The Gene-ius — Skin Clinic

The importance of a good nighttime skincare regimen cannot be overstated. While your morning regimen is all about protecting the skin, your evening skincare routine is the time to focus on correcting any damage. During the day, our skin is exposed to pollutants, UV rays, dirt, and other cell-damaging elements. With a proper evening skincare regimen, it’s possible to undo the damage and rejuvenate the skin. Certain ingredients work best at night when the skin is in repair mode. Ingredients are absorbed better in the evening and there is not an issue with the sun inactivating them.   How to...

Let’s clarify the main difference between dry and dehydrated skin. It’s important to note that dry skin is a skin type, while dehydrated is a skin condition. Meaning that, if you have dry skin, it is likely something you were born with and will have to address for many years. Dehydrated skin on the other hand, is a temporary condition that can be remedied with some smart and targeted skincare product choices and lifestyle changes. While dry skin lacks oil, dehydrated skin lacks water and hydration. In other words, you can have an oily skin type that is also dehydrated....

With so many specialized products out there, it can be hard to tell what you really need for your skin. If you've got concerns in the eye area, an eye serum may actually be the best choice for you. Read on to learn about this amazing style of product, and see if you need to add it to your routine.  Why should you be using an eye serum? Eye serums operate on the same premise that that face serums use, but they focus on, of course, issues around the eye area. Both eye and face serums are focused on treating...

  Nowadays there are so many ingredients that purport to help improve skin’s elasticity, brightness, and collagen production, but few are more studied and widely accepted then Vitamin C. For years, research has shown how using vitamin C topically can have huge benefits for skin. If you’re still on the fence about adding this powerful ingredient to your routine, read on. There are various forms of vitamin C that are often included in skincare, but the most popular is called L-ascorbic acid. “L-ascorbic acid has long been the gold standard for vitamin C in skincare, because it is the raw...

In the world of skincare, products that claim to include only natural ingredients have seen a huge uptick in popularity. Conversely, products that include ingredients like silicone have often been called out and demonized as damaging, even dangerous for skin. “I’ve heard from the esthetic community that silicones form a barrier over your skin that can lead to a host of negative outcomes like trapping sebum, bacteria and dead skin cells,” says Jessica McLaughlin, HydroPeptide esthetician. “Many think it increases acne breakouts or prevents moisture from reaching your skin.” Despite these claims, skincare chemists and dermatologists have argued that silicone...