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Get to Know Body Surge, a Restorative Full-Body Moisturizer Your Skin Will Soak Up

At Goldfaden MD, we believe that all of your skin—not just that on your face—deserves the VIP treatment, which is why we’re proud to add Body Surge to the Goldfaden MD Bodycare Collection. This hydrating and restoring body moisturizer works overtime to ensure that your skin stays quenched, firm, and radiant from top to toe, around the clock, all year round.

Keep reading to discover the key ingredients driving the biggest benefits in Body Surge. Plus: 3 tips to make sure your skin retains as much moisture as possible as you integrate this silky, fast-absorbing moisturizer into your full-body regimen.Meet the power players in Body Surge

As we began to formulate Body Surge, we wanted to make sure it provided a wealth of benefits for your skin. Of course, enhanced moisture takes first priority—but we also figured that increased firmness, radiance, and skin barrier protection sounded great and will look and feel even better.

Take a look at the main ingredients in Body Surge that work together to nourish and improve your skin from the neck down:

  • Watermelon Seed Oil packs deeply nourishing nutrients such as fatty acids, which not only provide but also lock in moisture so dryness won’t stand a chance. In addition, this botanical emollient enhances skin softness while helping to balance and strengthen your skin barrier.
  • Soap Bark Extract works its plant-powered magic to provide a surge of hydration and give skin a tighter, firmer, more supple appearance. If skin laxity is a concern, you’ll make great strides with this natural anti-aging hero.
  • Kakadu Plum is revered as the food with the highest natural vitamin C content in the world. When this highly concentrated ingredient is applied topically, benefits include everything from antioxidant protection and skin repair to an unbeatable glow.

Similar to all Goldfaden MD products, Body Surge is non-toxic and plant-powered, plus free of countless irritants, aggressors, and other unnecessary additives that your skin doesn’t need—including but not limited to parabens, silicones, gluten, alcohol, mineral oil, and synthetic colors and fragrances.

3 tips to enhance your body moisturizing routine

As wonderful as Body Surge is to hydrate, moisturize, and revitalize your skin, it never hurts to go the extra mile to ensure that your habits and entire routine complement your skin goals. With that in mind, we recommend adopting the following tips.

1. Be mindful of your shower routine

Avoid taking showers or baths with very hot water, as doing so can dry out your skin. Instead, lukewarm or cool water will help to boost both hydration and skin resilience. Plus, when you get out of the shower, tap (don’t rub) your skin dry with a towel.

2. Take advantage of the golden minute

The best time to apply Body Surge is when your skin is still slightly damp from a quick towel dry—ideally within 60 seconds of hopping out of the shower or bath. Applying body moisturizer within this “golden minute” allows you to benefit from the greatest hydrating and moisturizing potential, as dampness enhances absorption of the products you’ll soon apply. (For this same reason, we also advise applying serums and/or moisturizer when your face is still slightly damp after cleansing or using a facial spray like Mist RX.) With that said, you can still apply Body Surge whenever you need it throughout the day, enjoying relief from dryness and dullness.

3. Be consistent and round out your routine

As is the case with all skincare routines (or any healthy habit, for that matter), consistency is key. Apply Body Surge daily to witness improvements in your skin’s hydration, suppleness, and radiance. And while you’re at it, don’t forget to shop the full Goldfaden MD Bodycare Collection, which includes Doctor’s Body Scrub for in-tub exfoliation and Firm Believer for major elasticity-enhancing and circulation-boosting benefits.

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Kabocha & Ginger Soup with Creamy Coconut

We believe that radiant, healthy-looking skin starts from the inside out which is why we are so excited to share this mouthwatering recipe from one of our favorite nutritionists, Elissa Goodman. Renowned for her insanely delicious soup cleanses, Goodman is pioneering the landscape of how we view nutrition as a way to heal our bodies and mind.
Find the full recipe below for Goodman’s immune-boosting Kabocha & Ginger Soup with Creamy Coconut––it’s super easy to make! We promise you won’t be disappointed.
To learn more about Elissa Goodman check out her Detoxing Tips on The Daily Scrub.

Kabocha & Ginger Soup with Creamy Coconut 

 Serves 4-6 

Ingredients:

1 kabocha squash, halved with seeds removed
1 large yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small fennel bulb, cored and chopped
4 inches fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1 bay leaf
2 T. organic coconut oil
40 oz organic vegetable broth
1 tsp. Herbamare seasoning (could also use sea salt)
pinch sea salt
1 cup coconut cream
Juice and zest of 1 small, fresh lemon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Rub olive oil all over the squash, then place face down on the baking sheet and place in the oven.  Cook until tender, approx. 45-50 minutes.  Then remove squash and set aside until cooled.  Once cooled, you can scoop meat into a bowl and set aside.

In soup pot, heat coconut oil over medium heat.  Add the onion and fennel with the Herbamare seasoning (option to use sea salt). Saute until onions and fennel are softened, then add the garlic and ginger, stir often and cook another 5 minutes, until soft and fragrant. Add the bay leaves, scooped squash, vegetable broth and stir frequently bringing soup to a simmer for approximately 20 minutes.

Carefully transfer soup, in batches, to your blender.  Add coconut cream and blend until smooth.  Transfer soup back to the pot and keep on low.  Add fresh lemon juice and zest, a generous pinch of black pepper and adjust seasonings as desired. Garnish with fresh herbs and a drizzle of coconut cream.

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Skin Deep: How Ingestibles Promote Skin Health

Beauty, as they say, is only skin deep. With that said, it’s wise to work from the inside out not only to achieve radiant skin, but also to ensure you ​feel​ as good as you look. Here’s some key intel on building a digestible skincare routine to simultaneously reach your beauty and wellness goals.

Fast Facts on Ingestibles

Ingestible skincare products come in a myriad of forms. They include the likes of pills, capsules, tablets, liquids, powders, and gummies. In whichever form you choose, it helps to know if the beauty supplement is water- or fat-soluble. Your body will naturally excrete any unnecessary excesses of water-soluble forms, and fat-soluble forms absorb more readily when taken with food to which it can bind.

How to Start an Ingestible Skincare Routine

Similar to topical treatments, it’s important to do your homework before shopping for ingestible beauty products. Investigate important details—such as quality, potency, and clinical studies—to back up your selects and ensure their efficacy. Once you’re armed with proper research, it’s time to get to building an ingestible skincare routine. Begin by outlining your biggest beauty goals and wellness concerns.

If you suffer from breakouts, understand what kind they are and from where they stem. Does your stomach feel out of whack? Then your breakouts could be symptomatic of a compromised gut microbiome. A probiotic supplement that packs strains proven to optimize skin health, such as ​Skin Heroes by HUM Nutrition​, can simultaneously balance your gut and complexion. Otherwise, if your breakouts often cluster around your mouth and chin, the culprit could be hormonal. A ​2007 study​ shows that women who drank spearmint tea twice daily over five days experienced lowered androgen (male hormone) levels, which in turn can reduce excess sebum production resulting in hormonal breakouts. While further research is needed for a *clear* link to its positive effects for skin, I’ve noticed a world of improvement since I’ve started taking spearmint capsules by Swanson​.

If anti-aging is your top beauty goal, you can’t go wrong with ingesting more vitamin C and collagen. Supercharging collagen production can be as simple as ​eating more orange produce or sipping on bone broth, such as the ​powdered varieties by LonoLife​. This collagen-rich form of protein offers benefits not only your skin, hair, and nails, but also supports joint health.

Otherwise, is your primary concern is perpetually finding your best light? Then go for the glow with glutathione, such as ​Lypo-Spheric liquid sachets by Liv-On Labs​. This potent antioxidant dually combats hyperpigmentation and promotes overall brightness, all the while staving off oxidative stress and liver dysfunction.

A comprehensive list of beauty concerns is only outnumbered by the ingestible solutions on the market to address them. The more that people are privy to what they put ​inside​ their bodies matters as much as—if not more than—what they apply ​onto​ their skin, the greater the impact combining the two approaches will have. And of course, ​the cleaner they both are, the better!

Considerations and Concerns

Most beauty supplements—especially those from transparent, reputable companies—don’t pose major risks or adverse effects. But of course, you never want to compromise your health. As always, it’s advised to consult your physician when introducing new vitamins and supplements into your diet, especially if you take prescription medicine. Even further, such specialists can recommend specific blood tests to discover any deficiencies and/or excesses to tailor a unique regimen to optimize your overall well-being.

The Last Word

To truly maximize the benefits of your ingestible beauty routine, the greatest tip to remember is that consistency is key. Since your skin cells turnover about once a month, it’ll take that amount of time at the very least to notice positive results with daily use. However, to truly see if there’s real impact, try to stick with your chosen ingestibles for three to six months.

Being consistent isn’t always easy, so select your ingestible form of choice wisely. From there, make it a natural component of your daily routine. Whether you keep your skin probiotics next to your alarm clock, enhance your water during your mid-afternoon break, or get your collagen fix at each home-cooked dinner, let your ingestibles become part and parcel of the everyday.

Author Bio:
Michele Ross is a beauty and lifestyle writer based in Los Angeles. She’s passionate about clean skincare and hiking in the California sunshine (with adequate SPF, of course).

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