Lab Notes

Skin Cycling: A Game-Changer For Your Routine

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by a complex skincare routine or experienced irritation from using multiple active ingredients, skin cycling might be the solution you’ve been looking for. This innovative approach alternates the use of powerful products, allowing your skin...

Signs Of A Damaged Skin Barrier & How To Fix It

In this blog, we explore the signs of a damaged skin barrier and best practices for restoring its natural function. How the skin barrier works The skin is not only your body’s largest organ but also one of its most...

Layering Skincare Actives: A Simple Guide

The right combination of active ingredients can do wonders for your skin, but figuring out how to layer them can feel like navigating a maze. With countless products and recommendations available online, it's hard to know where to begin. In...

10 ways to banish breakouts

Wave goodbye to breakouts with our 10 top tips on managing blemish-prone skin… 1. Wash your bed linen “When you’re sleeping, blemish-causing bacteria (P. acnes) are transferred from your face to your sheets,” says Daniel Isaacs, Medik8’s Head Formulation and...

Tackle Dry Winter Lips Once And For All With Mutiny

Winter brings with it the coldest months of the year, and one of the first areas to dry out as the cold sets in are our lips. This is due to the fact that the delicate skin around the lips...

Sleep Glycolic

A gold-standard ingredient within the skincare industry, you have probably already heard of glycolic acid. It is the most talked about and popular alpha hydroxy acid (AHA). Known for its abilities to transform skin texture, glycolic acid can leave skin...

Crystal Retinal® 20

A true cult favourite, Crystal Retinal® is the ‘Everyone Vitamin A’ within our product range. As the Experts in Vitamin A, we harnessed the next-generation powers of crystal-stabilised retinaldehyde within Crystal Retinal; the revolutionary formula delivers results to the skin...

DEEP HYDRATION DIVE INTO H.E.O.

Skin moisturisation is crucial to the health of the skin. As we age, our skin’s ability to naturally moisturise decreases, therefore a little help may be needed. Other factors like changes in weather, humidity, temperature and lifestyle can also have an effect on our skin’s moisture levels. Dry and dehydrated skin can be bad for the skin, and has the potential to lead to an impaired skin barrier - resulting in sallow, lacklustre skin, fine lines and wrinkles, flaking, sensitisation, uneven skin texture and tone...

What is a PHA (polyhydroxy acid)?

There is a new kind of exfoliating acid that is ready and waiting to steal the skincare spotlight: polyhydroxy acids (PHAs). The ultra-effective power of alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) and beta hydroxy acids (BHAs) can be just that bit too...

Experts in Vitamin A

Retinol is loved by doctors, beauty bloggers and skincare enthusiasts the world over. It’s a widely accepted notion that nothing without prescription can improve the signs of photoageing quite like it. In fact, little else even comes close. That’s why...