Do you ever feel like you might be more than one skin type? The beauty industry keeps us locked into skin types and categories that don’t account for our own unique state of well-being. Traditionally, this industry developed skincare around changing the way your skin functions, instead of looking at how to aid your skin …
Reject the Skin Type Box, Learn How to Analyze Your Skin Like an Esthetician Read More »
As estheticians, we know the struggle in finding a skincare brand that aligns with all of the holistic practices we believe in. After years of frustration with the results of her own services, our founder Justine developed a new way of treating her clients’ skin. Instead of using squeeze and apply formulas, she created Botnia’s …
Why I chose Botnia Skincare for My Treatment Room Read More »
Do you usually let your face mask dry out on your skin before removing it? We’re taught to think a mask is “done” when it’s dry but what that’s really doing is pulling the moisture from the stratum corneum (the protective, outermost layer of our epidermis) and allowing it to dry out, depleting your skin …
Do You Let Your Face Mask Dry on Your Skin? We Say No! Read More »
If we had to choose one plant to represent Botnia, it would be Rose Geranium. Our power plant holds many benefits for the skin, but that’s not the only reason why we love it so much. If you look a little closer at a rose geranium leaf, you may notice some of the similarities between …
Why Does Plant-Based Skincare Work? Because We Are Nature. Read More »
To mix, or not to mix? For my fellow estheticians out there, you may ask yourself this question while crafting up your apothecary style facial, whether it’s the mask you’re mixing or the modalities you’re choosing. If you’re a Botnia esthetician or are thinking about bringing on Botnia as a new line for your business, …
Active skincare sounds appealing when you hear skin experts talk about ingredients that offer immediate results . . . but is this term just another marketing gimmick? Typically prescribed for fading dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and brightening the skin, niacinamide (a form of vitamin B3) is all over the market. Along with retinol, vitamin C, and …
Feeling like a flaky croissant rather than a glazed donut these days? Flakiness, itchy irritated cracked skin, wrinkles, and fine lines – these are just some of the symptoms you might be feeling if you have dry or dehydrated skin. During the colder months of the year, even the oiliest skin can still feel dry …
Botnia’s Holistic Esthetician Breaks Down Dry vs. Dehydrated Skin Read More »
Toner before serum? Oils before or after moisturizer? How many steps do I really need in my skincare routine? There’s truly no one “right” way to layer skincare. It’s just not possible with how unique all of our skin is! But we’re here to share some general guidance for layering skincare and why we recommend …
Well, here we are . . . at the end of another year. No matter what you’ve experienced, we can say that we’ve all grown as humans in different ways. And as people with big dreams, goals, and plans, one of the most common mistakes we forget to do before barreling forward is to pause, …
In part one of this blog series, we learned how our emotions physically affect our bodies and how and why our skin breaks out when we’re stressed. (Catch up on part one here.) We sat down with our in-house herbalist Isabella and her friend and colleague, craniosacral therapist Nisa Brown, who offered tips for making …
Nervous System and Holiday Hormones (Part 2: New Year) Read More »
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