VanuHealth·Oct 30Skin Supplements Graded: Zinc, Vitamin C, Omega-3 and Astaxanthin ComparedThe supplement aisle makes a simple promise: take this, and your skin will look better. Most of the promises are quieter than the…
VanuHealth·Oct 30Tremella: The Snow Mushroom in Your Serum and the Lab Evidence Behind ItWalk through the ingredient list of enough serums and you will start to feel you are in a forest. Seaweed, mushrooms, plant extracts…
VanuHealth·Oct 30Alpha-Arbutin and an Even-Looking Tone: What a Brightener Is Actually DoingFew words in skincare carry more weight than brightening. For many people, a more even-looking tone is a real and reasonable concern, and…
VanuHealth·Oct 30Copper Peptides and the Wound Studies Your Serum Does Not MentionCopper peptides have one of the more interesting research histories in skincare. The best-known example, copper tripeptide-1, has real…
VanuHealth·Oct 30The Bottle You Cannot Buy Yet: What a Rosewater Waitlist Says About Wanting ThingsA bottle you cannot buy yet has a strange kind of pull. The Rosewater Facial Mist is not for sale. Its listing on the VanuHealth site says…
VanuHealth·Oct 28Nutrient Density Scores Compared: Where VH-NCR Fits Among Food Ranking SystemsEvery food ranking is a set of choices. Someone decides which nutrients count, how much each one matters, how to handle calories, and what…
VanuHealth·Oct 28Do AGEs Age Your Skin? What the Research Says About Dietary GlycationAdvanced glycation end-products, or AGEs, have a reputation as one of the hidden drivers of skin aging. They form when sugars bond to…
VanuHealth·Oct 28Skincare Peptides, Graded by the Studies: Which Ones Have Human Trials?Peptide serums promise firmer skin, smoother lines and better collagen, and most labels list the peptides by long technical names. Few…
VanuHealth·Oct 28What Stem Cell Treatments Cost by Body Part, and What Regulators SayStem cell clinics advertise everything from knee repair to anti-aging, and the prices vary as widely as the promises. A patient asking…
VanuHealth·Oct 28Sunlight and Your Skin: UVA, UVB, and Vitamin D in a Canadian WinterSunlight does two opposite things to your skin at the same time. The ultraviolet light that starts vitamin D production in the skin is also…