Taking the guesswork out of skincare
Wondering about the benefits of ceramides for skin? If they could talk, here’s what ceramides would say: “It’s typical, isn’t it? You work hard every single day to moisturise skin and no one pays any attention to you. None. Then, along come stem cells, peptides, and all those fancy new ingredients with exotic names and bam! […]
When I was younger, I loved licorice candy. It’s delicious. Plus, my sister never liked it, so I didn’t have to share. 😉 Now that I’m older, I’m even a bigger fan of licorice. Now it’s not for my taste buds only. My skin wants its fix, too. Wait, what? Licorice is one of those […]
The skincare question I get more often these days is: do collagen drinks for skin work? Can they really firm your skin, prevent wrinkles, and make you age faster… or is it just another marketing claim that’s too good to be true? After all, despite what brands say, collagen in moisturisers doesn’t work. This pesky […]
Can you use Vitamin C and Niacinamide together? Vitamin C and Niacinamide are the Britney and Xtina of the skincare world. Rumour has it, these two skincare superstars hate each other’s guts and can’t stand working together. They deactivate each other, make the other product useless and just don’t layer well together. Or so they […]
You know when you’re buying all the new LE blushes because OMG they’re so pretty and then you end up using the same old one again and again because that’s what works for you? Urea is like that blush. While you’re getting carried away by all the new skincare bling – Stem cells! EGF! Bee […]
I know what you’re thinking, “Vitamin C for sensitive skin?! Isn’t that like milk for lactose-intolerance? Trouble?” It can be. Vitamin C has a (well-deserved!) rep for being stingy, irritating and harsh. Ouch! If you’ve got sensitive skin, you may have gotten your hands on a bottle of Skinceuticals CE Ferulic or Timeless CE Ferulic Serum […]
