This week it is all about Vitamin C, one of the most important serums to add to your skin care routine. Here we talk about what it is and why you’ll love it. What is Vitamin C skin care? Vitamin C is the most important Antioxidant to combat UV damage in your skin. However, […]
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 […]
Christmas Getaway Skin Care Essentials
For many of us, Christmas is a time we disappear from the routine of life to relax with family, friends or just by ourselves. Whether we jump on a plane, pack the car with camping and hiking gear or the body-boards, buckets and spades (and sunblock), it’s just a nice time that most of us […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Is Chocolate Good for Your Skin?
Chocolate is a food most of us love! However, it is so often associated with guilt – it’ll make me fat, I’ll have pimples next week, I’ll develop diabetes, it’s not good for me… and yet, how do I stop loving putting the soft brown squares into my mouth?! Is chocolate good for your skin? […]
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 don’t notice until […]
Food for Glowing Skin
Once Autumn begins – and it is just around the corner – most people find their skin begins to feel dryer. They apply more moisturiser and try to squeeze in more water, but really, not a lot seems to help and in the end, Spring arrives and the cycle continues. Except – Your skin never […]
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 skin care and many different […]
Toxic Chemicals and Your Skin
New Year’s Resolution to decrease chemicals in your life? Have no idea where to start? It’s a smart move and not only for your skin. Generally, the nasties in our lives don’t immediately hurt us, however, over time they build up with the possibility of creating health issues of all types. This happens because they […]
5 Reasons Why January is Good for Your Skin
January is the one month of the year that, even if you have returned to work after the New Year, it generally is a quieter time. Once the festivities have calmed down and the family returned home, a breath of relief is often felt throughout the body and you may find you have time to […]
Acne, Oily skin, congested skin
Acne affects most of us at some stage in our lives… Whatever age or sex you are, it is the hormones that set a series of events in place which see your skin erupting in all manner of ways. Your hormones, however are influenced by many of your lifestyle choices, and it is these which can […]
Three Warriors Self Tanning
Tasmanian certified organic, chemical free skin-care & self-tanning range We are aware that for many different reasons people like to self-tan. We are SO EXCITED to provide an organic, chemical free tanning range! Three Warriors is about highlighting the natural beauty in everyone. You will be rocking an antioxidant rich, natural tan customised to your skin tone and containing […]
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 decreased, the […]
Preparing Your Skin For Summer
It’s Party Time!! The next 2 months for most of us are chock full of entertainment. Whether it’s the Spring Racing Carnival, the office Christmas party, or with friends and family, there are more opportunities to wear that fancy frock, stay up late, drink more wine and eat “yummy” foods which you pretend are green! […]
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 […]
Sensitive and Reactive Skin
Sensitive and reactive skin is not pleasant at the best of times, and unfortunately it makes finding skincare difficult. The last thing you want to do is try 100 different options, leaving you in more pain that when you started. But, you’re desperate to solve the issue once and for all. Sensitive Skin Having a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dehydrated Skin
Dehydrated skin – winter skin needs some special care Will drinking more water help? As you age your skin loses its capacity to change with the change of season, often becoming dehydrated during the Winter which can be a surprise as it’s considered a “wet” season with more moisture in the air. The reality is […]
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 […]
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 relationship […]
Why we love Osmosis MD StemFactor
I love to recommend Osmosis MD StemFactor to my clients, particularly those that are starting to notice the effects of ageing. If you are looking for results, this product is a must… StemFactor contains over 150 skin growth factors that have been derived from adult stem cells. Growth factors are naturally occurring substances that are […]
Vitamin B serum – your skin needs it
Why do we prescribe a Vitamin B serum for almost everyone’s skin? Your skin loves it! It doesn’t matter if your 21 or 61, your skin will benefit from this little gem. Vitamin B skin care is a wonder because it is so versatile! Not only does it perform so many beneficial functions for the […]
Dermafrac! Best skin treatments in one
Have a sneak peek at our latest video on Dermafrac to get an insider’s perspective on how it all works! This treatment is ideal for sun damaged and thickened skins, which means that our men will love it too! Watch Emma as she talks us through the treatment step-by-step! Dermafrac! This is a great combination of our […]