scars Archives - Dr. Hannah Sivak, PhD

We’re doing what we do best, here is a new ingredient: honey bee defensin-1

September 26th, 2022 by Dr. Hannah Sivak

Magic foods are magical because of the chemicals they contain. What chemicals give honey and royal jelly, products of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) hard work, their power? honey and royal jelly have been used for millennia to help with wound healing.Historically, honeybee products, such as honey and royal jelly, have been used to treat injuries. Before sulfonamides and other antibiotics, which were discovered in the XX century, that’s all there was: natural products that had antibacterial or antifungal activity. Royal jelly is secreted by worker bees’ hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands, which is then used to nourish the larvae. Royal jelly has antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties and also has…

Adult acne and women

June 18th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak

Once upon a time, people thought that disease was (a well deserved) punishment for sins. That was before germ theory of disease, and before Pasteur and vaccinations, but there is still a superstitious bit in us still believes that, especially when it comes to acne. Acne is a complex condition that includes faulty skin keratinization, increased sebum production, and acne bacteria overgrowth, followed by follicular rupture and inflammation. A complex condition will have a complex relationship with your body and the environment. Avoid people who tie acne (or any other health problem) with “morals”. And avoid people who blame you for being sick or have bad skin! Indeed, avoiding bad…

Scar vanishing gel. What you can do about scars (with the help of Skin Actives)

May 8th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak

You may think that drastic interventions like cosmetic surgery, collagen injections and laser are the way to improve your skin, but there are alternatives. With drastic intervention comes a high risk of messing up your skin. Before you take that path, make sure you try the route that involves coaching your skin into making the changes with the help of the actives that we at Skin Actives can provide you. One example? After a couple of months using our Vitamin A Cream and Collagen Serum, you may not need blepharoplasty (look it up in Wikipedia, but skip the horror movie photographs!). Not only is the cost extremely high ($5,000 or…