Why treat the skin on your face different to the skin on your body
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a face cream and a body cream? And why a face moisturiser is more expensive than a body lotion? Why does a topical treatment product cause a reaction on your face, but not on your body? To answer these questions,...
Spring-time skin allergy rescue
Do you suffer from spring-time allergies? For many of us the annual blooming of plants and release of pollen into the atmosphere brings a runny nose, watery eyes and a very itchy skin. When we are exposed to pollen, either through inhaling or by direct contact with...
The role of essential oils in skincare
Some say the term “essential oil” is derived from “quintessential oil”, which originates from the Aristotelian idea that matter is composed of four elements (fire, air, earth, and water) and that the fifth element, or quintessence, is the spirit or life force of the...
