If you love getting regular facials, perhaps you might have heard of the treatment called dermaplaning and wondered . . . is it really healthy for your skin? Dermaplaning is often said to result in glowy, “glass skin,” and is a treatment that offers to exfoliate and remove peach fuzz from your face. And honestly, …
Why Dermaplaning Peach Fuzz is Harmful for Your Skin Read More »
There are so many emerging clean, green, organic skincare, products, and beauty lines popping up everywhere and it might be your first time exploring your options and it can feel super overwhelming. Not to worry, you’re among friends! If you’re new to Botnia Skincare, we’d like to welcome you to our community of skin fanatics! …
We might be the only skincare company that won’t tell you that you need a vitamin C product in your skincare regime. Curious why we take this stance? Read on for our somewhat contrarian take on topical vitamin C products! In the beauty industry, vitamin C is touted as the “must-have” product in your skincare …
You have to do the work to get the results, as with anything in life. Whether it’s working out or changing your diet, the day-in, day-out repetitive actions you take get you the results you desire. And the reason’s simple: our bodies take time to respond. Did you know that it takes on average 21 …
Botnia Skincare, Balanced Nutrition for the Skin Read More »
At Botnia Skincare, we’ve formulated two different types of water-based products that balance the pH levels of your skin after cleansing: Toners and Hydrosols. You might be thinking: What’s the difference? Let’s keep it simple: A toner or hydrosol is used to bring your skin’s pH level back into balance after you’ve used a cleanser, …
BIG NEWS from the skincare industry. This summer, an independent quality control lab, Valisure, found benzene in 78 batches of sunscreen from a variety of well-known brands. Prominent sunscreen companies have since recalled all the products listed in the report. All of the manufacturers involved are under public and governmental scrutiny for negligence. Our cosmetic …
Botnia Skincare: Our Takeaways from the Benzene Recall Read More »
Botnia hand sanitizer, it’s here for you! While we wish our newest creation entered the world under different circumstances, we also recognize the huge need right now for hand sanitizers that are both good for our world and good for your skin . . . and in stock! We researched and tested various formulas before …
The words clean beauty are thrown around a lot, and like most marketing terms, they mean something different to each company using them. To me, clean beauty means that your skincare is free of harmful ingredients, that your skincare is naturally derived, and that your skincare is rooted in building the health of the skin …
I remember the moment it came to me–I was giving a facial and I thought, I wish I could just have simple pieced-out ingredients that I know won’t inflame this client’s skin. This little wish led me to so many discoveries and realizations. And, ultimately, to the birth of Botnia. The first finding from …
When the first sign of trouble hit my skin at age fourteen, large cysts seemed to appear overnight all over my face. I used everything anyone told me to try: from Noxzema pads to toothpaste to Dial soap. I took antibiotics, used benzoyl peroxide, and tried chemical peels. Nothing worked–in fact, my problem skin only …
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