Like the seasons, skincare routines should change with the weather and even more so for mature skin.

Mature skin is drier than younger skin and in colder weather the humidity in the air drops and so skin becomes even drier.

Low humidity outside combined

Sometimes it’s hard when in a relationship to see any negative issues that it may be causing.

However, one of the first signs that all may not be right in your relationship can be seen through your skin.

“Studies report that 25 % of all patients with

Over 50% of the population carries the herpes simplex virus that causes cold sores.

Since lockdown due to Covid 19, there has reportedly been an increase in people contracting the herpes simplex virus as well as an increase in cold sore outbreaks, maybe

Valentines is a time when our lips can play a fairly important role in the proceedings so an emerging cold sore, which affect almost 50% of the population, could pour cold water on a hot date night. 

A survey carried out by Skin Shop on 1000 cold sores

The last thing you want is a festive ho ho ho to turn into a oh no no no!

Skin breakouts, rashes, flare ups and flakes can ruin your festive fun and quickly turn a merry Christmas into a miserable one.

Skin fails can be greatly reduced or even avoided

Like the seasons, skincare routines should change with the weather.

As the temperature drops towards winter and the humidity in the air does too so it becomes drier.

Low humidity outside combined with central heating inside too often leads to drier, redder,

With the festive period almost on our doorsteps, everyone is getting geared up. However, for those who suffering from common skin conditions such as acne, rosacea, dry, itchy skin and eczema and cold sores, the Christmas period can be a time when Christmas

Indigo Faulkner, 18, is an A Level student from Bridgenorth in Shropshire Indigo says; “When you say to friends you can’t go out because you have a cold sore, they think you’re being silly or vain.

Every cold sore sufferer’s biggest dread is getting a cold sore just before an important event. And with over 30 million people in the UK who are infected with the herpes simplex virus, it means that almost half of us are at risk.

  Cold sores typically

A gene that can cause cold sores has been discovered by scientists.

Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. Once the virus enters the body it is never removed by the immune system and remains dormant until reactivated. In cold sores the virus