Can Colloidal Oatmeal be beneficial for the skin?
30 Apr 2021 Skincare Comment

The benefits of colloidal oatmeal in skincare | Ask Doctor Anne

This blogpost uses affiliate links. I did not receive money to write it. Please read disclaimer. Oats – it doesn’t get less sexy than that. Oats are the basic breakfast you eat when eating healthy is what you want to focus on and the only way to make it a little less boring is to add a ton of fruits.   And here I am, ready to tell you about why oats not only belong in your breakfast bowl, but also in your skincare, especially if you suffer from an…

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A standing tube of the Geek & Gorgeous 101 Jelly Joker Cleanser
23 Apr 2021 Skincare Comment

Geek & Gorgeous Jelly Joker Low pH Gentle Cleanser Review | Doctor Anne

This blogpost uses affiliate links and contains PR (gifted items). I did not receive any money to write it. Please read disclaimer. I think you can learn a lot about a brand’s philosophy by their cleansers. Are they expensive and luxurious, are they affordable and basic, are they designed to give you a spa experience or do they simply get the job done?   Both have their time and place, which is why I have a cleanser wardrobe to suit my every mood, and the latest addition to it is…

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Spring Empties 2021
16 Apr 2021 Skincare Comment

Skincare and makeup empties – Spring 2021 | Doctor Anne

This blogpost uses affiliate links and contains PR (gifted items). I did not receive any money to write it. Please read disclaimer. The last time I got around to showing you the skincare bits I finished was back in October in my End of Summer Empties. The plan was actually to do it quarterly, like a seasonal thing, and here we are, only six months later. Guess we missed a whole season, but I am just going to use the pandemic as an excuse for that.     That also…

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JUNO Skin Clean 10 Cleansing Balm
09 Apr 2021 Skincare Comment

Juno & Co Clean 10 Cleansing Balm Review | Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS AND CONTAINS PR (GIFTED ITEMS). I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER. With the increasing interest in ingredient lists, a new debate has entered the skincare community: What is better – more or less ingredients? As always the answer is: „It depends!“ It depends on the formula, it depends on the ingredients, it depends on what you want your product to do, it depends on a lot of things basically.     It also depends on what you think…

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Which different kinds of acne patches are there and which one is right for you?
02 Apr 2021 Skincare Comment

Acne patches – Different types and how they work | Ask Doctor Anne

This blog post uses affiliate links. I did not receive any money to write it. Please read disclaimer. In my recent post about Hyaluronic Acid I talked about the benefits of moist wound healing and the role that acne patches might play in improved wound healing and acne scar prevention. Little did I know that when you look for the terms “hydrocolloid patches” and “acne” on YouTube, you will find numerous compilations of TikTok videos that suggest BandAid as acne treatment. Just as a reminder: I am old, I don´t…

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Juno & Co Moonshine Miracle Cream or Primer
26 Mrz 2021 Skincare Comment

Juno & Co Miracle Moonshine Cream – Skincare or Primer? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS AND CONTAINS PR (GIFTED ITEMS). I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Just like many of you I haven’t been wearing any foundation for approximately 12 months now – no point in putting it on if you cover half of your face with a face mask anyway. But even before that I wasn’t one to wear a primer in like… ever. So you can imagine that I am probably the worst person to review the Juno & Co Miracle…

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Hyaluronic Acid in skincare
19 Mrz 2021 Skincare Comment

Hyaluronic Acid in skincare – more than a humectant? | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER.  You all probably use it, you all have heard about it 100 times, you all know everything there is to know about Hyaluronic Acid. But – do you? Know everything there is to know about this humectant? I challenge that, which is why today I want to talk about the different functions Hyaluronic Acid serves in our body, especially it´s role in wound healing, the different molecular weights and why they are…

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Purito Centella Unscented Serum Review
12 Mrz 2021 Skincare Comment

Purito Centella Unscented Serum | Doctors Review

Advertisement info: This blog post uses affiliate links and contains PR (gifted items). Please read disclaimer. I have talked about the Purito Centella Unscented Toner, I have talked about the Purito Centella Unscented Sunscreen, it is about time I talk about the Purito Centella Unscented Serum, don´t you think?     After all I am almost through with my bottle, so I should have made up my mind by now! So do I think this is a serum worth your money? And whom would I recommend it to?   A…

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Effects of glycation on the skin
05 Mrz 2021 Skincare Comment

Glycation – What is it and how does it affect the skin? | Ask Doctor Anne

Hanging jowls, bulldog cheeks – there are many names for a phenomenon most of us experience with age. Sagging skin – when everything that was ones perky decides it is time to follow gravity and move downwards.     As always in skincare the reasons for that happening are complex, but today I want to solely focus on one of them – the infamous “Sugar Sag” caused by a process called Glycation. But why “Sugar Sag”? What exactly is Glycation? And is there something we can do against it, both…

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Good Molecules Rosewater Daily Cleansing Gel Review
26 Feb 2021 Skincare Comment

Good Molecules Rosewater Daily Cleansing Gel | Doctors Review

Advertisment info: This blog post uses affiliate links and contains PR (gifted items) If there is one good thing about all the Valentines Day stuff that was rubbed in my face over the last few weeks, it is that the constant presence of roses reminded me that I still owe you a review of the Good Molecules Rosewater Daily Cleansing Gel.     I´m a Valentine’s Day Grinch – as much as I appreciate chocolate anytime throughout the year, I refuse to buy into the consumerism regarding February 14th. The…

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