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5 Best Home Pedicure Tools 2018
The best home pedicure tools can be a great way to achieve salon smooth feet all within the comfort of your own home and usually for a fraction of the price of a salon treatment (well, depending on how high end you want to go with your at home product). But even if you do feel like splurging on a more expensive product, once you have it, the savings will soon out way the recurring cost of constant salon treatments after just a handful of uses. What’s even better is that you can do it at any time that suits you and you don’t have to go through the embarrassing…
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How To Do A Skin Patch Test And Why It’s So Important
If you’ve ever wondered how to do a skin patch test with a new skin care product then believe me you’re not alone because many people have no idea how to do one. In fact, how many of us don’t even bother with a skin patch test every time we come home with a brand new fancy skin care product (hand firmly raised high here) because let’s face it who wants to wait right. You didn’t just spend all that money on your new supposedly age reversing product to then have to wait several days before you can fully cake your face in it, right?. Well, I get it and…
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Manuka Doctor Apinourish Age-Defying Serum Review
The Manuka Doctor Apinourish Age-Defying Serum is a product from the increasingly popular Manuka Doctor company and this particular product is part of their Apinourish range. Just in case you’re new to the brand, Manuka Doctor is the skincare company that combines both manuka honey and bee venom into their skincare products and it’s making them more and more popular in the process. It’s no secret that I’m having quite the love affair with Manuka Doctor products at the moment to the point where I’ve just bought another four new products to test out and review. This particular serum though is not new to me. I actually tried this serum…
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The Anti-Aging Benefits Of Copper For Skin
People have been using copper for skin care purposes for centuries all the way back as far as Egyptian times but what is it about this precious metal that’s so beneficial for skin? Often hailed by numerous ancient civilizations for having mystical powers, copper has been used for many different reasons ranging from pain relief to boosting the immune system and even boosting hair health and healing wounds. Some even swear that wearing it improves their mood and overall feeling of well being and from a skin care point of view it seems to have numerous benefits that have many singing its praises. In fact, it’s often added to many…
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5 Of The Best Face Toners 2018
The best face toners are not always the easiest of skincare products to find not just because there’s so many of them out there but also because they can differ so much from one product to the next. But there are a few in particular that have quite the following making them a good option if you looking for a new toner or looking to try a toner for the first time. Many choose to skip the toner but toners have numerous benefits that many people don’t realise making them truly worth considering as an added addition to your skincare arsenal. But before you run out to buy just any…
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Magnesium For Skin – Why It’s So Beneficial
Increasing your intake of magnesium for skin health purposes (and of course body health purposes too) can be a lot more beneficial than you probably realise. Magnesium probably isn’t the first thing you’d think about when considering important vitamins and minerals for skin health because the likes of vitamin C, vitamin E, Zinc etc pretty much steal the limelight but the importance of magnesium shouldn’t be underestimated. Magnesium is essential for over 300 reactions throughout the body and contributes towards digestive health, heart health, bone and muscle health as well as numerous others. Amazingly it’s estimated that in America alone, almost 75% – 80% of the population is deficient in…
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The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 Review
I’ve been coming across The Ordinary brand quite a lot recently so I decided that I wanted to try and review a few of their products starting with this one, The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 review. This particular product was the first one to spark my interest because so many people were raving about it, not just because it was said to be really effective but also because it was so effective at a ridiculously cheap price much like most products in The Ordinary range. By cheap price, I’m talking less than the average Amazon cheapy serum but what enticed me even more was the fact that it was…
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Do Facial Exercises Really Work?
You’ve probably already heard about facial exercises or facial yoga but do facial exercises really work or are they just some crazy fad that many people have fallen for? I actually have a serious interest in this topic because if they’re anywhere near as effective as some people claim they are, then I for one would like to know more about them. They’re not even a new concept, in fact, the likes of facial yoga have been around for many centuries but it’s only really taken off in the last decade due to its celebrity following. With the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston singing its praises, you can…
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Best Sunscreens Of 2018
We all know the importance of sun protection especially if we want to avoid premature aging skin so with the summer well and truly upon us, it’s time to check out the best sunscreens of 2018. So whether you’re looking for a physical, chemical or hybrid product (if you’re unsure of what the difference is then you can read about that here), the following list includes a combination of all three. There are many of us who don’t really give sunscreen that much thought and tend to just pick up the best bargain we can find with a decent SPF rating but when you consider how important it really is,…
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The Best Peptides For Skin – The Ones To Look Out For
Have you ever wondered what peptides were all about in the skincare world and what the best peptides for skin were? There’s a serious amount of them out there and each one comes with its own seriously complicated name that only a cosmetic chemist could appreciate but what exactly are they and which ones are the most popular in skincare products? Chances are that you’re probably already using a product that contains peptides in some shape or form but if you’re not then they really are worth considering as an added addition to your skin routine. What Are Peptides So I’m going to try and write this in the simplest…
