I was first introduced to the concept of Alkaline water by my Korean relatives. ‘Ionising’ your drinking water seems to be big over there and as Tech savvy and progressive as they otherwise are, I remained slightly skeptical. Nevertheless I…
Charcoal is the new black – it’s been popping up in everything from Croissants and Lattés to Toothpaste and Face Masks, accompanied by the claims of detoxing, whitening and purifying. What is it? Yes it is a block of soot.…
Skyler London is the UK’s first colour-only salon, located in Wandsworth Town. Skyler McDonald, a big name in the hair world, designed the creative concept and was a member of the Sean Hanna group for a number of years before…
Everything is made of chemicals – the air you breathe, the skin on your face, the food you eat, it’s thanks to chemicals that these things exist. In the health and beauty industry in particular, the word ‘chemical’ is too…
What is Hemp Seed Oil? Hemp oil comes from the Cannabis Sativa plant. The plant itself has many uses, including providing material suitable for paper, clothing and even construction. Such versatility was first documented by the ancient Chinese around 6,000…
Along with ‘Cellphone Elbow’ and ‘Text Neck’, we may now be able to add ‘Screen Face’ to the list of ails our love of Technology has gifted us. Previous studies have already exposed that the glare from our screens is…
By Nia Davies featuring Dermatologist Adam Friedmann for DoctifyUK Oxygen is the element of survival, feeding every cell in our body with the lustre for life. However it is simultaneously one of the most destructive elements on earth, causing cellular injury…
An interesting Guest Post from Hannah at FixYourSkin.com – she has a lot of experience with skin health and has written several published articles. FixYourSkin has lots of tips, health advice and DIY recipes which can give you great…
What? GeneU is the world’s first and currently only high-street DNA test for personalised Skincare What genes does it test for? There are two main factors that GeneU looks at – antioxidant repair and collagen breakdown. Antioxidant repair gives you an indication of…
In my latest article for Beauty By The Geeks, I put Ren Flash Anti-Pollution Mist under the microscope, to see if it really does deliver on its claims of protecting our faces from our daily commute. Ingredients Aqua (Water)‑, Undaria…
Skincare supplementation has always been popular, however only recently has uptake of the liquid form really taken off on a mass scale. I was sent some samples of Skinade and thought I would investigate the hype: What is it? A peach flavoured drink…
