Yes! Contrary to popular belief, you can use Retinol with Salicylic Acid but proceed with caution. Here’s why. story highlights – Retinol helps reduce visible skin aging while Salicylic Acid clears up breakouts, but using them at the same time can cause irritation. – Truth is, you CAN use them together – if you use the right product and follow…
A Personal Review Summer Loving is not what our skin says! We tend to find our skins more dehydrated in summer due to heat, air-conditioning and alcohol ( that Christmas Cheer!) Dehydration in skin is lack of water not oil. Yes your skin might be in drought too! Dehydration presents itself looking like an onion skin with fine criss crossing…
A Personal Review We recently made some changes to our menu and in particular the Dermalogica treatments. Allow me to explain. The basic Dermalogica 60 Treatment that was once called the Signature treatment and more recently the ProSkin 60 due to technology improvements and the introduction of some very advanced formulations by Dermalogica made the treatment redundant and /or irrelevant.…
Opulence, indulgence, luxury, epitome and pinnacle are just a few of the words that come o my mind when I think of La Prairie. It always so very special when new products from La Prairie arrive and there is not a Swiss timepiece that could capture how fast I open a new product and get it onto my skin. When…
Late last month Murad launched a new product called the Multi-Acid Peel. This peel is designed to be a daily use product and uniquely combines strong acids to peel and stimulate cell renewal while at the same time replenishing and building the skin. One of the other unique features of this product is that it can be layered with a…
The past 18 months have thrown me personal challenges that have tested me in more ways than ever before in my life. I also certainly understand that some of these problems still make me better off than most, which I am grateful for however, your problems are still your problems to handle. During this time I have also had to…
Spring is the time for skin boot camps! After the drying and sluggish effects of winter there is nothing better than kick-starting the social season with a skin boot camp. You can send you skin to boot camp in many ways. As the name suggests, it is all about revving up or doing something different to stimulate positive results in…
It has been said of me that I can be a bit of a mad scientist with my experiments on my own skin. I love trying to push products to their ultimate levels of performance. Active ingredients like retinol, vitamin C and hydroxy acids have always captivated me. You may not be aware that, because of stability and compatibility issues,…
The beauty industry has at times held onto time-honoured traditions and processes. Think about the three-step rule, which has now become about five steps. Sometimes your beauty therapist needs to break those rules or skip some steps. The adage that rules were made to be broken is very true for a beauty therapist, to allow us to achieve great results…
One of the greatest challenges in our industry is proper skin diagnosis. We find too often that new clients arrive brimming with misinformation or without having any real understanding of their own skin. Skin health can be at risk for new clients who have tried the latest product used by some celebrity, believing it would be perfect for them. You…
