Chrysalis Browns Bay won at the NZ Beauty Industry Awards amongst fierce competition and a high calibre of entries. Owner and Managing Director Louise Dickinson shares some of what makes the Chrysalis team so successful.

Most of the products we consume or use have at least one stage of production that is linked to the chemical industry. It is futile to imagine a future without chemistry; this form of science is ubiquitous in our modern society.

Hair removal has been an integral part of grooming since the earliest of times, with fashion shaping the results and ‘know how’ providing different methods of hair removal throughout history. In ancient cultures, the absence of body hair often indicated class. Only the lower classes let their hair grow.

The record-breaking warm weather this summer has bought with it an increased risk of drought, fires and now skin cancer, according to latest research. Skin cancer monitoring service MoleMap analysed recent NIWA data and found that dangerous ultraviolet or (UV) radiation increased by 17 percent this summer*.

There’s no shortage of talk about Mother Nature’s tropical cocktail these days, but any ‘healthy’ drink that gets so much buzz – and is so ridiculously tasty – makes us wonder if it’s too good to be true

Manual and chemical exfoliation have taken the industry by storm and are regularly touted as anti-ageing wonders, but is it possible that exfoliation actually poses more harm than good and potentially ages the skin further?

Revealing the ‘shonky’ side of beauty suppliers

Liposuction as we know it today was first described by the French Surgeon Yves-Gerard Illouz in 1982.

This article explores the history of hair removal since our modern day obsession began.