Researchers are working to develop an anti-UV pill which changes skin cells so that they make their own natural “sunscreen,” in order to prevent wide spectrum UV damage. These things take time though – researchers expect to start testing the drug within the next two years and have hopes of releasing it to the market [...]

According to a study by the University of Toronto, women who use Botox are perceived a more cold and vain than people who use moisturisers, stay out of the sun or even have face lifts to combat premature ageing. Participants of the research study were given information about women’s anti-aging choices and asked to make [...]

The health problems associated with smoking and wide and well known, but it has now been found that smokers also have more acne. A report in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology has found that adult acne is “significantly correlated” with smoking cigarettes. Of the women studied, an enormous 72.9 percent of acne [...]

According to recent reports, blonde-haired women actually earn, on average, seven percent more than women with other hair colours. This is even despite their reputation as being ditzy and dumb. A study in Australian journal ‘Economics Letters’, noted that being fair haired can boost your pay by up to £1,600 a year. The study, which [...]

A new study has found that women with fair hair are more aggressive and confident than brunettes or redheads. It has been suggested that this is down to blondes attracting more attention than other women as they tend to be viewed by men as more attractive. This means they are used to getting their own [...]

Researchers studying facial attractiveness have discovered that people consider even skin tone and a adiant complexion as the key factor which defines beauty. Previously, it was thought the most important aspect in deciding on beauty was the symmetry of the face. One experiment showed that people would were much more likely to look away if [...]

Scientists at Queensland University, Australia, claim to have created a fragrance that will lift the mood of the nation and counter the damaging effects of stress. Serenascent is a spray based on the chemicals released when grasses and green leaves are cut and contains a mixture of hexanals, hexenols and pinenes in very specific ratios. [...]

According to recent news from the Guardian newspaper shampoo in the water supply is triggering the growth of deadly drug-resistant bugs. Scientists from Birmingham and Warwick universities say disinfectants and other products washed into sewers and rivers are triggering the growth of drug-resistant microbes. It has been discovered that soil samples taken from a wide [...]