Serums have become more popular in recent years for many reasons. Skincare dates back to roughly 6,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt. Many skincare products have different benefits, but serums offer a wide variety in a simpler form, making them easy to add to your skincare routine.  Serums are designed to protect, hydrate, and nourish your skin. “Serums are thin-viscosity topical products that contain concentrated amounts of active ingredients,” states Dr. Tsippora Shainhouse. Many people ask why you can’t just use a moisturizer or liquid spray, and the simple answer is that since serum is more concentrated, it penetrates the skin faster, and you see results faster.  Some basic skincare products to keep in your cabinet (or your counter) are...

Have you ever wondered why that deep sleep lotion in your drawer actually helps you sleep? The answer may seem spiritual, but it is actually very technical. “Lavender interacts with the neurotransmitter GABA to help quiet the brain and nervous system activity, reducing agitation, aner, aggression, and relentlessness” (Breus, 2018). In short, inhalation of a scent sends a signal to your brain. Much like the smell of cookies may remind you of Grandma’s House or rubber of the school gym, some smells like lavender can stimulate relaxation.  Although lavender is a very common scent, there are many others that can promote relaxation too. Some of these smells include Valerian, Jatamansi, Jasmine, Bergamot, Chamomile, Rose, Fennel, and Veltiver to name a...

SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. Sun Protection Factor is not a measure of the time that someone spends in the sun, instead it is a measurement of solar energy (according to the FDA). Protection against this sun energy is the primary purpose of most sunscreens. Using the FDA’s website and other sites, including Wikipedia, the goal of this article is to better explain what SPF is. SPF ranges from 2 to 60 (according to this site: How to Understand SPF Numbers | HealthGuidance.org), however we at Peeq have seen and used SPF 100. The key to the numbers is that they represent a logarithmic scale, not a linear one. That means that an SPF 2 prevents the absorption of...

Omaha, Nebraska – September 20, 2021 – Peeq Industries announced today that it has closed a $535,000 seed investment round.  The company was formed by two optometrists, Cheryl Chapman and Chris Wolfe, who were researching better treatments for blepharitis.  They partnered with Chapman and Company, an Omaha-based consulting organization, that provided research around their initial problem statement.  The team discovered that generally eyelid hygiene was woefully inadequate.  New tools and cleansers were necessary. Peeq Industries is not a healthcare company despite its origin. Instead it is a company that specializes on cosmetic and skincare around the eyes, specifically the eyelids.  “We were surprised by our initial findings regarding individual hygiene around the eyes,” said Tom Chapman, CEO of Peeq Industries....

Many of us spend a significant amount of time applying just the right amount of eyeliner, mascara and eye shadow in an effort to accentuate our eyes.  Little do we know that removing this partially or not at all can make our eyes look, feel and actually BE unhealthy.  The eyelid serves very specific functions that are crucial to the health of the eye.