Posts tagged Skin Health

Get a Glow

One of the best things you can do for your skin is to exercise. By getting your heart rate up you increase your circulation and in turn increase the amount of blood flow to the skin. This means that your skin gets more oxygen which gives it a gorgeous and healthy glow. It’s just one [...]


Massage for a Glowing Complexion

So, you think you’re doing everything right with your skincare  You have a great routine of cleanse tone and moisturise, you always remove your makeup before bed you use serums and you exfoliate a couple of time per week. well, you might be missing out one thing. It’s something that very few of us do, but can actually make a [...]


Take Your Vitamins

Your skin thrives on plenty of antioxidants, and loves nothing better than getting vitamins on a daily basis. Vitamins A, C and E are the best you can get for healthy skin which glows and looks plump and with a gorgeous colour and tone. As well as looking for moisturisers that include these vitamins, make [...]


Quick Tip

Do you have trouble keeping your skin hydrated? You could be eating the wrong things, or more likely missing out on a vital skin-loving food. Ditch alcohol and sugar which dries out the complexion and load up on avocado and nuts which contain healthy fats which keep the skin hydrated and plump. Easy!


Alcohol’s Effect on Beauty

I mentioned last week that giving up, or cutting back on alcohol before a big event like a wedding will enhance how you look on the day. Want to know more? Check out the below list of issues which booze can cause; Puffy eyes. Alcohol dilates blood vessels which disturbs the redistribution of fluid and [...]


Skin History

I wanted to share my own personal story regarding acne here, as I know how difficult living with this nasty skin condition can be. I had very clear skin throughout my teen years, but at the age of twenty I started getting spots. It wasn’t much at first but over the next few years it [...]


Quick Beauty Fact

Dutch scientists have proven that lower estrogen levels lead to significantly dryer skin, which explains why the health of a woman’s skin differs throughout the month. It is also known that smoking reduces your estrogen levels. What does this mean? In addition to cancer and wrinkles, those cigs will turn your skin dry, flaky and [...]


Eat This…

…Manuka Honey! This is a special type of honey which contains very powerful healing properties. It is said to treat a variety of different health conditions, such as acne, eczema and even arthritis. In fact, active Manuka Honey is even used for medical purposes because of the presence of strong antibacterial and antimicrobial components. One [...]


Eat This…

…Nettle Tea! The common Stinging Nettle, Latin name Urtica Dioica, may be most widely known for causing painful and itchy rashes on country walks, but it has a much better use. It has traditional medicinal properties which have been valued for centuries and it also has a pleasant taste. Nettles contain a number of important [...]


Water Water Everywhere

We’ve heard it all before, everytime we look at a health magazine or read some beauty tips it is all the same – drink lots of water. However, this ‘fact’ for healthy skin is quite divided, with many professionals and doctors claiming that in fact we are all hydrated enough and there is in fact [...]


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