When you are – or someone you know is – going through the rigours of cancer treatment, you might think that the last thing of any importance is a beauty pampering treatment. But in fact, taking care of yourself and giving yourself a bit of a lift can be a …
Everyone likes to look tanned, but for some people a natural tan just isn’t possible, and with scare stories about skin cancer due to sun exposure or sun beds, the lure of the fake bake sunless tan is appealing. One session of airbrush tanning is said to be equivalent, colour …
When you book a spa or a salon visit, you expect to leave relaxed, having been spoiled and beautified by attentive therapists in a tranquil, calm environment. You don’t want to leave with a nasty infection or feeling slightly soiled…so what should you look for to make your experience squeaky …
Budget nail bars have been springing up all over the place in recent years, with the popularity of nail art and affordable manicures hard to resist. But at the same time, horror stories of nasty fungal infections – and worse – are still doing the rounds. What are the things …
Using sunbeds seems to be the latest in a long line of things people like to do that the media tell us arwe shouldn’t. Shocking statistics from Cancer Research UK revealed that the risk of skin cancer from sunbeds has almost tripled in the last decade because the average sunbed …
You’ve been looking forward to your spa visit for weeks, and you don’t want to ruin a good thing by having a reaction to one of the products. How likely is it that your pampering session will end in an itchy disaster…or worse? If You Don’t Know – Ask! If …
Most spas have an area dedicated to hydrotherapy, and as its name suggests, hydrotherapy should be good for you! A swimming pool, and a Jacuzzi style spa pool are found in most spas, and it’s likely that you’ll want to try them out. What do you need to know before …
There has been a lot of excitement over the past decade over high fat and low carb diets that promise weight loss while filling up on fatty favourites like bacon and eggs or steak and cheese. It seemed so simple – eat the burger but leave the bun. Although it’s …
Slimming clubs are certainly a popular option for anyone who wants a bit of motivation when it comes to shifting the excess weight. But are they a waste of money or a good investment? And what’s actually involved in being a member of one of the better known slimming clubs? …
We all want to find a way of losing excess weight that works, with minimum effort. The mantra of ‘dieting doesn’t work’ has been doing the rounds for years and many people are just disillusioned with getting on and off the seemingly endless diet treadmill. But is there really a …