Is Oil Pulling Legit? 5 Things I Learned About This Health Fad
From celebrities to health gurus and beauty insiders, oil pulling’s gotten some serious attention. Is it legit? My mom’s been doing it for years but is the oil-pulling health fad pulling our legs more than anything else? I decided to learn more. “Ick, ick, ick, gag, ick, gag.” This is what my poor mother — […]
Gabriel Rojo De La Vega, Fitness Entrepreneur
Gabriel Rojo De La Vega Owner & CEO of El T3mplo, Adventurer & Fitness Entrepreneur Mexico 3:21pm PDT Gabriel is the Owner & CEO of El T3mplo, a fitness coaching company, home of a phenomenal training system that he created: R.3.D (Resilience, Endurance, Dynamic). Gabriel is also a retired professional football player who […]
This Dad Uses Health & Fitness To Bond With Family
By Miguel Feuermann Sports run in our family. Although many comment from the sidelines and think we are absolutely crazy because of what we do, we think ours is a super healthy dose of life! With the kind of sports we do — gymnastics, swimming, triathlon, cycling, running, football and more — you can imagine what our home looks like. […]
Skin Is In For Him, Too
“We’re determined to give our kids healthy habits. We explain why each step is important, then repeat, repeat, repeat. We ask them if they’ve brushed their teeth, showered, put on sunscreen. We make a VERY BIG DEAL every time they take care of themselves. We say, you eat fruits and veggies for your body, you […]
Gentle (Beneficial!) Shaving: The Skin-Saving Shave
Skin-Saving Shaving VMV’s literal dad (husband to our founding dermatopathologist, my mother) loved to shave. It was his time for quiet contemplation and self tending. Yet it took a while for shaving to catch on at VMV because my side of the family, being Filipino and without a rich depilatory tradition, didn’t see the big deal…until my […]
Man Makeup
Grooming is in. I like the term grooming because I think that men are more likely to be open to “grooming” than to makeup. Makeup can seem like it’s for women only, and that it would be awkward to wear. I see this a lot on shoots with men who try to avoid “the makeup chair.” Grooming, on the other hand, is basic care. […]
How To Shave Right
STEP 1: CLEANSE WHY: Because you’re not gross. You clean the rest of you daily and it’s your face that gets the most dirt and pollution. Cleansing begins shaving’s softening and warming process, too. Try a scrub like 1635 Pre-Shave Scrub to dislodge dirt, dead skin and ingrown hairs that can clog up a razor. […]
DermatALLogy’s Mission to Fight Skin Cancer in Costa Rica
Costa Ricans suffer from the highest rates per capita of skin cancer in the world. We spoke to Laura Muller Steinvorth of DermatALLogy — a Costa Rican organization focused on skin safety — about her mission to increase awareness about sun damage among the Costa Rican population, and about how they’ve been working with the country’s dermatologists since 2007 to provide high […]
Is “Non-Comedogenic” Important for Eczema?
Marcie Mom from EczemaBlues.com interviews Laura, CEO of VMV Hypoallergenics, to find out more about product claims and why they’re important when choosing your skin care…particularly if you or your child have eczema. Non-Comedogenic Q: I noticed that your products are listed as ‘non-comedogenic.’ Can you explain what this means? A: Non-comedogenic means that a formulation will not clog pores, which […]