Acne, spot, zit, pimple – nothing puts more dread into us than when we see that prickly patch appear. Even the best of us reach for extreme measures to rid our skin of the awkward spot. Some of us grab the toothpaste, pick, pull and
Plaguing the faces and bodies, of men and women everywhere, blackheads have a lot to answer for. Unlike the myth would have you believe, blackheads aren’t just dirt stuck in your pores. They are so much more than just that! It may surprise you that
Wrinkles are nature’s way of showing age. Wrinkles aren’t harmful; they don’t cause you discomfort – they just appear over time. Often said to be a mark of character, what is it about wrinkles that bother us so much? Unavoidably, wrinkles appear as our skin
Fresh, glowing skin is typically a sign of healthy skin Maintaining our youthful appearance and vitality has become a goal that a lot of us struggle to achieve. It turns out moisturising daily is an excellent routine to build into our lives. Moisturising not only
Cellulite, every woman’s worst nightmare. Taboo in its appearance, and yet totally normal and natural. So why has Cellulite become an unwanted guest for most women? Simply, it appears when the collagen fibres that hold our skin and fat together stretch and tear. That’s when
God bless the mothers who always ushered their children off to bed and forced them to get their ‘beauty’ sleep. Perhaps the message was missed by many of the boys. It wasn’t that it didn’t apply to them as they may have thought, but perhaps
Alone, the very thought of acne is stressful. The irony of it all – that self-fulfilling prophecy. Actually, don’t get me started on sel-fulfilling prophecies. They are enough to make us believe in the ‘positive thinking’ movement. But maybe there is something to positive thought
Cellulite is known by such monikers as ‘cottage cheese’ and ‘orange peel’, perhaps ironically, as these are both considered healthy for the body, which cellulite is not. Apart from the unappealing aesthetic and ‘unhealthy’ status it imposes on us, it is uncomfortable and can lead
There are 3 known types of cellulite that plague humans today, but cellulite may be due to genetics and hormones, and therefore most prevalent in women. Men can get cellulite as well, but the statistics are significantly lower, which doesn’t seem fair, right? There are
If you regularly read the paper or watch the morning news on TV, chances are you might have heard the topic of varicose veins mentioned a couple of times. Perhaps the reason why this topic is so popular amongst the media is that many people