The new biology of beauty reveals your skin to be an expression of the whole of you.

Our skin is obviously the most visible organ in the miraculous system of our bodies — and one of the largest too. For these traits, we should know more about our skin and its biology than any other organ, but unfortunately this is far from reality. Our skin is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood organs of the body, with less research dollars and hours committed to it than any other.

At the same time, in the US we spend $55 billion on cosmetics that bury our skin in a vast array of synthetic chemicals. On any given day, the average woman in western nations places more than 120 chemicals on their skin. Many of these chemicals are known to disrupt hormone signaling, damage the immune system, and even increase risk of cancer. This market is growing at 7% a year and quickly becoming one of the most long term, steady consumer markets in the world. (Reference.) It is time for a radical shift in our understanding and care for our skin.