Health

Do you know how to decipher the ingredients label on your moisturiser? Or whether you should be using retinol? Or what the difference is between AHAs and BHA? Relax and let the Vogue Skincare Alphabet break it down.

What is it?
Copper peptide GHK-Cu is found naturally in the human body, and combines the element copper with three amino acids, making it a tripeptide.

What is it used for?
Copper peptides have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (commonly known as PCOS) is one of the most common hormone disorders, affecting an estimated 1 in every 5 women—which is why it's surprising how many of us a) don't know anything about it or b) find it so hard to find the information we need about it.

Here are 7 things about PCOS everyone with ovaries should know.

1. Doctors don't know who'll get it and who won't.
"Essentially, PCOS is a series of bead-like ovarian cysts that wreak ...

Do you know how to decipher the ingredients label on your moisturiser? Or whether you should be using retinol? Or what the difference is between AHAs and BHA? Relax and let the Vogue Skincare Alphabet break it down.

What is it?
BHA, also known as salicylic acid, is beta hydroxy acid - a derivative of aspirin.

What is it used for?
Salicylic acid has several uses - it's the key active in Pepto-Bismol - but in skincare it is mainly used to fight acne, thanks ...

The new year has arrived, and with it, thoughts about getting fit and ready for the spring. However, these intentions tend to not last as long as we would like them to.
To get you in shape, we at Bright Side have come up with some simple exercises that will change how you look in as little as four weeks. You won’t have to go to the gym or buy any special equipment — all you need is determination ...

• Dior J'adore smells good
• REED handbags are like tweaked Celine x Rebecca Minkoff
• Clinique the acne line is good but there are still better stuff out there.
• Ooooh Givenchy, as much as I love your handbags, when you talk about Rouge in lipsticks I'd still prefer a Rouge Louboutin than Rouge Interdit.
• Neutrogena skin care line is good. And oh, I have this HG powder foundation 10yrs ago, sadly they DC'd it.
• Pandora? Not my thing.
• Covergirl's Lashblast collection, will try it >.<

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Do you know how to decipher the ingredients label on your moisturiser? Or whether you should be using retinol? Or what the difference is between AHAs and BHA? Relax and let the Vogue Skincare Alphabet break it down.

What are they?
AHAs are alpha hydroxy acids - a class of chemical compounds that can be either naturally occurring or synthetic. Many are derived from organic sugars, with glycolic acid (from sugar cane) and lactic acid (from milk) the best-known and best-researched ...

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative says drug successfully tested in Egypt could be available within 18-24 months



A hepatitis C treatment that costs less than $300 (£210) – a tiny fraction of the $80,000-plus price charged by major drugmakers – has been successfully tested in Egypt and is expected ...