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What is the difference between 'Chemical' and 'Physical' Sunscreen?

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What is the difference between 'Chemical' and 'Physical' Sunscreen?

Sunscreen is one of the most important steps you can take to maintain the health and beauty of your skin... so what is the difference between a 'Chemical' and 'Physical' sunscreen?

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Why Self-Isolation Has Been The Reset My Body Needed

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Why Self-Isolation Has Been The Reset My Body Needed

  With the world in lockdown, it can sometimes feel overwhelming to think about the gravity of our situation.  Even though there is light at the end of the tunnel with restrictions easing, I hope this time at home has allowed you to relax, reset and focus on what you can control and have used it to propel you forward.  Below I’ve listed 5 things I have had control of during this lock down period and how implementing these into my day-to-day has made me look and feel better. These tips aren't reinventing the wheel so to speak, but it serves as...

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It's more important than ever to look after yourself and your loved ones

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It's more important than ever to look after yourself and your loved ones

Never have we needed self-care more than right now.Treat yourself, your family, your friends and your neighbours with love respect and patience during this uncertain period.Times are getting tough and over the next few months, they're only going to get tougher. We're reminded of the old saying , 'when times get tough, the tough get going'.Now is the perfect time to slow down and spend time thinking about what's really important to you.With everything going on in the world, it really puts things into perspective doesn't it?We're all reminded of the importance of health and how truly valuable quality relationships are.Together, we've put...

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What's the difference between these top 4 facial treatments?

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What's the difference between these top 4 facial treatments?

We explains the difference between micro-dermabrasion, micro-needling, IPL and LED Light therapy I’ve had about 14 years experience with facials and skin treatments so I wanted to share with you my take on most types of treatments as I know there are so many options to choose from.   So, in light of this, I wanted to break down a few treatments that have become popular in recent times and explain to you their different functions and benefits and if I’ve experienced them, share with you my thoughts.   Microdermabrasion Known informally as micro’s or micro-derm it is a minimally invasive procedure where...

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Pregnancy acne and wild hormones

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Pregnancy acne and wild hormones

Pregnancy hormones… why aren’t I glowing?! I stumbled across a Mamamia article titled, Pregnancy acne: Why some women get pregnancy acne and exactly how to get rid of it and thought it would be a great topic to expand upon.  Plus, many of our friends have been opening up about their struggles with acne during pregnancy. We always hear about the ‘pregnant glow’ and how this magical time when a little human is growing inside of us is so wonderful. However, in some cases, pregnancy can be confidence-shattering even for the most self-assured woman. Bringing a new life into the world is an incredible...

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