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Samantha Miles-Mackay

Samantha Miles-Mackay

How To Make Smart Choices In Skin Care

The process of choosing products is fraught with the paradox of choice: what do I need? What is my skin type? Do I use products from the same company? Can I pick and mix? Here are a few tips to help you make the best decision for your skin. —Sam Miles-Mackay   Avoid these ingredients, for starters. Artificial colour and fragrance only act as irritants; colour in particular can cause congestion. Sodium lauryl sulphate is used to create foam, known to be a hormone disruptor. And alcohol strips the barrier nutrients from the skin (though fatty alcohols like cetyl alcohol...

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Samantha Miles-Mackay

June Musings - Sam's top tips for trying Breathwork

1. MIST MAGIC As the temperatures rise and dehydration kicks in, the Facial Mist really comes into its own. The botanical essences truly smell like a burst of an earthy English garden…some even say it’s addictive. It has got a hero list of ingredients including: + Hyaluronic Acid - ok we've all heard about this one but it really is worth the buzz! This awesome ingredient is capable of holding 100 times its own weight in water - it plumps the skin and creates luminosity ✨  + Aloe - this ingredient is hydrating and also very calming. Perfect for the days when you're feeling a little flushed or...

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Samantha Miles-Mackay

May Musings - Sam's top tips for coming out of our cocoons (aka slow socialising!)

  - May Musings - SAM'S TOP TIPS FOR..COMING OUT OF OUR COCOONS (aka slow socializing!) I don’t know about, you but I have had mixed feelings about this one! While I am beyond excited to see my friends again (I have missed you all so much!), I have occasionally had bouts of social anxiety tying me in knots, and sending me down what I like to call, a covid spiral. I think there are two layers to this - the first is that we are by no means out of the danger zone just yet and the second is...

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