The Skin Blog — wrinkles
A Lesson In Body Hydration
We’re all well versed by now in the importance of hydration for your facial skin. But many neglect the hydration of their bodies, using a foaming but allegedly hydrating body wash, or minimising moisturising with a swipe of moisturiser on their legs and elbows alone. As a dermatologist, Dr Natasha Cook knows how important full-body hydration is, and how to most effectively hydrate from top to toe. Going into the winter months, ignoring your body skin will give you a plethora of skin issues. Body care is imperative if you don't want to end up itchy, scratchy and flaky this...
Future Proof Your Skin
This article was originally published on SPA+CLINIC. SPA+CLINIC catches up with leading Dermatologist Dr Natasha Cook on how to future proof your skin and the impact of the skin ageing exposome. Time to reverse the biological clock... From the moment we’re born, we begin to age. Every minute we’re alive, we’re ageing and damaging our skin. Until recently, it was thought that there was little we could do to prevent the ageing process – but with further study, it turns out that’s not true. We now know 80% of how we age is largely under our control determined by lifestyle factors and...
What is a cosmeceutical? Leading Dermatologist explains...
A HYBRID OF THE WORDS ‘COSMETIC’ & ‘PHARMACEUTICAL’, THESE POWERFUL FORMULATIONS WILL SUPERCHARGE YOUR SKINCARE ROUTINE… DERMATOLOGIST DR NATASHA COOK EXPLAINS…. ‘Cosmeceutical’ was a term coined by the ‘father of Dermatology,’ Dr Albert Kligman in 1984 - the same incredible dermatologist and researcher who discovered the use of tretinoin for anti-ageing. BIG respect to him! By definition, a cosmeceutical is a product in which the active ingredients have a clear and defined BIOLOGICAL effect on the skin. (1) Put simply, a cosmeceutical should bring long term VISIBLE changes to the function, physiology and biology of the skin AND be backed...