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You only need one sperm and one egg – fertility!

Let's talk fertility Fertility is a hot topic and one that can tear at people's heart strings. This is a blog post written in direct response to some women's request for me to share my personal experience with other younger women. By…
Daphne K Knows. Breast cancer survivor
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Cancer’s battle with a rebel: A modern day warrior princess!

Breast cancer's battle ... It’s 6:30 am on a Saturday and NO, I am not coming back home from a big night out. In fact, I'm  in my swimmers, my surf lifesaving cap is on and I am just about to race, 2 km in soft sand. Did I mention, that…
Does stress smell by daphne k knows
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Does Stress Smell? Body odour its not all bad.

DOES STRESS SMELL? Does stress smell? Yes, it certainly does! The cause of the smell is all thanks to sweat.  Not ALL sweat smells bad, just STRESS sweat. Sweat is produced in the deeper layer of skin called the dermis. Sweat glands…
Daphne Kapetas founder of LAJOIE SKIN and anti-chafing cream Calmmé
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Some jobs are on the nose! But you have to start somewhere.

Did I mention that I did not always work in the glamorous world of cosmetics and fragrance development? A Science Degree alone, did not fast track me into my dream job. My first job was more like a nightmare, but I had to start somewhere! My…
Why you can't smell your own perfume? Daphne Kapetas founder LAJOIE SKIN
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Why you can’t smell your own perfume

You smell nice! Thanks, but I can’t smell myself! Can you relate? There are some of you that take the matter into your own hands by over spraying yourself and anyone else that dares to come too close! To the people out there that think…
Daphne K Knows. LAJOIE SIKIN Belly Dancing. Happy and Healthy skin through dance
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How to have happy and healthy skin for longer

  Begin from the inside and SWEAT it out!  For happy and healthy skin for longer, you don't need expensive miracle potions and lotions.  All you need is discipline and a holistic and balanced approach to skincare. We all…
Daphne Kapetas and Daphne K Knows
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14 Tips on how to get rid of acne

After years of trying, I finally became the Product Manager in the Marketing department at Avon. I was the marketing person in charge of skincare. Perfect for a qualified and experienced cosmetic chemist, right? WRONG...
Daphne K Knows. James Bond meets Bond Girl
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The Powerful Allure Of Fragrance

Remember that mean mathematics primary school teacher of yours, the one that scared the … out of you? You remember, the one that wore that heavy and most pungent fragrance. What was it, a cheap tea rose? ...
Daphne Kapetas ingredients for anti-chafing cream Calmmé
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Is It Natural? Facts behind “natural” product claims.

Is that product natural? This it the most commonly asked question with respect to skincare and cosmetics. I will answer this question firstly wearing my glam marketing beret, then wearing my not so glam science hat...
Daphne K Knows. Female lying on the grass with a floral wreath in her hair
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Remember your first?

Everyone remembers first experiences. Do you remember your first kiss? I do and it was pretty sloppy and wet. I swore that I would never do that again...