There have recently been several web forum and group discussions about photo type and relevance to skin analysis, and during these discussions there appeared to be for some participants, a rudimentary understanding of the importance of this characteristic in professional …
It’s Ironic that many people spend a lot of time and money on skin care products for their sensitive, reactive skin, but don’t consider that same amount of money, care, and thought be given to the shampoo, conditioner, and colour …
Dermatological, Cosmeceutical and Corneotherapy: The difference explained There is perhaps equal measures of misunderstanding and misconception regarding the grades of skincare products, particularly when the formulations approach dermatological effects. This is not helped when new marketing terms are invented to …
Commonly misunderstood within the skin treatment /specialist professions, is the term Dermal Pigmentation, and it is appropriate that some clarity and thought to the subject be considered. I have already published the basics on the topic of melanogenesis and want …
Broken capillaries: fact or fiction? The objective of this blog is to raise the awareness of teachers, educational bodies, and distributors to the medical and skin treatment industry of how teaching incorrect, superseded or redundant information results in a knowledge …
Why do many ageing skins develop comedones and other keratolytic disorders? There is now universal agreement that free radicals are involved in the physical, biochemical, and pathological changes associated with aging. Oxidative damage to proteins, lipids, and DNA accumulates and …
Some 15 years after I originally wrote this article, I still come across therapists and aestheticians practicing somewhat “outdated” techniques and procedures related to the humble application of the mask. I’ve revived it once more; as both a reminder and …
I have often said that many of the modern skin conditions/disorders of today are caused by over treatment and/or over cleansing by the patient. This cleansing habit combined with the poor quality emulsifiers that are used in some cosmetics and …
In an earlier one of my ‘Flo says’ publications, we talked about hydration treatments and mentioned a little about how the relevant ambient humidity can affect the results of a treatment. I often say in class that you have to …
Among the new occupations of the new millennium is the Skin Diagnostician. As a growing number of clinical aesthetics practices and skin care clinics are encountering skin conditions that are becoming difficult to treat, they are up-skilling themselves with this …