Latest News – January 28, 2021
Are Masks Causing your Skin to Breakout or do you Have a Teen Struggling with Breakouts - Maskne.
According to Dr Dendy Engleman, a consultant dermatologist in the UK and the lady who coined the term “maskne”, wearing a 100% silk mask is one of the best things we can use for our skin due to the softness of the fabric. Silk is a game changer in that it allows you to breath freely plus they look so much prettier.
Latest News – January 28, 2021
CLINISEPT+ AFTERCARE SOOTHES AND CALMS THE SKIN .
Clinisept solution is an antibacterial, anti viral, anti sporous and anti fungal spritz, so it works wonders on acne, maskne or cuts or abrasions or anything that looks nasty and red and sensitive and in need of appeasing. It works well for men too on shaving rash.
Latest News – January 28, 2021
DERMACEUTIC EXPERTLY FORMULATED SKIN CARE
Dermaceutic has scientifically designed skincare recommended by professionals. Its cosmeceutical range offers a smart combination of active ingredients at the highest concentrations to boost the skin's natural powers.
Latest News – January 28, 2021
HELIOCARE'S NEW ECO-FRIENDLY PACKAGING
HELIOCARE'S MANUFACTURER GOING GREENOne of the first things you will notice is that the products are no longer sealed with cellophane. Cantabria Labs, the manufacturers of Heliocare, will save a total of 6,500kg of plastic across the globe by removing all cellophane from outer packaging. These are massive strides for the company's goal to reduce their carbon footprint.
Latest News – January 27, 2021
The layers and functions of your skin
When you think of your skin, you’re probably envisioning what’s only visible to you—the surface of your skin. But much that happens there, like acne, dryness and even sweat, is impacted by reactions and activities deep within the skin. Skin has three primary layers, and each serves its own purpose.
Latest News – January 27, 2021
Zinc is an essential trace element that’s found and used by every cell throughout your body.
Zinc is an essential trace element that’s found and used by every cell throughout your body. Anytime a nutrient is considered essential, it means your body needs it to stay healthy but that you can’t produce it and therefore you must get it from your food. This critical metal is only needed in tiny amounts .Your body relies on zinc for growth, maintenance, and numerous biological functions—including hormone creation and balance.
Latest News – January 26, 2021
SkinCeuticals launches Silymarin CF January 2021.
SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF antioxidant serum is unique, in that it is the first of its kind clinically-proven for use on oily and blemish-prone skin This latest innovation is the pioneering, next-generation Silymarin CF: its first ever vitamin C serum for oily, blemish-prone skin. As with C E Ferulic and Phloretin CF, this potent antioxidant is designed to reinforce the skin’s natural protection against free radical damage with a unique combination of active ingredients including 15% pure vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), 0.5% ferulic acid, 0.5% salicylic acid and 0.5% silymarin.
Latest News – January 26, 2021
Time-restricted eating or Intermittent fasting .
Research says that people who eat within a 8-hour window are healthier. Breakfast at 10 or 11am , last meal at 6 or 7pm. No snacking in between. Sipping on hot water throughout is beneficial for health and digestion. Cut sugar and refined carbohydrates. Try to do a 13 hour window at night where you do not eat.
Latest News – January 25, 2021
Wait list for Appointments
As we do not know as yet when we are likely to return to work. We have opened a wait list , all appointments that had been booked in advance have been added to the wait list . If you would like to be added to the list please log on to the links below and reception staff will see that you are added to the list.
Latest News – January 25, 2021
Antioxidants Explained.
Antioxidants - When we’re exposed to UV, pollution or other stressors such as smoke and chemicals, free radicals form in the skin. At a cellular level, these free radicals can kick off a chain reaction that causes a huge path of destruction and often, ultimately, the death of the cell.
Latest News – January 24, 2021
Chest wrinkles & Discolouration.
A common concern for women has always been wrinkles. With so much concentration on the eyes, cheeks, neck, and mouth many forget a part of the body that is often exposed and just as vulnerable to wrinkle as any other part of the body: the chest. However, with the advancement of chemical peels and laser resurfacing, there are now solutions to help prevent long-lasting wrinkles. First, we must understand exactly how and why chest wrinkles are formed, then, after a short guide to prevention, we will discuss how to eliminate any existing wrinkles.
Latest News – January 20, 2021
How to cope with that nameless dread, anxiety and stress.
Experts in the field of breathwork say that as many 80% of us have dysfunctional breathing patterns. We come in to the world knowing how to breath, but as we age we appear to learn to breath shallow and short. People who are anxious tend to breathe in their upper lungs (upper chest) with shallow, rapid breaths, instead of breathing into their lower lungs (lower chest). This is one contribution to hyperventilation: shallow, upper lung breathing.
Latest News – January 21, 2021
Introducing SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF
We are so excited to introduce you to SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF. This is an innovative antioxidant protection specifically formulated for oily and blemish prone skin, SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF is a first of its kind product for this skin type.
Latest News – January 18, 2021
We offer expert Skin Consultations
Excellent. Professional. Great advise. Love the products. Hope to see you soon. M.F October 2020 Skin Consultation was very helpful and informative. Products recommended and purchased did the trick. Annmarie November 2020.
Latest News – January 14, 2021
IPL, or Intense Pulsed Light
IPL IPL, or Intense Pulsed Light, is a type of light therapy used to help treat discolouration in the skin, such as melasma, sun damage, age spots, thread veins, birthmarks and freckles, as well as acne and signs of ageing (think fine lines and wrinkles). IPL is also commonly used for hair removal.The Intense Pulsed Light is very often likened to a flash light in the the light scatters whereas laser is a beam of light. It works well as it gets right to the pigment, heating it up and breaking it down thanks to its multiple wavelengths of light that scatter within the skin. These multiple wavelengths are able to treat various issues at once.
Latest News – January 07, 2021
Lipids such as Cholesterol, Essential fatty acids and Ceramides and their role in ageing skin.
Essential fatty acids, Ceramides and Cholesterol are all naturally occurring lipids in the correct ratio in healthy skin. Lipids are the good fats in your skin that make it look healthy and young; as you age, your skin loses them, causing dullness, dryness, and wrinkles. These healthy fats play a critical role in maintaining a healthy functioning skin barrier. The skin barrier is Crucial for this skin barrier function is the lipid matrix in the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum.
Latest News – January 14, 2021
Retinoids vs Bakuchiol. Is bakuchiol, a potential alternative to retinoids?
Bakuchiol vs Retinoids - Is bakuchiol,a potential alternative to retinoids? Bakuchiol is a natural antioxidant and anti-ageing ingredient found in the seeds and leaves of the plant Psoralea Corylifolia. This plant, also known as babchi, is native to and grows wild throughout India, where it plays a role in Ayurvedic medicine. Bakuchiol is a new molecule that has a similar effect on retinoid receptors, but having no structural resemblance to retinoids family, but is considered a functional analogue of retinol.
Latest News – January 11, 2021
Acne-Rosacea
Acne Rosacea -Rosacea is a complex skin condition , with inflammatory triggers, in which environmental factors can interfere negatively or positively in its evolution. Our skin barrier can be disrupted due to many possible reasons. When it’s damaged the tight junctions between the skin cells are lost. This allows external irritants to get in our skin a lot easier and lead to more water leaving our skin, leading to a dry tight feeling. Damaged skin barrier is characterised by an easily irritated, dehydrated and flaky skin, red skin. Improving the skin barrier function can significantly reduce symptoms, plus reduce inflammation. Up to 30% of rosacea sufferers have a family history of the condition leading researchers to believe it involves as yet unidentified genes, and for some, this is an inherited condition.
Latest News – January 04, 2021
Stretches to assist you working at a desk
Your posture at your desk can be a big factor in any neck and shoulder pain you’re experiencing. Stretch your chestWhat’s the use of straining our back and back-of-the-shoulder muscles to try and sit up straight, when we have tight, wound-up chest and front-of-the-shoulder muscles pulling us forward? Actively work to release your rib cage. See that your seat is at the correct position - in line with the correct position of the monitor. Use a head set rather than a handset for your phone.
Latest News – January 04, 2021
Listen to Dr Andrew Huberman, Neuroscientist on dealing with Stress.
“The eyes are fundamentally the most powerful driver of what we think, what we feel, and ultimately what we can do, because they set the basic level of alertness or sleepiness.” Dr Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist and tenured Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Listen to his podcasts to hear his advice on managing stress. Tips on how to improve sleep etc.
Latest News – January 03, 2021
Have you ever got out of bed, first thing in the morning, and found your neck and/or shoulders feels really stiff?
When you’re stressed, or pensive, or just have a habit of holding your shoulders up/tensing up, your muscles may just learn to be tight – to hold that tension. Do you ever find yourself lying in bed, feeling your thoughts flying around your brain? Wishing it would stop so you could go to sleep?Try some breath work to ease out the tension – breath in deeply in to your stomach – focus on letting go of everything - First, do a quick body scan. Do you feel tight anywhere? Are you pulling your shoulders up, head up, or clenching your jaw?
Latest News – January 03, 2021
Sinusitis
Bee Pollen Sinusitis is an inflammation of the nasal sinuses Sinusitis can either be acute or chronic. Acute Sinusitis is frequently caused by a bacterial or viral infection of the nose , throat & upper respiratory tract , such as the common cold .
Latest News – January 02, 2021
Free radicals & Antioxidants.
What are free radicals?Natural chemical reactions in our cells produce unwanted by-products called reactive oxygen species (ROS) – better known as free radicals. These furiously ping about inside cells causing havoc, particularly a type of damage called oxidation. Seen an apple go brown? Smelt oil or nuts that have gone off? That’s oxidation. Unchecked, a disastrous chain reaction would occur in which cell’s most precious elements – their fat rich membranes, their proteins and DNA - would degrade and suffer irreparable harm.There’s also a whole other source of free radicals - the environment. The skin is bombarded by sunlight (UV, infrared, visible light), weather and pollution which trigger the production of free radicals.
Latest News – January 02, 2021
What can be done to slow the ageing process?
We start losing collagen from the age of 20, starting the creation of lines and wrinkles. Healthy skin reflects overall health, and poor nutrition can contribute to factors that accelerate skin ageing.Environmental factors such as ultraviolet radiation, pollution, nutrition and stress, play a key role in the way we age. Research also suggests that a diet rich in sugar contributes to the loss of collagen in the tissues as the result of a process known as glycation, which can destroy collagen. Smoking kills vitamin C and in turn damages collagen.
