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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 ...

Moisturizer Choices - How to Choose and How to Adjust

The finishing touch to most regimens, moisturizers play several important roles: Protect our skin from moisture loss; Help to draw the moisture fr...

What's My Skin Type?

We developed the VU product line to address most skin types and one skin condition often mistaken as a skin type: dehydrated skin. Knowing where yo...

Eye Firming Ingredients - What Works

The skin around our eyes is thin, delicate and suffers from our eyes' constant micro-movements. It's both where our skin often first shows dullness...

pH Balance and the Acid Mantle

While sounding a bit like the title for a twisted superhero movie, pH balance and the Acid Mantle is actually an intimate relationship story inside...

When Barriers Are Good

Good barriers bring to mind structures that keep stuff: In - like a dam that holds water; and Out - like our atmosphere that keeps sun radiation ...

Antioxidant-Rich, Self-Adjusting Moisturizers

So many moisturizers, so many choices, can one can do it all for most of us? We've formulated our "smart" Face Cream to work in most of the environ...

Why Eye Creams Are Important

When it comes to the delicate skin around our eyes, we need to take the discussion all the way to the molecular level where technology is transform...

Vitamin C Serums - What Makes A Great One

Scientists have for decades demonstrated vitamin C's benefits for our skin. They have also demonstrated how difficult it is to harness those benefi...

What's The Deal with Vitamin A?

If you've read about Retinol, you've read about Vitamin A. Vitamin A naturally occurs in our bodies, providing key therapeutic and antioxidant prop...

Protection from Blue Light Skin Damage

Across the world, scientists experiment with elements in our environment searching for the culprits behind skin dulling and damage. Among the lates...

How to Deal with Airplane Cabin Air

Because my work and family often take me far from home I've found the one indoor environment that's worst for my skin - pressurized airplane cabin...

A Skin-care Newbie's Journey Vol.1 - I Have A Crisis

Hi everyone, I'm Mark, a VU co-founder and my experience learning about skin care is something I will be sharing with men, women and whomever is al...

The Role Of Antioxidants in Skin Care

No matter where we live and work, our skin is exposed to a variety of environmental irritants that include: Sunlight; Dryness/humidity; Air/water ...

Fragrance and Skin Care Products - Our Perspective

Should skin care products smell? How does it affect the experience? Is there one solution for everyone? Adding Fragrance to Skin Care Products We f...

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