I am a great advocate of oil cleansers, and I rarely use anything else. However, some people prefer to use foaming cleansers because they believe that it gets their skin cleaner and clearer. Foam cleansers have their place and can really work wonders for some people, but I urge you to consider an oil cleanser [...]

Some people often feel that when they have been using a skincare product like a certain cleanser or a particular moisturiser for a long time, you start to lose the results and your skin gets used to it. Really, probably isn’t the case. If you feel like your products aren’t working as well as they [...]

Now that the summer is well and truly over my efforts have turned to getting my skin into good health for the winter. I am making absolutely sure that I’m drinking 2 litres of water per day, which quite frankly I ought to be doing anyway, and I have switched to a creamy, wipe off [...]

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 [...]

Skincare professionals always advice against doing your own extractions of pimples and blackheads, but sometimes the temptation is too much to resist. If you really have to do it, do it right and follow these steps. 1. Give skin a thorough cleanse first and only extract after a shower, bath or steam so the skin [...]

There are two acne treatments which are thought to be particularly effective at tackling spots, and are common throughout the western world. These are salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide. I was once told that the golden rule for using these products is salicylic acid should be reserved for pimples and pustules, whereas the benzoyl should [...]

Adult acne is on the rise; the levels of stress and pollution that we experience in our everyday lives is thought to be a major contributing factor. As a sufferer myself I know a thing or two about this nasty skin condition. Having had clear skin all through my teens and always taking it for [...]