When I meet clients who have a verruca, 99% tell me they have tried everything over the counter and more than once, and nothing has been successful, and/or it went away but is back. Verrucas can be incredibly stubborn, and if you’ve been treating one for weeks or even months with little success, you’re definitely not alone. They have a frustrating way of improving slightly, looking like they’re disappearing, and then reappearing just when you think you’re winning. The reason for that often comes down to what a verruca actually is. It isn’t just thickened skin on the foot. It’s caused by a virus. The human papillomavirus (HPV). This virus

I have certainly seen a few mishaps in my time, which allows me to talk about this with firsthand knowledge. Now I will not say I have never seen it not work because absolutely there have been times a client has told me it dropped off easily after tying something around it; however, there have been more times I have seen a client come to me who has the string embedded in their skin and the tag still firmly attached! Skin tags are incredibly common. They’re usually harmless, soft little growths that appear on the neck, underarms, eyelids, under the breasts, or anywhere there’s friction. Because they’re benign, it’s easy

Most moles are completely harmless. In fact, the majority of the blemishes I see every week are benign and simply part of normal skin. But what matters most isn’t whether you have moles, it’s whether something has changed. When chatting to Dr Toby Nelson recently from Map My Mole, he stated that around 80% of cancerous moles are new ones that have developed, not an existing one, which I know from experience when talking to clients, they are mostly under the impression that melanoma can only develop in an existing mole. In general, your skin is very good at staying consistent. So when something shifts, grows, darkens or behaves differently,