At Yin Yang Skincare we have built up a directory of skin types and skin conditions to help you identify the features that best describe your skin and its condition
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Tanning is the process whereby ultraviolet radiation from the sun stimulates pigmentation in our skin, but despite this being a process we have all experienced, the mechanisms by which melanin is increased in human skin upon exposure to sunlight remain poorly understood.
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We need to have a sensible relationship with the Sun: roasting ourselves through over exposure is a proven path to developing skin related cancers, but blanching our bodies in the style of asparagus stems, looks equally ill advised.
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Katie May,Yin Yang Skincare’s founder has worked with plants to create gentle effective skincare products for everyday use and a range of therapeutic creams for common conditions of the skin, plus one for hormonal fluctuations: Wild Yam Cream with Soya -
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In the mid 1990’s Katie May of Yin Yang Skincare produced her first run of skin cream containing MSM. Katie had learned that MSM was accumulating a reputation for benefitting the skin because of its high sulphur content – around 34%. But a surprising thing happened: users of the cream with symptoms of osteo-arthritis began to report a reduction in joint discomfort
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At Yin Yang we have some simple rules for looking great while partying hard . . .
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Rather than being a spiteful nuisance in the garden, the Stinging Nettle has proved valuable for the kitchen table, a good feedstuff for cattle and poultry, as a source of fibre for clothing [a good substitute for cotton], and as a medicinal herb.
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Yin Yang Skincare will be holding a Skincare Clinic at The Nutri Centre 7 Park Crescent, London W1B 1PF, Thursday 15th October. We are taking bookings from 09.30 hrs through to 19.00hrs.
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Broken sleep? Tired and incompetent? Fat and haggard? Are you sharing a bed with your lover? Bed sharing is not good for us – we are told by Dr Neil Stanley in an address to the British Science Festival.
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Yin Yang Scientific Advisory Board member Desmond Tobin, Professor of Cell Biology & Director of Centre for Skin Sciences, Bradford University is to present the paper “Melanin Transfer in Human Skin Cells in vitro: A Fascinating World beyond the Dendrite”, at a meeting of the European Society for Dermatological Research in Budapest 9th September, the subject focus of which is “To Tan Or Not To Tan”.
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