How to Build a Skincare Regime- At Home Treatments
Building Your at Home Treatment When you can’t make it to the clinic for treatments, treat your skin to an at home facial. Great for maintaining healthy skin between treatments. Start by thoroughly cleansing your skin, removing excess oil, dirt and debris’s that build up throughout the day. You can then use a treatment cleanser […]
How to Build a Skincare Regime- Prevent
Preventing Skin Damage When we talk about prevention in skincare, we are talking about antioxidants. By using an antioxidant serum daily, we prevent our skin becoming damaged. Antioxidants protect our skin from free radical damage. Free radicals are generated in our skin from the environment (pollution, UV rays, smoking) as well as HEV- blue light […]
How to Build a Skincare Regime- Cleanse
Why Should We Cleanse? Every skincare regime should start with cleansing. We cleanse our skin to gently remove dirt, excess oil and bacteria from our skin, preventing blocking our pores. Daily Cleansers We recommend a gentle everyday cleanser that isn’t going to strip away our skin’s barrier with no added fragrance. Our cleansers for […]
AHAs vs BHAs
What are AHAs and BHAs? AHAs (Alpha Hydroxy Acids) and BHAs (Beta Hydroxy Acids) are both types of hydroxy acids that chemically exfoliate the skin. They do this by breaking down the glue between skin cells so they can be sloughed off. AHAs and BHAs are found in exfoliating products, often for anti ageing, pigmentation […]
Ingredient Focus- Antioxidants
What are Antioxidants? Antioxidants in skincare protect our skin from free radical damage. Free radicals are generated in our skin from the environment (pollution, UV rays, smoking) as well as HEV blue light damage from our devices! Antioxidants neutralise free radicals, preventing skin cell damage. When we talk about antioxidants, vitamin C comes to […]
Ingredient Focus- Vitamin C
What is Vitamin C in Skincare? Vitamin C is an essential nutrient. It comes from citrus fruits or can be synthetically produced in skincare. Unlike other vitamins, our body cannot produce Vitamin C, it needs to obtain it externally. It is a powerful antioxidant, needed for healthy skin. Antioxidants prevent free radical damage to our skin. […]
How Can I Reduce My Pigmentation?
What is pigmentation? Melanin is the pigment responsible for the colour of our skin. When our skin becomes damaged extra melanin is produced to protect it. There are two types of pigmentation: Hyperpigmentation is a darkening patch of skin whilst Hypopigmentation is a lightening of the skin. What causes pigmentation? Hypopigmentation is often […]
Ingredient Focus: Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods such as broccoli, oranges and blackcurrants. You may already take Vitamin C supplements when you’ve got a cold to help boost your immune system, but have you considered how Vitamin C can help your skin health? Ascorbic acid—also known as L-ascorbic acid—has […]
