vitamin c

Vitamin C Review – Our Favourites!

Enjoying the sun? We love the Sun here in Australia, but let's face it, it's harsh. With one of highest rates of Melanoma's in the world, we also need to be careful. For many of us the damage is already showing, starting as a tan or freckles and slowly ageing our skin. Did you know there's actually … [Read more...] about Vitamin C Review – Our Favourites!

Vitamin C skin care for strength

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, it actually … [Read more...] about Vitamin C skin care for strength

Essential Vitamins for your Skin

  There are always constant advancements when it comes to health, and skin care is no exception. From antioxidants to zinc, you will often read about the latest and greatest discovery in skin care. But what do these ingredients actually do, and what are the essential vitamins for optimal … [Read more...] about Essential Vitamins for your Skin

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 … [Read more...] about Repairing Sun Damage

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 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

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 lines around your … [Read more...] about Skin Care in Your 40’s and 50’s

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

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

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 see you … [Read more...] about Acne, Oily skin, congested skin

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!

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 … [Read more...] about Skin Care for the Party Season – 10 Super Tips to Make it Easy

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

Rosacea – Client stories

Ronnie’s story Rosacea, when Gaye asked me to write about how I feel about my face since beginning treatment for my rosacea, the first thing to come to mind was the way I feel about myself now.  After struggling with rosacea for so long, I was starting to feel that it was getting worse with … [Read more...] about Rosacea – Client stories

Rosacea – Best in clinic facial treatments

Rosacea skins tend to be dehydrated, even when there is acne and the skin feels oily. The best way to treat rosacea is by firstly reversing the cause of the dehydration. Diet and fluids to begin the anti-inflammatory effect.  Building strength and immunity of the skin with (again) diet, but … [Read more...] about Rosacea – Best in clinic facial treatments

Green Vegetables

We have been told to eat our "green" vegetables since childhood... but why?  What is the benefit to our skin (and bodies), and why can't we just use products instead to solve our skin issues? For a start - no matter how amazing your skin care routine is, if you are continually putting your body … [Read more...] about Green Vegetables

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 … [Read more...] about Congested Pores and Acne Treatments

Acne Explained

The bane of life for many of us... a pimple!  Even if you are predominantly clear skinned there will be times just when you don’t want them that one pops up – usually right in the middle of your forehead or chin!   When its just one or two usually it’s stress and diet that are the culprits.  As a … [Read more...] about Acne Explained

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 … [Read more...] about Travel Skin Made Easy – packing for a healthy skin

Influencing factors in ageing well

So why are we delving into the influencing factors in skincare?  We have an amazing founder who has a wealth of knowledge that she kindly shares and inspired us with every week, and... Guess who is turning 60! The clinic's creator & owner of 20 years! It's time to Celebrate Gaye's Birthday … [Read more...] about Influencing factors in ageing well

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 … [Read more...] about SAVE YOUR SKIN! Best antioxidants before and after the sun

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, outdoors and … [Read more...] about Summer skin – made easy with Vitamin C!

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 … [Read more...] about Dermafrac! Best skin treatments in one