Sport and your skin

We all know how important it is to exercise and work up a bit of a sweat on a regular basis. Working out can have a detrimental effect on your complexion, however, particularly if your skin is sensitive and prone to developing spots. Excessive sweating can increase the risk of …

Dermalogica Concentrated Boosters explained

Concentrated Boosters are deigned to deliver intense treatment to your skin, when and where you need it. Professional skincare therapists will often add products such as these to other products in order to provide a personalised treatment. They allow you to respond to changes in your complexion without changing your …

Hyperpigmentation (and what to do about it)

Hyper-pigmentation is the name given to those patches of skin that become darker than the surrounding tissue. Created by an increase in the localised production of melanin (the pigment that gives your skin its colour), hyper-pigmentation can be caused by a number of triggers: The sun. Our old enemy the …

Keep rosacea under control with a little help from Dermalogica

Rosacea is a chronic skin condition that for some people can seem to appear out of nowhere at some point during their thirties and forties. Despite it being a relatively common skin complaint, many people do not recognise the early signs, and struggle with inflammation, redness, spots, thread veins, persistent …

2 good reasons to remove eye make-up before bedtime

While cleansing your skin in the evening is an essential part of anyone’s skincare routine, removing eye make-up can often be neglected. It is, however, very important both for health of your eyes and that of the delicate skin around them: 1. The eyelid is lined with tiny glands that …