Browse
Shopping Cart

Reflect Blog — anti-aging

What Are Peptides And What Do They Do?

Posted by Dan Narsete on

What Are Peptides And What Do They Do?

As an exclusive for our blog readers, we’re doing a review of the top skincare products to slow down the aging process. This is the first of a half dozen or so articles designed with you in mind. We get bombarded with skin care companies telling us about all kinds of “magical fixes” to help us with everything from wrinkles to acne treatments. But what really works and what is fiction? As the saying goes, “knowing is half the battle.” Today, we’re going look at peptides and explain why they are beneficial to your skin. What is a peptide? If...

Read more →

Question and Answer: Are day/night serums necessary? What do they really do?

Posted by Dan Narsete on

Question and Answer: Are day/night serums necessary? What do they really do?

    The science behind skin and skin care is complex. Knowing how different compounds effect different aspects of your skin is not only complicated for your average joe, but it is tough for physicians and researchers to figure it out (and they are around this stuff all the time). People use all kinds of things on their skin ranging from honey, lemon juice, TCA peels, and growth factors. What is important to consider is what are you attempting to treat? Some of the top concerns for people are acne, anti-aging, and brown spots. So, let’s look at day and...

Read more →

Question & Answer: Acne and Aging

Posted by Dan Narsete on

Question & Answer: Acne and Aging

Acne is…how can we put this lightly? Annoying. As a person who once suffered from somewhat extreme acne, I can say it can be frustrating and embarrassing. Some people even develop depression and anxiety over it. In my own struggle to get clear skin, I used everything from antibiotics, benzyl peroxide, Retin-A, harsh soaps and scrubs, Accutane, and even piercing whiteheads with a needle (recommended by a dermatologist). If you are struggling with acne, trust me, I get it. When acne makes it’s not so fun return as an adult, what do you do? We had with that very question...

Read more →

Question & Answer: Besides sunscreen (which we all know), I would like to know about anti-aging tips?

Posted by Dan Narsete on

Question & Answer: Besides sunscreen (which we all know), I would like to know about anti-aging tips?

This is a great question and it’s good to hear you are aware of the importance of sunscreen. There are several serums that you should be aware of and we will discuss them below. Aging is a normal part of life and is something we all must face. The good news is there are ways we can slow it down.    Inflammation Chronic inflammation is an issue that can cause us to age faster. Our cells communicate with one another all the time. The process by which they do this is called a communication cascade. Chronic inflammation forces our cells...

Read more →

Retinol and Everything You Want to Know About It

Posted by Dan Narsete on

Retinol and Everything You Want to Know About It

“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty” - Coco Chanel  If you’ve ever had issues with acne or any interest in anti-aging, you’ve probably heard of Retinol, Retin-A, Renova, etc. but what is that stuff and what does it do? What is retinol? Simply put, retinol is a vitamin. Retinol comes from beta carotene (Vitamin A) which effects everything from night vision to how embryos develop. Vitamin A was first synthesized back in 1947 and came into vogue for skincare in the late 1980’s. The body...

Read more →

Recent Articles

Categories