ageing

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.  … [Read more...] about Crow’s Feet

Hyaluronic Acid (HA) – Do We Need It?

Keeping your skin hydrated is an all-time mission, and it is just impossible to miss this renowned hydrating ingredient: Hyaluronic acid (HA). Although called “acid”, hyaluronic acid is not an actual “acid” like BHA or AHA. Opposite to these typical exfoliating acids, hyaluronic acid is only an … [Read more...] about Hyaluronic Acid (HA) – Do We Need It?

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 … [Read more...] about Omnilux Skin Solutions

Best Toners For Your Skin

Cleanse, tone and moisturise. These are the three steps I was taught when I was younger, and at that time, it consisted of a Nutrimetics cleanser, cheap supermarket toners and a Ponds or Nivea moisturiser - or if I was ‘in the money’ I’d lash out and purchase an Olay moisturiser. If I was feeling … [Read more...] about Best Toners For Your Skin

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 … [Read more...] about Vitamin A – essential for your skin

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 … [Read more...] about Best Wrinkle Treatments and Prevention

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 … [Read more...] about Serums: How They Change Your Skin

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 a … [Read more...] about Vitamin E: The Essential Hydrator

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 … [Read more...] about Vitamin C and Your Skin

A Healthy Immune System – for Body, Soul and Skin

  When our body is struggling with maintaining a healthy glow, we know it's time to give our body an extra boost. It is a time when building, supporting and maintaining a healthy immune system is the best way to naturally get rid of any nasty bugs or issues that have been lurking around for … [Read more...] about A Healthy Immune System – for Body, Soul and Skin

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 using a … [Read more...] about Ageing Brown Spots – Common Q&A

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 … [Read more...] about Skin Care for your 20’s and 30’s

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 … [Read more...] about Face Masks – A Weekly Essential

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 … [Read more...] about Vitamin D vs Sunlight Conundrum

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 … [Read more...] about Growth Factors – the New Age of Skin Care

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 … [Read more...] about Alpha Lipoic Acid – Antioxidants for Youthful Skin

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 legs that have … [Read more...] about Skin Care Stories from Mum

Best Products for Dehydrated Skin

Young, healthy skin holds water well, but from around age 25, the skin begins to lose its ability to retain it, showing signs of dehydrated skin, and with this its ability to function well. Our skin is such a complex organ, continuing to work even when missing essential nutrients, that we often … [Read more...] about Best Products for Dehydrated Skin

Pigmentation & Uneven Skin Tone – Understanding Yours

So many of us have pigmentation and an uneven skin tone on our face and body. To varying degrees, differences in skin colour are natural, however, for some people it is a real issue...so what is it, what causes it and what can we do about it, I hear you ask? The Anatomy and Physiology of … [Read more...] about Pigmentation & Uneven Skin Tone – Understanding Yours

UV Influence on Your Pigmentation

How the Sun Affects your Skin 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. The sun damages our … [Read more...] about UV Influence on Your Pigmentation

Treating Uneven Skin Tone and Pigmentation

Do you have uneven skin tone, brown spots or melasma on your face? Do you find them unsightly and would like the spots to vanish, returning your skin to the way it used to be? When it comes to treating uneven skin tone and pigmentation it can be difficult to know where to start! Uneven skin tone, … [Read more...] about Treating Uneven Skin Tone and Pigmentation

New Technology in Skin Care

At the Skin Care Clinic, we love seeing our clients achieving the results they want. The products that we use are cosmeceutical, meaning that they have a therapeutic benefit and are designed to promote change on a cellular level. Over the years there have been many advancements within technology in … [Read more...] about New Technology in Skin Care

Vitamin C for After-Sun Skin Care

Enjoyed a day out? Sunny, fun, laughter-filled day with family and friends. It’s been so good, but your skin feels a little tight and on glancing in the mirror you notice some redness. Oh dear, you think, did I get too much sun? Vitamin C for After-Sun Skin Care... You wore a hat – most of the … [Read more...] about Vitamin C for After-Sun Skin Care

Chirality In Your Skin Care

Chirality ensures your skin can have more effective, purer, safer ingredients penetrating deeper. The skin, which is the body’s largest organ, has millions of chiral receptors; they are on every single cell. These receptors can be affected by what you put on your skin, so if a substance is … [Read more...] about Chirality In Your Skin Care

Ageing Skin – The Sun’s Influence In How You Look!

Ageing skin - how and why? As we age naturally, new cell growth slows and the healing of damaged cells is less efficient, cell DNA is changed which means that the new cells being replicated are also damaged. As a consequence, the amount of healthy collagen and elastin fibres in your skin are … [Read more...] about Ageing Skin – The Sun’s Influence In How You Look!

Antioxidants – Vitamins for skin

[themedy_alertbox icon="" colour="yellow" custom_colour=""]Read the theory below or jump straight to our recommended antioxidant products (click here).[/themedy_alertbox] Antioxidants in Skin Care - one vital step to slow the aging process! What are antioxidants? They are chemicals that are able … [Read more...] about Antioxidants – Vitamins for skin

Four must have Products for Wrinkles

    Four product varieties to help you age gracefully: Of course you need your cleanser as it is pointless adding a serum or cream to your face if it is not clean, but after you have patted dry -  if you are concerned about having a healthy skin which can therefore age well, or even … [Read more...] about Four must have Products for Wrinkles

Best Treatments for Wrinkles

Treat your wrinkles well and they will look younger! As with our physical and mental health, our skin requires a work out too. This is why regular, monthly facials keep the skin working in the best condition. Rather than opting for a “magic” serum to erase all of your lines and wrinkles before your … [Read more...] about Best Treatments for Wrinkles

Eight Lifestyle Tips and Tricks to Slow the Onset of Wrinkles

The best anti wrinkle solutions are the simple ones! Here are eight ways to slow the onset of wrinkles:   Start young - We know that prevention is better than finding a cure. This applies to our skin too. Arming yourself with the right knowledge about what your specific skin needs … [Read more...] about Eight Lifestyle Tips and Tricks to Slow the Onset of Wrinkles

Why Do We Get Wrinkles?

Is there more to them than the fact you are older? As with any other organ in our body, the physiological structures and functions of the skin continuously decline with increasing age. Fine lines, wrinkles, enlarged pores, lack of moisture and pigmentation are all signs that we associate with the … [Read more...] about Why Do We Get Wrinkles?

Tricks of the Trade – For Men / Unisex

Rosie's Tricks of the Trade - for MEN - but we won't tell if you are not a man and find this interesting! It's all relevant for everyone. Tricks of the Trade?! There are 3 simple products to get you started - easy!   1. Why use a cleanser? Tricks of the Trade... Throughout the day, our skin … [Read more...] about Tricks of the Trade – For Men / Unisex

Men’s Gut Health

Gut health is just as important for men as women when it comes to having healthy skin which ages well and is clear of pimples. Hopefully you’ve now read all about men’s skin, how it is the same yet different to women’s skin. You have the facts, you’ve read the stories, you understand the best … [Read more...] about Men’s Gut Health

Menopause; the hormone years!

Menopause or “The change” as it is colloquially known will eventually effect you if you are a woman, there is no escaping it!  Physiologically, changes begin to happen in the ovaries usually around the late 40’s, finalising when your body says so. The whole out of our control process often lasts … [Read more...] about Menopause; the hormone years!

Ageing Gracefully

This special day is fast approaching and so whether you specifically celebrate it or not, it’s a day most of us think about the magic of our mums. Even if you don’t “get-on” and won’t communicate you’ll still spend time reflecting on your life and how it relates and has been formed by your … [Read more...] about Ageing Gracefully