Sleep
Be in bed and asleep by 10.30pm. If sleep is difficult, ask us about melatonin, which supports sleep and acts as a powerful antioxidant.
Our approach
The 4-Step Beauty Programme™
A considered path, not a quick fix. Every Skinfresh journey follows the same four steps, in the same order, because sequence is what makes results last.
01
Lifestyle
Sleep, exercise and a plant-based diet come first, the foundations that change skin before anything else.
02
Biochemistry & hormones
We test and correct the nutritional, biochemical and hormonal imbalances behind problem skin.
03
Personalised skincare
Targeted, medical-grade skincare matched to your skin, morning and night.
04
Treatments, last
Honest, ethical recommendations, and only the treatments that genuinely benefit you. Often, that means fewer of them.
01
First, lifestyle
The foundations that change skin before anything else. Nothing we do later works as well without them.
Exercise
Regular exercise gives your tissues the oxygen they need, supports immune function and dampens the stress that drains skin-critical nutrients like zinc.
Diet
A highly plant-based diet with a variety of vegetable colours delivers your antioxidants from the inside. Dr Frances also advises many patients to reduce gluten, which can drive inflammation in the body, skin and brain, and some to avoid dairy, particularly with allergies or asthma.
02
Biochemistry & hormones
Your skin is the largest organ of your body. It makes logical as well as scientific sense for your nutrition, biochemistry and hormones to be accurate and balanced.
The basics
A good multivitamin built on folinic or methylated folate rather than synthetic folic acid (ours is called The Big One), 1000mg of vitamin C daily, and omega-3 fish oil, paused for a week either side of any surgery.
Testing, where it helps
Our nurses often blood-test patients who come to us with acne, rosacea or melasma, because we regularly find correctable deficiencies: vitamin D, B12, iron and zinc are the most common. We know where to aim, because the standard laboratory range is not always the whole story.
Hormones, corrected safely
An underactive thyroid is often missed and can sit behind acne and stubborn pigmentation; low cortisol can play a part too. Where it is safe and appropriate, Dr Frances helps with hormones such as progesterone and DHEA.
03
Personalised skincare
Medical-grade skincare matched to your skin, kept simple enough to actually do, morning and night.
Morning
An antioxidant serum, which may include zinc, vitamin C and hyaluronic acid, followed by your sunblock moisturiser. Specific problems get specific recommendations.
Evening
A vitamin A derived serum or cream, paired or mixed with a night cream containing antioxidants, such as a resveratrol night cream or Formula 68, designed by Dr Frances.
Weekly
Exfoliate twice a week, before your shower.
04
Treatments, last
By the time treatments enter the conversation, they are landing on skin that is ready to respond. That is why our results hold.
Honest, ethical, professional
Medically supervised, our nurses recommend what is right for your concerns, what genuinely suits you, and what you can afford over a sensible time frame.
Combined with intent
We know the value of combining treatments for better results, and we package treatments so that you save.
And sometimes, none
We will often advise you not to have more treatments when we do not believe you would benefit from them at that time. Treatments come last for a reason.
Beauty starts from within. The four steps are simply that idea, taken seriously.
See the treatments that complete step fourYour first step
Start with a free 30-minute nurse consultation
One area, one concern, the safest plan for you, with no obligation. Prefer a full assessment? Book a 60-minute advanced consultation for $75, credited in full toward your first treatment.