by Sarah Brown
As part of our Age Confidence campaign, I was lucky enough to catch up with internationally renowned make-up artist, Debbie Gallagher, and quiz her on her top make-up tips for looking fabulous over fifty. As well as photo shoots for ID, Cosmopolitan, Glamour and InStyle, Debbie has also worked with big names like, Jessie J, [...]
As regular readers will know – for me, truly radiant skin is about more than just great products. The key lies in embracing a ‘healthy skin’ lifestyle – that takes all determining factors behind skin health into account. I’ve broken these down into five simple categories. If your skin is ever playing up then it [...]
How do companies make 90% organic product claims with just 0.5% organic ingredients? The answer is Aloe Vera. I’m writing with my “formulator” rather than “beauty” head on today – but the Aloe Vera Cheat is one I’ve been noticing a lot recently. Aloe Vera has become an incredibly common ingredient in natural skincare – but [...]
Our skin changes with each season, but in Winter more often that not it’s for the worse. Cold weather, central heating and a poorer diet than normal (comfort eating!) distress the skin, sending it into a state of SOS. If your skin’s crying out for help, here are my top tips for beating Winter’s most [...]
Following on from Monday’s post about the amazing Jessica Jones, I wanted to draw your attention to one of CONTENT’s latest Gift Sets. The Chemo Chic Essential Handbag Kit contains a collection of natural and organic beauty products all completely safe for cancer sufferers, including Pai’s Rosehip BioRegenerate oil. Compiled by Jessica Jones as part of [...]
As with all things in nature, our skin changes with the seasons. Varying temperatures, moisture levels and sun exposure all have to be adapted to and supported by our skincare products. Failure to listen to your skin’s ever-changing needs can throw the skin out of balance, causing increased sensitivity, dryness or breakouts. We’re not talking [...]
We love how ingredients savvy Pai customers are – and one question we’re often asked is whether Pai products contains any Genetically Modified extracts. While we’re all very familiar with the concept of GM foods, it’s a process that’s rarely connected with the beauty industry. However there are various cosmetic ingredients that can come from [...]
We were recently asked by the Beauty Editor of green bible The Ecologist, Ruth Styles, for our guide to the ultimate handbag essential – Lip Balm. While there are thousands of lip-smacking products on the market, here’s our top tips for selecting the most naturally effective of them all. The key thing to remember about [...]
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. [...]
We get asked whether our products contain nut oil on a daily basis – not surprising really considering that in the UK, 1 in 100 has an allergy to peanuts and 1 in 200 has an allergy to tree nuts. While a reaction to a nut applied to the skin may not be as fierce [...]
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.