The Healthy Skin ABC
Your skin sends you small signals every day. In these articles I explain in plain language how to read those signals, how to spot bad advice and how to care for your skin the right way.
An SPF and skincare guide: from skin type to a daily routine
How to get to know your skin type, build a daily routine and choose an SPF: five basics, four rules of SPF and a morning and evening routine.
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Bumps that scrubbing cannot remove: the cause may lie within the skin
What small bumps on the arms and thighs may be, why scrubbing does not help and when to see a dermatologist.
Redness around the mouth: how to recognise perioral dermatitis
Why a rash appears around the mouth, what role steroid creams play and why treatment takes patience.
Syphilis: a silent but dangerous disease
Why syphilis can continue for years without symptoms, what its stages are and when to get tested.
Acne clears, then comes back: why?
Why acne recurs, the two stages of treatment and the daily care that makes results last.
Why some stretch marks do not respond to cream: superficial lines and deep stretch marks
The difference between new and old stretch marks, why they appear and what options there are for deeper ones.
Laundry soap, iodine, baking soda: what old remedies do to your skin
We compare skincare methods passed down through generations with the approach of modern dermatology.
Pityriasis versicolor: why it appears and how it is treated
The cause of patches on the back and chest, how they are diagnosed and treated, and how to prevent them coming back.
“What does the dermatologist say?”, not “what does my aunt say?”: 5 pieces of bad advice
The most repeated misconceptions about oily skin, SPF, squeezing spots and “natural” remedies.
Which aesthetic procedures you need at 25, and which you do not
Botox, mesotherapy, fillers: which procedure is a need and which is a trend, and what skin really needs at 25.