Moisturizers are key to maintaining healthy, youthful skin. They keep skin hydrated and supple, improve skin tone and texture, protect the skin against environmental damage, and encourage normal shedding of epidermal scales to make the skin appear smoother. There are hundreds of moisturizers on the market – all claiming to have miraculous properties. Basically, a … Continue reading »
5 Essential Elements for Anti-Acne Care
Since 85% of American teenagers have blemished skin — and 20% of American adults — it’s important to understand how blemishes develop and learn about five very important elements for anti-acne skin care. How blemishes develop. 1. Normally, oil (sebum) is transported up the follicle and out, carrying shed skin cells. 2. Sometimes the dead … Continue reading »
5 Steps to Skin that Stays Lovelier Longer
As skin ages, its elasticity weakens, causing wrinkles and other signs of aging to appear. Cell renewal slows, collagen production slowly decreases, and dead skin cells slough less efficiently. Our skin is at the mercy of the many forces we exert on it: sun, harsh weather, and our own bad habits. Luckily we can take steps … Continue reading »
Annemarie Börlind Honors World Fair Trade Day
In honor of World Fair Trade Day, May 12th this year, we are featuring some of the projects Börlind supports to foster economic growth and sustainability in Third World nations. Responsibility and sustainability have always been central to the Borlind philosophy. Annemarie Börlind is committed to obtaining natural raw materials from socio-ecological projects that follow … Continue reading »
Sensitive Skin: What to Avoid & What to Select in Beauty Products
Spring not only brings warmer weather, longer weather, blooming flowers, and budding trees but also the onset of allergic reactions for many people, including flare-ups of skin sensitivities. Studies show that over 50% of women feel they have sensitive skin, and the number is growing. Time for some pointers on how to protect your skin … Continue reading »
12 Nutrients for Your Best Skin Health
When it comes to skin health, the outside definitely reflects the inside. A proper diet will visibly improve the health of skin and go a long way to ensuring that it remains young, supple, and glowing with vitality. Everyone knows that drinking enough water is key to flushing toxins from the skin and the body. … Continue reading »
Every day is Earth Day at Börlind.
Recently we shared ten simple steps you can take to improve the environment. At Börlind, we constantly strive to preserve our environment in all phases of product manufacturing. Annemarie Börlind has been focused on preserving the environment since before Earth Day was created in 1970. In fact, that’s been our focus since at least 1959. … Continue reading »
7 Tips for Safe Use of Your Beauty Care Products
Last week this blog discussed guidelines for discarding old makeup. Today , we would like to focus on ways you can ensure safety of beauty products while they are in use. 1. Wash hands and cleanse your face before applying beauty products. 2. Sharpen pencils before each application to help remove germs from the tip. … Continue reading »
Spring cleaning for your makeup bag!
Spring is here – time for spring cleaning … not just of your house but of your beauty products. Beauty products and makeup go bad over time. It is important to know when to discard them and signs to look for that indicate that they are no longer safe to use. The clock starts on … Continue reading »
4 Benefits of Natural Makeup Versus Synthetic
People have been decorating themselves for over 6000 years and, for most of this history, products came from natural sources. Makeup has come a long way from smearing flower petals, leaves, and moistened earth pigments on the face and body since then. Today makeup lasts longer, colors remain stable, residue don’t stain clothes, and many … Continue reading »
