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COLLAGEN – What is it really about?

23/9/2021

Collagen creams only work on the surface of the skin (Collagen is a huge molecule that sits on the surface of the skin and cannot be absorbed into the dermis. (Deanne Mraz Robinson. M.D)

Like many moisturisers mainly slow the rate of water loss from the skin and help keep the skin supple.

DERMATONICS® - DELIVERS RESULTS WITHOUT HARSHNESS TO YOUR SKIN

23/9/2021

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A unique natural skincare range that hails from Australia’s Blue Mountains.
Super-pure ingredients that remain active and are safer start materials.
Gentle and Green technology- using supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) which allows pure ingredients to remain active.
An advanced technology to enable safer formulations with superior clinical grade natural skincare products.

Silcskin Decollette silicone pads

16/10/2020

‘Say goodbye to your chest wrinkles’

Retail Price: $45.95

LED DOWN THE PATH

10/8/2020

LED therapy connects to “wellbeing” as much as it does to anti-ageing.

The U.S. Navy SEALs began using it in the 1990s to help heal wounds quickly and to help regenerate damaged muscle tissues. Over the last few years, pro-athletes and world class trainers have incorporated red light therapy into their daily workout and recovery routines.
The beauty and skin health industry has an established history of this very popular light therapy. LED treatment is mainly noted for boosting collagen and elastin all of which can smooth out your skin, reduce inflammation and the appearance of sun damage.

Due to the fact that LED doesn’t contain ultraviolet rays, this is considered safe and non-invasive with no downtime.

SHORT TERM BREAKOUTS

29/7/2020

Don’t panic and don’t ditch your new wonder product just because you woke up with spots. Many products have active ingredients that boost skin cell turnover (accelerated shedding or exfoliation of dead skin cells) which pushes impurities to the surface that result in a breakout.

HOW DO MOISTURISERS WORK?

19/5/2020

Moisturisers add water back into the skin helping to keep it hydrated. When the skin becomes dry, surface cells are shed too fast and come off in clumps of white flakes.

Repeated use of moisturiser increases the skin’s water content and helps to normalise cell turnover.

There are three key kinds of moisturisers: ...

How do I know if I have sensitive skin?

4/5/2020

It's important to differentiate between sensitive skin and sensitised skin.

Sensitive skin is a genetic predisposition. The skin burns easily in sunlight and can react to triggers, such as food. This is because the complexion tends to have a lower amount of pigment and a thinner top skin layer.

NOSE CANCER SURGERY TO RECOVERY

2/7/2018

You know that little red, dry patch that looks like nothing and a bother to keep concealing?
LOOK AGAIN! SEE YOUR DERMATOLOGIST.

MIRODERMABRASION MYTHS DEBUNKED!

1/6/2018

uNSURE OR nERVOUS? tHIS FOUR PART SERIES WILL CLEAR YOUR FEARS

It is understandable that it is hard to trust on something you haven't tried before or you've been frightened off by some complete myths. You're spending money and want results and ones that aren't scary to undertake.

Snapshot Science of Skin

20/7/2017

Micro –derm – abrasion = increased cell turnover from a superior exfoliation

This blog is about helping you to understand what depth of your skin microdermabrasion acts upon which in turn confirms the safety aspect of the procedure. The basic diagram below shows the five levels of the epidermis with the last layer (Corneum Germativium) that attaches to the dermis. Micro – dermabrasion only deals with the first layer, the Stratum Corneum of the epidermis.