Baliage is a French hair colouring technique used to create natural, hand-painted highlights. In French, ‘le balayage’ means “strands of colour”. The method is freestyle and can be done in a chunky or subtle way, but the effect is usualy softer since the highlights are more sparse than with a methodical aluminum foil technique. It’s [...]

Alpha hydroxy acids, also known as AHAs, are naturally occurring chemical compounds derived from fruits and other foods. The most common AHAs include glycolic acid (from sugar), lactic acid (from milk), and citric acid. AHAs are often found in anti-aging creams, masks, cleansers, and chemical peels that claim to reduce wrinkles and tighten skin. AHAs [...]

The term ‘nutraceutical’ was coined in 1989 by Dr Stephen DeFelice. It is an amalgamation of the two words ‘nutrition’ and ‘pharmaceutical’. The term is fairly loose but describes any food supplement that has health benefits in addition to its nutritive value. It can also be used to describe a nutrient with drug-like properties, which [...]