THE REAL DEAL ON SWEATING The skin is a complex organ, containing three layers. The outer layer is the epidermis - which sits on the skin surface, the dermis is deeper down, and the hypodermis is the deepest layer of skin. The dermis sits about 0.5mm under the epidermis, and is around 2-3 mm thick. …
Dental Decay, acids and how to protect your teeth
Teeth and Gums are central to your health in general, and this is backed by years of science. In 2003, the World Oral Health Report clearly showed that there is a clear relationship between oral health and general health. This is significant as most people pass off dental health and dental disease as being unimportant …
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Allumera: Cosmetic Photo Dynamic Therapy
Dermal Distinction, one of Australia’s premier cosmetic skin clinics providing treatments to enhance natural beauty, restore confidence and protect the skin, talks to Beauty Biz about the Allumera phenomenon. Here’s everything you need to know. PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (PDT) Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that uses a drug called a photosensitizer and a particular colour …
The real deal on Sunscreen
Remember back in the 80’s when a tan meant that you were glowing with health? Well hopefully we all know better than that now. Even though the sun beckons us to spend more time outside, protecting your skin is more important than ever. Aside from the skin cancer risks associated with sun damage, ninety percent …
Simplify your life with a new beauty regime in 2020
Every single day we are deluged with beauty and skin care products and recommendations that pull us in different directions. And it can become overwhelming trying to incorporate so many options and steps into each day. So let’s look at some key skin and beauty steps to include in your regime to really look after …
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How to shave your legs: Tips and tricks
What is the best way to shave your legs? Read here for tips, tricks and how-to do this seemingly simple task.
Retinol vs. Bakuchiol: What is it? What does it do? What are the alternatives.
Why do people like to use Retinols when it comes to anti-ageing? Our skin is constantly undergoing self renewal, and is battling the environment and damage that comes from that every day. This can be in the form of chemicals, pollution and especially UV from the sun. This causes detrimental effects, otherwise known in the …
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Look Well. Feel Well
When it comes to skin wellness, everyone has an opinion about what is right or wrong. But whatever your thoughts, I am sure we all agree that we all want to look the best that we can. For some people, this might be putting on some sunscreen, whereas for others, looking their best skin health …
Laser Hair removal demystified
Cooler weather is the perfect time to consider managing long-term hair removal. It can be confusing as there are so many options available. So let us work through some facts to make it easier to understand. Within the skin industry, we class hair removal as being a reduction, never permanent as there is always a …
Baby Teeth. They are important too!
A common misconception is that baby teeth are not important. They are going to lose them anyway, right? Well baby teeth act to help our children eat, develop speech and also to improve the skeletal structure of their developing face too. Before bubs have teeth, there is no real need to clean their gums. The …