I’m a little label-obsessed. As a kid, I’d read the side of the cereal carton at breakfast, scrutinizing the contents. As an adult, I carefully inspect the labels of the food I buy, as well those of all of my beauty products.

Fortunately for me, my job entails a lot of label scrutiny! I am fascinated by skincare ingredients and from the moment we start thinking about launching a new product, I’m anxious to check out the ingredient listing, always fascinated by relatively new ones—like Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, which has beta-glucan to help diminish the appearance of fine lines—and oldies but goodies like tocopherol (vitamin E), which nourishes skin, and retinyl palmitate (vitamin A), which is pretty much a proven line fighter.

One of my favorite ingredients, and one that I love to talk about is salicylic acid.

Keep reading to see what salicylic acid can do for you.

When we interview our Customer Spotlights each month, we ask, “Who is your beauty icon?” More often than not, we hear, “My mom!”

Moms shape our beauty routines, teaching us to brush our hair, wash our faces, protect our skin from the sun. If we’re lucky, when we’re young they buy us our first mascara, and help us choose a lipstick that actually works with our skin tone.

Just for fun, some highlights from our past Customer Spotlights.

As you may remember, DHC’s corporate office recently moved into a new location. One exciting feature we’ve gained is a full kitchen, which is perfect for testing recipes and trying new fine foods.

Fine foods, you ask? I thought DHC was just about skincare!

Keep reading to find out what I’m making and for a few ideas for dinner tonight.

Things are getting a little hairy here at DHC! We are prepping for a launch of some exciting new products to help you protect, define and nourish your locks while styling.

On Monday, we went into the studio to shoot some how-to videos with stylist Adam Fleischhauer. Tia Kemp, our Video Production Specialist, Heidi Sanders, one of our Senior Graphic Designers (and Glam a la Carte’s Makeup Maven!), and yours truly, the DHC Catalog Editor, all took a turn in front of the camera as models. Patricia Bello, our Marketing Coordinator, directed!

Keep reading to go behind the scenes.

Last week, while placing a DHC order for myself, I remembered, “It’s finally April! Don’t forget to order the new products you’ve been waiting for!”

Even though I do try every product before we launch it, I have to say that it is extra exciting when new products launch. Our team receives new products so far in advance, that when you really love something and get used to using it, it can be hard to wait until it’s finally released. This is currently happening to me with some products we plan to launch in 2013—really exciting stuff!—but it also happened with some of our new products that just launched this month.

Like many of you, I have also been waiting for …