by Sarah Brown
Following our 2010 Vitamin D deficiency blog, health professionals reinforce their guidelines on supplements for under 5s and some adults. Last week the BBC reported that medical staff in the UK will be re-briefed on the importance of Vitamin D & Vitamin D supplements. A rise in Vitamin D deficiency related illnesses such as Rickets [...]
Pai fans over on the Emerald Isle may have seen my interview in this month’s issue of The Gloss. Beauty Editor Sarah Halliwell’s fantastic Tried & Tested feature on Ireland’s best facials focusses specifically on their benefits for winter skin. As a sensitive skin sufferer I know that a concoction of seasonal stresses mean my [...]
According to the press and leading psychologists, the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year. A miserable combination of early mornings, cold weather, back to work blues & tight New Year budgets can all get a bit too much, and we sit at our desks wishing we were somewhere, anywhere [...]
As the Duchess of Cambridge turns 30 the Daily Mail has revealed the secret behind those sleek and shiny locks – ‘organic’ hair dye. Apparently Kate regularly tops up her vegetable-based lowlights at the Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa in Chelsea, in order to keep those dreaded grey hairs at bay! While the Organic Colour [...]
The advent of a New Year is always a great time to make some skin resolutions for the months ahead, particularly if, like me, you’ve been over-indulging during the festive season! Drinking alcohol and eating foods rich in refined sugar and low grade animal fats can lead to breakouts and a dull, congested complexion. Feeling [...]
Sensitive skin sufferers galore are irritated by the chemicals in most washing powders. Here are my top tips for choosing and using sensitive suds. I’m feeling a little sore today after putting on a freshly washed pair of PJs last night and instantly breaking out in an unbearably itchy bout of hives. A dash for [...]
Sometimes the simplest of natural ingredients are the most effective when it comes to treating sensitive and problem skin. Salt has long been famed for its intensely therapeutic skin benefits – with Himalayan, Dead Sea and Epsom Salts particularly effective at treating the likes of eczema, psoriasis and acne. Deeply Detoxifying The high mineral content [...]
Just as we often drink ‘corked’ wines, many of us are using oxidised oils that are not quite at their best. Here’s how to tell when your facial oil has gone rancid. The beauty industry is in the throws of an oil addiction. Facial oils are every beauty editor’s must-have for 2011, and, unfortunately, these [...]
At Pai we know that soothing, strengthening and protecting sensitive skin involves more than just good products. This blog is full of simple diet, environment and lifestyle changes you can make to improve skin health, but there are a raft of holistic treatments that can also help. Though still relatively niche, Acupuncture is thought to [...]
As regular readers of this blog will know I’m a big believer in skincare starting from the inside out – so when I came across a book called ‘The Healthy Skin Diet‘ I had to give it a read. In it, Australian nutritionist Karen Fischer, offers great advice and practical tips for skin conditions such [...]
Before developing a skin allergy, I was your average beauty consumer, mixing and matching products with little consideration for what they contained.
After years of research, trials and skin tribulations I discovered the remedial and rejuvenating powers of natural ingredients and Pai Skincare was born.