Tag Archives | skin cancer

Nanoparticles in sunscreen: the story behind our appearance on the 7.30 Report

By on October 8, 2012 in Our Products

Back in July, Australian current affairs program the 7.30 Report featured this story on nanoparticles in sunscreens. Friends of the Earth alleged Australian company Antaria was selling its sunscreen ingredient [… Read More]

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Wood’s lamp reveals Mukti’s skin sins

By on September 3, 2012 in Beauty

It’s scary what an hour under a Wood’s lamp can reveal. I took myself off to a qualified medical aesthetician the other day, just to have a bit of a [… Read More]

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Why the sun is better than a flu shot for warding off illness

By on May 14, 2012 in Health and Wellbeing

As we head into flu season in Australia, many people will rush off to the doctor to have a flu shot. I really question the efficacy and safety of flu [… Read More]

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20 Fascinating Facts About Skin

By on March 5, 2012 in Beauty

1. Your skin loses about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells from the surface almost every minute. 2. Your skin sheds a layer of these dead cells every 24 hours [… Read More]

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Prevention is better than cure, so don’t put off your health check-ups

By on February 27, 2012 in Health and Wellbeing

As a 40-plus woman, I believe it’s really important to visit my health care practitioner once a year for a health check-up. So — do I procrastinate about it? Yes! [… Read More]

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Why sunscreen should NOT be your first defence against skin cancer

By on February 14, 2012 in Health and Wellbeing

It amazes me that people think they can simply slap on sunscreen and head out into the sun in the middle of the day, for hours on end, without getting [… Read More]

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