Skincare Blog | Skincare Made Easy
Remember when you were lying in bed with chickenpox and your mum doused you in a pink lotion to make that relentless itch go away? Ah – fun times. That was calamine. And it ain’t just for chicken pox. Calamine is a skin saviour you can call to scratch any kind of itch. No matter […]
I learned the hard way you don’t want alcohol in your skincare. I was a beauty-obsessed 15-years old with no idea on how to put a skincare routine together. I just bought what Cioé magazine recommended, including a toner loaded with alcohol. Only, I didn’t know it was loaded with alcohol. I just knew my […]
You know how it goes. A jealous person spreads a juicy rumour. Everyone believes it because it’s so scary, who wants to take the risk if it turns out to be true? Then, the truth comes out. But, it’s too late. It doesn’t matter what the maligned guy says or does to prove his innocence, […]
You know the saying, “an orange a day keeps wrinkles away.” (What, that was apples and they keep doctors away, you say? Never mind, let’s just ignore that). Oranges are loaded with vitamin C, an anti-aging superstar that does a lot more than give your immune system a helping hand. So, how does vitamin C […]
“How often should you exfoliate with AHAs/BHA? The instructions on my glycolic acid exfoliant say I need to apply it every night. But then why is my skin so dry all of a sudden?” I hear this a lot from my readers. Exfoliating acids are double-edged swords. Use them right and they’ll brighten up your […]
Got acne? Back in the day, you’d be drying your skin with benzoyl peroxide, exfoliate with salicylic acid twice a day every day and add a witch hazel toner to the mix… and then you wondered why your acne came back with a vengeance. Truth bomb: drying out acne dries out skin, too. When skin […]
