Articles

Pigmentation

Date: 01/07/2015

Author: Ingrid Katz (Pure Aesthetics)

Pigmentation is one of the most common and difficult concerns that we treat. This is due to various internal and external factors influencing skin and stimulating melanin (pigment) production.

We have a three step approach when treating pigmentation:

  • Step 1: Build strength in the skin in order to minimise the impact that inflammatory influences, such as sun, hormonal activity, medication, foods and stress have on the skin.
  • Step 2: Slow down the skins production of melanin
  • Step 3: Lift the pigmentation that is present on the surface of the skin.

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Teen Skin

Date: 01/06/2015

Author: Ingrid Katz (Pure Aesthetics)

We celebrate Youth Day in June, so let’s talk about teenage skins and their concerns.

At Pure Aesthetics, we see and treat many different skin concerns but the one that has a whole lot of emotion attached to it is, is teenage acne. As if puberty itself isn’t bad enough, we then have to see these skins suffer – some more severely than others. The confidence knock teenagers with acne take is so unfair, but thankfully, it can be minimised or even avoided.

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Male Skin

Date: 29/04/2015

Author: Ingrid Katz (Pure Aesthetics)

Happy Mother’s Day beautiful ladies! We’d like to treat you for Mother’s Day, so look out for our give-away on Facebook and our special for the month.

Despite being Mother’s Day month, we’re focusing on male skin in this newsletter. Feel free to pass this on to your husband, boyfriend, brother etc. But if you are a mom of a teenage boy, you may want to keep reading.

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Hou só jou oë jonk!

Date: 20/03/2015

Author: Sarie.com team (Sarie Magazine)

Oë wat sprankel trek maklik jare van jou ouderdom af. Kies die regte produkte en behandelings teen lastighede soos fyn lyntjies en donker kringe.

Kies jou oogroom wys.

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Skin Through the Ages

Date: 26/03/2015

Author: Ingrid Katz (Pure Aesthetics)

As our bodies are affected by the ageing process, so too does our skin change. More importantly our skin requirements change in regard to how we treat it. Cell turnover is one of the most important mechanisms that we treat for ageing skin.

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pH What?

Date: 27/02/2015

Author: Ingrid Katz (Pure Aesthetics)

Exercise regimes, yoga, meditation, life coaching... what we haven't tried to reach the elusive goal of "balance".

But what does balance mean for our skins? Being pH balanced means far more to our skins than we may realise. I'd go as far as to say that being pH balanced is the foundation of skin health.

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2015 aesthetic trends and predictions

Date: 04/02/2015

Author: Elsa Kruger (Longevity LIVE)

The anti-aging industry is a dynamic and innovative one. Although the silver bullet of eternally youthful looks has not yet been discovered, the industry is certainly doing its best to unearth it.

We asked our aesthetic experts to share their top trends and predictions for 2015.

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Treating from within...

Date: 28/01/2015

Author: Ingrid Katz (Pure Aesthetics)

We have spoken before about what we put INTO our bodies and how it effects our health and specifically the health of our skin. Treating from within is a reality for all of us in these modern times.

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