Here at Otto, we love dishing out as much educational content to you as possible. Why? Because we believe this empowers you to make the best decisions about a) how to care for your skin,...

If you’ve noticed a red flush to your cheeks, acne, dryness, skin sensitivity, and visibly broken blood vessels that branch across your face, you may be suffering from rosacea (pronounced roh-ZAY-sha), an all-too-common chronic skin...

In an effort to shift towards more natural-minded beauty, you’ve probably been seeing Ayurveda everywhere these days. To catch you up to speed, Ayurveda (or Ayurvedic Medicine) is an ancient “whole-body” healing that was developed...

I have four children ages three to nine and, needless to say, life is busy. Between helping with math facts, school projects, sports practice, piano lessons, learning letters and potty training, it’s amazing we get...

It practically happens overnight—one minute you’re basking in the summer sun, glowy and moisturized, and then WHAM! Winter hits us faster than you can say “Ouch! My lips are chapped.” What gives? Sadly, no one’s...

Yep, you heard it here! Holiday shopping is now in full swing, so I thought I’d help you out with a list of badass gift ideas for anyone and everyone on your nice list this...

In case you haven’t noticed, exfoliating acids in skincare have definitely been gaining more popularity in the last few years—and for good reason, too! Acids are what I like to call multifunctional, because they’ve been...

In case you haven’t heard, it’s officially fall—aka, my favorite time of year. When the leaves start to change and the weather finally cools off, I always get super excited to step back into a...

I loved treating acne when I worked as a nurse practitioner. I felt like an investigator sifting through piles of products that had failed my patients time and time again, deliberately thinking through a regimen...