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Understanding Sun Exposure The Difference Between Tans and Sunburns

Recognising these distinctions and practicing sun safety can protect your skin from harmful UV radiation, reducing your risk of skin cancer and premature aging. This blog explores the difference between tanning and sunburn.

The Basics of Tans and Sunburns

Tans and sunburns are the body’s reactions to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun.

Let’s break down how each happens…….

Tans

  • Exposure to UV Rays -When your skin gets exposed to UV light, especially UVA rays, it produces more melanin.
  • Melanin Production – Melanin is a pigment made by skin cells called melanocytes. It helps absorb and spread out UV radiation, acting like a natural sunscreen.
  • Types of Melanin – There are two types, eumelanin, which is darker and offers more UV protection, and pheomelanin, which is lighter and offers less protection.
  • Tanning Process – As melanin increases, your skin darkens, creating a tan. This is your body’s way of trying to protect itself from more UV damage. However, even a tan can’t fully protect your skin from harm.

Sunburns

  • Excessive UV Exposure – Sunburns occur when your skin is exposed to too much UV light, especially UVB rays.
  • Damage to Skin Cells – UVB rays penetrate the outer skin layer (epidermis) and damage cellular DNA, leading to inflammation and the redness and pain of a sunburn.
  • Inflammatory Response – Your immune system responds by dilating blood vessels and sending inflammatory cells to the damaged area, causing redness, swelling, and pain.
  • Long-Term Effects – UVB rays can damage DNA and cause mutations in skin cells, increasing the risk of skin cancer. Sunburns are a clear sign of serious skin damage.

By understanding how tans and sunburns work, you can better protect your skin from harmful UV rays and reduce the risk of skin cancer and premature aging.

Identifying Sunburn – Symptoms and Immediate Steps

Recognising sunburn and acting quickly can help reduce discomfort and prevent further skin damage. Here’s how to identify sunburn and what to do if it happens….

Signs of Sunburn

  • Red Skin – The skin looks red and may feel warm.
  • Pain and Tenderness – Sunburned skin is often painful, tender, tight, or itchy.
  • Swelling – Severe sunburn can cause swelling.
  • Blisters – Severe sunburns may result in blisters, indicating significant skin damage.

Immediate Actions

  • Get Out of the Sun – Move indoors or to a shaded area immediately to prevent more damage.
  • Moisturise – Apply a gentle, soothing moisturizer with aloe vera to reduce dryness and pain.
  • Hydrate – Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration.
  • Pain Relief – Take over-the-counter pain relievers like ibuprofen to ease discomfort.
  • Protect Skin – Keep sunburned skin covered or stay in the shade to avoid further exposure.
  • Handle Blisters Carefully – If blisters form, do not pop them to avoid infection.
  • Rest – Stay in a cool, shaded area and avoid activities that could irritate your skin further.

If you need any help or advice with your skin this summer, please get in touch and chat with one of our Experts, or call us at 01932 731762.

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Skin Care

How Staying Hydrated Affects Your Skin and Reduces Dark Circles

The Role of Hydration in Skin Health

Hydration is crucial for healthy skin. Adequate water intake keeps skin elastic, soft, and supple, while dehydration causes dryness, flakiness, and dullness. Dehydration can make dark circles more prominent as it thins the skin, revealing blood vessels. Drinking water improves blood circulation, which may reduce the appearance of dark circles.

Benefits of Staying Hydrated

  • Clearer Complexion: Water flushes out toxins, enhancing skin tone.
  • Reduced Puffiness: Balances the water-salt ratio in the skin.
  • Anti-Aging: Maintains skin elasticity, slowing the aging process.

How Much Water Should You Drink?

The Eatwell Guide recommends that people should aim to drink 6 to 8 cups or glasses of fluid a day. Water, lower-fat milk and sugar-free drinks, including tea and coffee, all count.

You may need to drink more fluids if you’re:

  • pregnant or breastfeeding
  • in a hot environment
  • physically active for long periods
  • ill or recovering from illness

Can Drinking Water Reduce Dark Circles?

Dark circles under the eyes are a common issue, often blamed on lack of sleep, stress, or aging. While numerous eye creams promise amazing results, the power of hydration is often overlooked. Can drinking water really help reduce dark circles?

Why Do Dark Circles Appear?

Dark circles result from the thin skin under the eyes revealing blood vessels more clearly. Factors like sleep deprivation, aging, and genetics can make them more noticeable.

Beyond Drinking Water

Hydration isn’t just about drinking water. Foods with high water content, such as cucumbers, watermelon, and oranges, as well as herbal teas and infused waters, also contribute to hydration.

Additional Tips

  • Quality Sleep: Aim for 7-8 hours of restful sleep each night to allow your skin to repair.
  • Comprehensive Skincare: Combine hydration with good sleep, a balanced diet, and effective topical treatments for the best results.

For personalised advice, book a Skin Consultation with one of our Experts, or call us at 01932 731762.

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Skin Care Skin Care For Men

Gut Health & Radiant Skin

Did you know that 70% of our immune system is nestled in our gut*? It’s also where we make nutrients and metabolise everything from food to hormones. With that in mind, it’s no surprise that our gut and skin health are intrinsically linked. It might not be the most glamorous topic, but if you’re looking to fight early signs of ageing, say goodbye to monthly breakouts or battle anything from redness to dull skin, the answer might be just south of your face – let’s explore how you can make your gut work for your skin health . . .

Inside and Outside Reflections

Studies have shown that where there is gut inflammation, there will often be skin inflammation and vice versa. Obviously, we can’t look inside at our guts, but we CAN see our skin and it does communicate – for example when you see redness, dry areas, blemishes and more, it might not be surface issues but interior issues. Build the good bacteria in your gut and your skin will reflect this with a new glow, so now we just need to know how?

Prioritise Your Needs

It’s (once again) all about lifestyle; food, supplements, exercise, sleep and stress, AKA wellness! Give yourself a routine and your skin will be visibly happier, while improving your gut health might have a positive impact on other aspects of your health as well. We love to think of the gut as a garden that needs fertilising with good whole foods like fruit and vegetables, wholegrains and probiotics from fermented foods and yoghurts. Prioritising sleep might not seem like it is connected to gut and skin health, but rest gives your body the opportunity to repair and restore and decent sleep is also linked to hormonal health. Which leads us neatly on to cortisol – the stress hormone – high levels of cortisol often cause poor sleep, impaired gut health and skin issues. Argh, it’s enough to send our stress levels soaring! Instead, we need to focus on how to deal with stress, we can’t make it disappear but there are many tools out there that can help to regulate stress levels from exercise to mindfulness. Find what works for you whether that’s yoga, therapy, spending time with friends or any hobby you love.

Listen To Your Skin

Learn to speak skin and you could help the inside of your body as much as the outside. With every bump, dry area or sign of redness, your skin is communicating with you. Your skin pro can help you to learn what your skin needs and if you respond correctly with the right skincare your skin barrier will be strong, healthy, and glowing. 

Support Your Microbiome

The body’s microbiome (the community of invisible-to-the-human-eye microbes) that live everywhere is an essential part of wellness, but especially when it comes to the gut and skin. Keeping these good bacteria balanced is crucial and skincare that protects the skin microbiome can complement good gut health with an inside-out approach:

Sunscreen protects it
The sun’s rays will deplete good bacteria and lead to premature signs of ageing, so protect your skin with the physical AlumierMD sunscreen that’s right for your needs.

EverActive defends it
As well as fighting the signs of ageing, our EverActive C&E™ + Peptide is a powerful antioxidant formula that defends skin from daily aggressors that target the microbiome.

HydraRich supports it
Pre-biotics applied to the skin can help support good bacteria and the skin barrier, HydraRich contains ProBioBalance CLR™ NP.

So, think about your gut, give it some lifestyle love, and support your skin with a personalised AlumierMD skincare regime and you’ll be hitting those skin goals in no time. Please get in touch or book in with one of our Experts here, if you want to have a quick chat, please do give us a call on 01932 731762.

An amzing BLOG – With thanks to our Friends at AlumierMD.

*Wiertsema SP, van Bergenhenegouwen J, Garssen J, Knippels LMJ. The Interplay between the Gut Microbiome and the Immune System in the Context of Infectious Diseases throughout Life and the Role of Nutrition in Optimizing Treatment Strategies . Nutrients. 2021 Mar 9;13(3):886. doi: 10.3390/nu13030886. PMID: 33803407; PMCID: PMC8001875.

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Skin Care

Busting the Myths of SPF

Higher is not always better… This week, we wanted to share this fantastic BLOG from our friends at Alumier. We are incredibly happy that we have Alumier products at Surrey Laser Clinic

There are so many sunscreens available now – and they’re all labelled with lots of confusing information – so it’s easy to just reach for the one that looks like it has the highest protection. SPF 50 is higher than 30 and 40, so that’s better, right? Not always. Sorry to disrupt your brainwaves, BUT if SPF is the only thing you think about when it comes to defending your skin against the damaging impact of the sun and environment, we’re here to tell you “think wider…”

The negative effects of the sun’s rays (the degradation of skin health, advanced signs of ageing to name a few and lest we forget skin cancer) come from a multitude of rays, not just burning UVB rays. What about environmental damage? What about the full spectrum of light that comes from the sun including UVA, blue light and infrared? There’s also free radicals and pollution to consider, too.

SPF is important, but not the only thing that you need to be looking for in a sunscreen, it turns out choosing a high SPF isn’t a shortcut to total skin protection. So, let’s find out what is.
 

WHAT DOES “SPF” MEAN?

SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor and in short, it’s a measure of the length of time your skin can last without burning. For example, if you have very fair skin and you burn within one minute of standing in the sun, put on SPF 10 and you’ll be able to stay in the sun for 10 minutes without burning. SPF 30 = 30 minutes and so on. The difference between them is actually quite minimal… let us explain. SPF 30 blocks out 96.7% of UVB radiation, SPF 40 blocks out 97.5% of UVB radiation and SPF 50 blocks 98%.

SPF IS important because UVB rays can damage skin health, but they can be blocked by clouds. They’re only around on very sunny days, making up 5% of the UV rays that reach the earth’s surface.

We refer to UVA rays as ‘stealth ray’. They travel through clouds and glass, and they’re present 365 days a year. These long light waves can penetrate through to the deep layers of skin where they can cause collagen and elastin degradation. Lines, wrinkles, discolouration… the works. FYI – A sunscreen’s SPF doesn’t measure its ability to protect against UVA, so if you’re only looking at SPF, you need to zoom out… way out.
 

PROTECTING AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT

There are two main filters used in SPF products – chemical and physical.

With AlumierMD, they chose to formulate with physical sunscreens only, specifically, zinc oxide and titanium dioxide because they protect against both long UVA and short UVB rays. They work, in the main, by sitting on top of the skin reflecting the light away, so it doesn’t degrade by doing its job. Therefore, once you put it on you are protected until you take it off.

Each of the sunscreens offers high-performance daily protection by going beyond the science of skin defence. Think power antioxidants, vitamin C and super hydrators sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid.
 

Formulating sunscreens that you WANT to wear

White coats at the ready!

Let’s all imagine we’re chemists formulating with the sunscreen filters zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, there’s a lot to think about. Photostability? Frequency of application? Spectrum of protection? Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide aces them all. Plus, they are the only two sunscreen filters generally recognised as safe and effective (GRAS) certified by the FDA.

They are both thick white minerals, meaning chemists will have a job to get a high SPF that feels nice to wear, without chemicals. You’ll often see that high SPFs have a blend of physical and chemical filters. We have pushed our SPFs to SPF 40 or SPF 42 which is as high as we could get them without leaving a white cast or adding chemical filters. And we’ve done it! They feel so lightweight and comfortable, 90% of people* said their skin was more hydrated when using one of our sunscreens.


You might notice a change

Recently the European Commission announced they will only recognise SPF 30 or SPF 50 and not any SPFs in between. So that means our SPF 40 and 42 sunscreens must now say SPF 30 on the bottle, even though the percentage of protection remains the same and they will continue to be labelled SPF 40 and SPF 42 in the North Americas.

Why didn’t we upgrade to an SPF50? Because it would only offer 0.5% more protection, would be unpleasant to use if we didn’t add chemical filters and SPF only speaks to one portion of environmental protection required to protect the longevity of skin health.

So, between a basic formula with high SPF, and a hard-working hybrid sunscreen, with robust filters, that protects against all six environmental aggressors (UVB, UVA, pollution, free radicals, infrared and blue light) PLUS tippling up as your hydrating serum and foundation or tinted moisturiser…

Your pro can help you find your perfect match with personalised sunscreen recommendations for your individual skin needs and as ever, please get in touch or book in with one of our Experts here, if you want to have a quick chat, please do give us a call on 01932 731762.

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Skin Care Skin Pigmentation

Understanding the Differences Between Moles and Freckles

Understanding the differences between moles and freckles can help in distinguishing between these two types of skin blemishes. In our BLOG this week, we will explore some of the most notable characteristics of moles and freckles.

Differentiating Between Moles and Freckles by Appearance

Various characteristics can help differentiate moles and freckles based on their appearance. Here are some key distinctions:

Moles:

  • Shape and Texture – Moles typically have an oval or round form. Their texture can be smooth or slightly bumpy, and they can be raised or flat.
  • Colour – Moles can range in colour from pink to black or dark brown, typically maintaining a consistent color throughout.
  • Size – Moles can vary in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters. It’s important to monitor any significant changes in size over time.
  • Borders – Moles usually have well-defined borders that are distinguishable from the surrounding skin, even if slightly uneven.
  • Hair Growth – Some moles, especially those that are raised, may develop hair.

Freckles:

  • Shape and Texture – Freckles typically have a flat texture and are smaller than moles.
  • Colour – Freckles are usually light brown or tan. Their colour may vary and can appear lighter during the winter months.
  • Size – Freckles are generally smaller than moles, ranging in size from a few millimeters to about a centimeter.
  • Borders – Freckles often have indistinct borders that blend into the surrounding skin, making their edges less defined than those of moles.
  • Distribution – Freckles are more common on sun-exposed areas of the body, such as the face, arms, and shoulders.

It’s important to remember that self-examination is useful for tracking changes in moles and freckles. If you have any concerns or uncertainties about skin marks, you should seek professional advice from a dermatologist. Regular skin check-ups and sun protection are essential for maintaining skin health.

Genetic and Environmental Factors Influencing Skin Marks

Both genetic and environmental factors influence the formation and nature of skin marks such as moles and freckles. Here’s a summary of how these factors contribute:

Genetic Factors:

  • Moles – The tendency to develop moles can be inherited. People with multiple moles in their family are more likely to have multiple moles themselves. Some moles are linked to specific genetic mutations. Congenital moles, or birthmarks, can be caused by genetic factors.
  • Freckles – Genetics also play a role in the likelihood of developing freckles. People with fair skin, light hair, and a family history of freckling are more prone to freckles. Variations in the MC1R gene are associated with red hair, fair skin, and a higher susceptibility to freckling.

Environmental Factors:

  • Moles – The sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation and other environmental factors significantly impact the development of moles. Sunburns, especially in childhood, can increase the number of moles. People who live in sun-exposed areas are more likely to develop moles.
  • Freckles – Sun exposure is closely related to the development of freckles. UV radiation stimulates melanin production, leading to freckle formation, which may darken in the sun. People in regions with higher sunlight levels are more likely to develop freckles.

The interaction between genetic predisposition and environmental factors, particularly sun exposure, has a substantial impact on the development of moles and freckles. While some factors are beyond one’s control, sun protection and regular skin monitoring are crucial for maintaining skin health and reducing the risk of skin-related issues.

Monitoring Changes in Moles and Freckles

Monitoring changes in moles and freckles is essential for maintaining skin health and detecting potential problems early. Regular self-examinations, along with professional checks by a dermatologist, can help ensure that any changes are promptly addressed. Here’s how to keep track of changes in moles and freckles:

  • Establish a Routine: Perform self-examinations regularly, ideally once a month. Make it a habit by doing it on the same day each month.
  • Use a Mirror: Use a full-length mirror and a hand-held mirror to examine areas that are hard to see, such as the back, scalp, and buttocks.

ABCDE Rule for Moles:

  • Asymmetry – Check if one half of the mole is different from the other.
  • Border – Look for irregular, blurred, or jagged edges.
  • Colour – Watch for changes in color or multiple colours within the mole.
  • Diameter – Keep an eye on any increase in mole size, especially if it exceeds 6 millimeters.
  • Evolution – Note any changes over time, such as itching, tenderness, or shape changes.

EFG Rule for Freckles:

  • Expansion – See if the freckle is growing in size.
  • Fading – Observe if the freckle fades with less sun exposure.
  • Generation – Look out for new freckles, especially in sun-exposed areas.

Make Use of a Skin Map: Create a map of your moles and freckles to better track their locations and changes.

As ever, please get in touch or book in with one of our Experts here, if you want to have a quick chat, please do give us a call on 01932 731762

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Skin Care

The Importance of Regular Facials

When it comes to skin health, regular facials are a must to support skin’s natural renewal process and reveal a healthy looking, fresh appearance.

The skin cycle

Did you know that your skin is constantly renewing itself?

Every month dead skin cells travel from the innermost layer of the epidermis to the surface of the skin in a process called keratinisation.

These dead skin cells or corneocytes, still have a vital function in forming the skin barrier, which protects skin from aggressors such as pollution, germs and other irritants. As the cycle continues, they are naturally exfoliated by the skin over time. This prevents the build-up of too many dead cells (which would clog up the skin’s surface) and in turn stimulates new cells to grow.

What happens to our skin when we get older?

As we grow older, this skin renewal process slows down. Rather than a month, keratinisation can take up to 45 days or more, depending on the individual biological activity.

This means that dead skin cells build up on the surface of the skin, resulting in changes to the skin quality including roughness, enlarged pores, congestion, irritation, and a dull, greyish looking appearance.

What’s an advanced facial?

To help and support a healthy skin renewal process, we strongly advise regular ‘advanced’ facials with your experienced skincare professional, every 4-6 weeks. More than a simple “pampering” facial with relaxing massage techniques, advanced treatments include Hydrafacial, laser or chemical peels, along with products containing biologically active ingredients to support the health of your skin cells and address your individual skin concerns.

Please get in touch or book in with one of our Experts here, if you want to have a quick chat, please do give us a call on 01932 731762

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Laser Hair Removal Skin Care

Hormonal Imbalance & How it Can be a Facial Hair Problem

Hormonal imbalance can indeed lead to the development of facial hair problems, particularly in women.

Increased Androgen Levels – these are male hormones present in both men and women, but women typically have lower levels. When there’s an imbalance, such as an increase in androgen levels, it can lead to excessive hair growth in areas where men typically grow hair, including the face.


Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is another factor, a common hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age, characterised by imbalanced sex hormones, including elevated androgens, with one of the symptoms of PCOS being hirsutism, which often manifests as excess facial hair growth.


Menopause – menopausal women experience a decline in estrogen levels. This hormonal shift can sometimes lead to an increase in androgens relative to estrogen, resulting in facial hair growth.


Medications certain medications, such as anabolic steroids or certain corticosteroids, can cause hormonal imbalances that result in facial hair growth.


Thyroid Disorders – hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism can affect hormone levels, potentially leading to hirsutism as a symptom.


Facial hair growth due to hormonal imbalance can vary in severity, ranging from fine, light-colored hairs to coarse, dark hairs.

Treatment options often focus on addressing the underlying hormonal imbalance, which may involve medication, lifestyle changes, or in some cases, cosmetic treatments like Laser Hair Removal

Consulting with a healthcare professional is crucial for proper diagnosis and management and we can help you with this – book in with one of our specialists for a consultation and we can go from there.

There are also some things that you could do help with any hormonal imbalance and facial hair, and that is to increase certain foods within your diet, they may help by increasing the estrogen (hormone) levels in the body and reduce unwanted facial hair naturally. Soya is a good one, this helps in balancing hormones, along with –

Foods such as

Sunflower Seeds

Sesame Seeds

Flax Seeds

Garlic

Peaches

Oats

Dried fruits

Barley

Mung beans

Lentils

Rice bran

With Laser Hair Removal at Surrey Laser Clinic we can treat body hair from when our client has had thier first period, please get in touch with our team at the clinic and we can advise you further. You can get in touch with us on 01932 731762

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Skin Care Skin Care For Men

The Benefits of Combining Antioxidants and SPF

Why do we need to protet our skin? – What are we protecting it from?

Well, there are THREE key reasons

Firstly, for our health. Skin cancer is on the increase and there are different types of skin cancers. There are those that occur mainly on exposed areas such as the neck and chest, to the very serious types of cancers that can spread throughout the body and cause very high mortality rates.

Secondly, it is to protect the skin from environmental factors which create a lot of different skin issues – not just ageing signs such as wrinkles but free radical damage which can cause inflammation and lead to breakouts, hyperpigmentation, darkening in the skin and an uneven skin tone.

Thirdly, your confidence. Breakouts, uneven skin tone, sagging skin, pigmentation, and premature ageing can all impact our confidence which makes protecting our skin important.

We are genetically programmed to age. This is deeply influenced by our genes which impact how our hormones will behave and regulate. The second part is just the way we naturally age. This part, is extremely important as it’s the part you have control over through your lifestyle and environment.

Sugar intake has a direct impact on our skin ageing process, as well as stress, and of course, UV and radiation. Studies have shown that 90% of premature ageing is secondary to environmental damage. Of that 90%, 75% is due to incidental damage from just walking around and being exposed to our environment – even on cloudy days.

Some people think that we don’t need to protect our skin if we don’t need live in a warm climate, but that isn’t true”.  

When it comes to the outside world, there is a significant reduction in collagen when we are exposed to various environmental factors. We need to protect the skin from this kind of damage as well as cellular damage.

How can antioxidants help to protect the skin? 

In order to be active and biologically active, antioxidants need to be stable enough to penetrate the upper levels of the skin and get into the cells that need protecting. When looking to add an antioxidant such as vitamin C  to your skin routine, you should look for certain formulas, our range of Alumier could help, ask for a skin consult with us here). Antioxidants such as this will help to protect the skin from environmental damage. 

An antioxidant serum and protective broad-spectrum sunscreen are two of the most powerful products in any skincare routine – no matter your skin type. But, when used together, their effectiveness increases and provides the skin with double the defence against environmental aggressors.

Please get in touch or book in with one of our Experts here, if you want to have a quick chat, please do give us a call on 01932 731762



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Skin Care Skin Care For Men

How To Make SPF Work For You

We’ve all heard that daily SPF is a skin essential, but often in our cloudy climate it’s easy to think we’re safe, there’s not much sun, let’s just skip it.

But wait, what’s that? Oh, it’s the sound of every skin professional in the land roaring PUT ON THE SPF!

Why is that? Turns out, UVA rays speed up the ageing process and these rays are always present, no matter the weather and can even reach us through windows. UVA damages skin cells in almost all the layers of our skin which leads to visible signs of ageing such as wrinkles, fine lines and uneven pigmentation. UVB rays are the ones that cause sunburn and suntan and damage the top layers of skin. Only sunscreen labelled broad spectrum will protect your skin from both UVA and UVB rays. As well as helping to protect against skin cancer, broad spectrum sunscreen helps prevent premature skin ageing every.single.day.

So, with all that in mind, we’ve put together a fuss-free guide on how to turn SPF application from a chore into a lovely pampering part of your skincare routine.

Find your formula
First up, find a formula you love applying and that loves your skin right back. Some of us will remember the sticky 1980s sun oils that smelled like cocktails and caused almost instant breakouts. Fortunately, that’s all in the past! The latest formulations are lightweight, smooth, and contain ingredients that work to improve the look and feel of skin too.

At Surrey Laser Clinic we have Alumier, thier physical sunscreens include a combination of micronised zinc oxide and titanium dioxide to protect the skin from damaging rays and come in six different varieties so you can find your perfect daily blend.

The varying textures are a joy to apply, and all are packed with antioxidants to help diminish signs of damage. For a more tailored approach, we always recommend chatting with a skin expert for advice that takes into account your skin’s needs, your goals and lifestyle.

Join the SPF Everyday club

Next, join the SPF everyday club, by making your sunscreen a non-negotiable part of your morning routine; as second-nature as cleaning your teeth or making that first cup of coffee (shout out to the caffeine fans out there!).

Apparently, it takes about 21 days to form a new habit, so try setting an SPF alarm for the first month of usage, and it will soon become automatic, especially if you ensure you have a sensorial product that you love applying.

There’s a lot of sunscreen options out there these days, physical, tinted, clear, matte, moisturising and many more. It’s also worth making sure your SPF is in a visible position –next to your toothpaste, or right beside your makeup, definitely not hidden away at the back of a cupboard.

Get your application down to a fine art

Thirdly, if you’re going to use it, use it well and ensure you’re applying enough. The current guidelines suggest half a teaspoon for face and neck. It does seem a lot but try layering rather than rubbing it all into the skin in one go. Vigorous rubbing can also contribute to a breakdown of some ingredients, so definitely one to avoid.

The recommended application is to smooth your chosen sunscreen all over the face and neck, wait a couple of mins and apply a second layer the same way. For the best advice on application, contact our skin professionals for a one-to-one, not only will they cover what your skin needs, but they will also show you exactly how to apply all your skincare for the best results.

Top up for skin success

Finally, keep your SPF handy for top ups. Reapplying sunscreen every two hours is the ultimate self-care for skin and will ensure you’re well protected from those damaging UVA and UVB rays all day long. Keep a tube in your beach bag and (skin insider hack) set an alarm on your phone so you never miss a top up.

Please get in touch or book in with one of our Experts here, if you want to have a quick chat, please do give us a call on 01932 731762

Thank you so much to our friends at Alumier for this Blog.

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Hydrafacial Skin Care Uncategorised

Top 3 Reasons Your Skin needs a Pre-Holiday Hydrafacial


Holidays are Go-Go!

Amidst the anticipation of holiday prep like shopping for your sun cream, getting a few little outfits & stocking up on beach reads, not to forget scouting the best spots for drinks and dining, don’t forget to give your skin some TLC before you even set foot on that plane.

With the upcoming challenges of air travel, hot climates, and late-night revelries, your skin deserves some pampering too.

By taking some proactive steps before your departure, you can ensure your skin remains fresh and radiant throughout your holidays.

The Game Plan is Simple – Treat yourself to a HydraFacial

Here’s why it’s a non-negotiable part of your pre-holiday routine:

1. Instant skin rejuvenation for picture-perfect moments

Experience instant skin rejuvenation with our HydraFacial

A comprehensive facial treatment that deeply cleanses, exfoliates, extracts impurities, and hydrates your skin. Bid farewell to dullness and welcome a radiant complexion, ensuring you’re selfie-ready for every holiday snapshot.

2. Intense hydration for the summer heat

Sun exposure and warm weather can leave your skin parched. The HydraFacial replenishes moisture with specialised serums, keeping your skin plump, supple, and resilient even in the hottest climates.

3. Tailored solutions for your skin concerns

Whether you battle acne, uneven tone, fine lines, or dullness, the HydraFacial can be customised to address your specific needs. From gentle exfoliation to advanced treatments like LED therapy, it’s all about boosting your confidence and letting you fully enjoy your vacation.

We currently have an offer on our Hydrafacial, if you want to have a quick chat and get booked in, please do give us a call on 01932 731762