In March of this year Hailey Bieber shared a makeup-free video on TikTok that showed a recent flare-up of POD (perioral dermatitis) on her face. In August of this year, Joey King shared on TikTok that she had been dealing with POD (perioral dermatitis) for seven months. Celebrity skin is dropping like flies, and I know why..  In case you don’t know, Perioral dermatitis is a rash-like eruption that occurs most commonly in young, female adults, consisting of small inflammatory papules and pustules or pink, scaly patches around the mouth. POD is on the rise because you know what else...

Last week when I woke up and saw Gollum staring back at me I thought “you’re not ugly, sis.. you’re just getting your period.” And I was right.  So why is it that we all look like shit during our periods?  As luck would have it, there’s an actual scientific reason… During our period is when estrogen and progesterone levels are bottomed out. Estrogen is responsible for collagen production, as well as angiogenesis (new blood cells forming). So when your estrogen is low you’ll notice fine lines and wrinkles become much more prominent. And less blood cell formation means your skin...

A friend relayed this message to me last week… After looking through the products she was using I noticed that every single product had either an active ingredient or exfoliant in it.   It wasn’t excessive dryness she was dealing with. She had unknowingly damaged her skin barrier to the point it couldn’t retain moisture.   Sis was spending $$$$ on skincare and it was ripping her skin off. I don’t care how high end a product is or how many influencers recommend it, repeat after me... my face is not a fucking chemistry lab! While many ingredients are amazing and do...

The thing about trends is they always SEEM like a must in the moment, it isn’t until later they bite you in the ass.  The beloved Hyaluronic Acid is next up on the trend chopping block as many studies (like this one) have recently come out showing that cancer cells FEED off of hyaluronic acid.  In other words --> high levels of hyaluronic acid in the body is a nutrient for cancer cells. Now, before you shit your pants and go into a full scale panic, let’s unpack it… Without question, stop taking any kind of oral hyaluronic acid. There...

Avoiding stress is like avoiding your weird neighbor, at some point you're gonna bump into each other. Sometimes juggling work, family, friends, and the inevitable “everything shower” to maintain basic hygiene can feel a lot like riding a unicycle through the pits of hell. The thing is, stress ALWAYS shows up on your face first in a plethora of ways: break outs, fine lines, dry skin, eyebrow hair turning white… no? Just me? Stress causes damage on a molecular level by: ❌negatively affecting hormones ❌manipulating the proteins that protect your outer layer of skin ❌and diminishing your skin's natural elasticity.  That’s...

You already know that SKINxErin Pre-Cleanse Oil is the ideal way to thoroughly melt away excess sebum, sunscreen, waterproof make-up, environmental pollutants and residual product build up from your skin without stripping.  But there’s a way to make it work even harder(hard to imagine I know). Say it with me… EMULSIFY.  E·mul·si·fy: a mixture of two liquids that can't be completely blended together. Here’s what you want to do… Dispense 1-2 pumps of the Pre-Cleanse into dry hands. Massage over dry face and eyes to dissolve surface oil, SPF, makeup, and debris. THEN, add water! Wet your hands and continue...

Tweens have obsessive tendencies, this is not news. We know this because we all had one. Maybe for you it was NKOTB or *NSYNC, and for the new wave of tweens it’s apparently T. Swift and serums.  I’m all for looking your best, but it’s getting weird out there.  A lady actually told me she started letting her 17 year old daughter get Botox. She looked me dead in the eyes and said “it’s just for prevention. Is that bad?” 😳 So here’s what you need to know ->   Tween skin is NOT adult skin. Tween hormones are still developing...

Some people have a delicate skin barrier(eczema or rosacea sufferers, for example). But it can happen to anyone, and is typically a consequence of overdoing it with skincare and/or not protecting your skin in harsh environments (looking at you, South Dakota winters). What’s a skin barrier? Your skin barrier is the outermost layer of your skin.. aka: the epidermis. The layer that sits on top of the dermis. Your skin barrier’s job is to be security detail for your dermis, maintaining a very special layer of protection that keeps the good stuff in (water, collagen, elastic tissue) and the bad stuff(like...

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Thanks! Your preferences have been updated. Why Settle for Less?  SKINxErin Outperforms the Rest In the video below, SKINxErin goes head-to-head with a leading cleanser on the market. Check out the results.. ...and this is just the greatness in step 1 of the 3 Piece Great SKIN Kit!