skin care

HOW TO GET RID OF BLACKHEADS

Tue, Feb 28, 12 Sarah Wilkinson

The question I would get asked by my clients both online and in my clinic MANY times a week is: How do I get rid of blackheads?? I want to break this down into 2 categories to explain this best: 1) blackheads on the nose 2) blackheads on other facial areas But first, let ...

HOW TO GET RID OF HARD WHITE SPOTS ON THE FACE

Mon, Jan 30, 12 Sarah Wilkinson

What are these pesky white hard lumps under the skin? Their official name is "Milia". They are hardened balls of keratin that are basically trapped between the bi layers of your skin. They seem like hard white lumps under the skin. They do not sit in your oil (sebaceous) gla...

TIPS TO AVOIDING SKIN PROBLEMS AT WORK

Sat, Jan 21, 12 Sarah Wilkinson

As the holiday season comes to an end I wonder if your skin has changed over the holiday break?? Is it looking fresher, brighter and generally healthier? Being outdoors and more active during the holiday period generally leads to a more lustrous skin, now as work looms over us...

A SUNSCREEN PILL?!

Fri, Jan 20, 12 Sarah Wilkinson

Within 5 years scientists from the Australian Institute for Marine Science believe there will be a pill that will give you UV protection. They have analyzed coral samples from the Great Barrier Reef and have discovered the way that coral shields itself against the harmful UVA/...

PALM OIL IN SKIN PRODUCTS?

Fri, Nov 11, 11 Sarah Wilkinson

Palm oil seems to be in most things these days. I was aware that it was in most foods that we eat. I'm sure that over half a supermarket is full of the stuff! But little did I know that Palm Oil also goes by the name of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. Found in most cleansers, dishwas...

TELOMERES AND AGEING

Thu, Sep 22, 11 Sarah Wilkinson

I have written about Telomeres before, but this is a topic that I want to discuss further. Telomeres are like a protective tip that cap the end of our DNA, that keep our chromosomes stable. A telomere is part of our DNA that controls ageing. So if shortening Telomeres are lin...

HOW DO I GET RID OF MY DARK CIRCLES UNDER MY EYES?

Mon, Jul 18, 11 Sarah Wilkinson

This is a common question asked by my clients. Dark circles can be caused by a number of factors, including: your hereditary/genetic makeup diet lifestyle lack of sleep dehydration allergies age Basically I go through this list with all my clients and it's a process of eli...

ARE ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN

Thu, Feb 10, 11 Sarah Wilkinson

Did you know that the right kind of fats won't make you fat!?? Did you know that every cell membrane in our body contains essential fatty acids? I wonder what happens to our cell membranes when we starve our bodies of these essential fatty acids? Did you know that essential fa...

WHY OUR SKIN AGES?

Wed, Feb 09, 11 Sarah Wilkinson

To give you an answer to this question we need to look at the 2 types of ageing that occur and explore both types to truly understand the body and its processes on ageing. Where do you think ageing in the skin occurs? Well, it doesn't happen in the uppermost layer of our skin ...

JANE IREDALE MINERAL MAKEUP

Wed, Feb 09, 11 Sarah Wilkinson

Jane Iredale Mineral Makeup is the Skin Care Makeup that is taking the world by storm. The makeup is so luxurious to wear and I just love the coverage it gives my clients and myself. Jane Iredale is suited to all skin types and is even non irritating on the the most sensitive ...