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How to Protect your Skin from DNA Damage Caused by the Sun

Yep, you heard right. The sun can actually damage your DNA! Sunlight is a form of electromagnetic energy. You also have to worry about photons – particles of energy that hurtle through space into our atmosphere, crash into our bodies and penetrate our skin. This is what’s called direct DNA damage. The other way in which the sun can damage our DNA is when it changes the molecules inside our cells’ nucleus into free radicals. These free radicals then negatively change our DNA, something referred to as indirect damage. These injuries, caused by direct and indirect damage, are called ‘dimers’. So what can we do about it? The challenge with a...

How To Beat Winter Dryness with Lamelle

A nice glass of red by the fire. Snuggling in bed with a book. There is a lot to love about winter. Alas, as the temperatures drop, so does the humidity level. Then, the dry, winter air tries to even the status quo by drawing moisture from whatever it can, including you! This way your skin feels so much drier in winter. It’s definitely not all in your head. It’s just science. Lamelle Skin Care To make things worse, many of us tend to take longer, much hotter showers or baths during the chillier months. Again, this isn’t good news for your skin because these can cause the type...