Month: October 2015

The Toxic Trade in Fake Make-up

By Charlotte Kemp for the Daily Mail How counterfeit cosmetics containing dangerous levels of arsenic are being sold online to unsuspecting bargain hunters When Mandy Lanham saw her favorite foundation for sale online at a greatly reduced price she snapped it up — after all, few of us can resist a beauty bargain. The product… Read more »

How A Pigmentation Spot Forms

  Hyperpigmentation is a common challenge in the treatment room. One question we get frequently, is how exactly do spots and demarcations form? Of course there are a variety of factors that come into play here – overall health, stress levels, sun exposure, medications, and the list goes on. A breakdown of the process, however,… Read more »