The Smooth Side Of Hair Removal

The Smooth Side Of Hair Removal

With summer officially upon us, I have (not surprisingly) been performing far more hair removal (epilation) services.  The epilation services performed at Skincare By Di include waxing, sugaring, and tweezing.  While most people look forward to these services about as...
Eat Your Sunscreen

Eat Your Sunscreen

We’ve all been warned repeatedly about the dangers of sun damage, from  sunburn, to hyperpigmentation, to skin cancer.  We’ve slathered on handfuls of sunscreen.  There is, however, another tack to take in the battle against sun damage, and it tastes good.  Edible SPF...
The Truth About Chemical Peels

The Truth About Chemical Peels

When I was working with Amazon Local to put together an online deal, I suggested a chemical peel as an option.  “You don’t want to do that,” the account representative told me, “people get scared at the idea of chemical peels.”  The more I thought about this, the more...

“Healthy Tan” – An Oxymoron

  I am fortunate to have grown up in a beach town.  Every summer (and by summer I mean as soon as the sun broke through the clouds, no matter what time of year it happened to be), my friends and I would spend hours lying in the sun, coating ourselves with baby...
To Join Or Not To Join?

To Join Or Not To Join?

The commercial says that “membership has its privileges.”  But does it really?  With more and more day spas offering monthly memberships, it’s tempting to sign up.  After all, you’re getting a treatment (usually a massage or facial, though I’m focusing on the facials...
Laugh Lines? Not Actually That Funny…

Laugh Lines? Not Actually That Funny…

They are endearingly called “laugh lines”, yet the vast majority of people who come to see me are definitely not laughing about them.  Wrinkles, uneven pigmentation, rough skin, and loss of elasticity are all signs of skin aging. Structural and cellular changes...