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  • natural oils don't provide adequate sun protection

    Can You Get Sun Protection From Natural Ingredients?

    It’s tempting to use coconut oil & co as sunscreen. Natural UV filters, like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, can leave an unattractive white cast behind. Synthetic UV filters can cause irritations, especially if you have sensitive skin. Some of you may even be allergic to sunscreen and get a bad rash every time you […]

  • epionce purifying spot gel

    Sulfur: Good For Acne, Bad For Skin?

    Salicylic acid was my go-to for pimples for years. If you had told me one day I’d stray from it, I wouldn’t have believed you. Then ZO Skin Health Oeffects Sulfur Masque came into my life. It changed EVERYTHING. Salicylic acid does a lot to prevent pimples  but takes its sweet time to get rid of […]

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    8 Ways To Rebuild Lost Collagen For Firmer, Younger-Looking Skin

    You never know how much you miss something until you lose it. Take collagen. I had always taken it for granted. My skin was smooth, firm and bounced back immediately when you pinched it. Yeah, yeah, I know it wouldn’t always be like that. One day I’d get old and wrinkly…. But that day was […]

  • battle of the skin lighteners

    What Are The Best Skincare Products For Sun-Damaged Skin?

    Remember the old days, when we used to spend entire summers in the sun without sunscreen, or slathered our bodies in oil to top up our tans? Little did we know then there would be hell to pay now. *sighs* Wrinkles, sun spots, dull and rough skin, sagginess… these are just some of the “presents” the […]

  • vichy liftactive vitamin c skin brightening corrector

    My Vitamin C Serum Has Turned Brown! Can I Still Use it?

    What’s that yellow tinge in my serum? I swear it wasn’t there yesterday. What’s going on?! Yep, your vitamin C serum is a magician. It can change colour and go from clear to yellow all the way to brown. Ain’t that cool? Not really. That’s Vitamin C’s way of warning you it’s stopped working. Oops! […]