Skin Care

Extreme skin treatments have been popping up around the globe. Bee venom and salmon-egg enzymes are just a few of the outrageous ingredients people will use to look younger. One popular treatment making its rounds is the snail facial. The snail mucus is filled with hyaluronic acid which helps keep skin hydrated for a young, fresh look. It’s not necessary to go to such extremes to get the skin beneficial nutrients of hyaluronic acid.

Our bodies produce hyaluronic acid, and the highest production levels are when we are first born. This is part of what gives babies their soft skin....

Most people look forward to warmer weather when they can wear their sandals and flip flops. However, hiding dry, cracked, unsightly feet becomes difficult after keeping them covered through the winter. Moisturizers relieve dry skin, but may not provide the best results for dry, cracked soles.

Epoch Sole Solutions was formulated to restore healthy looking skin on the feet by targeting the underlying cause of rough, dry, cracked soles. Formulated with the urea, papain, and the ethnobotanical ingredient crushed allspice berry, this is not just a moisturizer. Urea is not only able to provide rich hydration, but it helps exfoliate...

Each Nu Skin product is designed with a specific purpose in mind. With more than 200 Nu Skin products available, some people may be unsure in which order to use the products. Follow these simple steps when using skincare products to maximize your benefits.

1. Cleanse: Whether morning or night, it’s always a good idea to start with a clean slate. Washing away dirt, pollutants and excess oil promotes good hygiene and is the first step to having healthy, youthful looking skin.

2. Tone: Toning prepares the skin to receive benefits from other products, calms and soothes skin and...

Epoch® IceDancer® has been used to cool and soothe achy legs since its launch in 2001. It was created in anticipation for the 2002 Olympic winter games in Salt Lake City and given to competing athletes. IceDancer is particularly useful for figure skaters and ice dancers because the light gel can be applied over nylons without a sticky mess or worry of staining.

However, the use of the key ingredient in IceDancer on sore legs goes back much further. Native American men spent long days and nights on their feet while hunting in the wild, resulting in tired, achy legs...

In order to use the right skin care products and target the right areas of the face, it is helpful to know how wrinkles and other signs of aging progress. While the onset and progression of aging differs between individuals, some similarities within different ethnicities have been identified.

Caucasian women typically begin to see the first signs of aging in the outer corners of their eyes (i.e. crow’s feet) in their late 20s. In the following decade, crow’s feet become more wide spread for Caucasian women and wrinkles form between the eyes (glabella). As wrinkles continue to form in these...

Our Nu Skin Personal Care Science team has had a busy summer. On top of their daily research and development duties, they have also posted, presented, and published science in a variety of different venues. Here is what you may have missed.

In May, Dale Kern, senior scientist, attended the tri-continental International Investigative Dermatology (IID) meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland. Only happening every three years, the IID brings together the European Society for Dermatological Research, Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology and the Society for Investigative Dermatology into one high profile event for dermatologist and skin specialist around the world. ...

Nu Skin offers a range of hair care products and it can be confusing to try and figure out which products should be used—Epoch Ava puhi moni Shampoo and Conditioner or Nu Skin Hair Care. One way to know what hair care products that might be right for you is to understand the type and shape of your hair.

Epoch Ava puhi moni products include the ethnobotanical ingredient, zingiber zerumbet (ava puhi extract). For generations Polynesians have used this extract from the bulb-like flower of the ava puhi to soften, condition and add shine to hair. Polynesians tend to...

Nu Skin offers a range of hair care products and it can be confusing to try and figure out which products should be used—Epoch Ava puhi moni Shampoo and Conditioner or Nu Skin Hair Care. One way to know what hair care products that might be right for you is to understand the type and shape of your hair.

Epoch Ava puhi moni products include the ethnobotanical ingredient, zingiber zerumbet (ava puhi extract). For generations Polynesians have used this extract from the bulb-like flower of the ava puhi to soften, condition and add shine to hair. Polynesians tend to...

Anti-aging products are developed to target the skin and provide a more youthful appearance. Many personal care products work over a period of time. But what if a more immediate benefit is being sought?

When skin is smooth, it reflects light evenly. The eyes perceive even skin texture and radiance. When skin is dimpled, has creases or lines, or is rough, this appearance is more noticeable by the shadows that are cast from light. There are numerous cosmetic ingredients that will help to diminish aging appearance with time by targeting skin texture. Another approach is to leverage inorganic materials to...

Anti-aging products are developed to target the skin and provide a more youthful appearance. Many personal care products work over a period of time. But what if a more immediate benefit is being sought?

When skin is smooth, it reflects light evenly. The eyes perceive even skin texture and radiance. When skin is dimpled, has creases or lines, or is rough, this appearance is more noticeable by the shadows that are cast from light. There are numerous cosmetic ingredients that will help to diminish aging appearance with time by targeting skin texture. Another approach is to leverage inorganic materials to...