Don’t skip the SPF! Here’s why. Okay, real talk… If you’re doing everything for your skin (serums, moisturiser , masks, facials) but skipping sunscreen… You’re basically making your skin work overtime while the UV rays undo all the good stuff. If there is one skincare product you should never skip, it’s sunscreen, your skin’s best […]
THE SUNSCREEN MARKETPLACE About 4 billion dollars a year are spent on sunscreens. And yet, there is a lot of confusion about the use of sunscreen and misinformation about sunscreen ingredients. A 2017 survey in Australia found that only 55% of Australian adults acknowledge that it is safe to use sunscreen every day. Seventeen percent […]
The world of sunscreens is indeed a confusing one! Walk into any pharmacy or supermarket and you will be confronted with terms such as ‘SPF’, ‘PA’, ‘broad-spectrum UV protection’, ‘water-resistant’. Flip over the bottle and you will see a myriad of unpronounceable sunscreen ingredients. Here are my tips on what to look out for when […]
