IScience Skincare by Toyos Clinic

Acne is such a drag.  It can hit at any time, not just the teenage years.  The reasons behind acne are complex. Certainly, hormone play a factor during puberty and surprisingly, in pre and perimenopausal women as well.  Acne can be related to sweat and/or any products or garments that trap sweat or oils. How do you keep your face clean and clear?  One of the easiest ways is with the extremely portable iScience MultiHA pads. These pads are designed to be used daily or weekly as needed to help prevent and treat acne-prone skin. The textured pads ensure that...

Let me say this as gently as I can: the sun is not your friend.  I say this knowing full well that almost every single once of us looks better and healthier with a tan and a little pinkness on our cheeks and that tans can cover up cellulite and small varicose veins and that’s it’s fun to be out on the beach frolicking and soaking up all that sunshiney happiness.  What’s happening on a cellular level, though, is pretty ugly. UV rays are penetrating your skin prematurely aging it, causing dryness, creating wrinkles and causing pigment to clump together...

We’ve got definitive proof that people with moderate to advanced macular degeneration can help to preserve their vision by taking eye vitamins. Macular degeneration often runs in families, it’s more common in men and we know that smoking and high blood pressure make it worse. But what if it runs in your family? What can you do to prevent it? What if it doesn’t run in your family but you don’t want it or just want the best vision you can have? Power Eye macular vitamins can help with all those situations. It is a comprehensive formula based on the...

MIXTOMoist is one of our newest moisturizers. Because people have different skin types and moisture needs, our iScience line contains a variety of moisturizers for different skin needs and environments.  MIXTOMoist is made to be free of oils for acne-prone and combination skins to prevent the clogging of pores. One of the biggest myths in skin care is that those with acne prone skin should avoid moisturizers to avoid worsening breakouts. Not true.  Many medications used for acne (benzoyl, retinoids, toners even some antibiotics) will overly dry skin causing skin to become inflamed, which can trigger the body to further...

Summer’s here and that means it’s time for our annual update on sunblocks. I’n here to answer your most pressing questions about sun protection like: What’s the difference between sunscreens and sunblocks? What’s the difference between chemical and physical sunblocks? Does a certain SPF guarantee safety? And do some sunscreens ever CAUSE cancer?Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, is on the rise – it has tripled in recent decades --especially women under 40. Because ultraviolet rays found in sunlight and tanning beds are one the most important causes of DNA damage that leads to melanoma, you need to...