Know your niacinamide

Retinol, Salicylic Acid and Vitamin C are talked about a lot in the beauty world, but have you heard of Niacinamide? Nowhere near as scary as it sounds, Niacinamide is an active, water-soluble form of Vitamin B3 and it helps improve the appearance of enlarged pores, hyper pigmentation, uneven skin …

Shake up your routine with Pure-Beauty

Just as we have that favourite dress, go to boots and fail safe jeans, when it comes to beauty, we often tend to stick with what we know. This October why not step out of your comfort zone and try something new? At Pure-Beauty we stock an impressive range of …

Treat skin discolouration with matching day time and night time products

There are many things that cause discolouration of the skin; it can be genetic, due to sun exposure or because you take certain medications, such as minocycline. Discolouration of the skin can also be caused by diseases such as Addison’s disease. If you do suffer with skin discolouration you don’t …

Post-holiday skin savers: sun spots

The previous two articles have taken a look at the effects of the sun on oily and dry skin types and made suggestions as to how to combat them. This article turns its attention to the appearance of sun spots and offers some ideas to improve their appearance. Hyper pigmented …

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 …