Holiday Skin Tips

The Facts About a Dermatologist

A Dermatologist has a medical degree and 4 years of specialist training. A Dermatologist deals with all skin related issues from babies through to the elderly. They deal with sun related issues, such as skin cancers and have a wide variety of treatments at their disposal

To give you an answer to this question we need to look at the 2 types of ageing that occur and explore both types to truly understand the body and its processes on ageing.

Jane Iredale Mineral Makeup is the Skin Care Makeup that is taking the world by storm. The makeup is so luxurious to wear and I just love the coverage it gives my clients and myself. Jane Iredale is suited to all skin types and is even non irritating on the the most sensitive of skins. Roasacea clients

Did you know that the right kind of fats won't make you fat!?? Did you know that every cell membrane in our body contains essential fatty acids? I wonder what happens to our cell membranes when we starve our bodies of these essential fatty acids? Did you know that essential fatty acid can also make you

This is a common question asked by my clients.  Dark circles can be caused by a number of factors, including:

• your hereditary/genetic makeup
• diet
• lifestyle
• lack of sleep
• dehydration
• allergies
• age

Basically I go through this list with all my clients and it's a process of elimination to see what the

I have written about Telomeres before, but this is a topic that I want to discuss further. Telomeres are like a protective tip that cap the end of our DNA,  that keep our chromosomes stable. A telomere is part of our DNA that controls ageing. So if shortening Telomeres are linked to ageing, how do

Palm oil seems to be in most things these days. I was aware that it was in most foods that we eat. I'm sure that over half a supermarket is full of the stuff! But little did I know that Palm Oil also goes by the name of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. Found in most cleansers, dishwashing detergents, washing

Within 5 years scientists from the Australian Institute for Marine Science believe there will be a pill that will give you UV protection. They have analyzed coral samples from the Great Barrier Reef and have discovered the way that coral shields itself against the harmful UVA/UVB rays. This pill will

As the holiday season comes to an end I wonder if your skin has changed over the holiday break?? Is it looking fresher, brighter and generally healthier? Being outdoors and more active during the holiday period generally leads to a more lustrous skin, now as work looms over us and our ever-friendly air

I want to break this down into 2 categories to explain this best:

1) blackheads on the nose

2) blackheads on other facial areas