Want to learn exactly how your skincare works? My Skincare Science articles will run you through everything you need to know about your skin, your beauty products and the ingredients in them.
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Today's blog is a guest post by Cassie Brewer, a freelance writer and beauty enthusiast based in California. In this article she looks at th...
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Dry skin is common. If you experience dry skin on your face, you might find that it’s seasonal or you might suffer all year round. When your...
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If you're like me, you go through lip balm like there's no tomorrow. And if you're like me, you're also always misplacing your lip balms so ...
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Making your own natural skincare products can be simple. This isn’t a statement you’ll frequently hear in the mainstream media because most ...
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With so many different cleansers to choose from in the shops, it's hard to know what makes a good cleanser. In my latest blog post, I want t...
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Here's a question for you. What is the main ingredient used in your beauty products?
With the media full of the horrors of mainstream cos...
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Following on from the great success of my '20 best oils for treating eczema' article, it's clear to me that people are keen to find out more...
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When I first started this blog, I wrote about the fantastic properties of a natural hedgerow oil. I briefly touched on a clinical study that...
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I read an article this week about squalene oil extracted from shark livers to make expensive creams and lotions. It is thought that around 3...
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Why use oils for eczema?
Eczema (also known as dermatitis) is a dry skin condition. It is widely considered the most common skin disease....
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Happy Easter! As today is our modern day for gorging on chocolate or cocoa in all its various forms, I wanted to write about the uses of coc...
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A true hydrosol or hydrolat is the flower water that is collected when plants are steam distilled for their essential oils. Hydrosols have a...
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Lots of people are scared of applying oil to their face. They think it will make their skin greasy or give them spots or they simply don't l...