Our Expert Skincare Advice
Discover more about making the most of your skin with our expert advice. Whether you’re solving a problem like acne or melasma or tackling the signs of premature ageing, we’ve got you covered.
How To Choose The Right Skincare Ingredients For Your Concerns
It can be utterly daunting shopping skincare. Retinoids, acids, clean beauty, the things you mustn't use…...where on earth do you start? In this week’s video we look at the commonest skin compla...
Hormones + Our Skin - Decade by Decade!
Hormones. 2 innocent little syllables that have such a profound influence on the state of our skin. It begins at puberty. A time when teenage boys and girls are affected equally by the impact of...
How To Rebuild Your Skin Barrier: The Products I Recommend
In this final video in the Sensitive Series I’m going to show you how I go about rebuilding the skin's barrier, allowing skin to recover from a sensitive period, or perhaps the use of products tha...
As warmer weather arrives bringing with it more humidity, there are some key considerations you might want to incorporate to ensure consistent continuation of your actives regime and to ensure ade...
Why Product Hopping Will Ruin Your Skin!
Now, I'm sorry if this is one of your favourite hobbies and I do understand the enticing nature of newness; the allure of your favourite influencers’ latest finds. But if you’re experiencing skin ...
How Do I Know If I Have Sensitive Skin?
When we launched our Routine Finder for the Dr. Sam System two weeks ago, it was completed by over 3,000 of you and a whopping 70% of you said that your skin was sensitive. So I wanted to explore ...
Hyperpigmentation - How To Tackle It From All Angles!
Hyperpigmentation is a catchall term that covers a number of different complaints, but the top three that I see in clinic are melasma, post-acne marks and sun damage - what we call solar lentigine...
Dear Dr Sam, where has my glow gone? This is a not-uncommon refrain in clinic. And it’s often accompanied with some frustration because a great deal of effort is being put into said quest. So...
Vitamin C - 8 Reasons Why I Love It!
We can’t talk about morning routines and not discuss vitamin C. It’s one of the star performers when it comes to building an impactful strategy against environmental insults. Dietary vitamin C i...
Bakuchiol - 10 Reasons Why I Love It!
Your morning routine is all about combating environmental aggressors and solving issues. And in this Ingredients spotlight I want to highlight the ingredients that I think really count when it com...
Niacinamide - 10 Reasons Why I Love it!
As we continue with this ingredient spotlight on your Morning Routine, it brings me nicely to Niacinamide (or Vitamin B3). I think you guys already know how much love I have for this ingredient....
Azelaic Acid - 10 Reasons You Need This Acid in Your Morning Routine!
Acids are one of the most exciting areas of skincare right now But is Azelaic Acid the one that comes to mind? Well, it should be! This is the unsung hero of skincare. And one I’ve been tal...