Beauty

5 chemicals hiding in your beauty bag

Don't be duped by pretty packaging

Is your beauty bag harbouring hidden chemicals? Scan the ingredients list for these common culprits. ...

Homemade beauty remedy for dry hair

A DIY hair mask

Do you have dry, sun-damaged hair? This homemade beauty treatment will moisturise and nourish dry locks. ...

Beauty herbs, minerals and supplements

Natural beauty superfoods

As the multi-billion dollar Australian skincare industry continues to boom, consumers are awakening to a trend that’s leading them to the supermarket instead of the beauty counter. Shannon Dunn explains more. ...

9 superfoods that nourish your skin

Beauty from within

It’s what we put in our bodies that can help wind back the clock, not products that simply address skin and ageing concerns from the outside in. ...

LI'TYA Susu Dew

Aboriginal spa therapy

LI'TYA Susu Dew is a non-traditional spa therapy that claims to balance and realign energy flow. Shannon Dunn explains more. ...

Vampire facials: do they really work?

Treatment involves drawing out patient’s own blood

The vampire facial – or platelet-rich plasma therapy – has made its way into the mainstream, thanks to reality TV star Kim Kardashian. ...

12 days of Christmas beauty

Lisa O'Neill shows us the best ways to stay healthy and look good in the lead-up to the silly season. ...

How to get rid of acne

Natural remedies and treatments

One in five Australians suffer from acne, a skin complaint that mostly affects teenagers but can last until the 30s or 40s. The severe outbreak of cysts and pimples are debilitating for many and research shows that acne has been the cause of anxiety and depression in teens. ...

Salt therapy/halo therapy

From sniffles to eczema, salt therapy is one of the newest complementary therapies said to help give relief to sufferers of some of the most common skin and respiratory ailments. As the name suggests, salt is the hero ingredient. ...

Skin cell regeneration 'doubles at night'

11pm-4am prime time

Research shows that skin cell regeneration doubles at night, peaking between the hours of 11pm and 4am, which explains why sleep deprivation results in ageing and lacklustre skin. ...

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