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On Heritage, Healing and Home

Over the past year and a half, our idea of ‘home’ has taken on a new meaning. The hurried, hectic pace of modern life came to a halt as we found ourselves holed up in lockdown. There we were, force...

Gua Sha: An 1800 Year Old Technique Give Life to New Skin

The Shan Han Lun, a Chinese medical text dated 220 CE, referred to Gua Sha as a flat jade pebble that could be used to scrape the face or body to encourage the body to heal itself. 1800 years late...

Powerful Prescriptions and Finely-Tuned Care

By: Jennifer Gallegos I’m honored to share our skincare story. One would think that it would be all about products, peels, and potions, and, don’t get me wrong, I’ll get to that, but our program i...

Treat Yourself To Wellness

We hydrate, we eat well, we run, walk, swim, do yoga, exercise machines, weights, moisturize, exfoliate… the list can be exhaustive of all the things we do to take care of our bodies and skin … bu...

"Wellness" Snacking

By: Jennifer Gallegos Tis the season… to likely forget all our best practices. We know the champions of wellness: meditation, yoga, gratitude, internal and external potions, doses of nature, etc. ...

Over Twenty Years and 20,000 Facials

If you have been to International Orange in the last 17 years, you will recognize Alicia Moody by her easy smile and gregarious nature… and of course her gorgeous skin. From soothing the challeng...