a product that helps the skin no matter what it might be suffering from.

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What does “Natural” Beauty Mean?

It’s a word that has no legal definition, so its interpretation is largely based on who is using the word and in what context.

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On Antioxidants

Antioxidants refer to a chemical property, it’s the ability to act as an electron donor to a free radical, thereby preventing the free radicals from stealing the electron from a healthy functioning cell.

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