Do you suffer from oily skin? Maybe just part of your face is oily, like your T section. Perhaps you don’t start out feeling oily, but by half way through the day, you need to blot your face. Or maybe your makeup has trouble staying put throughout the day? If this sounds like you, you […]
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Favourite Beauty Indulgence Revealed
What’s your favourite beauty indulgence? That special something, that you simply love to do, putting a huge smile on your face and likely a hole in your pocket? Well, as you can well imagine, we have quite a few amongst us! We’re letting our secrets out, and sharing them with you today. Can you guess […]
Pregnant and Breastfeeding Skin!
Congratulations! Pregnancy is an amazing time in life and should be fully enjoyed. However, for many women, this exciting time is over-shadowed by problematic skin. This is made extra difficult right now, as you may not be able to receive one-on-one guidance due to social distancing rules. Let’s at least take you through your skin […]
Home Treatment Reviews
One of our favourite “special treats” in clinic is having a facial treatment, of course! This year has really highlighted to us the different ways to do this at home. Thus we have put together our Home Treatment Reviews to give you a few ideas, based on our experiences earlier this year. While it’s still […]
We are absolutely loving it, but what is it???
We’re reaching the hardest part of Winter… close to the end, but not quite! It’s likely all our Vitamin D levels are lower. We’re grouchy with each other and wishing we could escape overseas to the warmth – but can’t! Arg! With this in mind, we’ve decided to celebrate the things we do enjoy. We’ve […]
Guide To Acids In Skin Care
Our constant quest to achieve smooth, even-toned, and radiant skin, would never become a reality, if it wasn’t for the use of acids in skin care. Our skin loves and needs active ingredients to treat, prevent and stimulate the skin. As we age, our production of plumping agents, like collagen and elastin slow down. Our […]
3 People, 3 Problems, 3 Solutions
Everyday at The Skin Care Clinic, we come across many different skin concerns, either in the clinic or over an online consultation. Here are 3 different people with very different concerns and the solutions that we have provided: Solutions When Past Sun Damage Still Haunts You Susan is a regular at The […]
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 […]
The Best Face Masks
Choosing face masks can be difficult when they all appear so similar but can achieve such different results. The Best Face Masks aren’t necessarily the same for each person. So, the key is what does your skin need? To decide this, you need to understand the different benefits Face Masks can actually bring. Face masks […]
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 […]
Christmas Gift – Product Review
Guess what – it’s December!!! What does that mean to you? Summer? Christmas? Holidays? Whatever you have planned over the next few weeks we hope you have a blast! Here, in the clinic, we have a Christmas Frenzy going on. We’re talking the biggest box of tinsel and shiny baubles you’ve ever seen! If […]
Sunscreen Product Review
Isn’t the sun a glorious thing. Light and warmth make a big difference to our lifestyle and mood. If you’ve been following our blog for a while, you’ll know it’s both your skins best friend and worst enemy. Sun damage is the largest contributor to accelerating our skin’s ageing process. Yet, Vitamin D is an […]
Teen Acne
Being a teenager can be tough. There is so much pressure placed on kids these days; social, emotional and academic, just to name a few. So imagine having all these pressures, and then experiencing low self confidence at the same time because of your teen acne. Acne is horrible at any age, but when you […]
Picking at your skin
To pick or not to pick… that is the question. What are the alternatives to picking at your skin? Most of us have been there… standing in front of the mirror, squeezing at our blackheads and pimples until our skin is red and sore. For some, picking at a pimple is very satisfying, but for […]
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 […]
Introducing New Products Into Your Skincare
Sometimes, no matter how many lotions and potions we put on our face, our skin can become complacent. One day we wake up and our skin just doesn’t look the way it usually does. We usually put it down to a bad nights’ sleep, but the next day, it happens again. Our skin starts to […]
Stress on Skin
Are you prone to break outs? Acne? Redness? Dry, tight itching skin? Chances are you’ve experienced; or continue to experience one or more of these skin conditions in your lifetime. How about during times of stress? We’re almost certain there’s lots of nodding going on right now. These skin conditions always rear their ugly […]
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 […]
Travel Q&A
Skin care while you’re travelling doesn’t have to be complex. Be it a one-off or regularly for work, check out our Travel Q&A. I fly a lot for my job, which I love, but it’s drying out my skin dreadfully. Sometimes I get into meetings or presentations and my makeup is flaking already and other […]
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 […]
Blackheads & Congestion – Common Q&A
I have blackheads on my nose which are driving me crazy. The rest of my skin is clear and actually feels dry most of the time. I am quite pale so the blackheads really stand out and are hard to cover with makeup. I don’t get pimples often except sometimes around the corners of my […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Seasonal Skin Changes and What To Do About Them
Autumn – how do we know it’s here? Well, my 2½-year-old grandson used to tell me with expansive waves of his arms “Grandma – it’s when the leaves on the trees turn yellow and go all crinkly and crunchy !!” He was right, of course, and as a proud Grandma I would tell him so, […]
Skin Care for the Party Season – 10 Super Tips to Make it Easy
You’re busy – right? No time for fussing over a complex skin care routine? Just want to know how to look good every day whilst working full time, partying every weekend, having drinks after work, juggling the family and preparing for ALL the extended family coming for a hot Celebratory lunch – yes, it’s […]
Antioxidants – Vitamins for skin
Antioxidants in Skin Care – one vital step to slow the aging process! What are antioxidants? They are chemicals that are able to “fill the gap” in free radicals (damaged cells) without harming themselves. They stop the chain of events that has caused your cells to become dysfunctional ensuring you look younger for longer with more […]
Men’s Skincare Stories
We asked four men to take part in Men’s Month, using our Men’s Skin Care Kits and having treatments. They have all been using products for at least two weeks and all started their experience with a Personalised Skin Consultation including a tailor-made Hydrating Facial Treatment. Here we introduce them and begin their stories… James […]
Congested Pores and Acne Treatments
How do you clear congested pores? Understand what is happening. Run your fingers gently over your face. If it feels smooth, similar to a baby’s bum, it’s well hydrated and in excellent condition. Perhaps it feels rough and easily flakes though, then it’s probably dry, quite impaired and dehydrated. If it feels bumpy and […]
Travel Skin Made Easy – packing for a healthy skin
Planning a trip? Putting some time into considering your skin care needs might be the difference between returning with a well hydrated, happy and healthy skin or one which takes months to recover from all the stresses of your trip. When you are travelling, whether it is to warmer climes or the snow, whether you […]
Water – Life Saver and Regenerator
Our body is made up of between 60-75% water depending on the stage of life we are in. 15% of our body weight is water which is around 4-5 kg in a normal sized adult. We know it is very important to our general well-being however studies are showing that when we are dehydrated our […]
SAVE YOUR SKIN! Best antioxidants before and after the sun
Did you over expose your skin this season? Whether in the sun or snow you’ve increased the rate it ages and the fact that you are reading this tells me you care about this fact. Skin that ages faster than normal is not healthy skin. Normal aging results from the progressive decline of […]
Summer skin – made easy with Vitamin C!
I hope you are sitting down, have a wine or cuppa at your side and you are feeling relaxed. I promised you a little story about your skin, summer, ageing and Vitamin C – I hope you can enjoy and have 5 minutes of chill-out time amidst the chaos of life! Get ready for sunshine, […]
Men’s Skincare – Our Macho Blokes study
We promised you the stories of our two Macho blokes who have been trialling our Men’s kits – We hope you enjoy! Macho Man 1 – Chris Written by Meagan. about her husband, who has never used skin care and – actually consented to both using it, being written about and having his photos used!! The end […]
Men’s Skin
Unsurprisingly, men share many of the same skin concerns as women. What sets male skin apart, however, is the underlying causes of many common skin problems. Whilst men do experience skin ageing, acne, sensitivity, pigmentation and other skin concerns in the same way that women do, often their products and treatments need to be tailored to specifically […]
Men’s Skin
Not all skins are created equal….women know this, but it is also true when it comes to male skin. While men do experience skin ageing, acne, sensitivity, pigmentation and other skin concerns just as women do, their products and treatments need to be focussed slightly differently. Skin health, for both sexes, is shaped by a […]
Change and your skin
The ‘C’ word… Change I thought it appropriate, as our new newsletter is being formatted, to discuss Change. There has been a lot in our office this year which, by the way is not unusual as we are always striving to improve ourselves and our services to you. Change isn’t just about the workplace […]
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the difference between the brands Aspect and Aspect Dr? Aspect Dr has been formulated for medically affiliated clinics and Aspect for Beauty salons. The actual difference between many of the products is minimal with some of the Aspect Dr serums having a higher % of active ingredients. Unless you have quite sensitive […]
DermaFrac Treatments – Rejuvenation At It’s Best
View All In Clinic Treatments Available Book Your Treatment Micro-needling treatment with no downtime – great results! What is it? Micro-needling infusion therapy is an advanced aesthetic treatment used to target many skin concerns including fine lines and wrinkles, sun damage, brown spots and pigmentation, open pores, congested skin, mild acne scarring, and dry and […]
Antioxidants – Vitamins for skin
Vitamins in Skin Care – one vital step to slow the aging process! What are antioxidants? They are chemicals that are able to “fill the gap” in free radicals (damaged cells) without harming themselves. They stop the chain of events that has caused your cells to become dysfunctional ensuring you look younger for longer with more […]
Vitamin A
Vitamin A – essential for healthy skin Vitamin A works by normalising skin functions which means it corrects all skin concerns! It was conclusively proven in 1996 that Vitamin A as a topical skin ingredient is capable of reprogramming cellular function – WOW! This is why we all should be using it, not only to help […]
Sun Damage – Pigmentation, your Skin and the Sun
Too much is not a good thing… Feeling the warmth of the sun on our backs generally makes us feel good about the world. We also need sunlight to produce vitamin D, which is essential for strong bones and our general health. However, there is an obvious downside to too much. Sun damage occurs in our […]
Rosacea Skincare Explained
Do you have flushing of the cheeks, nose, chin and forehead? You may have rosacea. Check out Rosacea skincare options based on which symptoms you are showing. Rosacea is a condition which occurs when groups of capillaries close to the surface of the skin become inflamed and dilated resulting in blotchy red areas, small bumps and […]