Tag Archives: sun damaged skin

Tebiskin Cytoceuticals

| June 13, 2019

Welcome to the world of Tebiskin®. This is an exclusive brand of ‘Cytoceuticals’ – that is products that are formulated and targeted to act effectively at a cellular level to ensure the best skincare results. Tebiskin® Cytoceuticals are prescription strength products that are medically tested, trialled and proven and as such are only available with the recommendation of a doctor. If you are interested in Tebiskin Products please take the Skin Care Test and our reviewing doctor will be able to recommend the best products for your skin concerns. The range of products includes products for rosacea sensitive skin acne…

Cool Laser: what is it and what can it do

| January 18, 2019

Loved by Hollywood stars, the Cool Laser has finally arrived in the UK.  Dr Vincent Wong explains just how many things this treatment can do. Laser treatments can be great for so many things – acne, removing scars and stretch marks, not to mention skin rejuvenation, but there’s often a  hefty price to pay in terms of pain and downtime with redness and peeling that can see you stuck indoors for days. Enter the Cool Laser. This nifty device that boasts a vast array of treatments works in a different way to many of the other lasers on the market…

Photo Dynamic Therapy and Actinic Keratosis

| August 21, 2018

What is Photo Dynamic Therapy and how can it help with actinic/solar keratosis? Fiona Clark runs through her experience with the treatment.   I confess, I am a sun worshiper, but it’s taken its toll on my skin. Back in the day, as they say,  when I was a child (think late 1960’s here) there was no sunscreen except zinc cream – a thick white paste that smelt awful and once you reached teenage years was not a great look. Consequently I spent most of my youth with a blistering nose and burnt cheeks and shoulders. Even when the clear…

Pigmentation spots. How to prevent and get rid of them

| June 8, 2018

How can you avoid pigment problems and what can you do about them once they’re there? Our experts explain. We may love the sun but there is a price to pay for bathing in it. Age spots, liver spots, sun spots – whatever you choose to call them – are areas of hyperpigmentation and can affect all of us, irrespective of our skin colour. Sun exposure is the main cause, and when it comes to Melasma – a condition that mostly affects pregnancy women or women on the contraceptive pill – hormones are usually to blame. Melasma and sun spots…

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…