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The Science of Sweat: Why Does Sweat Smell?

Why does sweat smell? Sweating is part biology, part physics and part chemistry but it's all pretty simple when you dissect the facts. It's one of the signs of a healthy integumentary system. Let's review our notes with a short lesson on one of our skin's essential functions

Words of Logic

1 bottle, 250ml, up to 6 months of daily usage per person. Our most economical product is also one of our most celebrated for its effect on the skin.

7+ Skincare Tips that will cost you nothing

Sometimes, it's not so much what you're putting on your body but how we're living that impacts our skin.

What's the difference between Gameface & Dark Moon?

Why would you need two moisturisers?  What's the difference? Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? We put our, award-winning incumbent, Gameface Moisturiser up against our newer challenger, Dark Moon Hydrating Cream to answer the big questions in life.

Make NZ Oxybenzone Free

Last May, in a bid to stop the bleaching and destruction of its precious reefs, the US state of Hawaii announced it was banning sunscreens that use the ingredient Oxybenzone.

Triumph & Disaster believes New Zealand should follow suit, we want to declare Aoteoroa ‘Oxybenzone Free’!

Alpine Adventures

Last weekend we kitted out self-proclaimed travel enthusiast and ‘part-time van captain’, Brooke James, with our skin and haircare travel essentials for his adventure with Riparide.

The science behind our No Dice sunscreen

Sam Loader, the man who adds the science to Triumph and Disaster’s products, was particularly challenged when it came to creating the sunscreen No Dice. 
The concept was a natural sunscreen that was light and non-greasy. 
Added into the mix was the New Zealand regulation that the SPF has to be 20 percent above than on the label.

How To Care For Your Skin this Summer

Why sunscreen and moisturiser shouldn't be in the same bottle

PEOPLE often ask me when we are going to make a moisturiser with SPF in it and I always give the same answer – never.