Skin Science and Health – December 01, 2025
Collagen Banking
Think of collagen banking as building and protecting a healthy ‘scaffold’ in your skin over years, not just chasing a quick glow. The goal is to slow collagen loss, improve new collagen quality, and keep the dermis strong. Lifestyle, sun protection, skincare, and technologies like IPL, RF, microneedling, and nano RF all play a role in maintaining your skin’s structure and resilience as you age.
Skin Science and Health – November 05, 2025
Antioxidants & Oxidative Stress
Antioxidants neutralize damaging free radicals caused by UV, pollution, and stress to protect collagen and elastin in skin. Properly formulated vitamin C blends like CE Ferulic and Phloretin CF support firmness and radiance while enhancing treatment outcomes. Consistent antioxidant use is essential for skin resilience and environmental defense.
Skin Science and Health – November 01, 2024
Why do we need to protect our skin from environmental and UV damage.
When it comes to extrinsic ageing, science shows that there is a significant reduction in collagen 1, 3 and 7 when we are exposed to these environmental factors. We need to protect the skin from this kind of damage as well as cellular damage. Cellular damage is hugely impacted by something called Free Radical Theory. This is where atoms steal electrons from healthy atoms causing more inflammation and more damage to the DNA and cell structures. That propagates more free radical damage and breaks down collagen fibres
Skin Science and Health – May 22, 2023
Skin Cancer and what you need to know.
Skin cancer accounts for most malignancies across the globe. They are primarily divided into melanoma and nonmelanoma skin malignancies. Nonmelanoma skin cancer includes basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. .One in every three cancers diagnosed in the world is a skin cancer.There were more than 320,000 cases of skin cancer globally in 2020, the most recent figures available from the World Cancer Research Fund International.Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Ireland, with over 13,000 new cases diagnosed every year. The National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) expects this number to double by 2040.Skin cancer is a disease of skin cells. Nine out of every 10 cases are caused by UV rays from the sun or sunbeds. Over exposure to UV rays, which leads to tanning, redness or burning of the skin, causes damage to skin cells. While much of this damage is repaired some remains and can lead to skin cancer later in lifeYou need to use protection even indoors and behind the wheel of the car, as UVA penetrates through glass .The phrase 'high SPF' sounds reassuring, but it may give a false sense of security as a product with this factor only refers to protection against UVB rays, which is not quite enough. So this typically means that you might stay out in the sun for longer as the perception is that you are not burning. In the meantime UVA travels like a X-ray and damages deeper in to the skin. UVA is the primary radiation used in tanning beds. It causes almost all forms of skin ageing , including wrinkles. UVA damages the collagen and elastin in the skin and also generates free radicals.
Skin Science and Health – December 10, 2022
What causes skin ageing?
Skin ageing is caused by two main processes; intrinsic and extrinsic. They both contribute to the visible signs you may see on your skin, such as fine lines, wrinkles, loss of firmness, and discolouration.
Skin Science and Health – October 17, 2021
What causes skin to age ?
Skin ageing is caused by a combination of different factors, both internal and external. Understanding the way that internal and external factors affect skin’s structure and function can help to inform skin care choices and prevent premature skin aging. Internal factorsYoung skin has a thick epidermis and a strong network of collagen fibres.Mature skin has a thinner epidermis and a weakened network of collagen fibres.
Skin Science and Health – 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.
Skin Science and Health – May 03, 2020
Discolouration and Dark Circles Under the Eyes
Dark circles, also known as periorbital hyperpigmentation, are a commonly encountered condition best described as the darkening of skin pigmentation around the eyes. Whilst dark circles are not usually caused by an underlying medical condition, many people think they make them look tired, sad or older than they are, and therefore can affect their emotional well-being .
Skin Science and Health – May 02, 2020
Why is daily sun protection so important?
Skin ageing is 93% sun damage.The sun damages our skin every day, all year round – even on the cloudiest of days. Sun and environmental damage are associated with 93% of skin ageing. Wearing daily sun protection is essential in maintaining your clients’ skin health and helping to prevent premature skin ageing. In fact, rather than sun protection we should think of it as daylight protection. That’s because while UVB is strongest in the Summer, UVA, visible light and infrared-A are present all year round.
Skin Science and Health – May 03, 2020
Antioxidants help to protect against Free Radical damage.
Free radicals are unstable molecules that can cause damage to our cells. What makes them unstable is that they are missing electrons from their outer shell. This causes them to search for other atoms or molecules that have these electrons, in order for them to feel whole again and become stable. Due to their reactive nature, free radicals can wreak havoc on your skin and other cells in their quest to find an electron and feel whole again. In order to stabilise themselves, free radicals try to bond to other atoms or molecules.
Skin Science and Health – February 02, 2020
Is technology ageing your skin ?
Technology can damage your skin.Blue light, also known as HEV (High Energy Visible Light) is naturally emitted from the sun, it is also produced from our digital devices, phones, computers, etc. Like UVA and UVB light, blue light can contribute to premature skin ageing, and, studies show that adults are spending a significant amount of time using digital devices. Blue light is not only affecting our skin, but it’s also having a negative impact on our sleep. By disrupting our natural circadian rhythm; Blue light in the form of daylight wakes us in the morning but being exposed to a significant amount of blue light before bed can make it harder to get to sleep as the blue light at night keeps you more alert.
Skin Science and Health – August 12, 2019
Skin Ageing - the causes .How the Environment Ages Your Skin?
Aging is inevitable. As we get older, our bodies’ natural ageing processes kick in, causing the skin to sag and fine lines and wrinkles to set in. It’s a fact of life. But, did you know that time only accounts for 10% of skin changes? The remaining 90% is caused by external influences that accelerate the ageing process. Read on to learn about three sources of environmental ageing and how you can protect your skin from damage.
