Taking the guesswork out of skincare
Is rosehip oil better than marula oil? Is lactic acid better than glycolic acid? Is seaweed better than green tea? I could go on and on. But you get the gist. I get asked what makes one skincare ingredient better than another all the time. It’s a question that’s impossible to answer. You know why? […]
Do you ever wish you could go back in time, when your skin was flawless and glowy, without a wrinkle in sight? Retinoids are the fairy godmothers that can grant you that wish. Sort of (there’s always a catch with fairy godmothers, ins’t there?). If you’re 50, retinoids won’t take your skin all the way […]
I can’t get enough of antioxidants. If a serum or moisturizer isn’t loaded with them, chances are I won’t even give it a second look. Antioxidants are your skin’s police force. They patrol your body looking for free radicals felons ready to form wrinkles, give you dark spots and inflame your skin. Once they get […]
The law is clear: beauty products must declare their ingredients on the packaging. It’s to keep you safe. If you know something’s in there’s bad for you, you won’t buy it. Crisis averted. Except… How the heck are you supposed to make sense of that incomprehensible long list of chemicals? It’s not like anyone ever […]
Things I wouldn’t do for beauty: Botox (if it involves a needle, I’m running in the opposite direction as fast as my legs are carrying me) Tea detox (it doesn’t work anyway) Slathering nightingale poop all over my face (yes, that’s a thing) Look, I’m all for experimenting and trying new stuff that could keep […]
Once upon a time in Skincareland, a group of skincare fanatics gave birth to a natural line of creams and lotions. They invited all their friends to celebrate. The Antioxidant family was there, with its many children in tow. Mrs Shea Butter was twirling on the dancefloor with her soothing partner, Mr Aloe Vera. The […]
