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CBD is a popular ingredient right now, but it is safe for you skin? Watch this video before purchasing any CBD skincare! 

4 simple ingredients + healthy skin benefits = my favorite rich avocado truffles from The Beauty of Dirty Skin!

I make these all the time for my family because they’re easy, they’re quick to make, and they taste so smooth and decadent. ❤️

You need:
4 oz. dark chocolate (at least 70 % cacao, coarsely chopped)
1-2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and mashed
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder.

To make:
Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pot of boiling water. Remove the bowl from the heat and mix in your avocado and salt. Combine well (your mixture will be thick). Cover the bowl and chill until the mixture can be rolled into balls (approx 1 hr). Sprinkle the cocoa powder onto a piece of wax paper. Using a melon baller or a spoon, form your truffles into ¾ inch balls. Roll each truffle in cocoa powder, then arrange them in a single layer on your serving plate. Keep them in the fridge until ready to eat. Enjoy! 

Have you been dry brushing your skin? Watch this video before doing it again! 

Did I actually get to take a quick nap after a full day of patients and before making dinner? Nope. 😂😭 I wanted to share this moment with you guys because real life is messy, busy, crazy, intense, emotional, beautiful, hard . . . all the things.

I’ve been sharing more about my personal challenges and journeys with you guys here. This space is not for perfection. It’s for growth, support, and empowerment of each other. I am so glad you are here. 

So many of our health conditions are invisible to the naked eye. 👁

To find out if you’re pre-diabetic, you get blood drawn. 

To find out if you have an irregular heartbeat, you get an EKG.❤️

To find out if you have a herniated disc, you get an MRI.

But when it comes to our skin, the signs of inflammation and distress are visible to the naked eye. And, on the flip side, when we make positive changes to heal the skin, we can really see those powerful changes in the glowing skin that is reflected back at us. We can actually monitor the change in real time, as it’s happening, no invasive tests required. 

This is one of the things that drew me to the field of dermatology. There’s nothing more motivating than watching your skin transform as you make small, everyday changes to heal your skin from the inside out.✨ 

Your skin craves Vitamin C as much as your body does. Add a Vit C serum to your morning skincare ritual.

Pro Tips:

- Use every morning on fresh, clean skin
- Follow with your favorite hydrating moisturizer or moisturizing sunscreen

Vit C can lighten dark spots, stimulate collagen production, and it's one of the most powerful antioxidants in all of skincare.  
As an antioxidant, Vit C helps to reduce visible signs of aging by combating the free radical damage arising from sun exposure, heat exposure, and other environmental stressors (like pollution). Did you know that antioxidants can help prevent acne?  

I'm all about using a minimalistic skincare routine: go LEAN!  Vit C is a must have as part of a simple, yet effective, skincare routine. 

MYTH: We sweat out our toxins. 

Guys, no. Your liver and kidneys get rid of toxins. You sweat to help you regulate your body temperature. Sweat is NOT an effective means to detox your body from chemicals.  You sweat to cool off your body.  You get hot (from exercise OR sitting in front of steam), and you sweat. The sweat evaporates off your skin and cools your body temperature.  
Also, sweating, and your response to heat and steam, doesn’t affect sebum production. Sebum, or oil, is controlled by things like hormones and genetics.  

Well informed sweating - we’re crushing it! 💦Thank you, next! 

Pro Tips for Exfoliating your Face: 

* No gritty scrubs (no sugar, salt, crushed walnut shells, microbeads)  
* No manual tools like spin brushes
* Chemical exfoliants are a much better pick (think AHAs like glycolic acid)
* 2 times per week is ideal
* If you want to elevate your exfoliating, see a dermatologist for an in-office chemical peel. 

Pinterest: so many pretty pictures of  DIY face masks with lemon juice!

ME: cue the horror movie music.

Lemon juice 🍋 on your skin is a hard pass, guys! Lime juice on your skin is a hard pass. No, no, and also, no. It’s irritating, can make your skin photosensitive (leading to burns), can cause hyperpigmentation and can alter your skin’s healthy pH. 

I love my jade roller, just sayin. It feels like I'm immersed in a self care ritual, even just for a few minutes. The stone feels so smooth and cool - have you tried this yet?

Some pro tips: I use my roller on top of my face masks to smooth all that goodness onto my skin and increase the penetration of those key hydrating ingredients.  Using a jade roller is also great for stimulating circulation and lymphatic drainage.  Yes, I could absolutely recreate those effects using my fingertips… but would it be as much fun and feel as self indulgent?  No, which means it's more likely for me to do all of these things for my skin's health if I have my jade roller with me.
 
I know people love chilling these in the fridge or freezer. Two notes on that: (1) chilling a tool will cause a temporary vasoconstriction of your blood vessels which can help with the appearance of red patches (like rosacea) and under eye puffiness. But, this is a very temporary effect. (2) keeping a tool that you use on your face clean is really key. While cooler temps can inhibit microbial growth, you really want to be sure that you are using clean instruments on your face. I wash mine in between uses with warm water and a gentle soap and I dry it completely with a soft, clean towel.  Then I store it in a cool, clean space.