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Question 1 - Your Details

Your age range

Under 20
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+

Question 2

What is the main concern you would most like help with?

ageing / loss of firmness / lines
reactive / sensitive / redness
dry / dehydrated / dull skin
acne / breakouts / congestion
pigmentation / uneven skin tone
inflammation / redness / swelling
texture / scarring / open pores

Question 3

How does your skin generally feel?

Comfortable
Dry or tight
Oily
Combination
Sensitive or reactive
It varies

Question 4

How long has this concern been present?

Less than 3 months
3 - 12 months
1 - 3 years
More than 3 years

Some further information - Ageing

What changes are you noticing most:

I am noticing fine lines
I am noticing deeper lines
I am noticing a loss of firmness
I am noticing dryness
I am noticing a combination of these

Have you noticed your skin changing with any of the below?

My skin changes with hormonal Changes
My skin changes alongside permenopause
My skin changes with menopause
My skin changes aren't in correlation with any of these.

How consistently do you use SPF and active skincare?

Never
Rarely
Often
Very often
Always

Some further information - Reactive

Is the redness constant or does it come and go?

Redness is constant
Redness comes and go's
Neither

Does your skin sting, burn, itch or feel tight when products are applied?

Yes
No
Not relevant

Are there particular products, weather, heat or other triggers that tend to cause a reaction?

Some further information - Dry Skin

Does your skin feel like any of the below?

My skin feels tight
My skin feels flaky
My skin feels rough
My skin feels dull
My skin feels a combination of these
None of the above

Does your skin still feel dry shortly after applying moisturiser?

Yes
No
Sometimes
Not relevant

Are you currently using exfoliating acids, scrubs, retinol or other active products?

Yes
No
Sometimes

Some further information - Acne

Which best describes your breakouts:

Congestion/blackheads
Pustules
Inflamed Spots
Cystic/under-the-skin breakouts
Combination

Where do you mainly breakout?

Forehead
Cheeks
Chin/Jawline
Nose
Chest/Back
Multiple Areas

Do your breakouts appear to follow a pattern?

Breakouts seem to be hormonal/cyclical
Breakouts seem to be stress related
Breakouts are persistent
Breakouts don't seem to follow any obvious pattern

Some further information - Pigmentation

Which best describes the pigmentation?

I experience freckles/sunspots
I experience post-breakout marks
I experience melasma-like patches
I experience an uneven tone
I experience something else

Where is the pigmentation mainly located?

Does it become noticeably darker with sun or heat exposure?

Yes - sun & heat makes it darker
No - sun & heat makes no real difference

Some further information - Inflammation

What do you notice most

I notice redness the most
I notice heat of my skin
I notice swelling
I notice itching
I notice the tenderness
I don't notice any of the above

Is it persistent or does it flare at particular times?

Inflammation and redness is persistent
Inflammation and redness comes and go's
Inflammation and redness flares up at particular times

Have you noticed common triggers such as products, heat, exercise, food, alcohol or stress?

It's triggered by certain products
It's triggered by heat
It's triggered when I exercise
It's triggered by certain foods
It's triggered when I drink alcohol
It's triggered when I'm stressed
A combination triggers it.

Some further information - Texture

What concerns you most:

I'm concerned about acne scarring
I'm concerned about uneven texture
I'm concerned about enlarged/open pores
I'm concerned about a combination of these
I'm not concerned

If scarring is present, is it mainly indented, raised or discoloured marks left after breakouts?

Scarring is mainly indented
Scarring is mainly raised
Scarring is mainly discoloured marks
Scarring is not present

Is congestion or active acne still present as well as the texture/scarring concern?

Congestion/Active Acne is currently present
Congestion/Active Acne is not currently present

The changes you're noticing may be about more than what is happening on the surface. As skin matures, cell turnover can slow and the structures responsible for firmness, elasticity and hydration can become less efficient. Sun exposure, hydration, lifestyle and your current skincare can all influence how quickly these changes become visible.

The important part is working out what your skin needs now, rather than simply adding more anti-ageing products.

Let's work that out together. During your Zoom consultation I'll assess your current routine and skin history and determine where I would start.

If your skin is frequently red, reactive, tight, stingy or easily irritated, it can be a sign that its protective barrier isn't functioning as effectively as it should. When this happens, products that would normally be well tolerated may trigger further irritation or inflammation.

With reactive skin, more skincare isn't necessarily better. The first step is understanding what may be disrupting your skin and what it can currently tolerate.

Let's work that out together. During your Zoom consultation I'll assess your current routine and skin history and determine where I would start.

Dryness and dehydration aren't necessarily the same thing. Skin lacking water can become tight, rough, flaky or dull, and dehydration can also interfere with normal shedding of surface cells and healthy barrier function. Dehydrated skin can sometimes still produce plenty of oil.

So simply choosing a richer moisturiser may not address what's actually happening.

Your next step is finding out why your skin isn't holding hydration effectively. Your personalised Zoom consultation allows me to look more closely at your current routine and identify what I would change.

Breakouts aren't always simply a case of producing too much oil. Congestion can involve a combination of oil quality, build-up around the follicle, skin hydration, inflammation, the skin's environment and products being applied to the skin.

Before adding another acne product, let's work out what may be contributing to yours. Book your Zoom consultation and I'll assess your skin, current products and breakout pattern before recommending your routine.

Pigmentation is your skin producing and distributing melanin as part of its protective response. Sun exposure is an important trigger, but hormones, medications, inflammation and previous breakouts can also influence pigment production.

This means that two people who appear to have similar pigmentation may require quite different approaches.

The next step is identifying what may be driving yours. During your personalised Zoom consultation I'll assess your pigmentation pattern alongside your skin history, current routine and photos before deciding how I would approach it.

Redness, heat, irritation, sensitivity or swelling are signs that inflammation is occurring within the skin. Barrier health, skin immune function and capillary activity can all play a part, and more than one factor may be contributing at the same time.

This is why repeatedly trying to calm the skin without understanding why it is reacting may not resolve the underlying problem.

Let's work out what's driving the inflammation first. Your Zoom consultation gives me the opportunity to assess your skin history, products and photos before deciding what your skin needs.

Uneven texture can have several different causes. Dehydration and surface cell build-up can make skin feel rough and pores appear more noticeable, while acne and inflammation can leave longer-term changes such as scarring and post-breakout marks.

The key is determining whether what you're seeing is primarily a surface issue, ongoing congestion, previous inflammation or a deeper structural change, because the approach won't be the same for each.

That's where your personalised consultation comes in. I'll look at your skin photos, current routine and history during your Zoom consultation before recommending the most appropriate way forward.

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