Balanced Hormones How do hormones affect skin? Sebum production (or oil production) is a key element in how our skin looks and feels and is controlled by hormones. At the most basic level, if we produce too much testosterone, it’s likely to lead to blemishes. High doses of oestrogen can supress oil production, then we experience dryness…
2025 Skincare Plans – Kickstart Your Best Skin Year Yet
Welcome to 2025 – THIS is the year your skin gets undivided attention and shows you just how good it can be. You and your skin deserve so much more than the same old uniform trends and half-used skincare that didn’t work out for you. Kickstart your best skin year yet and choose to boost…
Dry Skin: Everything You Ever Needed To Know
Dry (skin) January might be over, but the winter weather remains, meaning all skin types are at risk of roughness, tightness, and discomfort. If dry skin is a new battle for you or one you wage all year round, we’re here to help. Knowledge is power so get informed and get your skin looking dewy…
Why You Shouldn’t Skip Retinol This Summer
BLOG CREDIT TO ALUMIER MD: Retinol remains one of the most discussed, searched, loved, and feared ingredients in skincare. If you’re in the nervous camp, we get it. Retinol comes with a reputation for being a rockstar kind of ingredient, which is probably why there’s a misconception about binning it over the summer months. Controversial,…
Skincare Staples
Discover the building blocks of an effective skincare routine. We all know about wardrobe essentials, the perfect white tee, the little black dress and the forever block heeled boot, but what about when it comes to skincare? Can we, should we, have a staple routine that we can rely on no matter what the season?…
Skincare Ingredient Trends for 2023
In recent years, we’ve welcomed more and more skincare fanatics to our ever-growing community (hello tribe!). A laser beam focus on ingredients within skincare has driven ever increasing interest into the science of skincare and truly effective products. Editorial articles and blog posts about hyaluronic acid are everywhere and almost everyone has niacinamide chat! Here…