THE SKIN BLOG

Hi, I am Tabi, a renowned Skin Health Specialist. For a lot of you, you won't have followed my journey from the start, and so I thought now would be a great time to let you in on some behind the scenes details of who I am, and who you might end up spending time with if you do come down for a facial or Skin Health service with me in Middlesbrough.

First of all, my full name is actually Tabitha (hence Tabitha Isobel),and Tabi is my shortened name (pronounced Tab-ee). 

I started my own personal skin journey when I was 13 years old, and I suffered with severe acne, we are talking those large nodules and cysts that are incredibly painful. I ended up on multiple different antibiotics, prescribed creams, and eventually Accutane. My traumatic experience with acne, and specifically Accutane, led me to sought out a career in the Skin Industry. 

When I discovered the ins and outs of acne, I realised that actually acne medication is more of a hindrance than the cure...

Hi, I am Tabi, a renowned Skin Health Specialist, and today, I am going to be sharing with you my updated acne prone skincare routine. This routine is full of medical grade skincare products that have been clinically proven to improve your skin concerns, targeting them with high percentages of actives!

I have discovered a lot of new amazing brands recently and they have made their way into my daily skin routine, which is why I wanted to share these newfound products with you, so you can fall in love with them too!

This routine is focused on: killing off bacteria causing the acne, managing oil production, reducing the appearance of pores, reducing inflammation, and these are all things you want to focus on when using an acne prone skincare regime. 

MEDIK8 SURFACE RADIANCE CLEANSER

This cleanser has been a favourite of mine for over a year now. I love that it is an exfoliating cleanser but it is gentle enough to use in your routine everyday, and you can...

You can transform your skin with this membership!

Hi, I'm Tabi a qualified Skin Specialist, the C.E.O of Cosmic Beauty, the in person facial skin clinic in Middlesbrough, and the C.E.O of The Skin Health Subscription, the membership which transforms your skin from home.

From working in the skin industry for more than two years I realised that there was a massive gap in what we could do with our clients in clinic. Whilst facials can be absolutely life changing, and can help transform your skin and your confidence, the effects of these facials are only maintained if you are doing the right things at home too. 

I noticed this massive flaw particularly with my acne clients who really NEEDED that extra support around what they are doing at home too. There is so much more when it comes to your skin that affects it internally as well as externally, and with facials we really do only touch on the external.

From qualifying in many certificates such as Beauty Nutrition and Superfood...

Hi, I'm Tabi a qualified Skin Specialist from the UK. I am the C.E.O of Cosmic Beauty, a luxury relaxing skin clinic in Middlesbrough, and C.E.O of The Skin Health Subscription, an online membership to transform your skin concerns from home. 

I struggled with severe acne as a teenager and had to jump through a lot of hoops before I felt confident enough about putting myself out there, even online. I noticed when I had acne how much it trickled into every part of your life: how you walked, how you talked, how you felt and how you looked. It's like every part of your being changed within a matter of what felt like hours. 

I've noticed a lot of people online, and professionals are quick to talk about acne, and how to clear your acne, and what things you should be doing to help your skin, but not a lot of people talk about the mental health implications that acne brings. 

I think it's an extremely important topic to discuss, and is the reason that my Skin Health...

Having acne can be such a whirlwind of emotions and information, and its hard to know if you are doing the right things to help yourself and your skin. 

I am an Acne Skin Specialist in the UK, and I have clients after clients who come in and tell me everything they are doing at home, and there is always a common theme, and so today I want you to look at this following list of five things, and start correcting these in your everyday life, so that you can be on your way to acne free clear healthy skin.

1)  Picking and Squeezing

When you are constantly touching your skin, the bacteria that will undoubtedly be on your hands, will go onto your face. Now, when we combine this with squeezing and picking your spots, this bacteria is more likely to get into your pores, causing more acne. When you squeeze and pick your skin you are increasing the chance to cause scarring and pigmentation on your skin too. Instead apply ice to the areas that are bothering you, and buy yourself...

This week I wanted to delve into my own skin story with acne, and how I became the Acne Specialist that I am today.

I have always been incredibly interested in skin, I use to watch my mam apply her Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish, Toner and moisturiser every day when I was little and I was always fascinating with what she was doing.

When I became a teenager I really struggled with cystic acne, I felt like a monster to put it shortly, we tried so many different ways to help my skin but we didn’t even know where to start. I ended up after several different doctors prescriptions, being referred to the hospital to see a dermatologist who then put me on Roaccutane. If you don’t know about Roaccutane it’s a awful medication to be on, as the side effects are horrific.

All of that was a lot to go through as a young teen but after a year of being on the medication on an incredibly high dosage I was taken off it as my cystic acne had calmed down. It’s really been a...

As an Acne Skin Specialist one of my top asked questions is always about skincare, and so today I am going to break down my skincare routine for you. 

But before we get started you need to know that copying this skincare routine most likely won't give you the best results, for optimal results you need to be prescribed a professional skincare routine from a Skin Specialist suited to your unique skin situation. (See end of post for details)

 The first thing you need to do before you do your skincare is wash your hands, obviously your hands carry bacteria, as we are constantly touching things, and therefore its unavoidable.

Surface Radiance Cleanser- Medik8

The cleanse I use every single day is the Surface Radiance Cleanser by Medik8. This is a gel to foam cleanser which means that it comes out of the bottle as a gel consistency, and then with water it turns to a foam. For a thorough cleanse having a foam cleanser can be extremely beneficial as it works deep...

It is so easy to get caught up in the online world with the next new big thing that everyone is trying. A few years ago Acai Smoothie Bowls were that big new thing, and slowly overtime the excitement for this tasty treat has died down. 

BUT did you know that Acai is actually a type of Superfood? Superfoods are literally super foods, and are the most nutritious natural foods around of us with a high content of vitamins and minerals there to help you, your body and your skin thrive.

Seems to good to be true... right? 

Nature is a clever clever thing, and superfoods are often brightly coloured, this is called a Phytochemical. Phytochemicals attract us not only with their beautiful bright colours, but with their delicious smells and tastes too. So way back when, when we weren't as fortunate and surrounded by nutritious food as we are nowadays, gatherers new to choose these foods over others because they were much more inviting.  

Now in the western world, its easy to...

Having acne can make you feel miserable, more time than not. The way that you show up in your life becomes so different, and with the months that go by, you start to lose who you once were. 

Now, lets make this clear, there is no quick fix to acne, if there was, wouldn't everyone be jumping on the new trend? Isn't that what always happens. 

As soon as an influencer opens their mouth about the next best thing, whether its been regulated or clinically proven, it never matters to most, because the want, the need, to clear your acne, its worth trialling anything and everything isn't it? 

I use to be this way when I had acne. I literally took my mom as a teenager into Boots, Superdrug, even Tesco and Asda, in search of a miracle product to trial, desperate for my acne to be gone.

This is why so many cosmetic companies market their products towards acne because they know that we will try anything and everything, and will essentially throw our money their way in just one...

Are you feeling frustrated with your acne? You don't know what else you can do to help clear your skin, and you care about getting to the root cause...

WELCOME TO ACNE RETREAT ONLINE!

Our 7 step programme to clear skin which educates you and guides you on your path to an acne free life, so you can understand your skin and improve your health and wellbeing. 

The Seven Steps To Clear Skin:

1. The Holistic Healing Approach

Learn how to heal your acne holistically without medication, or fad treatments, or even in person treatments. Clear your acne with education and support from your Acne Specialist. 

2. Understand Your Acne

In this module you will learn and understand more about your skin and your acne so you can form healthy habits and eliminate the bad habits you have picked up along the way from friends, family and celebrities. 

3. The Glow Getter Mindset 

This module is all about having the right mindset to...