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Too much exfoliation is a common mistake of many of my clients. They feel they need to "scrub" their face clean and use facial brushes or coarse facial scrubs to do so. And often the people that scrub the most are the same ones who have irritated, red, flakey skin. Coincidence? No. I say that a good cleanser, tepid water, and your fingertips is all you really need to get clean, that is unless you are working as a coal miner or something equally dirty. Harsh scrubbing can destroy the skin's natural barrier function and we need our barrier function....

A lot of my clients have been complaining about dry skin as well as dry patches,...itchy skin...ugh. I get it. Summer does a number on your skin. Between using the A/C and swimming the the pool or ocean, our skin can take a beating. Here are a some easy tips to help: 1. When you go swimming, pat your skin dry right away before the water has a chance to evaporate. When we spend a lot of time in the water and then get out, the water evaporates from our skin and often takes with it some of our natural...

I'm so excited to launch the Julia Elizabeth Olsson site! I finally have an online store where I can carry and discuss the products in which I believe! I haven't yet had a chance to add all my lines or goodies to the site,  but I wanted to make sure to start with one of my all time favorite skin care lines, Hale & Hush. Hale & Hush is a line of products dedicated to "Sensitive Skin," but I honestly use these products on ALL my clients at different times. These products are effective for a wide spectrum of conditions,...