This has a slightly chemically scent, but there our niggles end. Apply morning and night to leave skin silky smooth, and to improve tone, redness and discolouration. We like to use it while on holiday to keep skin in good condition while tanning, and find it completely prevents peeling once you get home. Thankfully, an increasing number of brands are offering products that take skincare-quality ingredients and put them to good use in bodycare. These are the ones that we found made a real difference. For more information regarding Fungal Acne, please visit Simple Skincare Science (f.c) - #3 of our Recommend Skincare Resources for an amazing comprehensive guide! Made with organic oils and botanicals to feed and protect skin of all ages, it's an all natural, ultra-pure product you won't want to miss.

There has been some healthy controversy surrounding them due to a few studies finding paraben presence in breast tumours and breast tissue. However, the majority of the scientific community have deemed these findings non-conclusive due to the limitations of these studies. If you are concerned about the health safety of parabens, then feel free to avoid them by looking out for the Paraben-Free icon. The only body product in the Bee Venom range is this serum, which also contains anti-ageing retinol (see above), exfoliating AHAs and BHAs, and softening rose and honey: a real powerhouse combination. Our tester saw an improvement in lines on the bust and upper arms, plus general improvement in elasticity, smoothness and redness.They help loosen up the dirt and grime from your skin and hair to allow for water to wash it away with ease. Parabens are a large group of preservatives which are used to prevent bacteria growing in cosmetic formulations.

As HPR is pretty new there isn't that much independent research we could findyet. We found two Italian studies both examining the efficacy of HPR combined with other things (retinol in both cases, and papain in one of them) for the treatment of acne. Both studies found the formulas effectivebut they contained other things too, so it's hard to judge how well HPR did. There's still a lot of support for avoiding parabens following the better safe than sorry route. If you do we completely support you!As a result, please note this is only an experimental label that can be best used to possible identify problematic products you have used in the past. It is in no way a perfect identifier nor a predictor in whether or not it will exacerbate or cause fungal acne. It will continue to be worked on as more information and research comes to light. Most people will find no issues with sulfate, however if you find your skin doesn't like sulfates then free feel to avoid them by looking out for the sulfate-free icon on Skincarisma.

This Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse body oil is non-greasy and is great for your hair too Credit: John Lewis Lotions, on the other hand, are often better at penetrating skin because they're partly water-based. However some sulfates are so good at their job, they can wash off your skin’s own natural oils that keep it moisturised and protected which can lead to dryness and irritation. The big promise ofHPR is that it's similarly active as retinoic acid (no conversion needed, remember) but without the irritation. According to the manufacturer's tests, 24 hours of an occlusive patch with 0.5% HPR resulted insignificantly lower irritation than 0.5% retinol. Also, there was a "dramatic reduction of lines and wrinkles" after applying 0.2% HPR around the eyes twice a day for 14 days.Additionally, products that may contain ingredients that have shown to feed Malassezia may not neccessarily exacerbate the condition due to concentration of ingredient used in the product, this information is simply not available on the products. The best body oils on the market come from the likes of L'Occitane's almond supple skin oil to Avene's eau theremale body oil. Is body lotion or body oil better? It's a so-called retinoic acid ester,meaning that it's directly related to retinoic acid. If you've already read our description about retinol or retinyl palmitate, you know that the active ingredientour skin cells can interpret is retinoic acid. Other forms of retinoids have to beconverted by our metabolic machinery to do something. That's not the case with HPR. It binds directly to the retinoid receptors of the skin cellsto work its skincare magic.