If you have eczema or psoriasis, an emollient is likely to be one of the main treatments recommended by your Doctor. But are you using it correctly, or at all?
The right way to use an emollient
Change your habits to change your skin
Do you regularly recommit to health goals only to fall off the wagon days later?
Don’t beat yourself up. It’s not your fault. Health goals don’t work for most of us.
Chicken and brown rice soup
Chicken and rice in a soup is such a great combination. It’s a hearty enough soup for lunch or dinner. It does take a bit of time, so make extra portions whilst you’re in the mood for cooking and you’ve got lunch and dinner sorted for a few days.
The best 5 cookbooks for beginners
Sorry to break it to you but if you’re looking to make your diet healthier, you’re going to have to cook.
Although there are tons of recipes online, I tend not to use many of them. If I start browsing online for a recipe an hour easily passes and I’ve still not decided what to make.
Gut bugs – what’s the deal?
“The richness (or lack of richness) of your microbiome is a better predictor of Western disease risk than your weight” from the brilliant book Gut Reactions by Justin and Erica Sonnenburg.
For ten years, I struggled with acne, eczema, and psoriasis. I had no idea there was a link between my skin and the Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) that I also had.
Have a great day every day with this 6 step morning routine
You drag yourself out of bed on the third snooze, quickly shower and dress whilst gulping down some coffee. You run out of the door and arrive at work stressed before you’ve even taken off your jacket. Does this sound familiar?
If so, read on. I’m going to take you through my morning routine, which is guaranteed to get your day off to a great start.
Shine Bright
If you’re new here, welcome! I’m Claire, founder of The Lifestyle Circle. The Lifestyle Circle is my little corner of the internet where I write about my experiences of acne, eczema and psoriasis.
Double cleansing – what it is and why you should do it
Double cleansing is quite simply cleansing your skin twice.
Cleansing is underrated when it comes to skin. There’s so much focus on moisturisers, serums, facial oils and masks. But these products won’t be nearly as effective if you don’t start off with clean skin.