‘Five A Day’ Focus: Toxins & Damage

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A toxin is a general term for a substance or chemical the body has no positive use for. They can be introduced to the body through our own actions, or imposed on us by our environments. Damaging forces like UV rays and pollution are part of our environment and while we can minimise our exposure [...]

Jessica Jones, Breast Cancer and Pai

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently you’d be hard pressed not notice that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month! While it’s great to see so many big name beauty brands raising money for cancer research charities, for me, the one voice that cuts through the sea of pink and really resonates is that of [...]

Lead lipstick and arsenic eyeliner: Should you clean your beauty routine?

Lead in Lipstick, Arsenic in Eyeliner

It’s something I’ve always encouraged Pai customers to look closely at, but now it seems wider beauty press are also beginning to question the ingredients in cosmetics. This week Daily Mail Online revealed ‘the ugly secrets the beauty industry isn’t telling us‘ – secrets that include the presence of lead, arsenic and mercury in mainstream [...]