Charlotte Wilkes
Category: Skincare
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Review of Heliocare 360 Mineral Fluid Sunscreen spf 50
Most of my clients take absolutely no notice when I tell them to wear sunscreen all year round.They glaze over when I explain that UVA rays are just as strong in the winter and will prematurely age their skin by…
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Cleansing Oils: Have you tried one yet?
My cleansing oil story When my oily skin turned perimenopausal, it could no longer tolerate my cheap and cheerful Simple facial wash. As a therapist, I have seen dull, dehydrated skin transformed by cleansing oils, so I decided to upgrade.…
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My top 10 Cleansing tips. How dirty is your skin?
Here are my top ten cleansing tips: Despite my nagging, I have a few badly behaved clients who underestimate the importance of thorough cleansing. Stale make-up and pollution stretch and block the pores overnight and prevent product penetration: dirty skin…
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Pha Exfoliation: Review of Neostrata Bionic Cream
Claim ‘Neostrata Bionic Cream (Pha 12%) forms part of the Restore range, which provides ‘powerful anti-ageing benefits for sensitive skin’. Neostrata Do I use it in my salon? It is so gentle that I use it to calm inflammation after peels.…
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Are Barrier Repair Creams Worth the Hype?
Overexfoliated your skin during lockdown? Not a problem– try one of the new barrier repair creams on the market. But do they really live up to the marketing hype? Instagram was full of posts from bored lockdowners who had exfoliated…
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Nine causes of adult acne
Blame hormones for adult acne Apart from rosacea, the most common concern for my clients is adult acne. Blame hormones for those deep spots cropping up along the jawline and chin the week before your period: estrogen levels drop, leaving bad…
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Winter Skin: How to protect your skin over the winter
As the temperature drops, my clients start complaining about red, sore ‘winter skin’.Central heating, cold, dry air, and biting winds leech moisture from our skin, making it vulnerable to dehydration and premature ageing.If your skin has also become tight or…
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Top 10 Anti-aging eye tips
1. Stop overplucking your eyebrows! Most of my clients over-plucked in the 60s and prematurely lost the arch of their eyebrows. Brows are a minefield: too heavy, and they can emphasise dark circles; too long, and they can drag the…