Yes, maskne. The term is as irritating as the actual condition of mask induced acne. As if you needed more stress in your life—in 2020 an unfortunate side effect of being a conscientious human is acne. Why do bad things happen to good people??

Thankfully, with a few adjustments you can regain peace and tranquility in your skin and keep maskne at bay. Read on!

It’s summer now so face oils are out, right? Nope! Here’s why you should stay committed.

Face oils add crucial vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants that our skin needs no matter what the temperature is outside.

Two words: Air Conditioning. You know it will be blasting. And guess what—that dries out your skin! Face oils keep the moisture in your skin from evaporating into thin air.

Using a face oil can actually reduce oilyness, yes really! Our skin will produce oil if it doesn’t feel hydrated. Giving your skin the oil it wants in your skincare routine keeps it from overproducing the extra oil and sebum you don’t want.

BUT you can consider switching to a lightweight or dry oil like Freck Beauty Cactus Seed Dry Serum. Its hero ingredient—Prickly Pear Seed Oil—is a powerful anti-inflammatory and healing oil that will not only hydrate, but also calm redness, help heal sunburn and lighten sun spots.

And doesn’t that sound like an ideal summer oil to you? Yep, me too! I’ve been using this oil for a while now, and when I put it on I can literally see the redness melt away. 10/10 recommended!⁠

Shop Freck Lil Prick and our other nourishing face oils – click the image to learn more!

So many of our friends are setting intentions for 2020, checking in with their deepest desires and coming up with ways to live their values more authentically in their daily lives. Which is a lovely way to replace the tired trope of  “resolutions” that generally crop up every year. “New Year New You” is actually unbelievably toxic–please, please stop with that. Healthy growth is gradual and organic–it happens everyday with every experience. But we want to stress this point–the YOU on December 31st is the same YOU on Jan1–which is to say–beautiful, wonderful and worthy of respect and adoration. 

We hope your intentions this year includes appreciating yourself more. Giving yourself the rest and replenishment necessary to rise to the challenges when presented with opportunities. And be the ultimate keeper of yourself and all your physical and emotional needs, because no one is going to take care of you like you can. 

Enjoy 2020 and always, always be good to yourself, queen!

Party on!