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The Spots You Always Forget to Sunscreen (Summer's Sneaky Little Traps)

You know how it goes in summer… you smooth SPF over your cheeks, your forehead, hopefully your nose too (it’s important to be thorough), and then head out the door feeling protected. And for the mo...

Preconception Preparation: Giving Your Child the Healthiest Start Possible

In my opinion, preconception preparation is one of the most overlooked topics in health care today.   We spend so much time talking about pregnancy, labour, and caring for a newborn, yet very littl...

The Lymphatic System: Our Sewage System… Keep It Moving and Clean!

For some reason, we rarely talk about the lymphatic system. Most people know about the heart, the lungs, and even the digestive system, but ask someone about their lymph and you are often met with ...

Salmon DNA in Your Serum? Welcome to the Regenerative Skincare Era

Every few years, an ingredient comes along that makes you do a double-take. This year, it arrived with a headline engineered to stop your scroll… "salmon sperm facial." Yes, you read that correctly...

Gotta Love Your Liver… But Why?

The liver is one of the most remarkable organs in the human body, yet it is perhaps one of the most neglected. We rarely think about it until something goes wrong, but this incredible organ is quie...

Exosomes, PDRN and Growth Factors: Regenerative Skincare, Explained

Scroll for ten minutes, and someone will swear that “salmon DNA” gave them glass skin, or that a tiny vial of exosomes took three years off their face overnight. It sounds like science fiction. Som...

Stressed Skin Is Real: The Science of Psychodermatology (and How to Calm It)

You know the pattern… You have a big deadline, poor sleep, three coffees, and a skipped lunch, and right on cue, your skin throws a tantrum. A breakout here, a dull grey cast there, maybe a flare o...

Probiotics… Take Them or Trash Them?

As a health care practitioner, I have to admit that I never really understood all the noise surrounding probiotics. Walk into any health food store and you will find shelves lined with capsules pro...

Gentle Acids, Serious Glow

Not all acids are meant to be ultra strong, some are gentler, and there is a full spectrum on the market today—ranging from powerful AHA glycolic acid, through to its milder counterpart lactic acid...

Why We're Obsessed with Ere Perez (and Why Makeup Is Having a Moment)

Let's be honest: makeup is back. Not the heavy, full-face-for-the-grocery-store kind, but the fun, glowy, "is that makeup or did she just drink ten glasses of water?" kind. The trend right now is a...

Perimenopause Skin: The Decade Nobody Warned You About

Why does perimenopause and menopause skin feel like it changed overnight? SkinBetter Science expert Elsa Berdugo joined Skin Talks to explain the connection between estrogen and skin – and to intro...

Made in Quebec, Loved Worldwide: Why Laboratoires Dr. Renaud Belongs in Your Routine

Discover why Laboratoires Dr. Renaud, Canada's #1 dermatologist-recommended skincare brand, made in Quebec for over 75 years, is winning over bathroom shelves everywhere. Plus three bestsellers you...

What a Pediatric Dermatologist Wants You to Know About the Sephora Kids Trend

Two-year-olds in sheet masks. Ten-year-olds buying retinol and 10-step routines. Board-certified pediatric dermatologist Dr. Sheila McGinness joined Skin Talks to unpack what kids and teens actuall...