Skin Care

One of the easiest ways to keep your diet fresh and interesting is to change it with the seasons. If you’re not sure where to start with this, my book Eat Beautiful is a great place to get inspiration. I have divided it up by the four seasons, with plenty of ingredients to stock up […]

Image Credit @ Wendy Rowe Instagram Injectable treatments like Botox, dermal fillers, and other aesthetic procedures often come with an unwanted side effect: bruising. While bruises can be frustrating, they’re typically minor, manageable, and short-lived. Still, many people want to minimise their visibility, especially if they have a big event coming up. If you follow […]

Image Credit @ Camilla Akrans for Eat Beautiful Radiant skin starts from within. If you’ve read my book Eat Beautiful (if not, why not!), you’ll know that I believe in eating fresh, seasonal food based around key ingredients that are great for your skin. It’s never too late to start, so with the new season […]

At Skincare by Alana, we’re all about maximizing the results of your skincare routine. Without proper knowledge of the active ingredients in your product lineup, you could be missing out on potential skincare synergies. Or worse – a bad mixture could cause irritation and reverse the intended effects of the products. Maybe your new quarantine […]

You may not know it, but your skin is something of a hero to your body. As you go through your life, your skin is exposed to various dangers—harsh UV rays, external irritants, unhealthy air—that your skin is charged with protecting the rest of you from. In return, it only makes sense that we do […]

Did you know that one of the foods that you have in your fridge right now has been around since about 9000 BC? That’s right. Yogurt, a modern day breakfast champion and probiotic wonder, has been eaten for thousands and thousands of years and it hasn’t changed much since. Yogurt was once known as “the […]

Alternating skincare ingredients within the various products we use is not a new concept. But over the last year, attention has been showered upon a TikTok video by board-certified dermatologist Dr. Whitney Bowe, where she demonstrates the benefits of a method she labeled “skin cycling.” Skin cycling, a skincare method that disperses the use of […]

Cheilitis is one of the most annoying, obsessive-compulsion inducing conditions ever… it’s also known as chapped lips. Google’s overview tool estimates that there are over 3 million cases of chapped lips in the United States every year. Winter weather and wind can make even the most moisturized lips become dry, cracked, and painful. Sometimes though, […]

Starting a new acne treatment can feel like a fresh start—until your skin suddenly looks worse. Sound familiar? If you’ve noticed more breakouts just after beginning a new skincare routine, you might be experiencing something called skin purging. While frustrating, purging is actually a sign that your products are working beneath the surface. Understanding why […]

Yogis, herbalists, and naturalists are well aware of the practice of smudging. For those unfamiliar with the practice, smudging is a sacred Native American ritual practiced by multiple different tribes with slightly different expressions. The purpose and practice may vary from tribe to tribe, but the most mainstream form of smudging known today is practiced […]