Skin Health in depth

Coconut oil is well known for its health and beauty benefits and in the last few years has become a staple in many homes, being used in home cooking, home beauty products, and home remedies. But how can it really benefit your skin? What specific skin complaints can coconut oil combat and how do you use it?

Combination skin is one of the world’s most common skin types. You may find that you develop combination skin at a certain time in your life, it may be a brief stage or it may last for many years. Either way, it is important to know how to look after your combination skin. Combination skin is when your T-zone (forehead, nose, chin and cheeks) is oily while your cheeks and other areas may be prone to dryness. This can be difficult to manage as the needs of your skin are so varied. So how do you do that?

We received this email from one of our customers (and now ambassador), Kim Waterton, 50, from Melbourne Australia that we just had to share on our blog.

We all know that the antioxidants contained in fresh vegetables such as leafy green vegetables, carrots, sweet potatoes and squash are very powerful when it comes to fighting the effects of free radicals. Limiting free radicals means you stand less chance of developing cell abnormalities that can lead to skin cancer and melanoma.

When it comes to staying safe against skin cancer, it is well known that using sunblock, staying in the shade, covering up and keeping out of the sun during the hottest part of the day is essential. We also know to perform regular skin checks to catch any symptoms of skin cancer and melanoma early enough to treat them effectively. However, there is one area of the body that is almost always overlooked.  How often do you think, is there a mole on my foot?

When we talk about skin health; skin cancer and melanoma are often at the forefront of our minds. However, melanoma and skin cancer symptoms are not the only ways that our skin reflects our physical health. Observing your skin can be a useful way to ascertain a wealth of information about your general health and well-being. Here are the main ways in which our skin indicates certain physical ailments and issues.

We are all aware of the dangers of sun exposure, including UV radiation and potentially life-threatening skin cancer and melanoma. Are you also aware of how screens expose you to UV radiation? Here is what you need to know and how you can make your work and leisure time safer.

We’ve all heard of probiotics – that’s the stuff they put in yogurt. Its the healthy stuff that keeps our tummy from getting bloated and helps our immune system after we take antibiotics. They put back the good “biotics” that the “anti’s” take out. But did you know that probiotics can do magic things for your skin? It isn’t all happening on the inside – that great tummy feeling can be applied to your skincare routine as well.

Most of us are familiar with that feeling after exposure to sunlight or a tanning bed – that slight heat and tightness that indicates we probably should not have stayed out quite so long. But we are likely to be consoling ourselves that the damage is done and nothing can be done about it now that we are indoors and the sun has gone for the day. What can you do for your skin health after dark? Well, it seems that the damage continues long after the sun has gone to bed and that we can mitigate it with the use of a simple after sun cream.

You may have heard (or read it right here) that scientists have discovered a new way to predict your chances of developing skin cancer – by counting the number of moles that you have on your right arm. It seems that the number of skin moles that you have on this one area of your body is a good predictor of the number of moles you will have across your whole body.