Need to Know: Dry Skin Essentials...

In the mid-70’s it was thought that the Stratum Corneum (SC), the outermost layer of your epidermis and your skin’s barrier, was biologically inert seen as something similar to a thin sheet of plastic covering the body. Over the last 30 years in particular the past 5 years scientists have discovered the biological and chemical activity of the SC is incredibly intricate and complex. Understanding the structure and function of our barrier is important because it is the key to healthy skin. Hydration is absolutely essential for proper functioning of the skin particularly...

What’s My Skin Type…? (Part 2)...

In consideration of us all developing our “skin whispering” skills, I do think some general classifications would be very helpful. Some of you may be familiar with the Fitzpatrick Skin Type scale; for others this will be new information. Fitzpatrick Skin Types categorize skin by color and determine how a skin type responds to the sun (through the amount of melanin present in the skin). This scale is used by dermatologists and some aestheticians to determine what an appropriate treatment would be for an individual, from lasers to facial peeling. We will use it to help...

What’s My Skin Type…? (Part ...

In the time since we launched Glimpse Skin Care there is one question that I hear (or read) from you more than any other—“What type of skin do you think I have?” I thought I would take a moment now to share my thoughts on “skin typing.” You may have heard me mention on occasion that the skin is a dynamic organ, and it is lucky for us that it is. Our skin has to accommodate stress that is placed upon it both from external and internal factors every minute of every day. With that, there are as many skin “types” as there are people on the earth, with each...

Glimpse: Amazing Breakthroughs, Unpreced...

Over the past seven-plus years, our not-so-small-anymore former startup company has made some amazing breakthroughs and reached unprecedented successes. Before XanGo, who knew what a mangosteen was? Did you? But think about this, in 2008, mangosteen was quoted as the “most copied superfruit” at the Natural Product Expo – one of the industry’s largest tradeshows. Now, it seems that in 2010 the “Queen of Fruits” has claimed her rightful place in the upper echelon of must-have fruits: January’s People magazine named mangosteen as one of the “Hot Food Trends...

Won Over by Glimpse Intuitive Skin Care,...

I have been completely won over by the Glimpse Intuitive Skin Care line by XanGo! In a former life I sold John Robert Powers cosmetics in the 1960’s, offered only in exclusive Department Stores. It was a beautiful, high quality line and fully committed to customer service. But unlike Glimpse was not ‘performance’ driven. Unsatisfied ever since, I welcomed this skin care and was very excited to give it a try. This is my story…. As many of you know, I started Glimpse when it became available in November of 2008. My litmus test was to see if Glimpse would tackle an...