Bexi's Blog

  • I Have Sjogren's.

    Huh?   Sjogren’s (SHOW-grins) affects 3 to 4 million Americans, 90% of whom are women, most of whom remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.  Sjogren’s...
  • The Dirt On “Clean Beauty"

    “Clean beauty” may be all the rage, but what exactly is it?  It’s just another marketing ploy.  Skincare marketing may appear to have changed, but,...
  • Clean Beauty: As Safe As The Wild West

    Your skin is your largest organ and it is dynamic, responsive, and multifunctional.It makes up 16% of your body mass; 24 pounds of skin, if you wei...
  • Marketing Misinformation, Misbranding, Misbehavior, and Mischief

    The skincare industry is worth big money, an estimated $171.7 billion globally and $21 billion in the US. (Statista)  Skincare companies spend roug...
  • Who Is Responsible For Substantiating The Safety Of Cosmetics? You Are.

    "People don't realize there is effectively no regulation of cosmetics."Representative Frank Pallone Jr., Democrat of New Jersey “Companies and indi...
  • Anti-aging, Peptides, and Health

    Aging is an inevitable, natural biological process.  We appreciate aging in art, food, wine and liquor, cars, buildings, and even nature, but few o...
  • Health Is Wealth

    Your body is designed to thrive with certain levels of stress, but, like food and almost anything else, too little and too much are harmful.  The c...
  • Choosing Skincare For Health

    What you put on your skin is as important as what you eat and breathe.  Just like using an air purifier or avoiding inflammatory foods, what you p...
  • Benzene in Sunscreen

    Edgewell Personal Care just voluntarily recalled an additional lot code of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 (20301CF).   UP...
  • Skin Care IS Health Care

    For most of us, the new year brings a renewed focus on improving our health. Eating better, exercising regularly, and getting more sleep are frequ...
  • On Anti-Aging

    War Against Aging;Inhumane, exploitative, destructive….Idolising youth, corrupting beauty,appreciating a blank slate, depreciating a life lived…Th...