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Alexis's Berry Tart Recipe

My daughter, Alexis, concocted this wonderful berry tart recipe that I am proud to share with all of you. Baking has been a wonderful way for my fa...

Hunkered Down And Committed to Fight Covid-19

We write from our nearly hermetically sealed office in Venice, CA where we're disinfecting, keeping people remote and socially distanced. Some amon...

The Volto Urbano Regimen Adaptation for Soap

Our alternate regimen for soap users no matter where you are in the U.S. and for almost every skin type: Start with our Cleansing Oil. Our cleans...

A Skin-care Newbie's Journey Vol.3 - Facial Hair and Skin Care

I have two adult sons and both these young men sport facial hair of varying lengths and styles. Until we started VU, I hadn't considered how skin c...

Soap, Viruses and Skincare

While clearly not the time for panic or letting our fears run wild, we are feeling the effects of the spreading virus in California. The other nigh...

Clean, Natural, Organic, Vegan - Which Skincare is Safest and Best?

It's everywhere in skincare these days - "Clean is best", "Natural skincare that really works", "Organic is safest" - all are super positive messag...

A Toner That Fights Pollution & Refreshes On The Go

As we move through the day, our faces brave those ever-present environmental aggressors. When we need a re-balancing pick-me-up or find ourselves i...

Skin Dullness Remedy

If you've noticed your skin isn't as healthy and fresh as it had been and you want to add an extra boost to your recovery, we've created a fast-tra...

A Skin-care Newbie's Journey Vol. 2 - Ugh! More Grooming Steps? Really?

As you may already know from Vol.1, I am a VU co-founder and still finding my way through the skin care jungle like most modern men who see there i...

The Problem with Parabens

Parabens are a family of five related anti-bacterial and anti-fungal preservatives used for many decades in skin care and cosmetic products. Long c...

How to deal with Jetlagged Skin

Call it vanity if you must, but I don't want to look jetlagged even when I am. When I've just flown hours and hours to meet people for business or ...

FREE Solution to Porch Piracy

It's that sinking feeling: You took the time to buy amazing products from us. We packed them with thoughtfully selected samples in our gorgeous sh...

Air Pollution Accelerates Skin Aging

Doesn't sound too scary until you see the study Chemberry1 just released. This study, on the heels of the United Nations 2018 study that concluded ...

Free Radicals Damage Skin!

While sounding like the hokey headline for a Hollywood disaster film - in the skin world it's a factual statement about how our own cells are repro...

How To Deal With Smog and Smoke Skin Damage

Among the worst pollutants for our faces are smog and smoke. We've formulated a specialized attack plan to help jump start your skin's natural repa...

Moisturizing Skin Oils

When it comes to moisturizing our faces, we have two broad choices - creams/lotions and oils. Today, we're looking at moisturizing oils and the imp...

Toners That Exfoliate

Modern day toners are becoming a vital part of skin care regimens because they: Best prepare skin to absorb the treatments and moisturizers we use...

Cleansing Foams That Hydrate

We all have our rules-of-thumb for snap decisions - and we really need them. Otherwise, we'd be stuck in perpetual contemplation over every little ...

About Our Packaging: Sustainability

We embrace our responsibility to limit our carbon footprint and contribution to crowded landfills by: Considering the safety of our customers firs...

Why Cleansing Oils Matter

Most people do not associate oil with clean skin, because we typically want to remove the excess oil from our skin - not add to it. Well, it turns ...

Guide to the Volto Urbano Skin Care Formula Antioxidants

How do topical antioxidants make a difference to our skin health? According to the deep catalog of scientific research we've reviewed1, various fam...

Where You Live Is As Important As Your Skin Type

Climate-defense skincare also addresses seasonal changes and skin type, also based on geo environment

A Skin-care Newbie's Journey Vol.1.5 - The Steps in a Skincare Regimen or Routine

There are scientific reasons for keeping this regimen thing highly regimented to get the best results. What I've learned is detailed further below,...

Why Double Cleansing is Important

The environment hits our faces, embedding itself in both our skin and the oils our skin produces. Each of these surfaces needs its own approach to ...

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