Your skin is the largest organ in your body and what you place on your skin goes much deeper than the surface. The cosmetic industry uses thousands of synthetic chemicals in its products. As well as being toxic for the environment, many skin care ingredients are toxic for your overall health and well-being. This article explores what you need to avoid and how you can stay safe from these harmful chemicals in your skin care routine.

The booming market for laser tattoo removal means the effectiveness and safety of tattoo removal technology has also gone through significant change. Although, just as tattoos are unique, different tattoos will need a different number of sessions. There are a number of factors that make one tattoo fade faster in response to laser tattoo removal than others - and this article explores each of these factors.

Some early forms of tattoo removal included the injection or application of wine, lime, garlic, or pigeon excrement, can you believe! Before the development of laser tattoo removal methods, common tattoo removal techniques included dermabrasion, acid, scrubbing the skin with salt, and surgical removal. Fortunately Q-switched lasers now offer state-of-the-art safe and effective tattoo removal. But no single laser can remove all tattoo colours - this article explores which laser will be best for removing your tattoo and why.