Our skin requires a good balance of nutrients to perform its main functions well: protecting our bodies from the rough environment we face. To keep our skin looking, working and feeling good, we need to look after it well, from both inside and outside. We discuss the 7 nutrients which are important in keeping our […]
With such a wide range of sun protection products in the market, choosing one that works for your skin can be difficult and confusing. What do we look at and how do we choose the best sunscreen for our skin? Sunscreen helps to shield our skin from ultraviolet (UV) rays in 2 ways: By scattering […]
‘Doctor, can you hit my pigments with a stronger laser?’ – How NOT to treat melasma. ‘Pico’ or Pico Laser has in the last 2 years became one of the most commonly heard buzzwords in the treatment of pigmentation, so much that it has become very common for patients turning up at aesthetic clinics requesting […]
Ultraviolet rays / Ultraviolet radiation. Why do we need to protect ourselves against it? We often get asked to put on sunscreen before going out in the sun. Why is it so important? What are ultraviolet rays? Our bodies are exposed to many forms of radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum on a daily basis. These […]
As social media becomes an increasingly larger part of our social lives, be it group photos taken at events, or selfies that we post onto our own profiles, we are also increasingly pressured to look the way we have portrayed our digital avatars. PHOTO EDITING, SELFIES AND BEAUTY APPS Photo editing used to be available […]
