 | Are you a chemical carrier?
by Healthspan nurture You have probably read one of the many stories in the papers about the safety of your skincare products. One such article claimed that women put “515 chemicals on their face every day”. Such stories describe those who enjoy standard beauty products as “chemical carriers” which naturally leaves us all feeling concerned about the safety of our cosmetic products. more |
 | Help - I've changed!
by Jo Carlowe For many of us, ageing seems to be the thing we fear the most. It can lower confidence and make us feel invisible, if we let it. We asked psychological beauty journalist Jo Carlowe why we are so scared of “growing older gracefully” and what we can do to combat the negative thoughts we have about our age and appearance. more |
 | The 10 Beauty Commandments
by Healthspan nurture Skincare is a huge international industry, with the big brands pending an absurd amount of money on expensive advertising campaigns. They often claim they can make wrinkles disappear, or miraculously take you back to your youth (so long as you can afford the expensive price tag!) more |
 | Beauty Myths
by Healthspan nurture We’ve all heard the beauty ‘secrets’ passed down from generation to generation. We’ve probably passed them on to our own children! Although we may swear by putting cucumber on our eyes, or mayonnaise in our hair, how much good is it really doing? Here are a few more beauty myths and truths… more |
 | The Camera Never Lies...
by Jennie Bond The last thing I do at night and the first in the morning is to cleanse and moisturise my skin. All over. more |
 | A conversation with...Dr John Curran
by Dr John Curran Each year, cosmetic procedures are becoming more advanced, more affordable and more widely accepted. We asked top cosmetic dermatologist Dr John Curran how he became interested in Dermatology, how women’s opinions on ageing have changed and what the most common procedure is today. more |
 | Can Inner Health Really Affect Outer Beauty?
by Dr Sarah Brewer Skin is one of the most nutritionally vulnerable parts of the body. The production of new skin cells requires good supplies of nutrients, and deficiency can affect skin quality as we get older. During youth, it takes around one month for a newly formed skin cell to move from the lowest level of the skin to the surface. These cells are then shed and replaced with new skin cells. As skin ages, however, cell turnover slows so it takes longer for them to reach the surface. Cells also stay on the surface for longer, so skin seems more dull and flaky than before. more |
 | The Sun and Your Skin
by Dr Mike Adern-Jones MBBS, MRCP The warming rays of the sun must have given pleasure to humans throughout the half a million years that they have existed on planet Earth. The importance of sun is not only experienced through warmth but also through regulation of our body clock and production of vitamin D. Therefore, despite Edison’s electric light bulb, it is not surprising that we still find humans enjoying the sun today. more |
 | The Experts Debate
by Dene Godfrey The big question this month is what is safe? What is the purpose of adding ‘chemicals’ to skincare? What would happen to our favourite moisturiser if it contained no preservatives? We have asked some skincare formulation experts their views… more |
 | Oestrogen
by Dr Sarah Brewer The menopause is a natural phase in a woman’s life when fertility draws to a close. The last period usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55, but the whole process starts several years before when the ovaries start running out of eggs. As egg follicles produce female hormones, oestrogen levels start to fall from around our mid-30s. more |