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Practically everyone will suffer from acne breakouts at some point in their life, but are we all as educated as we could be about this common yet annoying condition? As it turns out, there are many myths and misconceptions about acne that may be keeping us from clearing up our skin more quickly. Below we’ve compiled some commonly-held misconceptions about …

Fortunately, keratosis pilaris, or KP, is not a life-threatening or contagious condition, but it can still be rather stubborn when it comes to treatment. But what ingredients are best when it comes to exfoliating KP skin? According to Dr. Cynthia Bailey, some of the best ingredients include urea, salicylic acid, and glycolic acid (Dr. Cynthia Bailey Skincare). Below we’ve briefly discussed …

If you have read through our blog even once, you know that we at ViaBuff love, love, love exfoliation, and we love designing efficient and affordable exfoliative tools even more. But we don’t limit our efforts just to exfoliation; we have also designed a Medical Applicator that allows you to apply moisturizers, sunscreen, medicines, and other topical products without worrying …

Exfoliation is needed if you want to slough away unsightly (and sometimes unhealthy) buildup of dead skin cells. When many of us suffer from hardened heels, we are quick to whip out our pumice stones and sand away at our flaky, hardened feet – but are pumice stones the best way to exfoliate your feet? ViaBuff investigates! Why Foot Pumices …

One of our favorite ingredients is salicylic acid, a powerful keratolytic ingredient that can exfoliate even extremely dry, hardened skin. However, salicylic acid isn’t just limited to exfoliating your skin; in fact, recent research has shown that salicylic acid can treat a variety of conditions ranging from acne to postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. Today we wanted to briefly share some of the …

Picking a good moisturizing serum seems easy enough – pick the one that has the most beneficial ingredients packed into one product, and you are good to go, right?. Names like “emollient” and “occlusive agent” are just fancier terms for moisturizers, right? Wrong! There are in fact several different types of moisturizing serums for your skin that are meant to …

For those of you with dry skin, you have likely perused online for hours on end trying to diagnose your condition. Unfortunately, there are several conditions featuring dry skin – psoriasis, eczema, xerosis, and ichthyosis, among many others, which often have numerous subtypes. Today, we wanted to tell you a little about ichthyosis, and how we at ViaBuff can help …

We at the ViaBuff office are still putting together our Christmastime shopping lists, but below we wanted to share seven essential products that we suggest you place in your friends’ and family’s stocking stuffers this year. 1. ViaBuff Body Exfoliator Although there are countless exfoliating loofahs, puffs, mittens, towels, and brushes available, few of them come close to matching the prowess …

While we love the sense of coziness and togetherness that wintertime brings, we absolutely detest the dry, cracked skin that comes with the season. We all know that our skin seems to become drier during the wintertime, but why exactly does it happen? Environmental Factors As the temperature drops, so does the general humidity. With lower humidity levels, the skin …

You may think that after perusing the ViaBuff blog, you know everything that there is to know about exfoliation. However, there are still many misconceptions that even the most knowledgeable exfoliation aficionado may harbor. Below we have compiled five of the most common things that you should know about exfoliation (but probably don’t). Your exfoliating buffs weren’t meant to last …