The Skin We're In
Q & A WITH SERENA PITT
Serena, can you share a bit about your skin journey with us?
My skin journey has been a long one! I’ve struggled with eczema on multiple parts of my body, including my face, since I was in fifth grade and then began getting acne in high school. My acne was never extremely severe, but nothing would clear it, so I eventually went on Accutane in 2016 and then again in 2021 when the acne came back. Since 2021 I have worked hard to implement a routine that includes silk pillowcases, filtered shower heads, supplements, and skincare products that I love and trust while always searching for new ways to nourish and protect my skin.
Navigating Skin Cancer Care: Doctor Visit Strategies for Patients
Save Your Skin Foundation created a decision-making guide that helps Canadians newly diagnosed with melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer to understand their choices post-diagnosis, including fertility options.
Anne Papmehl
Amelanoma or skin cancer diagnosis can be a very unsettling experience for patients. In addition to dealing with the shock of the diagnosis, they face numerous decisions over the upcoming weeks and months for which they require information. As a result, they’ll have many questions for their family physicians and oncologists on factors like disease stage, prognosis, treatment options, risks, side effects, insurance coverage, quality of life, caregiving needs, genetic testing, and fertility preservation.
There's a lot of ground to cover considering many healthcare providers have as little as 15 minutes to spend with their patients per visit. The Decision Making Guide helps patients who may feel too rushed or overwhelmed remember to ask critical questions or have difficult conversations during their appointments.
Decision making guide supports Canadians
Save Your Skin Foundation has developed a new decision-making guide to help newly
diagnosed cancer patients with non-melanoma skin cancers, melanoma, and ocular melanoma navigate their options and make the most out of their conversations with their health care providers.
The guide covers important early-appointment discussion topics from both patient and physician perspectives, such as the care plan, treatment timeline, financial considerations, quality of life, and logistical considerations. It includes tear-away checklists for both patients and physicians to ensure a clear record of treatment decisions, as well as a symptom management log, appointment tracking sheets, and space for both parties to take notes. There’s also a section
dedicated to fertility preservation options, which is an important topic to women of childbearing age.
Using this guide to prepare questions in advance will help patients to make the most out of their limited time with their health care provider, learn all their options, and feel more in control during their cancer journey.
To learn more about Save Your Skin Foundation or if you need support, visit saveyourskin.ca
This article was sponsored by Save Your Skin Foundation
Publisher: Elizabeth Ashfield Business Development Managers: Sarah Ferreira, Maddie MacNeil Country Manager: Nina Theodorlis Production & Delivery Manager: Michael Taylor Creative Director: Kylie Armishaw Graphic & Web Designer: Christina Morgan Digital & Social
To read the full interview with Serena visit healthinsight.ca
PHOTO CREDIT: GABBY GALLOWAY
HEALTHY HAIR REVOLUTION:
The Styling Tools That Protect
Shark Beauty tools are your secret weapon in the quest for healthy, beautiful hair without any of the damage.
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Q&A
Tyler Marz
Dive into the hair styling routine of Tyler Marz, exploring her favourite styles for various occasions, her tips for balancing style with hair health, and how Shark Beauty Tools have revolutionized her daily routine.
What are your go-to styles for different occasions, and how long do they take?
Have Shark Beauty Tools reduced your styling time?
Oh, the perfect hair day. It’s a universal pursuit that often feels like an elusive dream. Whether it's the small fortune we spend on products that promise to transform our tresses or the countless hours wasted on TikTok watching styling tutorials, we can all agree: when it comes to having a good hair day, the struggle is real. Often, the heat damage from our styling tools, like curling irons, straighteners, and even blow dryers, can leave hair dry, brittle, and lifeless.
But what if there was a way to achieve your hair goals without sacrificing the health of your precious strands? Shark Beauty hair tools are here to revolutionize our routines and give us the freedom to experiment without the fear of frizz and breakage.
Say no to bad hair days
We all know the feeling of being held hostage by a bad hair day, constantly checking the weather or avoiding activities that could
Ready to ditch the heat damage and embrace healthy, happy hair? Head over to sharkbeauty.ca and discover the perfect tool for your hair type and lifestyle. Your hair will thank you.
FLEXSTYLE: NO HEAT DAMAGE
jeopardize our sleek blowout or bouncy curls. Shark Beauty gets it.
The Shark FlexStyle does it all. In just a twist, you can easily transform between a powerful, fast, no-heat-damage hair dryer, to an ultra-versatile multi-styler. The SmoothStyle’s integrated comb ensures your hair absorbs less heat, and delivers a flawless blowout in minutes, saving you hours at the salon. The SpeedStyle dries and styles simultaneously for that effortless "I woke up like this" look and also regulates temperatures 1000x per second to ensure it never approaches heat damaging temps! Rain or shine, pool party or patio drinks, your hair is ready for anything.
Healthy, stylish locks #ForAllHairkind
Shark Beauty’s commitment goes beyond convenience. Everyone deserves to have healthy, beautiful hair, regardless of texture, colour, type, or style. The company’s diverse line-up of tools is designed to meet your unique needs, empowering you to express your creativity without compromise.
Giving you fast drying while maintaining low heat, measuring & regulating temperatures 1,000x per second to ensure consistent air temperature. Rather than getting hotter as it runs, Shark minimizes heat exposure & regulates temperatures.
SMOOTHSTYLE: STRAIGHTENS AND SMOOTHS WITH LOWER HAIR TEMPERATURES*
Shark’s integrated comb smooths your hair, maintaining its shape and movement, and ensures your hair absorbs less heat*. *vs. traditional flat irons
I love to wear my hair down, I’ve always been a fan of the loose brushed out curl look. That’s my go to for day to day! On special occasions I like to go for a more defined tighter curl. Previously from start to finish (drying hair, smoothing hair, styling hair) would’ve taken me about 45 minutes. But now my Shark Beauty tools have cut that time in half.
How do you balance the desire for stylish hair with the need to minimize heat damage and maintain hair health?
Since Shark Beauty tools offer multiple options for heat I can achieve the styles I want without the risk of damage. For example, my SpeedStyle has 3 options for heat but with the powerful airflow, medium heat definitely does the trick. It’s perfect for quick smoothing. Plus even when I use a lower heat setting, the results I get with Shark Beauty tools are better than the results I got with previous high heat tools. So it’s an all around win.
How was incorporating Shark Beauty solutions into your routine allowed you to reclaim time in your day-to-day life?
Styling my hair used to feel like a massive chore to me. With it being both frizzy and curly, I’d have to use multiple tools and tons of heat to get a result that would hardly last a few hours. Kind of a buzz kill when the tiniest bit of humidity or sweat ruins all your hard work. But now I could pick from literally any of the Shark Beauty tools I have, whether that be the SpeedStyle, the FlexStyle, or the SmoothStyle and know that my hairs actually going to stay looking cute.
SPEEDSTYLE: NO HEAT DAMAGE
SpeedStyle™ measures and regulates temperature 1000x per second, never exceeding 230°F, and never approaching heat damaging temperature of 302°F.
This article was sponsored by Shark Beauty.
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Despite What You May Have Heard, Oil Is the Key to Healthy Skin
As research attests, oil-based skincare has been proven time and again to naturally boost and support healthy skin.
Katherine Cappellacci
There are longstanding misconceptions surrounding the use of oil in skincare — mainly that oil can block pores and cause acne breakouts, or that an oily face is often associated with being unclean.
The truth is that there are many impressive benefits of using oil, and it’s critical to maintain healthy, vibrant skin. Oil is a natural part of our skin’s makeup — and applying oil after washing one’s face supplements the skin’s natural oil layer to better hold in moisture.
Skin cells are continuously regenerating through millions of biochemical reactions. To do so successfully, they require enzymes that can only exist in the presence of moisture. That’s why oil is so essential — it creates an invisible layer on the skin’s surface that locks in moisture.
Science-backed and tested
Products that use oil don’t have to be messy or greasy. With the right formula, oil goes on effortlessly, provides significant relief, and locks in moisture all day long. Since skin is lipophilic (oil-
loving), oils get naturally absorbed into the skin and so do added active ingredients — making it easier to fully benefit from them.
A world leader in oil-based skincare technology, Bio-Oil is a dedicated research company that has spent the last 37 years studying how oil can be used to enhance the performance of products.
“Our formulas are a manifestation of the research we do,” says Justin Letschert, Founder and Director of Bio-Oil.
“We have a dedicated oils research laboratory and are committed to only launching products that are significantly better than what is currently available.”
Look and feel healthy Oil has a remarkable ability to improve the look of scars, stretch marks, and aging skin. It can also resolve dry skin, improve uneven skin tones, and reduce moisture loss.
The Bio-Oil Skincare Oil contains a mixture of vitamins and plant extracts, and the Bio-Oil Dry Skin Gel contains about 60 per cent more oil than average skin-moisturizing products.
We have a deep understanding of how and why oils work and in which situations. Each oil is a standout ingredient. It’s the power of nature.
The Bio-Oil Skincare Oil (Natural) is an all-natural formulation, and the Bio-Oil Body Lotion has a pioneering shake-before-use technology that allows the consistency to both be ultralight and to also contain exceptionally high levels of oil.
Through this research, the company created four high-calibre products, each containing carefully selected, extraordinary oil ingredients that have been extensively tested.
“We have a deep understanding of how and why oils work and in which situations,” explains Letschert. “Each oil is a standout ingredient. It’s the power of nature.”
Find Bio-Oil at your local drugstore or on Amazon, and visit bio-oil.com to learn more.
This article was sponsored by Bio-Oil
Justin Letschert Founder & Director, Bio-Oil