Beauty & Wellness Blog

Healthy skin starts with understanding it. After four decades at the treatment table, esthetician and spa owner Denise Dubois knows the questions clients ask most: why breakouts keep coming back, which ingredients are worth it, and how stress, sleep and food show up on your face.

This health and beauty blog is where we answer them. Born in the spa, rooted in nature and guided by science, every article shares what we’ve learned working with real skin, so you can make confident choices at home.

Dubois skincare products arranged on green moss with tall stems and yellow and white flowers behind them, including a cream jar, amber pump bottle, and white serum bottles.

3 Great Reasons to Enjoy Green Exercise

by Denise Dubois on Jul 09 2019

Exercising in nature is also known as “green exercise.” There are many benefits to overall health to exercising outdoors - including improved mental health as well as physical health.

The Beauty of Fresh Air for Health

by Denise Dubois on Jun 12 2019

Taking a break and getting a big breath of fresh air and feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin can have so many health benefits. In fact, there’s a name for it, It’s known as Shinrin-yoku. Developed in the early 1980s by Japanese researchers, Shinrin-yoku means “forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere” and it has become a fundamental part of healing many conditions, as well as preventive medicine.