What is an exfoliant? An exfoliant includes a scrub or peeling. The dead skin cells are removed and what remains is wonderfully soft skin. By exfoliating every week you also ensure that the cream you use is better absorbed, impurities are less likely to appear and in the summer you will retain your beautiful tan for longer. In the summer …

Cleansing I always recommend cleansing your skin every evening, you can skip the morning. Your skin produces sebum and sweat every day, and there are free radicals in the air that age our skin. In the city you also have to deal with exhaust fumes and other dirt. You prefer to remove all dirt from your skin. While you sleep, …

Skin care ingredients There is so much skin care on the market, but how do you know when a product is natural and what effect does an ingredient have? What do all these different ingredients do to your skin barrier and how do you notice that your skin is addicted? Ingredients to avoid! Mineral oils are a waste product of …

Rosacea Rosacea means “red as a rose” What is Rosacea? Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin reaction. It manifests itself in redness (flushing), burst vessels, swelling, bumps and pus. In addition, you are sensitive to stimuli from the inside and outside. The skin feels warm, it can itch and give a burning sensation. Rosacea is combined with couperosis, dilated blood …

Impurities What are impurities? Impurities include black comedones (blackheads), white comedones (sebum plugs) and pustules (inflammation). What different impurities exist? Black comedones (blackheads), are the most common. Everyone knows them, if you don’t suffer from this so much yourself, then you know someone whose comedones are quite visible. Black dots dominate parts of the face. Most black comedones occur on …

Female cycle As a woman, in terms of sex hormones, we have to deal with: Estrogens (Estradiol, Estrol, Estrone) Progesterone Testosterone (this is the precursor of estrogens) Day 1-14 The first day of your cycle starts on the first day of your period. During menstruation, the body is preparing for a new maturation of a follicle, one to three mature …

Hormones and the skin I think it’s great to be a woman. The wonderful world of the female body, my empathy, sensitivity and strength. On the other hand, we go through a whole cycle every month with all the emotions and physical discomfort that entails. The hormones fluctuate quite a bit, they work together and they alternate. But what are …