Taking the guesswork out of skincare
This my sound weird to you but… I LOVE coconut oil for my hair, not so much for my skin. My hair soaks it up until it gets all soft and shiny but my skin… well, the two just don’t get along that well. Using it as sunscreen, as the natural crew recommends, is totally […]
Have you heard? Stem cells can literally regenerate your skin. Rumour has it that if your skin is wrinkled and damaged, you just need to put an apple stem cell on it for your skin to grow back young and healthy. Sounds like science fiction? It is. Stem cells sound like the best thing since […]
You know that antioxidant serum you’re using? It probably doesn’t work. Antioxidants are delicate things. You can’t just put one in a pretty bottle and expect it to get rid of your wrinkles. Things are a little more complicated than that. If you want to effortlessly pick an antioxidant serum that really works you need […]
Say what, there’s weed in my skincare?! Ever since the USA legalised the growth of cannabis as an “ordinary agriculture commodity” in 2018, CBD oil has invaded the aisles of all your fave beauty shops. I’m late to jump on the trend, I know. But I don’t do trends. I do science. For the past […]
You know what they say, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Case in point: bentonite clay. If your skin’s as dry as the Sahara, you want to run in the opposite direction. This stuff will only make you flake more. But if your skin’s as oily as a frying pan? Bentonite becomes your BFF. […]
Every winter, it’s the same old story. At first, it’s just uncomfortable. A feeling of tightness on my cheeks and undereye area that gets more intense after cleansing. Little by little, it gets worse. My skin starts to flake. It itches. Everything irritates it. Even applying moisturizer with the gentlest touch of my finger hurts […]
