Can Thyme effectively treat acne?

Thyme treatment for Acne

Thought I’d share this interesting article I came across on Yahoo’s Lifestyle site last week – claiming that Thyme could be a gentle yet effective natural alternative to common chemical acne treatments. Yahoo reports that scientists from Leeds Metropolitan University tested the effectiveness of Thyme tincture on killing the bacterium that causes acne, Propionibacterium acnes. [...]

‘Misleading’ Sanex Zero% shower gel ad banned

Sanex-Zero

I’m sure many of you will have seen the Sanex Zero% television advertisement – you know the one where naked women are smearing luminous substances onto their bodies before applying a lovely ‘natural’ looking gel to their skin? The voiceover says, ‘We put so many different chemical ingredients onto our skin.’ ‘New Sanex Zero% contains [...]

Winter ages eyes by up to FIVE years

under eyes bags

A new study claims Winter ages a woman’s eyes by four years and eight months, the Daily Mail reports today. After studying the eyes of 5000 women throughout the seasons, researchers found that bags were significantly puffier and darker in the Winter months. This is apparently due to the fact that less sunlight means paler [...]