Sun Health

Skin Care Ingredients You Should Never Mix

Medical grade ingredients are now more available than ever, and we have access to a plethora of products that can turn our meager bathroom medicine cabinet into a full-blown spa! Hooray! 💆🏻‍♀️ But there are some times when too much of a good thing isn’t always a good thing. Kind of like Aunt Shelly and bottomless mimosas.

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Are You Making These Common Skin Care Mistakes?

5 Skin Sins

1. Washing your face with hot water

2. Letting your face dry between steps

3. Towel drying your face

4. Dispensing oils onto your hand and then your face

5. Putting product on in the incorrect order

Are you making any of these common skin care mistakes? 😲 That’s ok...we were too. Here’s why they could be aging your skin and what to do about it.

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5 Ways To Make Sure Your Sunscreen Is Effective

We love the enthusiasm behind skin care these days, and the amount of DIY-facials and skin care tricks we see on social media! Suddenly everyone is slapping their faces, gua sha-ing, and becoming mad scientists in their bathrooms. But there are a couple trends that could be doing more harm than good, for instance, mixing your sunscreen with oils to make a more even spread and dewy finish. Read on to find out why that could be setting you up for UV damage, and for four more sunscreen tips.

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All About Sunscreen

The back of a sunscreen bottle can sometimes look like a foreign language. Do you know what all of it means? Then why are you putting it on your skin? Here, Araya walks you through the 6 things to look for in a sunscreen.

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The ABC's of UVs

Do you know your UVs? The sun emits 3 types of UV rays, and each damage the skin in different ways. Learning how each one works can help you to protect your skin. If you are looking to prevent aging, block UVA rays. If you are worried about skin cancer and burning, protect against UVB rays. For both, chose Araya!

UVA rays are the longest wavelengths and account for approximately 95 per cent of the UV radiation reaching the Earth's surface. They can penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and are the culprits behind the break down of important skin proteins,...

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