Journal

One of the most common things I hear from people who are new to natural skincare is that they do not know where to start. They have tried different products, read conflicting advice, and ended up with a bathroom shelf full of things that may or may not be working. My answer is always the same: start with three steps. Cleanse, hydrate, moisturise...

There is a persistent idea in skincare — particularly among people with oily or combination skin — that the goal is to get skin as clean as possible. To remove oil, tighten pores, and leave the face feeling squeaky clean after cleansing. This idea is wrong. And acting on it causes more skin problems than almost any other single habit. Stripping ...

If you have ever applied a moisturiser and still felt like your skin was thirsty an hour later, there is a reason for that. And it is not that the product was low quality, or that you need to drink more water. It is that hydration and moisture are not the same thing — and most skincare products address one without adequately addressing the other...