The 5 Things That Older People With Young Skin Have in Common
One of the questions everyone asks either via e-mail or when I do a formal or informal skin care talk is: Other than skin care, what can I do...
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OUMERE Rising
OUMERE's surge in demand is indicative of a psychological tipping point in the luxury skincare market.
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The Scientific Papers Supporting Vitamin C Serum's Skin Benefits are Flawed
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in polarized light. At OUMERE Labs™ we spend half our time on skin care. The other half is spent on age-reversing biological research. And in the...
Fools Gold: Dermatologist-made skin care
One specific type of data that I have OUMERE’s customer service team to report to me weekly is what brought new customers to us. The majority of new customers come...
Ask a Skin Care Biologist: Phenoxyethanol is safe, dry brushing doesn't work, and a guided routine for esthetician-damaged skin
Question: There is so much fear about the preservative phenoxyethanol, which you talked about in your first post. Can you go into more depth about why there is so much...
The Biology of Aging
Aging shouldn’t be viewed as a negative consequence of being alive, after all, it means you have been fortunate enough to make it this far. With that said, the best...
How Dermarolling Causes Collagen Breakdown, Premature Aging, and Possibly Cancer
Dermarolling is not safe for your skin or for your health.
Pollution Ages Your Skin. This is How to Protect Yourself
Depending on where you live, air pollution has either gotten better or it has gotten worse. If you live in London, the air quality is much better than it...
THE FALL OF THERANOS AND WHAT IT TEACHES US ABOUT SKIN CARE
BITCOIN AND A SILICON VALLEY STARTUP In 2012 I made a strange phone call. The day prior I was talking to a friend who is eccentric and furtive with...
How Bad Skin Care Gave Me Acne and Inspired Me to Start My Own Skin Care Company
The skin care industry is ironic. If I were an alien from outer space who understood English language, but knew nothing of humankind, its behavior, or its customs, I would...
Adult Acne is a Modern Woman's Problem
Acne is not a modern phenomenon. Teenage acne has existed for as long as teenagers, and has been documented in ancient Roman, Greek, and Indian cultures (to name a few)....
Stem Cells in Skin Care: Fountain of Youth Or Marketing Gimmick?
A literal fountain of youth in biological terms would be stem cells because stem cells do not age, they replicate indefinitely, and can replace your old cells. However, "stem cell"...
Essential Oils: The fragrant danger in your skin care
Essential oils are not "essential" for anything. In fact, essential oils are the exact opposite of essential. Essential oils are inessential for your health and inessential in your skincare. Essential...
Resveratrol is a literal anti-ager (and its most potent source isn't grapes!)
There are certain natural compounds that have been accepted by the skin care industry as advantageous for your health, despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting those benefits. As someone...
Are Clay Masks Safe? Can Melasma be Treated? Can Hyaluronic Acid Injections Age My Skin?
Ask A Skin Care Biologist Ask a Skin Care Biologist is a recurring Bioluminescence post where OUMERE's CEO and CSO, Wendy Ouriel, M.S., answers your skin care questions. Wendy is...
How natural “non-toxic” skin care can kill healthy skin cells
Natural skin care can yield incredible results, but it can also destroy your skin. When I founded OUMERE, I did so out of a need for skin care that worked,...
Ask a Skin Care Biologist #1
Ask a Skin Care Biologist is a weekly Bioluminescence post where OUMERE's CEO and CSO, Wendy Ouriel, M.S., answers your skin care questions. Wendy is a cellular biologist with expertise...