Discover the transformative power of vitamin A skincare through our authentic experiences and glowing testimonials. We know there are a lot of options out there, that’s because vitamin A should be in your daily skincare routine! Find out what we choose to use ourselves. Vitamin A in skincare is the serum that speeds up cell […]
Celebrity Secrets Unveiled – Skincare Celebrities Are Using
In the glamorous world of celebrities, maintaining flawless and radiant skin is a top priority. Ever wondered about the secrets behind their ageless beauty? Well we at The Skin Care Clinic like to say that ‘there is almost nothing that the Anistons and Kardashians of the world use that we don’t have!’ And it’s true! […]
5 Best Moisturisers for Perfect Hydration
Whether you have dry, oily, or combination skin, moisturiser is a must-have product to incorporate into your daily skincare routine. Moisturiser keeps your skin hydrated and refreshed as well as locks in your serums. As we age, the oil glands that keep skin healthy begin to lose their power, making it create fewer oils. Moisturising […]
The Top 7 Skincare Ingredients
As we age, our skin undergoes various changes, such as loss of elasticity, increased dryness, and fine lines and wrinkles. While ageing is a natural process that cannot be stopped, using anti-ageing skincare products can help slow down the signs of ageing and maintain a youthful appearance. However, not all skincare products are created equal. […]
5 Reasons Your Skincare Isn’t Working
Sometimes, it seems as though no matter what you do, your skin just looks a bit ‘blah’. You’re using good products, but you’re just not getting the results that you expected – especially when you have forked out hundreds of dollars on your skin care! Maybe your skin looks tired and dull, maybe the wrinkles […]
Best Eye Cream Review
Using an eye cream is a great way of upping your skin care routine and getting even better results. But with so many to choose from, you can often give up, not really knowing which one is the right one for you. We all love a good eye cream here at The Skin Care Clinic […]
Neck Creams – Do They Work?
Is your neck starting to show signs of ageing? When talking about anti-ageing, we often focus on the face, somehow forgetting that the delicate skin area immediately below the face – the neck – needs attention too. In fact, your face and neck are generally as delicate as one another, but your face may be more […]
6 Benefits of Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid, abbreviated as HA, is a carbohydrate molecule that naturally occurs in the body. This acid primarily functions as a hydrator or lubricator for our joints, skin, and connective tissues. While hyaluronic acid is found in many areas of the body, nearly 50% of all HA occurs in the skin. However, the skin naturally […]
Crow’s Feet
Crow’s feet and fine lines around the eye area are an inevitable sign of facial ageing that typically begin to form as tiny lines in a person’s mid-twenties. Over time, these fine lines begin to deepen into more pronounced wrinkles or folds that are visible even when a person is expressionless. Crow’s feet, technically called […]
Vitamin A Product Review – Antiaging Skincare
Vitamin A (or retinol/retinal) is one of the greatest skin care vitamins for fighting signs of premature ageing, such as fine lines and wrinkles, loss of elasticity and skin tone and texture. It achieves this by speeding up cellular turnover, meaning that you are making newer cells faster, leaving you with clearer, brighter, healthier-looking skin. […]
Skin Functions and Ageing
The skin is the body’s largest organ, made of water, protein, fats and minerals. Your skin protects your body from germs and regulates body temperature. Nerves in the skin help you feel sensations like hot and cold. Why are we giving you this anatomy lesson? When you’re choosing your skincare, the best place to start […]
Omnilux Skin Solutions
As we age, damaged skin loses elasticity and the ability to regulate pigment production. This leads to sags, wrinkles, age spots, and redness. With published clinical studies and 20 years of research, Omnilux Skin Solutions (contour range) uses optimised doses of red and infrared light to supercharge the body’s own natural cellular healing response, and […]
Cosmetic Therapies (Injectables) vs Skincare
Are you in two minds about cosmetic therapies (injectables) vs skincare? Many are – including me. I’ve actually have some wrinkle/muscle relaxing treatments. Since moving away though, I only get it when I come back home and see our amazing Dr Christine in our clinic. I can say though, as much as I love the […]
Menopause Skin Changes
We have previously shared articles about menopause and the effects that it has on your skin, but given that I am in the thick of peri menopause and all of the glorious symptoms, I though it might be time for another menopause skin article, because boy, does it knock you around!!! If the feelings of […]
Preventing The Sags
While it may not be aesthetically pleasing, it’s normal for our skin to loose it’s elasticity as we age. To combat this ageing process, preventing the sags, it’s important to understand what is actually happening. Our skin health is important for our appearance but more importantly because our skin performs so many essential tasks for […]
Eye Cream Product Review
Ready to reconsider your eye care routine? Choosing the perfect products can feel overwhelming, we completely understand this. In our clinic we have over 15 different eye products! Eeeeek! Some are for use in the mornings to refresh tired, puffy and dark eyes, while others rejuvenate your fine lines and wrinkles. We have a few […]
Medik8 Skincare Range
This extensive range of professional Medik8 skincare has been created by Elliot Isaacs, an Englishman who studied physiology alongside pharmacology and biochemistry. After his studies, Elliot backpacked around the world where he became increasingly interested in different species of flora and the healing properties they possess. When he returned home, he combined his new love […]
Must Have Skin Boosting Products
Last fortnight, hopefully you read our article on our top 5 skin boosting products. If not, you can read it here. But we had so many brilliant products that we wanted to share with you, that we ran out of space. So here are the remaining must have skin boosting products, details of their amazing […]
Top 5 Products To Boost Your Skin
We talk so much about the essentials in skin care; a good cleanser, vitamins A and C, moisturisers and SPF, but there are many other products that will really lift your skin care game and deliver results that you will love. These top 5 products to boost your skin are taking your daily skincare routine […]
Aspect Dr – Why The Hype
Aspect Dr is 100% Australian owned and made which is something that is important to a lot of Australians. Their products are manufactured in Melbourne and they employ hundreds of staff members! The brand has actually only been around since 2007, which is quite amazing, considering the amount of traction it has gained in such […]
Stem Cells
In skin care, you will find that there have been some amazing advancements in the use of stem cells for anti-ageing outcomes. There are both stem cells derived from the human body as well as stem cells derived from plants. We stock products that contain both, but before we look at the differences and their […]
Enzymes in Skincare
Enzymes is one of the words that you often hear about when talking about skin care and one that we know we love. Do you actually know what they are, where they come from and what they do though? Here we will break it down for you, so you know why having enzymes in your […]
Osmosis The Big 4
Recently we wrote about menopause and the part in which hormone depletion plays in the deterioration of our collagen and elastin. In this article, we are highlighting possibly the big 4 products on the market that will allow our skin to renew itself in ways that it could naturally when we were in our 20’sand […]
Welcome Omnilux Contour!
Oh sweet lord, we are pumped in the clinic today! Our Omnilux At-Home LED Light Therapy stock has arrived. We will be stocking the three most popular LED treatments. Omnilux CONTOUR have two options, one for your face, and the other for your neck and décolleté, then lastly there’s the Omnilux CLEAR for acne and […]
Facial Yoga ~ it’s a thing!
There are so many questions to be asked about Facial Yoga. Like; What is it? What does it do? Who has time to even do that? How can we possibly do that with our phone in our hand? All valid questions. It seems to me that Facial Yoga is up there with the vagina egg […]
Best Menopause Skin Solutions And More!!!
What disappoints me about our ‘western’ culture is that women are not celebrated nearly enough. From a young age, we as women are taught that any body changes are something to be kept secret, not talked about – especially in front of boys and men. Like getting our first period, a first bra, or the […]
Best Treatments For Eye Wrinkles
Taking Care of Eye Wrinkles and Those Frustrating Fine Lines Smile lines, crow’s feet, eye wrinkles and under eye crepiness tend to be the first thing we notice about ourselves as we age and the first thing we subconsciously notice about someone else: “she’s looking older”, we may think when meeting an old friend. If […]
Best Under Eye Cream For Dark Circles
Many people suffer from dark circles and puffiness under their eyes. It can be a chronic problem or one that simply pops up when it is least wanted! The reason why we don’t like it is because having dark areas under the eyes makes us look older than we actually are. It’s an age-old story […]
Anti Ageing Skin Care Review – Our Favourites!
We have sooooo many great products for ageing skin on our website. No surprise really, as watching your skin getting older isn’t fun. Which ones do we actually use ourselves though? To give you a better insight into our range, we’ve put our anti ageing skin care review out there for all of you to […]
Best Skincare for Ageing Skin
When it comes to skincare for ageing skin, the list can seem endless. Let’s narrow the field for you, while helping you understand both what and why you may want/need certain skincare products. What causes ageing skin? As you age naturally, new cell growth slows down and the healing of damaged cells is less […]
Vitamin A Skin Care Review – Our Favourites!
We’re all working towards that perfect, healthy skin. Glowing with natural beauty and making us feel confident. The reality is though, that your skin is a part of your living body, and changes and matures as you do. Guess what though, you don’t have to make it worse, and you can actually make it better. […]
Vitamin A (Retinol) improves your skin
Over the next few months, we will be providing in-depth information about vitamin serums – what they are – how they are made – what they do and who should use them. This week, we are delving into Vitamin A (retinol). What is Vitamin A (Retinol)? Vitamin A is commonly referred to as a […]
Acne in your 40’s & 50’s – when it suddenly appears.
It’s not fair, when you’ve never had a pimple in your life, or certainly not since your teenage years, to be suddenly inflicted with breakouts and Acne in your 40’s or 50’s. Acne during this stage of your life is not often talked about – so let’s help you work out what you can do… […]
Vitamin A – essential for your skin
Vitamin A – Facts, Types and Use Vitamin A skin care products improve the health of your skin. They work by normalising how your skin functions, which in turn helps your skin to stay strong and healthy. This makes it a powerhouse in your skin care regime. It was conclusively proven in 1996 that Vitamin […]
Best Retinol Skin Care Reviewed
We all want to wake up with glowing skin. How can we make sure this continues to happen throughout life? Your best bet is Retinol. There are so many Retinoids available at the moment, the most common being Retinol (Vitamin A skin care). As one of the most used and understood anti-ageing skin care products […]
Everyday Skin Care Needs
While your skin’s colour and texture may be different to your best friends, your everyday skin care needs are both the same. Your skin is there to protect your body from the outside world, acting as a waterproof layer that allows your body to move freely. It also protects against harmful environmental damage such […]
Beauty Sleep
Beauty Sleep is a real thing! Lack of sleep directly impacts the way in which our skin looks with symptoms such as: hanging eyelids swollen eyes dark under eye circles paler skin more wrinkles and fine lines droopy corners of the mouth So why is beauty sleep so important? Our skin functions as an important […]
Best Wrinkle Treatments and Prevention
Wrinkles are a natural part of ageing, frustratingly true. While our genetics can determine skin texture and structure. Wrinkles are more prevalent in those with more exposure to the sun and especially with light skin. Of course, there are other factors causing wrinkles. These are the basics; such as environmental pollutants, smoking and continuous facial […]
Medik8 Available Online And In-Clinic!
You asked and we listened! After so many client requests, we are beyond excited to announce that we have the full range of Medik8 available online and In-Clinic! Experts in anti-ageing professional skincare, Medik8 understands skin. Carefully developed with expertise and precision. Their solutions focus on common skin challenges from anti-ageing and blemishes to pigmentation and […]
Anti-Ageing Tips – The Secret To Looking Younger
Time goes by so quickly these days. Is it just me, or did someone hit fast forward? There’s often so much going on between our daily life and unexpected dramas. One morning, we simply wake up and wonder who’s looking back at us in the mirror. We start to look as tired as we feel, […]
How do Growth Factors Improve Your Skin
Your cells naturally make Growth Factors to maintain healthy skin. They essentially control everything – regulate cell production, growth, division and maturation! You need them to keep healthy and looking good with a well-functioning skin. As you and your skin ages, fewer growth factors are produced, decreasing the functionality of your skin and increasing the […]
Best neck and decolletage treatment options
The Sun loves your neck and decolletage… So, your face looks 10 years younger (thanks to your outstanding skin care routine of course). You feel it’s as healthy as it can be… and yet your hands, neck and decolletage tell a different story. You always wear a hat and a good physical sunblock every day, […]
Beauty Through the Ages
This week, we’ve decided to look at Beauty Through the Ages. The evolution of beauty and some of the weird and wonderful things that women have done, and still do, to appear more youthful and beautiful. One of the most common theme is to achieve ‘perfect white skin.’ I’m truly grateful we live in an […]
Preparing young skin for the future
‘If only I cared for my skin when I was young’… The benefit of hindsight does not help us in our older years. So, we need to teach our kids from an early age some of the most important life lessons. Aside from getting a good education, exploring the world and saving money… the one […]
Dark Circles Under Eyes
Dark circles under the eyes are very common, particularly in women. For some people, dark circles are in their genetic makeup. They are also more common in certain ethnic groups. Either way, for those who have dark circles, there is one thing most have in common – they all want a permanent cure. […]
Covering Dark Circles
A clear, flawless complexion is something we all strive for when applying makeup! Redness, pigmentation, blemishes and most commonly, covering dark circles, is the reason we apply all these wonderful products to our face every day. When it comes to dark circles, there’s unfortunately a couple of obstacles in the way, making this one of the […]
Genetics and Skin – How Much Does It Play A Part
Stretch marks, skin discolouration, varicose veins and sagging skin are some of the wonderful things that our parents can hand down to us. But just because our parents might have had these things doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to have them too. Skin disorders, just like any health disorder, are caused by the mutation […]
Benefits of Exfoliation
The primary purpose of exfoliation is to remove dead skin cells. When our skin is functioning as it should be, usually, around every 28 – 30 days, our body will naturally shed dead cells as new cells will replace the old cells. However, overtime, an excess of dead skin cells accumulates. Giving us the appearance […]
Younger Looking Skin Secrets
Do you look in the mirror and wish you had younger looking skin? While one of the greatest things about ageing is letting go of other people’s opinions and living more for ourselves. Becoming more tolerant, patient and having a true and deep understanding and acceptance for who we are. For some of us though, […]
Farewell Gaye with Thanks to all…
OMG – another “baby” of mine has grown up, totally matured and now I am moving on! My “babies” of course are my three gorgeous, intelligent, wondrous children who I live in awe about and The Skin Care Clinic – 20 years plus on, it is time for it to reach to greater heights, to […]
Mindfulness and Exercise; Your Daily Inner Skincare
At The Skin Care Clinic, it is not uncommon for us to see stress-related, inflammatory skin conditions such as acne and rosacea. However, stress of all kinds contribute to ageing, causing you to look and feel older much earlier! This is something that only you can change, as there is no skincare product on the market […]
Repairing Sun Damage
Remember the good old days? Driving to the beach on those hot summer days…no seat-belts, the back of your thighs sticking to the back-seat vinyl of your parents Kingswood. Spending the whole day in the sun playing cricket and building sand castles. No hat, no sunblock, just golden brown bodies running around all day without […]
Skin Commandments
1. I shall eat a better diet Did you know that medical professionals refer to your gut as your ‘second brain’? Well this is because, just like the brain in our heads, the gut influences so many aspects of our health and in particular, our skin. This is where our Skin Commandments come in… […]
Body Care – Natural and Organic
Hands up who applies 15 skin care products to their face twice a day, but fails to add just one nourishing layer of moisturiser to their entire body? Who ALSO adds in a daily body cleanse and weekly body scrub? Just as we thought, not many hands heading towards the sky! We can all now […]
Mother of the Bride – Common Q&A
My daughter is getting married in a few months and I would like to know how to do (age appropriate) makeup for her special day. I don’t wear a lot of makeup, so don’t feel comfortable having it done by a professional, but as Mother of the Bride I am aware that there will be […]
Serums: How They Change Your Skin
Serums – the Significant Difference! If you want to effect change in your skin, whether it is to beat your acne, slow the process of ageing in your skin or fight your redness, you need to use serums. Creams and moisturisers are universally known and understood, often being all that a person uses. However, […]
Vitamin E: The Essential Hydrator
Vitamin E is found naturally in the skin in varying forms and is cleverly able to travel deep into the skin to the dermis. This is due to it being lipid-soluble and a powerful antioxidant in its own right, though when combined with others – WOW, it can have some punch! Vitamin E is actually […]
Vitamin C and Your Skin
The most important Antioxidant to combat UV damage in your skin is – you guessed it, Vitamin C! However, it actually does so much more… This amazing, well-proven ingredient Vitamin C is an essential part of anyone’s routine who is truly creating a healthier, better-looking skin that ages incredibly slowly – isn’t that what we […]
Skin Care over 60 – Time to be Fussy
Just like a baby’s skin, your skin now needs specialised care and just like fashion, things return to how they were. Your skin as a baby needed gentle products and special care, and now that you’ve reached the big 60 milestone, your skin is closing in on that time when it needs that same attention. […]
Skin Care in Your 40’s and 50’s
Suddenly 40 or 50, or even getting close, and noticing changes in how your skin feels as well as its appearance. You know your skin has changed and you realise that maybe if you had have taken a more active role in your skin care in your 30’s or even in your 20’s those […]
Ageing Brown Spots – Common Q&A
I have normal skin but it is ageing and I have increasing numbers of brown spots appearing. I’ve heard I should be using Vitamin A but don’t know what to use and how to use it. Lorraine | QLD | age 67 Lorraine is concerned about her skin and yes, therefore she should be […]
Skin Care for your 20’s and 30’s
Whether you enjoyed gorgeous, clear skin in your teens or were plagued with pimples, once you hit your 20’s you need to re-evaluate how you care for your skin. So…what does skin care for your 20’s and 30’s look like? At around age 25, skin begins the ageing process. Step by step from now, […]
Menopause Flareups and Sensitivities – Common Q&A
It’s all well and good to say there are simple measures to control, relieve or avoid menopause flareups and sensitivities – but we don’t always realise we have them to begin with! Find out what we recommend when women start seeing changes in their skin around the beginning of menopause. When stressed or travelling, […]
Free Radicals and Skin
What Are Free Radicals? They are the “baddies” in our skin because they cause our cells to become dysfunctional…which makes us age faster! Free radicals are minute chemical particles that are usually the result of an inflammatory chemical process – they are the leftover bits caused from cellular damage or, as I like to call them, […]
Enlarged Pores – everything you need to know!
Enlarged Pores on the face are the bane of many people’s lives. Feeling like everyone is looking at their orange peel skin is just too much. Ask yourself though, have you ever noticed anyone else’s facial pores? Unless you are a skin therapist, I doubt it very much. Pores on your skin are an essential […]
Acne – Common Questions & Answers
We receive many online skin consultation submissions here in the clinic. Each one is answered individually as though the person was sitting in our consultation room opposite us. Over the years we’ve found that we are answering common questions. Different age groups and skin types develop and suffer from the same sort of skin concerns […]
Face Masks – A Weekly Essential
Choosing face masks can feel overwhelming when they all appear so similar and yet can achieve such different results! Face masks are a great addition to any good home-care routine, providing a wide array of benefits, boosting results and bringing that luxurious feel of having a ‘treatment’ in your own home. A face mask can […]
Vitamin D vs Sunlight Conundrum
If you are aware, or care about how to be healthy, you are likely to be a little confused about the Sun and, more relevantly, the UV rays which come from it. We are told to protect ourselves and our children from the potentially damaging Ultraviolet Light which the sun puts out and which is apparently […]
Mental Health Affects Your Skin
Our skin has a sneaky habit of showing how we feel on the inside. If you’ve ever blushed from embarrassment, turned red from anger, or gone white from fear, then you’ve witnessed this firsthand. But not only does our skin change colour due to our emotions, it also alters when we are struggling with […]
Growth Factors – the New Age of Skin Care
Ageing, Sun-Damaged Skin? Growth Factors Are What You Need! Growth Factors are natural substances made by our cells to maintain healthy skin. They essentially control everything – regulate cell production, growth, division and maturation! We need them to keep healthy and looking good with a well-functioning skin. As we and our skin ages, fewer growth […]
Alpha Lipoic Acid – Antioxidants for Youthful Skin
Alpha Lipoic acid – does your skin need it? Alpha Lipoic acid, also known as Lipoic acid, ALA or thioctic acid is a very special antioxidant, both for our skin as well as our bodies and brains. Like other antioxidants, it can be taken orally (food and drink) as well as applied topically. It is […]
Shea Butter – Best Kept Secret for Winter Dryness
Shea Butter has been a universally loved ingredient in skin care products for centuries. It is the superfood for skin as it is naturally high in essential fatty acids, Vitamins E, D, A, plus many minerals. The five main fatty acids are palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and arachidic acids. The butter is made from the […]
Essential Fatty Acids for Healthy Skin
Food in winter… it’s time to change your comfort eating habits! Winter is a time we tend to reach for comfort food and the effect on our skin can either be a devastatingly dull appearance or give you a gorgeous healthy glow. There can be long term effects over these three to four months if […]
Skin Care Stories from Mum
A story from one mum to the next and beyond… Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, my mum (above) was a little radical – well, she still is, actually! Currently, in her 90th year, her annual trip to the skin specialist is now almost 3 monthly. Her face is fine, it’s her lower […]
Lips – Glorious Lips and Their Care
Lets Start From The Beginning… Lips Lips are great for smiling, kissing, talking and eating, plus so much more, but do we care for them enough? They are often an afterthought in our skin care regime. Realising why the skin on our lips is so special highlights why caring for them is so important. It is […]