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Black heads – what are they and how do you get rid of them? Do blackhead removing masks work?

Your skin in winter

Dry skin is short on moisture in the outermost layer of the skin called the stratum corneum.

Shout out to men this Men’s Health Week! I could bombard you with horrible stats about heart disease, cancer and obesity.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SKIN AS YOU GET OLDER?

• Less collagen. Studies show that women’s skin loses about 30% of its collagen within the first 5 years of menopause.

Welcome to World Thyroid Day, a day dedicated to thyroid patients and to all who are committed to the study and treatment of thyroid diseases worldwide.

Moments We Shared

This year for Mother’s Day, we collected stories from our ESK community to
create a collection of beautiful tales and moments shared between loved ones.

Congratulations! Being pregnant is such an exciting time of your life, waiting to meet your new family member!

Back in 2017, Jacinda Ardern was the world’s youngest head of state when she was first elected Prime Minister of New Zealand and then became a new (working) mum banning most assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons across New Zealand after the Christchurch massacre.

The other day I sat down and looked at all of the responses we got in the past year from people who have completed our skin quiz.

Is it just me or do you feel like every second celebrity has pumped out a skincare range lately?

Affecting up to 2.5% of the population, psoriasis can be a devastating skin condition. Luckily only half of all psoriasis sufferers ever get it on the face, and when it happens, it seems to be mostly pretty mild, compared to other parts of the body.

What’s the best skincare routine for rosacea?

Got rosacea? You’re not alone! This fun skin condition affects around 10% of Caucasians (including me!) as well as – to a lesser extent- Latin-American, African-American, African, and Asian people.

The thought of using something to purposefully puncture the skin is a little bizarre. But starting in 1995 plastic surgeons were beginning to see the benefits of doing just that (using tattoo guns with no ink) for scar healing.