SiO Skincare Blog

Let’s just go ahead and face it: we all get dry, flaky skin sometimes. It’s harder to avoid than that chocolate walnut brownie that’s been shooting you sultry looks from within the glass case at your local coffee shop. Maybe your knees and elbows are getting scaly, or maybe you’ve got dry facial skin. Whatever the case may be, we’ve all had to deal with dry, flaky skin before. While everyone can relate to this...

Everyone knows that the older you get, the more wrinkles start to creep up on your face. But is it just us, or did nobody warn you that your chest would crinkle like a sheet of discarded tissue paper just as soon as—or even faster than—your face? What gives? If you’re like us, you’re spending more than your fair share of time and money on a solid facial regimen… and...

If you follow beauty blogs and magazines even peripherally, you probably feel like there’s a new skincare step in the spotlight every couple of months. (Where in the alphabet are we with the BB creams now?) Suffice to say, cleansing and moisturizing are a no brainer—but amid all the noise, there’s one other crucial step when it comes to achieving a radiant complexion: the face serum. Serums are touted as...

Tired of hearing “What’s wrong?” from co-workers or getting glares from strangers on the street? You just might be suffering from RBF (resting you-know-what face, in case you missed it!). More often than not if you’re over the age of 40, the root cause is marionette lines. Marionette lines are some of the most commonly lamented wrinkles for women middle-aged and older, though they can grace our faces as early...

Smile lines and laugh lines? So not funny. Although laugh lines can appear both around the mouth and near the eyes, science shows that nasolabial creases, aka the lines that form from the outer nostrils to the corners of the mouth, are the strongest indicator of a person’s perceived age. In other words, as humans, we subconsciously determine a person’s age based on the severity of those lines more than...

Let’s talk forehead wrinkles. We all know that the dreaded lines are a normal part of the aging process. Time is not always on our side. But as it turns out, in this case, there are many things we can control—not only to prevent wrinkles from forming in the first place but also to treat existing lines. If there’s one great thing about aging, it’s that the older you get,...

“Turkey neck,” “neck wattle,” “double chin”... How can we love the skin below the chin with nicknames like that? Well, most of us don’t—but the reality is that saggy neck skin is a pretty inevitable result of aging and genetics, two things we have little control over. The skin on our necks is drier, thinner, and muscularly weaker than the skin on our faces—so, it’s especially prone to the effects...

There are plenty of nice things about getting older, but wrinkles on and around the lips are, unfortunately, not one of them. Whatever you may call them—lip lines, lipstick lines, or smoker’s lines—they’re all the same: pesky creases that surround the mouth as we age, which are greatly exacerbated by lifestyle factors. Although the mouth is one of the first spots to start showing signs of aging, we so often...

Did anyone else try the viral FaceApp when it came out? Highly controversial, yes, but possibly the worst part about it was the frighteningly realistic image of your future weathered self that’s forever seared into your brain. It’s fake, sure, but one thing they nailed in a very real way? The chest wrinkles. Although crepey skin usually makes an appearance there when we hit our 40s, it can show up...

Many women don’t think twice about spending half an hour (or longer) in front of the mirror to care for the skin on their faces. But, are you giving your décolletage the attention it deserves? The décolletage is a decidedly feminine body part. After all, it’s revealed to some degree by most of the necklines that we see today. Unfortunately, as we age, it can also be increasingly difficult to...

You know the feeling. You wake up one day and just can’t believe your eyes.... literally. Crow’s feet are one of the most common skin complaints, and they can show up as early as mid- to late-20s, deepening as years go on. But where do these unwelcome visitors come from, and how can we send them back where they belong? We’ve got the scoop. What Causes Crow’s Feet Around Your...