Skin Fundamentals
ACTIVE SKINCARE: What exactly are cosmeceuticals?
Cosmeceuticals are, in simple terms, essentially skincare products that contain therapeutic percentages of highly active ingredients. These ingredi...
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Skin Concerns
AGEING - Causes and Catalysts
Ageing is a normal part of the lifecycle of any living thing. When we are very young, we cannot wait to be old enough to have independence and to g...
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Skin Concerns
ACNE - Mechanisms & Myths
If you have Acne, it can be a disheartening experience. Many of us are suffering the emotional and physical effects of this confidence destroying c...
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Skin Concerns
HYPERPIGMENTATION - Causes and 'cures'
Hyperpigmentation. It’s stubborn, it’s persistent, and just when you think you have a handle on it, BANG, it comes back with a vengeance! Hyperpig...
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Skin Fundamentals
Demystifying Ingredient Lists
Ever wondered how to actually interpret that long list of ingredients on the label on the back of your skincare packaging? This article will help y...
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Skin Concerns
INFLAMMATION - Bane or Boon?
Inflammation is our body’s protector. Or at least, that is it’s intended physiological purpose! An essential biological mechanism, inflammation is ...
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Skin Fundamentals
HYDRATION: Why and how to keep skin hydrated
Our skin is the largest organ of our body, made up of over 35 billion cells. Each of these cells actually consist of 70% percent water, so on a sca...
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Skin Fundamentals
CORONA AND CORTISOL: Managing your skin and body during the pandemic
Caring for yourself and your skin during this stressful time can be as easy as incorporating some self-care practices and paying attention to what ...
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Skin Fundamentals
EXFOLIATION: The most underrated step in your skincare routine
Exfoliation. It reveals smoother, brighter, more youthful and radiant skin in an instant. But many still don't exfoliate regularly. Why?
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Skin Concerns
DULL SKIN TONE: A therapist recommends
We’ve all been there, those mornings when you look in the mirror and see a tired, dull, uneven or even damaged skin looking back at you. Nobody wan...
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Skin Concerns
Let's Talk Rosacea
Do you suffer from Rosacea or think that you may have a mild form of it? We've written a simple guide to identifying it and managing it here.
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