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Sun Induced Wrinkles & Outbreaks of Pimples Just out, Woman Magazine’s Diet Special is running an article about new products for younger skin. Any regular readers of Skin Science Reporter’s columns on skin and sun, or our expert commentary on acne, will recognise that Abby Knight - Health & Beauty expert - is totally on top of her subject, “Skin today breaks all the old rules – we can get sun-induced wrinkles at 30 and suffer breakouts at 40” she writes in the introduction to her article. Holistic Skincare Ms Knight concludes that “99% of the signs of ageing are down to the...

Plant of the Month - Witch Hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana) The Witch Hazel is a large shrub, native to eastern North America and usually found growing in woods. The common name arose from the plant’s association with witchcraft and the use of its forked branches as a divining rod in the search for water and gold. It has a long history of use among the American Indians. Decoctions were made from the leaves and twigs and applied to aching muscles, bruises and sprains but, significantly, it was also used to relieve tired eyes. You will find witch hazel in Yin Yang Skin Cleanser, Orange Flower...

Yin Yang Skincare Clinic – The Nutri Centre, 7 Park Crescent London W1, Thursday 15th October Yin Yang Skincare will be holding a Skincare Clinic at The Nutri Centre 7 Park Crescent, London W1B 1PF, Thursday 15th October.  We are taking bookings from 09.30 hrs through to 19.00hrs. Monica Savage will be the senior attending Yin Yang Consultant.  To book a consultation and treatment with Monica please call Katie May on 01 99 38 22 800 or email katie.may@yinyangskincare.co.uk Monica Savage – Senior Yin Yang Skincare Consultant Monica nurses within the NHS and has developed a number of specialist fields within the...

Sleeping Problems Broken sleep? Tired and incompetent? Fat and haggard? Are you sharing a bed with your lover? Bed sharing is not good for us – we are told by Dr Neil Stanley in an address to the British Science Festival. While women are thought to be better able to put up with disturbed sleep, [Nature’s gift to motherhood], men suffer stress and loss of brain function – though this is restored by having sex [no surprises there]. He Just Wants To Go To Sleep The “marital bed” should be for sex and not for sleep according to Dr Stanley [this was...

Fear of Contracting Skin Cancer Readers of the Yin Yang Skincare Blog will have noted our regular cautions and advice about the action of the Sun’s rays on the skin. In the recent Sun & Skin: A Little Goes A Long Way – we noted that the fear of contracting skin cancer was now so great in Australasia that there was a notable increase in Vitamin D deficiency.  After decades of prostrating their bodies beneath the fierce Southern Sun, many New Zealanders and Australians are now covering up so emphatically that they are denying their bodies the 10 minutes per day of...