News — Summer skin

With the temperatures heating up, here are a few helpful ways to deal with the most common summer skin problems.

While we were still soaking up the glorious Australian sunshine, the last word on anyone’s lips was Autumn, but Autumn has well and truly arrived, and it is now time to begin preparing our skin for the cooler months ahead. While Summer and some hot Autumn days were the time for extra SPF, natural exfoliation thanks to the sea and sand, and light moisturisers, Autumn has become the time of extra hydration.  While we can always rely on the soaring temperatures to keep our skin hydrated (yes, perspiring counts!) when the temperatures start to plummet, the air dries. Rely On...

  The harmful UV rays of the sun are your skin’s worst enemy when it comes to aging. You may think that as long as you aren’t sunbathing on a regular basis then your skin will stay protected, but did you know that just a few minutes of sun exposure to unprotected parts of your body on a daily basis can have just as damaging an effect as lounging on the beach for hours? Our faces are the most at risk, so it’s important to be sure you are protecting it everyday. You may have heard that you should reapply...

  Extracted from the seeds of a specific variety of rose, namely Rosa aff. rubiginosa or Rosa moschata, rosehip oil offers some remarkable benefits for the skin in terms of anti-aging. The oil is extracted via a process called cold-press extraction method, which ensures that no nutrients are lost, and that the oil is still richly concentrated in it’s powerful array of vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants. Rosehip oil is one of our favourite oils here at Stem organics, and if you keep reading you’ll soon find out why! Antioxidants Fight Free Radicals and Stimulate Collagen Production for a More Youthful...

Now that the festive season has arrived, you may find yourself feeling a little more stressed than usual. While this should be a happy and relaxed time of year, it tends to be the busiest time of year too, with everyone rushing around trying to purchase all their Christmas presents on time, or perhaps it’s stress over trying to find that perfect outfit for your next holiday party. Along with the endless rounds of holiday parties comes food, and lots of it. From pecan caramel pies to butter prawns, whatever you can think of, it’s probably there. While it’s hard...

In today’s day and age, it seems like the world has gone a little mad when it comes to the insane amounts of sugar and processed ingredients the average person is consuming on a daily basis. Many of us don’t think too much about that regular burger and fries, or that daily chocolate bar. The truth, however, is that not only are these greasy foods and sugary drinks increasing your risk for all sorts of health problems, from high blood pressure to diabetes, they negatively affect your skin too. It doesn’t matter what excellent ingredients you are using on your...

Summer has officially arrived here in Australia, and that means a lot more time spent outdoors with skin exposed to potentially damaging UV rays. It’s unavoidable, because you can’t be expected to sit indoors when the weather is simply glorious outside, however there are ways you can protect your skin against harmful UV rays, and the best defense starts with SPF. Sun protection in the form of sunscreens or sunblocks help to protect the skin against not only the aging effects of UV rays, but against skin cancer too, and with every 2 out of 3 Australians being diagnosed with...

Vitamin C is known as “the beauty vitamin”, and for good reason! Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that fights free radicals in the body, reduces inflammation and promotes the formation of a very important structural protein; collagen. You will find this potent antioxidant here in our products at Stem, and in fact, our face masque contains of the highest concentration of vitamin C in a powder form. Our clients have seen noticeable, glowing results after just one application! While applying vitamin C topically to your skin is one of the best ways to reap it’s excellent benefits, did you...

Hallelujah, summer is almost here! After a cold winter we are ready for a season full of warmth, sunshine and of course many beach days! Now is the time to prepare your skin before the weather starts to really heat up. Steamy days means products that will help you to look radiant, but never greasy. You want products to balance the oil levels in your skin, but still keep it perfectly hydrated. Read on to find out 3 of our best tips for a flawless skin this summer!  Get Your Drink On Before you start celebrating, we aren’t referring to...