The skin – our largest and most forgotten organ of perception?

The skin is a marvellous thing. As the largest organ in the body, it fulfils so many vital roles, roles that we tend to take for granted. In addition to providing the body with a hardy outer covering, it safeguards the organs, tissues, and muscles within, which is pretty incredible considering it’s made up of…

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The clues your beauty routine is disrupting skin function

If you’re looking for skin that’s radiant, hydrated and noticeably healthier, you have an important part to play in achieving this coveted look and feel. While your skin is no doubt an amazing, adaptive and protective organ it needs all the help it can get to fulfil its many vital roles. Skin perception is a…

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How to check your breasts

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and while we wear our pink ribbons with pride, it’s important to spread the word about the everyday things you can do to safeguard breast health and catch this horrible disease early. Cancer is the UK’s biggest killer, and with recent events preventing women from attending mammograms and breast cancer…

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How the menopause affects your skin – and what you can do about it!

Your skin is an incredible sensory organ, which is why when you enter and go through those defining life stages, your skin feels it too! The menopause is a particularly tough transition for the female body. While hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings, and irregular periods are commonly reported symptoms amongst women going through the…

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Looking after you during the menopause

World Menopause Day is just around the corner – put 18th October in your diary! That’s why we’re shining the spotlight on this very important, defining, and utterly-unavoidable life stage. With around 13 million women going through menopause right now in the UK, the menopause should always be a hot topic but is so often…

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