If you’re lucky and have the right genes, you may grow up looking younger than your actual age for most of your life. Most people, however, seem to age at a similar rate with some outliers looking a few years younger than their age. And then there are internet sensations such as Lure Hsu, a…
Category: Beauty
Vegan foods, supplements, skin care, and hair care products to help keep you young and beautiful.
Zinc is an important trace mineral that we all need to remain healthy. One of the obvious signs of a deficiency is hair loss, but this is usually temporary and regrowth will occur once zinc levels are corrected through supplementation. Most people in developed countries don’t have to worry about supplementing because they get enough…
I recently discussed how drinking spearmint tea can help reduce acne in women who have a high sensitivity to androgens or have too much testosterone. When spearmint is used as a tea or as a supplement, it can have beneficial effects on the skin by reducing oil production, reducing pore size, acting as an anti-inflammatory…
Acne is a skin condition that affects up to 50 million people in the US every year with children and young adults between the ages of 12 and 24 being most affected. It does get better with age, but if you’re suffering right now, that probably isn’t going to be too comforting. So in this…
When we are young our skin is able to snap back into position very quickly. However, with age, the amount of time the skin takes to return to its position is slowed and this is a sign that you’re losing the elastic fibers due to the effects of photoaging and the aging process itself. In…
Although there are a huge number of vitamin supplements out there designed to help improve your skin, nail, and hair growth, the vast majority of them contain massive amounts of biotin. It’s almost impossible to find a good multivitamin supplement without mega-dosing on biotin. Although very safe in high amounts, some people can experience side effects…
Eczema is a common inflammatory skin condition that can affect children and adults. Although most vegans will experience an improvement in their skin, some people believe that their diet may be causing eczema. Around 20% of school children will develop eczema in the US. Researchers believe that genetics play a strong role, but breastfeeding and diet may play…
Ascorbic Acid and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate are two forms of Vitamin C that are used in skin care products aimed at boosting collagen synthesis and reversing signs of damage and aging in the skin. Both have their advantages and disadvantages when it comes to stability, cost, and effectiveness. In this article, I will look at…
Acne is an extremely common condition that many teenagers will grow through and something that can continue into adulthood, but at some point, it usually goes away or improves significantly as you get older. Changing your diet and becoming a vegan can improve your skin, but it can also cause acne breakouts that are extremely…
The battle to hold back signs of skin aging is something shared by millions of people. All of us go through it, with the first signs usually showing up as early as 25 for many people. Some of us even spend hundreds per year on fancy cosmetics that only have a modest effect. But what…