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A guide to skincare ingredients - everything you need to know about Acids!

A guide to skincare ingredients - everything you need to know about Acids!

What is an acid exfoliant? Should I use acids on my acne prone skin? What do acids do to my skin? Find out the answers to all of these questions an...

A guide to skincare ingredients - introducing Ictasol, with Dr. Guido Gayko

We believe in using the very best ingredients in our skincare. So, we caught up with Dr. Guido Gayko from ICHTHYOL, to find out what he had to say ...

Why am I breaking out? Part 1 - what's the deal with sebum?

There are so many reasons why our skin breaks out, so we're taking a look at all of these in our new series - starting with the overproduction of s...

4 Hormonal Breakout Myths to Stop Listening To

Old Wives Tales can be helpful sometimes in identifying and treating minor ailments through passed down knowledge. But when it comes to acne-prone ...

What is Acne?

Understanding The Basics - What is acne and how does this relate to clogged pores? Acne is a medical skin condition and depending on its severity ...

Ruxandra - My skincare story started in Japan

I always had a low-key skincare routine.During my teenage years I didn’t have much of a skincare routine. I just used makeup remover followed by to...

9 tips for keeping skin soft in winter

Brrr.. it’s so cold out there. But, the good news is, your skin doesn’t have to suffer. Here are 9 tips for banishing that winter dryness and keepi...

Hormonal Breakout - What Is It?

This is part of our series on acne prone skin, for educational purposes. If you’ve missed our previous articles, you can find them here and here. W...

I love making people feel beautiful!

My skin story is very long. I used to have a lot of breakouts which meant I tried out every single skincare product, but nothing worked! Trying ...

Andy - Healthier Skin Gave Me Confidence

My interest in skincare basically began during my childhood summer vacations. After long relaxing days soaking up the sun on the beach I would use...

Eva’s skin(care) story - I didn’t give my skin a second thought

When I was younger I didn’t give my skin a second thought. This was due to the fact I never experienced acne or any other skin related problems. My...

Eline - No routine to pro-routine!

I would classify my skin type as dry, sensitive and prone to acne. When I was growing up skincare was not something that was considered important...

Ciao Bellezza! - Meet Our New Friend Paulino

When I was younger, my skin was horrible. I picked my acne, I tried using harsh household products (baking soda, lemon, vinegar, salt scrubs, etc.)...