Transepidermal water loss, or TEWL, is an essential concept when considering skin dryness. Although often overlooked, TEWL is one of the main reasons why moisturizing the skin regularly - and with the right products - is a crucial step in kee
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Nutrition. Whether you love or loathe the topic, the reality is that what you eat (and what you don’t) affects your skin in different ways. While genetics and skin care habits play key roles in the health of your skin, good nutrition is also vital
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For many people, achieving and maintaining the perfect
sun-kissed glow, year-round, is an important part of feeling their best. However, the dangers associated with
ultraviolet exposure from the sun and other artificial sources have more and
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If you're reading this post, it's likely you can identify the characteristic appearance of crepey skin. Large areas of skin that were once smooth and taut, now appear paper thin, loose and wrinkled. And the name? It's derived from the fact that th
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Understanding the root cause of wrinkles and other signs of aging is an important first step before working to minimize them. Why? Because most of the signs of aging on our skin are caused by "extrinsic" or external factors, including unprotected
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It's common knowledge that pregnancy brings with it drastic changes to your body, but women are often surprised to learn just how big of an impact pregnancy can can have on their skin. After all, a whopping 90% of women are estimated to experience "s
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As women, we're often surprised to find that, just as we reach an age where anti-aging skin care products begin taking on greater importance in our routine, acne begins rearing its ugly head. If you count yourself among those dealing with acne in
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If you've already optimized your skin care routine but are eager to achieve faster results, you may be wondering if there's something more you can be doing for your skin. While we always recommend setting up an appointment with a licensed esthetic
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We're guessing there is a good chance you've heard vitamin C recommended as a must-have ingredient in your skin care routine. Throughout the past five years, vitamin C has held skin care "ingredient du jour" status in women's magazines and among m
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Chapped lips are the skin concern that packs a double punch: not only do they bring discomfort in the form of burning and tightness, they are also hard to hide, aesthetically-speaking. Cover chapped lips with lipstick and you'll find its character
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This week we introduce you to Maria, a Lexli customer who started using the line in March of 2020.Like so many of us, Maria reached her late 20s expecting her skin to outgrow some of the nuisances of her youth (think breakouts) while enjoying a fe
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Skin inflammation is implicated as a cause of many common skin complaints. Got an acne breakout? Inflammation plays a role. Prone to redness? Thank inflammation. Seeing an increase in skin hyperpigmentation? You guessed it, inflammation.
What i
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Dullness is one of those skin issues that slowly creeps up on you. You may not notice it on yourself until you’re admiring your teenager’s dewy complexion, look in the mirror and realize your skin looks flat and overall “blah.” The next thing you kno
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While makeup is a valuable tool in hiding skin imperfections like hyperpigmentation, scars or dark undereye circles, it unfortunately isn’t much help in disguising rough skin texture, which has a tendency to become more noticeable the more we try to
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The arrival of late fall and winter often brings with it the onset of skin “blahs.” Colder temperatures and reduced humidity throughout much of the country causes our skin - head to toe - to lose moisture at a faster rate, leaving it looking dull
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As face masks have become part of our regular wardrobe, so too have breakouts become a fact of life during the pandemic. In fact, acne breakouts attributed to mask-wearing have become so common that a term has even been coined to describe it: “mask
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Brides often feel they have a laundry list of skin concerns to tackle before walking down the aisle. We want our skin to be clear, hydrated, smooth, and prepped for the special day, ensuring it illuminates before, during, and after saying “I do.” Ach
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Our skin care routines are sacred. It’s okay to admit it! If your favorite part of the day is running through your skin care regimen every morning and evening, you’re in good company. Creating a skin care routine with products and steps that make
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We're excited to share with you today a guest post from Emily Polner who blogs at No Repeats or Hesitations, where she offers fashion and beauty tips. We asked Emily to share with us the best skin care advice she ever received. Take a look at
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This week has felt like quite the year, hasn't it?
Regardless of where you are in the world, you're likely being advised to practice social distancing or to even shelter-in-place, phrases that weren't in our lexicon just a month ago. If the
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It’s all over the news and social media - Coronavirus has arrived in the US. The spread of this new strain of the coronavirus has raised public attention to the importance of hand washing and the use of hand sanitizer to avoid illness. Unfortunate
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Much like our wardrobe, your skin care routine should change along with the seasons. With the drop in
temperatures and humidity,
our skin can suffer when winter arrives, which means that having a solid winter skin care routine is vital.
Lucki
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Taking a relaxing vacation is all fun and games until you break away from your skin care routine and expose yourself to a new environment, a combination that may have your skin looking and feeling out of sorts. While our skincare routines can be a
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When you get serious about taking care of your skin, the last thing you want to do is stymie the improvement you've achieved. That's seemingly why so many people ask us about the impact of makeup on their skin. Many of us apply makeup nearly as of
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For years we've heard that drinking at least eight, 8 ounce glasses of water each day is important to our health. And while water consumption is indeed essential to proper digestion and kidney function, regulation of body temperature and even join
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When cold weather strikes it can take its toll on our skin –
and the first area to show the effects of winter weather is often our hands. Coping
with the effects of dry skin is not only uncomfortable but when it’s at its
worst, it can be downri
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If, as a child, your upper arms were constantly marked by tiny, pimple-like white or red bumps that resembled goosebumps, you weren't alone. Called keratosis pilaris, this inherited but harmless skin disorder is estimated to affect 50% of adolesce
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Skin care products categorized as "toners" have been around for a long time. For many of us, the term may bring back teenage memories of applying harsh astringents to our face to help clear acne. While we may have thought that the burning feeling
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It’s a slippery slope when summer ends and kids go back to school. Before we know it Labor Day and Halloween have slipped by, fall fades to winter and we are deep in the holi-DAZE. Temperatures drop so you crank the heat in your car, house and off
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We know what you're thinking . . . it's only October. But throughout much of the country, temperatures have turned colder and humidity is on the descent, making now the perfect time to switch out your moisturizer to ensure your skin is hydrated an
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(A version of this post originally appeared on the blog in 2016.)
As if the cold of winter isn’t bad enough, the change in season can also wreak havoc on our skin in the form of dull appearance, rough texture, dryness, redness and itch
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Included with every Acne Kit order is a product insert that
encourages customers to take a “before” photo of their skin prior to beginning
the Lexli acne regimen and another after 30 days of consistent use. Doing so
helps them to appreciate
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Recently,
twenty-five-year old Julia Perkins reached out to us to share her skin transformation
story. The skin issues she struggled with are familiar to many of us. For that
reason, we were excited to learn more about Julia’s experience and ho
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Today’s skin care products have an incredible ability to
improve the health and aesthetics of your skin thanks to advances in ingredient
research and development. And while serums and creams formulated with peptides,
green tea, hyaluronic acid
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Battling a skin condition like eczema can be challenging and
frustrating—to say the least. With uncomfortable symptoms and sporadic flare-ups
that commonly show on visible places like face, hands, and feet, it’s likely
that someone who suffers
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