Caroline Hirons

How To Use Retinoids

Loved by dermatologists and aestheticians alike, retinoids (aka vitamin A) should be a staple in your routine. Follow our advice to use your retinoid like a pro....

19/05/2026

The Importance of Double Cleansing

Double cleansing is such a critical component of healthy, glowing skin that one cleanse just doesn't cut it. As a leading advocate of this prized practice, our Founder, Caroline Hirons,...

19/05/2026

Cheat Sheet - Acne

Our Founder and skincare expert Caroline Hirons shares her top tips for treating acne...

19/05/2026

Cheat Sheet - Vitamin A / Retinoids

What are Retinoids? Widely considered as the gold standard in skincare, retinoids, such as retinol, are derivatives of vitamin A – a key nutrient needed in order for our skin...

13/02/2024

How to Choose the Best Cleanser for Your Skin

Cleansers are the first and most important step of any skincare routine. This is your no-nonsense guide to choosing the right one for you.

16/06/2023

Top Tips for Breakout-Prone Skin

Struggling with acne or breakouts? The cause of breakout-prone skin is varied and can be down to a number of reasons so let’s clear a few things up...

09/06/2022

Where To Spend Money On Your Teen Skincare Routine

Hormones, school stress, and nights out, can all wreak havoc on teen skin. At Skin Rocks we say good habits start young. Here we give you a rough guide for...

03/11/2021

TOP 20 SKINCARE QUESTIONS OF 2020: HOW TO BUILD A SKINCARE ROUTINE?

CHEAT SHEET - VITAMIN A - STAGES OF CONVERSION

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Following on from yesterday’s review (see the updated one here) and the inci listing that wasn’t very clear, I thought a quick...

03/03/2019

WINTER SKIN ROUTINES - YOUR A.M. LINE-UP

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now It’s been a few years since I posted this Cheat Sheet about Winter Skin so I thought I’d take a quick look...

13/12/2018

CHEAT SHEET - TYPES OF ACIDS

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Hi Everyone! I thought it would be helpful to list a little extra info on some of the most common (and not...

21/03/2017

Cheat Sheet - Five quick things to change with the season - Autumn/Winter

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I've already written a Cheat Sheet about 'Winter Skin', but as we're not quite there yet, here are a few key things...

30/10/2016

Cheat Sheet - Fannies, Flights and Festivals – Festival Skincare

Some of these people belong to me. You're welcome world. Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I suppose there’s not much point in having a saying if you...

20/06/2016

Cheat Sheet - Top 5 Things American Women are doing wrong in Skincare

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now First things first: Yes, this is a sweeping generalisation, based on my time in LA last week. Please don't be offended if...

08/02/2016

Cheat Sheet - SPF UPDATED

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now When purchasing SPF the main questions to ask are: What is the SPF? Is it a Broad Spectrum product? There are two...

10/07/2015

Cheat Sheet - How to use a vitamin A product

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now My most frequently-asked-questions have all been about retinol in recent weeks. I thought I would answer the most popular questions, both on...

20/05/2015

Cheat Sheet - Confused skin: what do you treat first?

Only a very select few have what would be termed 'normal skin'. Which is why I find it odd it is called 'normal'. It's far from the norm for most...

29/04/2015

Cheat Sheet - When to use natural, when to reach for the 'chemicals' or 'synthetic'

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Before you read on - when I use the below terms I take them to mean: Chemical-led: products that contain non-'natural' ingredients...

27/04/2015

The Top 10: Acid Toners

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I imagine most of you lovely readers will fully expect what products are in my Top choices so before I carry on...

10/04/2015

Cheat Sheet - How much product should you use?

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now So yesterday I was quietly minding my own business on Twitter when Stylist tweeted out the picture below, linked to a post,...

05/04/2015

Cheat Sheet - When to do your routine when you're exercising

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I am frequently asked by readers that exercise in all manner of ways for the best time to add their skincare routines....

26/02/2015

Cheat Sheet - Where should I spend most of my money in my routine?

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now The answer is always, always serums. The rise of serums has definitely, in my opinion, bumped moisturisers off of the top spot...

01/02/2015

Cheat Sheet - Hungover Skin/Parched weather-worn skin/Nurses/Teachers

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Happy New Year! 'Tis the season to be jolly. And of over-indulgence. Even those of you that don't drink alcohol may have...

01/01/2015

Cheat Sheet - Perioral Dermatitis or 'those red annoying spots that won't go away'

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now So. A really quick and simple one: You've had spots/redness/flakiness/looks like eczema/you thought it was acne but it isn't - for ages...

18/11/2014

Cheat Sheet - Routines

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now It’s easy to see how your skincare routine can be a little overwhelming – we are sold so many products these days...

04/06/2013

Cheat Sheet - SPF

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I used to get my SPF from my make-up during colder months, but since I’ve gotten older and have been using more...

25/04/2013

Cheat Sheet - Winter Skin

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now The change from warm to cold to central heating to cold to office to travel to central heating etc can really make...

23/11/2012

Cheat Sheet - Top Tips for Great Skin

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Obviously, everyone is different – but in general – these are some basics if you’re wondering where to start…. Cleanse your skin...

09/04/2012

Cheat Sheet - Eye Cream

An eye cream has been part of my routine since my 20s, it's an essential part in your skincare routine. Here's why...

29/11/2011

CHEAT SHEET - WHAT FACIAL?

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Despite their popularity and the continued growth of spas and salons – the average woman in the UK has a facial ‘as...

26/11/2011

Cheat Sheet - Dry or Dehydrated?

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Cheat Sheet – Dry or Dehydrated? Are you DRY or DEHYDRATED? (or both!) Dry and dehydrated skins have similar characteristics, but different...

07/11/2011

Cheat Sheet - Beauty Industry Jargon

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now This one has brewing for a long time but reading the Top 100 beauty products in a ‘top’ magazine yesterday sent me...

04/09/2011

Cheat Sheet - How to soften spots

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Zits. Pustules. Papules. Wheals. Comedones. Milia. There are lots of things that happen to the skin – especially on the face –...

04/10/2010

Cheat Sheet - Anti-ageing

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Anti-ageing. We’re all so used to this phrase that we don’t even question it. If a product says it is anti-ageing on...

13/08/2010

Cheat Sheet - Vitamin D & SPF

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now BRITS AS SOON AS THE MERCURY HITS 20 degrees C Gone are the days of my youth basting on a foil suntanning...

25/05/2010

Cheat Sheet - Facial Massage for Cleansing/Post-Cleansing

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Firstly - a moment on cleansing - get thee to an oil-based cleanser - NOW. Like attracts like - oil in your...

11/04/2010

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