What does exfoliation mean? Why should I exfoliate? How do I choose the best exfoliant? “Exfoliation” is a term you hear often in skin care. Let’s go through the basics. What does exfoliation mean? Your skin makes millions of skin cells each day. As...
Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention According to the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance, approximately 8% of Canadians are affected by nail fungus. Men are 2.4 times more likely than women to develop an infection. Nail fungus is caused by different types of fungi, yeasts, and molds,...
The best way to treat any kind of problem is by doing everything you can to prevent it from happening in the first place. This approach also applies to taking care of trouble areas like our feet. Here are five easy foot-care routines to...
Everyone needs a vacation; spending some time away to recharge their batteries and maybe even try something new and exciting. Whether you’re planning a sunny getaway or a snowy retreat, here are 4 things we recommend to prepare your body before your vacation to:...
Purpose, Humectants and Occlusives In our previous article we shared tips on how to keep your skin hydrated by minimizing transepidermal water loss (TEWL). One tip we shared was using a quality moisturizer. But how exactly do you choose the right moisturizer? The purpose...
5 tips to beat TEWL Winter weather can wreak havoc on your skin: sweating between layers of clothes, constantly going from hot to cold, windburn, indoor heaters on full blast. In order to keep your skin healthy, especially if you experience dry skin, TEWL...
5 reasons why Bodé opened a spa for men Men need a space to call their own in the “spa world”. We no longer wanted men to awkwardly wedge themselves beside a group of women getting their Saturday afternoon mani-pedi and interrupt their spa...
What’s the difference between Wax and Sugar? In our last post, we went into the details of the differences between clipping, shaving, waxing, and sugaring. A question we get asked almost daily is: Waxing and sugaring are both hair removal techniques that use a...
Thanks Moe! This is a question we get SO many times, each and every week. And it’s a good one. Let’s start with quickly describing each service. Waxing and Sugaring removes the ENTIRE hair out of the pore by using a sticky paste to...