Twenty8 Blog

It is always hard to know what is truth and what is ok to use on our skin. Here’s a little information to help you pave your way through the highly unregulated beauty industry that you might find a little helpful! The following is a list of ingredients that have come under question in the last few years explaining what they are and how they are used. From being carcinogenic, DNA damaging, hormone disrupting or known irritants, many of these ingredients are under further investigation in various countries. It may be interesting to check your beauty and personal care products and see how many of them contain the following. (Read More)

With warmer and sunnier days on their way often Spring is the perfect time to get in touch with your skin and prepare it for the summer glow. Just as we spring clean the home at this time of year so too can we spring clean the beauty regime! (Read More)

Apart from helping in your daily skin care, natural ingredients can also help in healing specific skin problems you may have. Here is a list of helpful remedies and wholistic care for the whole family for the top 5 most common skin problems. (Read More)

As the stresses and strains of the modern lifestyle take their toll, we become more and more aware of the healing power of human touch. Human beings love to be touched. We crave - relish it! Sadly the art of touching is used less frequently these days, and it is often associated with negative behaviour and sexual issues or seen as a true indulgence that only few can afford. It doesn’t have to mean any of these things. Touch is both subtle and powerful if treated with respect.
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There are trillions of cells in the human body, in fact it is cells diversified into skin cells, liver cells, hair cells and others, that make up the human body.  If the cells are healthy then the body is healthy and the skin will glow.  Cancer is simply unhealthy cells with no control.  So how do you make healthy cells that work properly and are in control?   (Read More)

It is no secret that beauty and skin care has been formulated around the healing and restorative properties of plants - essential oils in particular. Here we share 10 of our favourite essential oils for the skin and some of their amazing properties. (Read More)

We get asked all the time if we would ever have cosmetic surgery or procedures. We get asked if we think they are safe and worth all the pain, effort and money. And we always have some say to us - 'never say never girls!' (Read More)

65  to 70 per cent of your body is made up of water. Break this down a bit further and you will see that your lungs are almost 90 per cent water, blood 82 per cent, bones 22 per cent, your muscles 70 per cent and your brain is 76 per cent water. If you weigh 60kg, around 40kg of that is water. Without it, you’d look like a sultana rather then a grape. (Read More)

Is a Serum just a buzz word for the beauty industry or are they really an exceptional booster? Are they necessary or just another layer for your skincare regime? And the big question we get asked all the time do we layer them? Which one goes on first? And should they be used only once or twice a day? (Read More)

Aloe Vera is a species of the succulent plant and is known as one of nature's miracles for the skin and body. It is a cell stimulant which is also soothing, anti-inflammatory and healing. The gel inside the broken leaf is odourless, slippery and cool.  (Read More)