Juva Skincare is a Taiwanese skincare brand that I’ve been testing recently. The star ingredient in their skincare products is fullerene, which is a pretty unusual ingredient that I hadn’t researched before this review – here’s what it is and how it works! What are fullerenes? Fullerenes are molecules that are made up of carbon…
Sydney Day Spa Review: Langham Hotel
For my birthday I indulged in a Spa Socialising package with my best friends at The Day Spa by Chuan, situated in the Langham Hotel in Sydney. It’s a spa that’s regularly ranked as one of the best luxury spas in Sydney, so I was pretty excited! All three of us have full time jobs,…
Is Your Sunscreen Killing Coral? The Science (with Video)
You might have seen that Hawaii has banned certain sunscreens that have been linked to coral bleaching. In particular, it’s the organic “chemical” sunscreen ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate that have been banned. It sounds like a great victory for the environment, right? But if you search a little past the headlines, you’ll find that there…
Instagram Live Q&A session: 30 July 2018
I did my first Instagram Live session earlier this week, where I fielded questions and answered them to the best of my ability – it was basically a pop quiz for me! The questions were mostly about skincare (of course), but there were a few about hair and cats as well. I tried to answer…