Our Founding Physician on Sun Protection – Today.com

“My grandmother and my mother told me very early on to stay out of the sun! Which I did, even though sunscreens weren’t very common. I always had an umbrella every time I went out of the house and stayed in the shade as much as possible.” – Our founding dermatologist-dermatopathologist Read more awesome tips […]

Stubborn Skin Problems? You May Need An Investigative Dermatologist

Your skin may need further investigation. Most dermatologists can handle the majority of skin concerns, and jumping from doctor to doctor isn’t the best idea. Usually, it takes a few visits for a doctor to get a full history and see how you’re responding to certain suggestions, procedures, or treatments. But some specific skin conditions […]

Choose Hypoallergenic Over Natural: 30-Day Healthy Skin Challenge

Some things in nature can hurt you. Natural ingredients could be causing or worsening your acne, sensitive skin, psoriasis, eczema, or hyperpigmentations. While natural is WONDERFUL — eating natural, less processed foods so important for your health and using skin care with more natural, less processed ingredients can also be good (chemicals used in processing […]

Get The Right Diagnosis

An accurate diagnosis is gold. And it’s not as simple as it might seem. Dermatology has one of the broadest ranges of possible diagnoses in medicine. What looks like acne could be keratosis pilaris (a condition of dry skin). And there are different types of acne and acne-like conditions the may require different treatments — pityrosporum […]

Our Founding Physician – Prevention

A herpes diagnosis that turned out to be a nickel allergy…we’ve seen LOADS more like vitiligo turnout to be an allergy to rubber in goggles, and even psoriasis turning out to be syphillis. This is why a proper diagnosis is so important! Our founding dermatologist-dermatopathologist shares in Prevention Magazine’s “21 Crazy Things Your Dermatologist Has […]

How Sunscreen Can Help With Radiation, Rosacea, Makeup and More!

Armada Post-Procedure Barrier Cream 50+ Master Multi-Tasker: some products “dew” so much more than you think. Our products are formulated to be kind to you, not the other way around. They are subjected to a lot — a lot — for the sole purpose of your skin not having to suffer. one. minute. more. Randomized, […]

My Dermatologist Has X-Ray Vision

Or, How My Skin Doctor Found My Thyroid Problem. My dermatologist isn’t Superwoman (although I think of her that way). No doctor can see through you, to your blood, thyroid, heart, or bones. I’m not sure anyone would want that. But my dermatologist took one look at my skin and knew something was off with my insides. It was, frankly, fascinating. […]

4 Reasons You Need Spa Hour

A spa hour can seem inessential when compared to other big wellness tips — more of a splurge than a legitimately healthy thing to do. But make no mistake: this bliss can do so much for you. It turns out that a spa hour a month (or a week) might be one of the most efficient things you can do for your overall health in terms of both the number of proven benefits and the importance of those benefits.