Girls Beauty Tips

  Photo courtesy Glamour.com A client of mine whom I haven't seen in about a year came in today with a nice chunk missing from her ear....and her forehead....and...and... This story is becoming far too common. In fact, according to the CDC one in four of us will die of cancer in the United States.  Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the US despite increased use of sunscreen and education. Not everyone has the time or money to do a skin check or mapping with a doctor so please follow this link to Glamour.com to see if any of your moles match the ones in the photos (or as we refer to them in the skincare world: lesions). Have someone check the areas that are more difficult to see such as the back and back of legs. Be sure to get to a doctor as soon as possible if you suspect anything. By the way my client said if she could recommend one thing it's to make sure to remember to apply sunblock to your ears!

Make sure you go out and get some Vitamin D! We're out of the office this week. Wouldn't want you to catch Ebola now would we? You can still catch live updates on our twitter feed at @BEAUTY212 or catch up on on beauty tips on our YouTube Channel at MyBeauty212 Thanks for reading! Mary Schook

Photo courtesy www.naturalnews.com No matter how much we think we're protected by the sun, we're not and the worse your diet is the more prone to sun damage you are (as noted at a recent gathering of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists to be discussed another time). I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you have a sunburn, you now have permanent DNA damage in those cells. This means you're prone to hyperpigmentation, skin cancer or other skin diseases down the road. Don't panic- some people pay a lot of money for the same controlled effect and don't even realize it! Forget all of that for now. You're as red as a Maine Lobster and you need relief fast! Here are some of my top 5 remedies to not only relieve your skin, but help prevent the damage from being so permanent : 1) ICE- or rather cool rags are important to bring down the heat. A sunburn is inflammation and bringing down the heat with cold is a way to fast track the healing. If the burn is strong throug...

I have noticed in my past ten years of practice my clients and friends that vocalize or obsess over the negative tend to age faster, break out more, and wear sadness in their eyes more. It got much worse around 2008/2009 when the economy hit. According to Psychology Today 80% of the thoughts that enter our brains are negative and eventually we come to believe they are true. I'm tired. I'm stressed. I'm sad. I'm unfulfilled. I'm overwhelmed. I hate Monday. I'm exhausted. I can't do this. I hate what my body looks like naked. My car isn't as nice as his. I'm not as good as....I'll never..... Just reading those words can bring you down, make you feel stressed or even downright overwhelmed. Now try thinking or even saying: I am loved. Everything I touch turns to gold. Today is the best day ever! I am strong. I am relaxed. I am productive. Don't you feel better just reading that? That's because reading/saying/thinking those words raise your b...