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While weโre enjoying the beautiful sunny days, weโre acutely aware of the brave children battling xeroderma pigmentosum, a rare and challenging genetic condition where sunlight isnโt just about a possible sunburn; itโs a matter of life and death where the damage caused by UV rays are irreversible.
Retinoids are skincare (vitamin) A list celebrities. After SPF, it is most likely the first recommendation which will pass your dermatologistโs lips (well this dermatologist anyway). Why all the hype? Well, retinoids treat just about everything from pigmentation and acne to wrinkles and skin DNA damage. They are antioxidants which also increase cell turnover (to …
Moisturisation. Your skin is parched and flaky; add a moisturizer and voila โ smooth, glowy skin with plumped-out wrinkles. Simple right? Weโve got this part of skincare waxed. Nope. Quite the opposite of simple in fact. While at its most pared down, we need to feed water to the skin to hydrate it combined with …
When what you want is smooth, even and dewy skin, but what you see in your mirror after a long winter is a dull and lacklustre reflection. You need to be introduced to alpha hydroxy acids. Acids on my skin? That canโt be good. Before you go screaming to the hills, hear me out. Letโs …
Adult acne is a thing. You are not alone if you are still fighting spots. 64% of adults suffer from acne in their 20โs and 43% in their 30โs. It is even possible to get acne for the first time as an adult. In the same way that men bald in a certain pattern, adult onset acne tends to affect the lower third of the face with red angry bumps and painful pus-filled pimples along the jawline, chin and neck. The hair follicles and oil-producing glands in this area are more sensitive to hormones sending oil production into overdrive. Sound familiar?
We love traditions and the playfulness, whimsy and poetic license attached to them but when it comes to our skincare โ we like it straightforward and scientific. Letโs separate the egg whites from the yolk when it comes to skincare facts vs fiction and serve up the hard-boiled truth! There is no pulling a rabbit …
There are roughly the same number of bacteria in our body as human cells. So, it turns out that half of us is bacterial โ we are walking petri dishes!
These tens of trillions of helpful bacteria, viruses and fungi living on our skin and in our gut help us digest food, break down toxins, make some of our hormones and keep our immune and nervous systems in balance.
Boost yous sun protection from the inside out with root4’s Neo-genes skin pods.
Get skincareโs ultimate power couple when it comes to lightening pigmentation Resveratrol Niacinamide Why are they so powerful? Between the two of them, they block all checkpoints of the pigmentation pathway from busting the free radicals and enzymes which drive pigment production to preventing the transfer of pigment from the pigment cell to the skin …
NO, I havenโt been drinking. NO, I am not blushing. NO, I am not having an allergic reaction. NO, I would not like to hear about the cream which helped your sisterโs boyfriendโs uncle. If this sounds familiar, listen up. What is rosacea? Rosacea is a spectrum of redness: from dilated, broken capillaries often on …
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