Skin, Aesthetics & Healthy Ageing Journal
Evidence-based advice from Dr Caroline Warden, NHS GP and aesthetic doctor in Hale, covering facial ageing, menopause skin, regenerative aesthetics, skincare and natural-looking aesthetic treatments.
Keratosis Pilaris: The “Chicken Skin” Condition That Is Not Just Dry Skin, and Why Scrubbing Makes It Worse
Keratosis pilaris affects around 40% of adults, and most of them are scrubbing at it. What the bumps actually are, the ingredient strengths with trial evidence (20% urea, 10% lactic acid), and how to build a routine that holds.
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Is Beauty Sleep Real? What Sleep Actually Does to Your Skin, According to the Studies
Beauty sleep is one of the few beauty claims that has been tested in a laboratory and passed. What the experiments show, what your skin does overnight, which features give away a bad night, and the habits that actually help.
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Best Solutions for Dry Skin This Winter: How to Rescue Your Skin with Obagi Skincare and Skin Boosters (Updated for Winter 2026/27)
Tight, flaky, sore winter skin is a barrier problem, not a bad luck problem. An NHS GP explains why it happens, the daily routine that fixes most of it, the Obagi moisturisers she recommends in Hale and when injectable skin boosters are worth adding.
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What Should Your Night-Time Skincare Routine Look Like This Autumn? A Doctor's Step-by-Step Guide
The heating goes on, the light drops, and your skin starts behaving differently. Autumn is also the best time of year to start the ingredients that do the real work. Here is the night-time routine I build for patients, step by step, with the Obagi products I use for each skin type.
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