The Skin Diaries

Winter Itch - it’s a medical condition

This is not in your head! This condition even has a clinical name: Pruritis Hiemalis. Who does Winter Itch affect? Regardless of age or gender, mo...

10 Ways to rescue itchy, winter Skin

It just seems to creep on you every year, round-about the same time .... AND before you know it, your legs are itching furiously through your cloth...

How much product should I use?

Besides being wasteful, using too much of a good thing might actually be bad for your skin. On the other hand, using too little may mean that you ...

How to manage Teen Acne

As if teens don't have enough to contend with, adding Acne into the mix can be deeply distressing for our poor adolescents, having us reach for an...

WHY EYE CREAM IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCTS YOU SHOULD BE ADDING TO YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE

WHY YOU NEED TO ADD EYE CREAM TO YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE NOW

From wrinkles to bags, dark circles and puffiness, the eye area will show it all! Somehow all the stresses of life are magnified in this central a...

9 things you may not know about acne

Acne is not only a distressing part of adolescence, but it can continue well into adulthood.As a Pharmacist, Acne is a condition that I am all too ...

5 Steps for Safe Squeezing

The best way is to let your professional Beauty Therapist deal with it. However, that is not always possible so here are the essential steps. Fi...

How to winterise your skincare routine

It's something you just need to do! Your skin's needs are different in the colder months than the warmer months. Your skin may already be feeling ...

WHAT ARE EMULSIFIERS?

Most skincare products are made of oils & water-based ingredients mixed together. As everyone knows, oil & water are really from different...

8 Scientific Tips on how to treat Rosacea

Going into Autumn is the time to boost your skin’s resilience as cold air, heating & even exposure to cold, gusts of wind are disastrous in Ro...

3-minute PhD in Skincare Ingredients - Part 1

"You need a freaking degree to understand these things!" - Ever found yourself thinking this? There are actually Ingredient Codes which make under...

SUPER INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT - CUCUMBER OIL

CUCUMBER OIL? Come on, everyone knows that Cucumbers are 95% water... True, Cucumbers are 95% water but what about the other 5%? It turns out tha...