Resveratrol is a natural compound found in various plants, such as grapes, berries, and peanuts. It is known for its antioxidant properties, which help protect the skin against free radicals and environmental damage. Resveratrol has been linked to numerous skincare benefits, including anti-aging effects, promoting collagen production, reducing inflammation, and enhancing overall skin health. It is commonly used in skincare products to support a youthful and radiant complexion. Benefits Anti-aging Effects Resveratrol is known for its potent antioxidant properties, which help neutralize free radicals and reduce oxidative stress on the skin. This can help prevent premature aging, such as fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin. Collagen Production Resveratrol has been found to stimulate collagen synthesis in the skin. Collagen is a vital protein that provides structural support, firmness, and elasticity to the skin. By promoting collagen production, resveratrol can help improve skin texture and reduce the appearance of wrinkles. Anti-Inflammatory Properties Resveratrol has anti-inflammatory benefits, which can help calm and soothe the skin. It can reduce redness, inflammation, and Continue Reading
I Tried The Illumi Facial. You Are Going To Want To Try It Too.
Every now and then a treatment is invented and brings us a step closer to dreamy complexions of Korean popstars. In this case I was even more amazed because the treatment came in the comfort of a photofacial, without any downtime. I won’t lie, I think I am a facial addict. Fact is for a small price every 3 to 4 weeks, I have a facial done to reset things a little for my skin – to clean out my pores and to brighten my skin. These days, facials have been thoroughly re-invented and unlike just the usual scrub, extraction and mask, some medi-spas now incorporate safe, quick, medical-grade skin fixes for skin problems or anti-aging ultrasound, radiofrequency or light-based treatments. Read more: What Really Happens To Your Post Pregnancy Body SW1 Clinic’s Red Carpet Illumi Facial The Illumi Facial is a 90-minute photofacial. For those of you who don’t know, photofacials are skin treatments that use light-based technology (most frequently the intense pulsed light, IPL) for various Continue Reading
What Should a 45-Year Old Look Like?
BY LISA WILLIAMS That is the question puzzling scientists from all across the globe. Researchers have found that humans age at vastly different rates, with some showing signs of premature ageing at a relatively young age, while others still looking youthful well into their fifties! What are the factors that result in such vastly differing ageing processes? Is it the genetic makeup, the lifestyle or just pure dumb luck? Below are some women in their forties. It is a well known saying that all of us can thank our genes for how we look before the age of 20, but we can only blame ourselves for how we look after. Even women blessed with great genes can throw it all away with neglect and poor after-care. It’s no secret that women who choose to embrace aesthetic advances will look far younger and better than their peers. Coco Chanel poignantly summed it up “ There are no ugly women in the world, just lazy ones”. At 41, Lure Hsu Continue Reading
3 Dream Treatments to Replace a Facelift
The beauty industry is eternally dreaming up new ways to replicate the effects of cosmetic surgery procedures, without actually necessitating a scalpel or an anaesthetic. We took a deep look at a few of the newer beauty innovations, which don’t require invasive surgery, to see what’s been developed in the last 12 months or so.
We Put Salmon DNA to the Test
BY LISA WILLIAMS The latest Korean craze Rejuran anti-ageing microinjections seems to be every youthful celebrity’s weapon du jour. However, my obsession with salmon as an anti-aging extraordinaire started much further back when I first read the book, The Wrinkle Cure, almost a decade ago by celebrity doctor Nicholas Perricone (yes, he of the famed Perricone skincare line). In it, he introduced salmon as a superb source of anti-inflammatory, anti-aging nutrients. In fact, Dr Perricome was a firm advocate of Wild Salmon as it contains essential fats and powerful antioxidants such as the carotenoid, astaxanthin, that have important anti-inflammatory properties. How does this relate to aging? Decades of research show that chronic, sub-clinical inflammation is the single greatest precipitator of aging and age-related diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, certain forms of cancer, and wrinkled, sagging skin. What this means is that it isn’t the big events that make us look at an old leather handbag at 60, it is the small daily insults on our skin that Continue Reading