Why Ceramides are an ESSENTIAL part of your Skincare routine

Ceramides are a big buzzword in skincare But do you know why they’re important? Well, that’s because these are vital to healthy skin. Why are Ceramides important? Your skin’s epidermis - t...

2 SIMPLE Strategies For Improving BIG Pores

In an ideal world, we’d all have clear bright skins without imperfections. The reality? Prominent pores, especially in the t-zone get in the way!!! For the 60% of us with combination skin, myse...

How To Build An Active Body Skincare Routine

I’m a big believer in the idea that everything should match. When you look at a face, it’s natural to also inspect the neck, chest and limbs, areas of skin that are often casualties to incidental...

Why Keratosis Pilaris is HELL in winter - and how to fix it!

Did you know that as many as 50% of us may suffer from chicken skin or what’s known as keratosis pilaris?? And that as we enter winter, it’s likely to get worse as humidity plummets? You’re going...

Autumn Empties 2020 - Beauty and Haircare I’d Repurchase 

I’m spending carefully right now. It just seems appropriate as we enter a 2nd week of our 2nd lockdown. But that also means that I’m looking at the way I care for myself again, which is no bad th...

Why Blue Light Matters in Hyperpigmentation

What’s The Big Deal with Visible Light? We protect ourselves from the UV rays in sunlight using sunscreens to prevent sunburn and premature ageing and skin cancer. But this represents only 10% o...

My Favourite Acne Treatments - Tretinoin

One of the oldest retinoids but still one of the best and certainly the most studied as it’s been used in dermatology since the 1960s. Retinoids are central to the treatment of acne because of the...

Cleansing - Getting The Simple Things Right

Get skincare right from the off by cleansing the right way. This is especially true when you’re in problem solving mode, whether it be acne, redness or anti-ageing. The absence of ideal cleanser...

My Favourite Acne Treatments - Adapalene (Differin)

Retinoid-obsessive, it’s no small thing that adapalene is my 2nd most prescribed in clinic. Why? Well, it's a 3rd generation synthetic retinoid. It’s been engineered to be less irritating and thu...

6 Reasons to LOVE Mineral Sunscreen

We’re HUGE fans of mineral sunscreen at the clinic. Great for toning down redness, safe for use after procedures and suitable for use in the trio of conditions we see most of: acne, rosacea and e...

Maskne - My Approach to Cosmetics

So the question is this - should we even be bothering with make-up? For me (and for many of my patients) the answer is yes. To remove cosmetics from every day life would be to remove a little of ...

What is Maskne? The Products I use to Prevent + Treat

Maskne is definitely a thing. Whether you’re getting new breakouts on top of old, or it’s triggering spots where they didn’t exist, it’s the newest skincare challenge, and it’s getting people down...