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Educating you on your path to glowing skin is a cornerstone of our mission. Here, you’ll find our learnings to help you address your skin’s unique needs.

Prevent and Reduce Discolorations

Prevent and reduce discoloration

Tips for an even skin tone Discoloration, also called dark spots or age spots, is a challenging and often lifelong condition to combat. The trick to achieving and maintaining an even skin tone through the decades is to protect your skin from sun expo

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Eye Products 101

Eye product 101

The importance of eye products and how to use them   It’s common beauty knowledge that skincare professionals list eye products as a staple in daily care, especially as you get older. While many people may have heard this recommendation, f

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Tips for Acne Prone

Tips for the acne-prone

Dealing with acne is hard, but we're here to make it a little easier Ways to help prevent acne1. Change your pillowcase every other day, as pillowcases can house dirt and oil that can get into your pores as you sleep, leading to breakouts.2. Clean yo

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Understanding Hyperpigmentation Causes, Types, and Treatment Options

Your skin goes through many changes as you get older, and it can be helpful to understand what's in your control and what's out of your hands. Aging is an inevitable physiological process you can't avoid. But lifestyle habits and environmental factor

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Top 3 Caffeome Benefits in Skincare

Top 3 caffeine benefits in skin care

Protect, prevent and refresh Caffeine is a regular part of most people’s morning routines, “Ok, but first coffee.” However, caffeine is being found in another part of your morning routine more and more – your skincare products

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Dry or Dehydrated

Dry or dehydrated?

Some people use "dry" and "dehydrated" to describe their skin interchangeably, when these conditions are actually quite different.The simple difference is skin type versus skin condition. Dry skin is a skin type — you were born with it and it&r

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Sensitive Vs Senitized Skin

Sensitive vs. sensitized skin

Sensitized skin is often mistaken for sensitive skin. The distinction can make all the difference in how you care for your skin.Sensitive skin is a condition that is part of your DNA, while sensitized skin happens as the result of daily habits and en

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Are Higher Spf Sunscreens Better

Are higher SPF sunscreens better?

The answer may surprise you   You’re shopping for sunscreen and the numbers flash before you in the aisles: SPF 5, SPF 15, SPF 30, SPF 45, SPF 75... If you’re looking for optimal protection, you go with the highest SPF you can find,

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How to Protect Your Skin From Sun Damage

How to protect your skin from sun damage

Are you doing enough to protect your skin from sun damage?   Hello sunshine, hello blue skies! It’s officially spring, which means it’s time to shed those winter layers and soak up some much-needed vitamin D. Before you don this sea

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How Delivery Systems Change Skincare Effectiveness

How delivery systems change skincare effectiveness

The next generation of ingredients delivery Delivery systems are how key ingredients in your products are distributed into your skin. Advanced delivery systems can dramatically change how effective your product is, keeping ingredients inside protecte

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Take Control of How You Age 2

Take control of how you age

It's not all about genetics Myth: You have no control over how your skin will age – it’s all genetics. While it’s true that genetics play a role, there are many other factors in determining how your skin will age. Things like sun ex

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Dry Skin Tip

Dry skin tips

Soothe and hydrate your dry skin on your face with these six, simple pointers 6 of the best things to do for dry skin from PCA SKIN1. Moisturize daily. Moisturizing morning and night keeps your skin hydrated every second of the day. Your skin can be

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Melanoma Monday

Melanoma Monday

Reducing your risk May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and, according to The Skin Cancer Foundation, five million people are treated for skin cancer annually; in the last 30 years, more people have had skin cancer than every other type of cancer combi

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Learning the Signs of Melanoma

Learning the signs of melanoma

What to watch for For people with moles, learning to identify clues that indicate melanoma is vital. These markings are generally harmless, but occasionally can become cancerous. However, with proper education and a quick self-check a few times a yea

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Causes of Discoloration

Causes of discoloration

Age doesn't have to come with spots Discoloration, often referred to as hyperpigmentation, is uneven dark spots or patches (not freckles) on your skin. These skin discolorations can be caused by acne breakouts, hormonal shifts, birth control or sun e

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Effects of Smoking on the Skin

The effects of smoking on the skin

Your habit impacts more then you may think The effects of cigarettes reach nearly every organ of the body, including the skin. The sooner a smoker puts down the cigarettes, the sooner the body will begin healing from the damage of the nicotine and va

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Take control of how you age

It's not all about genetics Myth: You have no control over how your skin will age – it’s all genetics.While it’s true that genetics play a role, there are many other factors in determining how your skin will age. Things like sun exp

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The Truth About Tanning Beds

The truth about tanning beds

No tanning bed is safe Myth: Tanning booths are safe as long as they don’t contain UVB rays.Indoor tanning is a highly dangerous activity that increases skin cancer risks dramatically. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harva

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Why You Should Wash Your Face Before You Go to Bed

Why you should wash your face before you go to bed

Fall asleep with a clean slate   Myth: It’s not a big deal if I go to sleep before I take off my makeup.It’s incredibly important to wash your face before you go to sleep at night – keeping makeup on overnight can clog your por

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The Green Scene

The green scene

Dedicated to being environmentally friendly   PCA SKIN not only strives to be forward-thinking in the innovation and development of our products, but also in how we source our raw materials, the packaging materials we choose as well as the

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Customized Daily Care for Optimal Results

Customized daily care for optimal results

Tailored to your unique needs   PCA SKIN daily care products are carefully formulated to work together in a cohesive regimen. Since each person’s skin represents a unique combination of their DNA, environment, lifestyle choices and pr

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Sleep Your Way to Healthy Skin

Sleep your way to healthy skin

Your nighttime Z's do more than just help rest your mind and body   Getting a good night’s sleep is essential to skin health; not getting enough sleep actually ages your skin. A lack of sleep causes puffiness, dark circles under the eyes,

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4 Things to Do Everyday for You Skin

4 things to do everyday for your skin

Healthy, glowing skin is the result of daily habits   1. Wear a broad spectrum SPF: Wearing a sunscreen every day is one of the best things you can do to maintain youthful skin. Exposure to UVA and UVB rays is the biggest contributor to prematur

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Can My Skincare Product Stop Working

Can my skincare products stop working?

The myth about tolerance and what to do about it   It’s happened to the best of us — we buy products that initially work almost miraculously well. After a while, though, results seem to taper off and be less dramatic. So, is it true?

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Adult Acne Is Real

Adult acne is real

Nighttime use of vitamin A for clear skin   Myth: You'll eventually outgrow acne.Not necessarily. Acne is a real concern for many adults. Just because you had acne as a teen, doesn’t mean you’ll have acne as an adult; and just becaus

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Why You Shouldnt POP Pimples

Why you shouldn't pop pimples

At-home popping can create a slew of problems, making professional care vital in acne treatment   We all hate breakouts when they occur, and it can be very tempting to squeeze them in an attempt to get rid of them quickly – but there are p

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Seasonal Product Swaps

Seasonal product swaps

Transitioning from winter to spring   As the colder winter months lead into the warmer spring months, some may not realize that the moisturizers in their daily regimens might need to transition along with the seasons. While a heavier moisturizer

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Summer Skin Prep

Summer skin prep

Is your skin ready for warmer weather?   As the weather slowly starts to heat up, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about prepping your skin for the warmer summer months before the season is in full swing. By preparing the skin appro

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Skin Cancer at a Glance

Skin cancer at a glance

Things everyone should know about skin cancer   Melanoma is the second most common cancer found in adolescents. Five or more sunburns in a lifetime can double the risk of melanoma. Just one severe burn as a child could double an adult’s l

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Uva Vs Uvb Rays

UVA vs. UVB rays

Both UVA and UVB rays cause damage to your skin, but in different ways. UVB rays penetrate the top layer of your skin, while UVA rays penetrate deeper layers of your skin. There’s a simple trick to remembering your rays in the letters themselve

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Make Spf a Part of Your Daily Routine

Make SPF a part of your daily routine

Protecting your skin: rain or shine   Myth: You don't need sunscreen on a cloudy day.   You should wear sunscreen every day. Ninety-five percent of the UV exposure the average person receives is able to pass through clouds, glass and clothe

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Science Is Beautiful

Science is beautiful

Scientific support across the board   Keeping skin youthful, healthy and beautiful is a science. Each person’s skin is a unique combination of their DNA, lifestyle choices and skin care habits. By treating each patient as an individual and

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What Is Rosacea

What is rosacea?

The top 4 questions answered!   What is Rosacea?   Rosacea is a chronic skin condition that can cause sensitivity, excessive flushing, persistent redness, broken capillaries and breakouts. Often times this condition is mistaken for allergie

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Is the SPF in your makeup enough to protect your skin?

Raise your hand if you use makeup with an SPF in it. Now, raise your hand if you don’t apply sunscreen under your powder or foundation. You’re not alone – 70% of women don’t wear sunscreen every day, many of them assuming that

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Skin Cancer and Darker Skin Tones

Skin cancer and darker skin tones

What you need to know to prevent skin cancer   It’s a common myth that people with darker skin tones don’t need to wear sun protection, but harmful UVA/UVB rays from the sun penetrate all skin tones and types. This is a dangerous mis

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Psoriasis 101

Psoriasis 101

What is psoriasis? And how do you treat it? Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that causes recurring raised, red, scaly patches to appear on the skin. An outbreak of these patches is often accompanied by itchiness, irritation, redness and hypersensit

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Jillian’s Anti-Aging Super Routine

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The 3 caffeine benefits in skin care

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