Share: is your skin affected by food or by cream?

It seems to me, based on what I’ve read in various reports and facts gleaned from workshops attended, that many dermatologists do not see a strong link between diet and the state of our skin. For example, most of them would tell us that eating unhealthy food will not cause acne, or that they’ve seen no evidence that eating collagen will benefit our skin in any way. They seem more in favor of topical application of products on the skin to stimulate collagen production as according to them, absorption is higher through the skin. I suppose their stand comes supported by scientific data but I wonder if it holds true for everyone. So my question today is: what affects your skin more – is it what you eat or what you apply?

Share: what skincare ingredients do you avoid?

Last week, I asked about your favorite skin care ingredient and this week, I thought I’ll continue by asking what skin care ingredient do you avoid and why? Even though I’m more inclined towards using natural and organic skin care, regular readers know that I’m not a purist. While I have a Top 10 skin care ingredients that I avoid but as a whole, I do not avoid them from a toxic standpoint but rather, a beauty standpoint such as fear of photosensitivity or skin suffocation. I can even accept some ingredients that are listed as the “dirty dozens” in my skin care and one of them is the much flogged-to-death parabens.

Share: what’s your favorite skin care ingredient?


I know many of you who frequent this blog do read your ingredient lists or at least try to. So today’s question pertain to that: do you have a favorite skin care ingredient?

Share: what would you give up eating for beauty?

I’ve almost given up drinking tea every morning now. I thought I couldn’t do without it but when I stopped drinking tea for a few days, I noticed my skin didn’t feel so dry in the afternoon. So I’ve replaced tea with water on most mornings now. And tea isn’t the only thing I’ve given up for my skin’s sake. I’ve also given up on chocolates, ice cream and cakes. Well, not 100% but almost.