We want you to make informed choices about the skin care products you use Tha'ts why we provide detailed descriptions for all the products we sell, plus a list of every ingredient in every product. We will even answer your questions and queries on specific products, and if we don't immediately know the answer, we will obtain the answer from our product suppliers.

We are committed to offering you the very best products for problem skin. Below is a growing list of articles and features we feel would be of interest to you. These range from articles about specific products we stock to articles about general skin care. Please do browse through and read our articles below. More articles and features coming soon.

Losing your hair?
Activate your hair roots during washing

Caffeine promotes hair growth. It has even been proven to slow down hereditary hair loss, Now you can bring this unique active ingredient to your hair roots during normal hair washing - with Germany's first caffeine shampoo. Although shampoos were used exclusively to cleanse scalp and hair in the past, Dr Kurt Wolff Research has now succeeded in developing a method for transplanting caffeine all the way to the hair roots based on a shampoo formula. More

Proderm® Technology

Proderm Technology® is a patented mousse formula that penetrates the upper layer of the skin. The Sun Mousse and The Eczema Mousse have been developed by a Swedish medical research company dedicated to the development of advance skin care products, and has been developed from a mousse designed to alleviate conditions such as eczema, which makes it suitable for all skin types especially those with a sensitivity. More

Appropriate Lifestyle Choices Can Reduce The Risk Of Breast Cancer - Europa Donna

Breast cancer claims the lives of more European women than any other cancer. Almost 132,000 women died from breast cancer in 2006, and every year 430,000 European women are diagnosed with the disease.1 But studies show that having a healthy lifestyle - avoiding weight gain, eating nutritiously and being physically active - can greatly reduce a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. As much as 25-33% of breast cancer cases are related to being overweight and physically inactive. More

Stress - A Self Help Guide

Stress is the word that many people use when they are describing how the demands of their life seem to be becoming too great for them to cope with. This Ability to cope varies from person to person and what one person finds stressful may not be a problem for another. More

Skin Cancer Fact Sheet

This a factsheet is for people who suspect they have or have skin cancer or people who wish to know more about it. More

Relief for Dry Skin from Linola®

Our skin is protected by a natural barrier to ensure that it does not lose too much water. This barrier consists of a thin film of fat on the skin surface and structure to a brick-wall with skin cells representing bricks and structural lipids the mortar. Together, they stop bacteria and toxic substances from invading the skin.

When structural lipids are removed, e.g. through frequent washing, showering or swimming, or they are insufficiently formed. e.g. in age related dry skin, atopic eczema or other dry skin conditions, skin appears flaky and the barrier is damaged. More

Pure and Gentle

Hampshire mums Deborah Mason and Lisa Clunie first met at the school gate, where Lisa asked Deborah's advice about her sensitive skin while they both waited to collect their daughters. Now they're running a successful skincare company together.

Pure and Gentle is an online skincare retailer focusing on products for people with sensitive skin, eczema and other skin conditions. Since it was launched in May 2007, the business has taken off, and taken over the lives of its founders, Deborah and Lisa. "Some days I'm running around like a headless chicken!" says Lisa. More

Sunscreen and Sun Safety Fact Sheet © British Association of Dermatologists 2007

Sunscreen labelling in the UK is set to change in 2008, following new EU recommendations. The following information has been created by the British Association of Dermatologists to help you choose the right product for you. More

Linola® Soothe their dry skin naturally, by replacing structural lipids

Our skin is protected by a natural barrier to ensure that it does not lose too much water. This barrier consists of a thin film of fat on the skin surface and structural lipids rich in linoleic acid in the horny layer. The skin barrier is similar in structure to a brick wall with the skin cells representing bricks and structural lipids mortar. Together they stop bacteria and toxic substances invading our skin and water leaving it. More

Skin Sensitisers: Avoiding the Emollients Merry-Go-Round

During my 40 years as a GP I've treated thousands of eczema sufferers. Skin conditions and their treatment has always been an area of interest for me. To non-sufferers the impact of skin conditions like eczema, on patients and their families quality of life are often under estimated. I know how distressing eczema can be and how much a suitable treatment can change lives. More

You aren't only what you eat!

The typical adult uses nine cosmetics/personal-care products a day with an average daily load of around 126 chemicals. It is concerning that we are not more aware about the health implications of the chemicals in these lotions and potions that we lather freely onto our skin every day. Medical science has proved that humans exposed over time to very small quantities of harmful chemicals do suffer the consequences. It has also proved that chemicals introduced onto the skin can indeed deliver chemicals into the bloodstream, and quite effectively at that. One only has to look at nicotine patches or the new alternative to the contraceptive `Pill', the contraceptive patch, to find evidence of this. More

Page Updated: 13 October 2008