Tag Archives: skin brightening

Should IV vitamin drips be regulated?

| August 22, 2019

Find out why some experts think they do more harm than good and should be regulated.   Got a hang over? Get a drip. Feeling tired and run down? Get a drip. Want your skin to look lighter and brighter? Get a drip. Slow the ageing process? Get a drip. Need to detox your liver or boost your brain power? Get a drip.   It doesn’t seem to matter what ale’s you, an IV vitamin drip seems to be the answer. From burning fat to beating jet lag, providers of these drips say they’ll do the job. What was once…

skin brightening what works

| September 9, 2017

Looking for a luminous complexion? Dr Zara Kassam takes a look at skin brighteners – what they do and how they work. We’re all after a complexion that looks like we’ve never touched junk food, stayed up too late or baked ourselves under the sun, and that’s where skin brighteners come in. Some products use light reflecting molecules to help give skin a healthy glow, but they only mask problems. When it comes to skin brightening, fading or reducing pigment spots there’s a whole lot of science that goes into the products that can actually make a difference. If products…

Vitamin C – What can it do for your skin?

| December 6, 2016

Antioxidants like Vitamin C are a must have in your anti-aging skincare arsenal, Chandni Patel explains why.  We often think of Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid as our ‘go-to’ ingredient when our immune system needs supporting in the winter to fight off flu’s and colds.  But it has numerous other health benefits including preventing and treating diseases like scurvy, lowering hypertension, increasing absorption and utilisation of iron, wound healing, bone health and strengthening blood vessels.  And when it comes to skin, it has a multitude of positive effects, which is why it’s such a popular ingredient in skin…