Welcome to Skin & Bare It!
What would happen if you swapped your skincare regime with someone else?
Find out with Skin & Bare It, a new online show that puts the nation’s skincare regime to the test, looks at it under the microscope while you watch the transformation.
Brought to you by Jergens® Naturals®, each of the 5 Skin & Bare It webisodes sees 2 testers swap their very different bathroom routines for 3 weeks, with a skin expert on hand to evaluate the results and give some great skincare advice.
Skin & Bare It reveals the nation’s bathroom secrets; what we use, where we use it and gives you some top tips and handy hints to improve your body care regime
The Presenter – Anna Richardson
Our presenter, Anna Richardson, has worked on some of the most high profile programmes on TV in recent years including: My Big Fat Diet Show and Supersize v Superskinny. Known for her witty, easy-going style, she’s not afraid to ask the difficult questions that you really want to know.
Episode 1 - Jo vs. Charlene
Natural remedy lover Jo swaps with not so natural hula girl Charlene
DIY Body Care Recipes
Scrummy DIY body care recipes you can make and do at home!
A fruity little pomegranate body scrub
1 pomegranate (deseeded)
The juice of 1 orange
Good glug of honey
3 handfuls of rolled oats
1. Blend all ingredients together
2. Make sure the plughole is covered and get scrubbing in the shower!
Meet the Swappers
- NAME:
- Jo Kingston
- AGE:
- 39
- LOCATION:
- Lea on Sea
- BIO:
- Adventurous animal lover Jo keeps pet rats, has worked at London Zoo & is a big lover of natural and organic products. She relaxes with flying helicopters, racing lamas & Reiki - very Zen!
- NAME:
- Charlene Davies
- AGE:
- 27
- LOCATION:
- London
- BIO:
- Charlene is an alternative kinda girl with a regular job as a hula hoop teacher. She also likes rapping, roller-skating and fork-lift truck driving! She's far too busy to spend her time on a body care regime, but worries about her dry skin.
Episode 2 - Claire vs. Suz
Pampering princess Claire swaps with bathroom phobic student Suz
DIY Body Care Recipes
Scrummy DIY body care recipes you can make and do at home!
A chocolate body pack
1 ripe pomegranate (chopped)
3 fresh strawberries (chopped)
5 tbsp Sweet Almond Oil
Dash of vanilla extract
Massive glug of honey
Dark Chocolate (melted)
1. Blend all ingredients together
2. Grab a paint brush and if you’re lucky someone else to help
3. Slather over the body
4. Leave for half an hour and shower off...tasty!
Meet the Swappers
- NAME:
- Claire Randle
- AGE:
- 23
- LOCATION:
- Coventry
- BIO:
- Girly girl Claire loves a good pamper and enjoys dancing and acting. When she’s not buying the latest creams, lotions and potions she’s a part-time model & administrator for her boyfriend’s football team.
- NAME:
- Suzanne Bullivant
- AGE:
- 21
- LOCATION:
- Sheffield
- BIO:
- A third year drama student at Lincoln University, Suz also mentors dyslexic children and likes to go spinning once a week. Her active social life means she only has the time to moisturise on special occasions.
Episode 3 - Sanja vs. Simon
Body cream-a-holic Sanja swaps with nothing but soap Simon
DIY Body Care Recipes
Scrummy DIY body care recipes you can make and do at home!
An acai berry body mask
1 avocado (chopped)
Handful of acai berries
Good glug of honey
1. Blend all ingredients together
2. Paste onto your body for fifteen minutes and then shower off...mmm berry nice!!
Meet The Swappers
- NAME:
- Sanja Moore
- AGE:
- 37
- LOCATION:
- Nottingham
- BIO:
- Lucky Sanja owns and runs her own teashop (yum) and has had a book published about her home country of Yugoslavia. She uses over 49 different creams every day in marathon pampering sessions that can last up to four hours!
- NAME:
- Simon Dawkins
- AGE:
- 44
- LOCATION:
- Reading
- BIO:
- Gym freak Simon spends up to 26 hours a week in the gym, but zero time in the bathroom! He believes that his skin is naturally moisturised and doesn’t need any help, other than a bar of soap!
Episode 4 - Neena vs. Natalie
Regime junkie Natalie swaps with time pushed thirty-something Neena
DIY Body Care Recipes
Scrummy DIY body care recipes you can make and do at home!
A green tea body cleansing mask
2 handfuls of ground almonds
Handful of ground oats
Bowl of green tea
Lots of whipped cream
1. Add the ground almonds and oats to the bowl of green tea and mix
2. Add the whipped cream to the green tea mix
3. Apply to the body for ten minutes and shower off..lovely!!
Meet The Swappers
- NAME:
- Neena Dhaun
- AGE:
- 32
- LOCATION:
- Dulwich
- BIO:
- Freelance journalist Neena loves going to the gym, and is very health conscious. She realises she’s not getting any younger and knows she should be doing more for her skin – but where to start?
- NAME:
- Natalie Monks
- AGE:
- 32
- LOCATION:
- London
- BIO:
- Iranian princess Natalie leads a double life, working as a legal executive by day and a DJ by night! She believes that her intensive body care regime makes her look & feel ten years younger!
Episode 5 - Marcy vs. Rachael
Moisture mad mum Marcy swaps with routine rookie Rachel
DIY Body Care Recipes
Scrummy DIY body care recipes you can make and do at home!
An avocado moisturising body mask
1 avocado (chopped)
1 banana (mashed)
Drizzle of honey
1. Mix all ingredients together
2. Apply to the body for twenty minutes…mmm appetizing!!
Meet The Swappers
- NAME:
- Marcia Granger
- AGE:
- 44
- LOCATION:
- Blackheath
- BIO:
- Business coach and Mum, Marcy loves the creative things in life and enjoys travelling, dancing and eating well. Somehow in her busy routine she manages to fit in three showers a day, weekly body brushes, exfoliating and moisturising daily, but doesn’t reckon she has a body care regime!
- NAME:
- Rachel Reynolds
- AGE:
- 28
- LOCATION:
- London
- BIO:
- Outdoorsy Rachel counts snowboarding and dodgeball among her hobbies! Rachel makes no time for a routine, and simply doesn’t understand why people would get out of bed five minutes earlier just to moisturise.
